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Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint
George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s
Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of
the same, at the Government House,
at Wellington, this thirtieth day of
November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.

JOHN HALL.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette No.
60, of the 18th November 1872.]

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, November 26th, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

MATTHEW PRICE, Esq.,
to be Returning Officer under “The County
of Westland Act, 1868,” for the District of
Arahura, vice C. C. Schaw, Esq., resigned.

G. M. WATERHOUSE,
(In absence of Colonial Secretary.)

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No.
60, of the 18th November, 1872.]

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

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

IRON.

BONUS OF £5000.
For the production in New Zealand of
1000 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 such 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 £1000.
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, 1873.

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 £2000.
For the production of 250 tons of Sugar
manufactured from Beet-root 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 £2500.
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.