norindeed, was there any appreciable ge-
ne~r~l ~tion. But some days pre-
vious it was remembered afterwards, she
demonstrated so far premonitory symptoms
as to be less lively
and active
than was
her wont. From the 5th up to the close
of the 10th the disease progressed so
slowly, in so far as the throat affection,
as apparently to be kept in check by the
means employed, though occasionally
she complained to her nurses of a feeling
of pain in the gastric region as well as
throat. Early on the morning of the
11th she began to evince great restless-
ness, but without marked reference of pain
to any particular part, though every now
and again she desired the region of the
stomach and legs to be gently mas-
saged. This morning was the last time
from the commencement that the caustic
solution was applied to the pharynx,
when a considerable portion of very
tough matter covered the sponge. Hence-
forward no lymph deposit was to be ob-
served on any part of the pharyngeal
apparatus, still it was manifest that
though there was no such formation, and
no particular heat of skin, or even dryness thereof, or that the pulse ever beat
higher than a hundred and eight, and
rarely so high, the disease though some-
what obscure was neither overcome nor
in abeyance. This was made mani-
fest on the morning of the 14th by vomiting
up at successive times small quantities of
a coffee ground looking fluid, which at
first gave uneasiness to the attendants,
they supposing that these ejectments
were the strong beef tea which, to save
disturbing the stomach, for some previous
days had been exhibited in the form of
enema. Her bowels were at no time
confined, but about two hours before
death she passed a copious slaty-coloured
stool, and about the same time there
issued a considerable bleeding from the
nose.

P. Wilson,
Colonial Surgeon, Taranaki.

NEW ZEALAND FLAX.

£4,000 REWARD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 13th September, 1861.

THE Government of New Zealand is
prepared, subject to the undermentioned
conditions, to give rewards to the
discovery of efficient means for rendering the Flax,
and other fibrous plants of New Zealand,
available as articles of export, viz.:—

£2,000
To the person who shall, by some process of his own invention, first produce
form the Phormium Tenax, or other fibrous
plants indigenous to New Zealand, forty
tons of Merchandize...
£1,060.

To any person, other than the person
entitled to the first reward, who shall, by
some process of his own invention, next
produce from the Phormium Tenax, or
other fibrous plant indigenous to New Zealand, forty tons of Merchandize...
£1,000

Viz.:—£200 to any person, not exceeding five in all, other than those entitled
to the first and second rewards, who shall,
by any process, whether of his own invention
or not, produce from the Phormium Tenax,
or other fibrous plant indigenous
to New Zealand, twenty tons of Merchandize.

Every claim for the above rewards must
be preferred before the 1st January, 1864.

The Merchandize must be saleable as
an article of Export from the Colony of
New Zealand, and have been produced
at a cost not exceeding 75 per cent. of
its value at the Port of Entry from which
it is exported; and the process used must
be fully made known, with a view to the
discovery being at once made available
to the public.

His Excellency the Governor of New
Zealand will from time to time appoint
Commissions, to consist of not less than
three persons, to act at such places as
circumstances may require, and each
claim for reward will be referred to such
Commission as may be considered the
most convenient for its proper investiga-
tion. The acts of the majority will be
deemed the acts of the Commission.

Each Commission shall be at liberty
to adopt such means as it may deem most
fit for determining the value and costs of
production of the Merchandize, for ascer-
taining the process employed, and for
fully investigating in all respects and re-
porting upon the validity of any claim.

Every competitor wishing to have flax
inspected must apply to the Collector of
Customs at the nearest Port, who shall
forthwith give notice to the Commissioners
acting for the particular locality, who
shall forthwith appoint some convenient
time and place for the inspection, and
communicate the same in writing to the
competitor. Any competitor may exhibit
to the Commissioners any quantity of
flax not less than five tons at a time.

For each quantity inspected and approved by the Commissioners they shall give
the competitor a certificate signed by a
majority of them, a duplicate of which
must be forthwith deposited at the Col-
lector’s Office, at the nearest Custom
House.

When the total quantity shall have
been inspected by instalments and more
than one certificate is given to a claimant,
then each certificate after the first shall