✨ Government Rewards and Advertisement Rates
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COMMITTEE on Colonial Industries, to the effect that "premiums not exceeding in the whole £500 should be granted for the encouragement of Sericulture in the Colony," and that the development of certain industrial pursuits would be best promoted by the offer of a bonus on production, the following Rewards are offered, subject to the undermentioned conditions:—
A bonus of 50 per cent. on the value realized is offered for the production of the first £1000 worth of cocoons of the Silkworm or eggs of the Silkworm produced in the Colony, to be paid on quantities of not less value than £50 or more than £100 produced by any one person.
To any person or persons who shall manufacture within the Colony, from New Zealand flax—
For the first 500 reams of Printing Paper, a sum of £400; and a further sum of £250 for the first 500 reams of Packing Paper; and the like sum for the first 10,000 yards of Scrim-cloth suitable for covering flax bales.
CONDITIONS.
The required quantity of each article to be completed before the 30th June, 1872.
The weight of each ream of printing paper to be not less than 30 lbs., of each ream of packing paper not than 40 lbs., and of each piece of scrim-cloth of 100 yards in length and double width, and not less than 30 lbs.
The rewards will be paid on the certificate of an officer to be appointed by the Government that the above conditions have been complied with.
W. GISBORNE.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Advertisements in The County of Westland Gazette will be charged for according to the following scale:—
For every 72 words and under, 6s.
Tabular matter double the above rate.
In all cases where figures are required each figure counts as a word.
All advertisements must be sent to the County Chairman’s Office, and at the same time pre-payment (by money-order when necessary) according to the above rates must be made.
Printed by George Tilbrook and Joseph Ivess, authorised Printers for the time being of The County of Westland Gazette.
Westland Provincial Gazette 1871, No 6
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🏛️ Rewards for Colonial Industries
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationRewards, Sericulture, Flax, Paper, Scrim-cloth
- W. Gisborne
🏘️ Advertisement Rates for The County of Westland Gazette
🏘️ Provincial & Local GovernmentAdvertisements, Rates, Westland Gazette