the date of the first payment, or at any
earlier period, at the option of the Association.

4. Ten shillings per acre of the purchase money to be spent by the Provisional Government in the construction of drains and roads through the said block, the said works to be determined upon by the Provincial Engineer and the representative of the Association conjointly.

Appointment.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, Nov. 20, 1872.

His Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint Jonas Woodman, Esq., to be a Commissioner, to take evidence during the recess, upon the advisability of closing the Wellington Cemetery, or otherwise, in accordance with a Resolution of the Provincial Council of the 16th day of May, 1872.

Henry Bunny,
Provincial Secretary.

Bonus for Colonial Industries.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1872.

In compliance with a Resolution of the House of Representatives, passed on 22nd October, 1872, a Bonus is hereby offered for the encouragement of certain Colonial Industries, namely:—

IRON.

Bonus of £5,000.

For the production in New Zealand of 1,000 tons weight of Pig Iron of marketable quality.

Conditions.

1. The bonus not to be given for any quantity less than 100 tons.
2. Notice of the intention to erect Iron Works and claim the bonus must be given to the Colonial Secretary, before 31st December, 1873.
3. The bonus must be claimed before the 30th June, 1875.
4. In the event of more than one claimant giving notice, not more than seven-tenths of the bonus may be claimed by the first producer, and not more than three-tenths by the second producer; but if only one claimant becomes a producer on the above conditions, he may claim the whole of the bonus.
5. The Iron in respect of which any bonus is claimed will be examined by an officer to be appointed by the Government, who may require the production of bona fide account sales of quantities not less than 100 tons weight, showing that such Iron has been sold at a fair market price as Pig Iron.

STEEL.

Bonus of £1,000

For the production in New Zealand of 100 tons weight of marketable Steel from Magnetic or Titaniferous Iron Sand or Iron Ore.

Conditions.

1. Notice must be given to the Colonial Secretary of the intention to claim this bonus before the 30th June, 1878.
2. The claim for payment of the bonus must be made before 30th June, 1874.
3. The bonus will be paid to the producer who effects the first bona fide sale of the above quantity of Steel at a fair market price.

SUGAR.

Bonus of £2,000.

For the production of 250 tons of Sugar manufactured from Beetroot in New Zealand.

Conditions.

1. Notice of the intention to claim this bonus must be given to the Colonial Secretary before 31st December, 1873.
2. Claims for payment of the bonus to be sent in before 30th June, 1875.
3. The bonus will be paid to the producer who first effects a bona fide sale of the amount of sugar specified.

PAPER.

Bonus of £2,500.

For the production of 100 tons of Printing Paper, manufactured in New Zealand, by machinery.

Conditions.

1. Notice of the intention to claim this bonus must be given to the Colonial Secretary before 31st January, 1873.
2. The paper must be made by machinery, permanently established, and working in the Colony.
3. Claims for payment of the bonus must be sent in before 31st December, 1874.
4. The bonus will be paid to the producer who effects the first bona fide sale of the amount of Printing Paper specified.

FISH.

Bonus of 4s. per cwt.

This bonus will be paid on Cured Fish, dry or pickled, exported from the Colony for consumption abroad.

Conditions.

1. The bonus will be paid to the producer on the production of account sales showing that the Fish has been sold out of the Colony for fair market value.
2. The exporter to enter into a bond not to re-land in the Colony any Fish on which a bonus has been paid.
3. The bonus may be claimed on all Fish exported between 1st November, 1872, and 1st November, 1879, and is to be paid out of any moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.

The above rewards will be paid on the certificate of an officer appointed by Government that the conditions applicable to each reward have been complied with.

John Hall.

N.Z. Gazette, Nov. 18, 1872.