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Southland Times, Issue 1741, 16 May 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

Public Notices. > fExtraet from Ifezo Zealand Gazette, 15th July, 1872.] Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 9th July, 1872. I Is" compliance with the recommendation contained In the Report of the Joint Committee on Colonial Industries, 1871, to the effect that a bomu of £2,500 should be offered tor the first 100 tons of Printiug Paper produced by Machinery, such bonus to be in addition to any that may be offered by any Province, it is hereby notified that such reward will be paid on the fulfilment of the following Conditions. The Paper to be manufactured in New Zealand, by Machinery permanently established and working in the Colony. The required quantity to be completed before the 30th June, 1874. The reward will be paid on the certificate of an officer to be appointed by the Government that the above Conditions have been complied with.J j W. GISBOENE. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 18th November, 1872. IN compliance with a Eesolution 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 Colo* nial 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 conditioHs, lie 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 bond fide account sales of quantities not lees than 100 tons weight, showing that such Iron has been sold at a fair market price as Pig Iron. STEEL. Bonus OB £1,000. For the productiom 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 bond 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 31et December, X873. 2. Claims for payment of the bonus to be sent in before 30th June, 1875. 3. The bonus -will be paid to the produt*iwho first effects a bond fide sale of the amount of Sugar specified. FISH. Bonus of 4s Peb 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 reland in the Colony any Fish on which a bonua has been paid. 3. The bonus may be claimed on all Fish exported between Ist August, 1872, and Ist 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.

WHAT 18 THE PERMISSIVE BILL ? IT is a measure based upon the broad principle that the Liquor Traffic is inimical to the well beiau of the nation, and its preamble sets forth that — " Whereas the common sale of Intoxicating Liquors is a fruitful source of Crime, Immorality, Pauperism, Disease, Insanity, and premature Death, whereby not only the- individuals who give way to drinking habits are plunged into misery, but grievous wrong is done to the persons and property of Her Majesty's subjects at large, and the public rates and taxes are greatly augmented : and whereas it is right and expedient to confer upon the ratepayers of Cities, Boroughs, Parishes, and Townships the power to prohibit such common sale as aforesaid." Its provisions would simply give effect to the public opinion of the country upon a traffic which is confessedly dangerous and difficult to control. It would give ratepayers the power to prohibit the traffic by a decided majority, a right confined at present to Licensing Magistrates and landowners, who seldom permit a public house to be licensed near their own dwellings, and who frequently exercise their power as landlords to prohibit them over large districts. Its principal clauses provide— I. That any time after the passing of the Act, it shall be lawful for a given number of ratepayers in any Borough, Parish, or District, to require the Mayor or Overseers to take the votes of the ratepayers as to the propriety of bringing into operation the provisions of the Act.* 11. That the Mayor or Overseers shall, on receipt of such requisition, cause voting papers to be delivered to, and collected from, all ratepayers within the district. 111. That if, on examining these voting papers, ' ir. was found that two-thirds of those voting were in favor of the adoption of the Act, no license could be granted or renewed within that district after the term for which the license was current. It is therefore a Bill which could only come into operation when a very large majority in any district were in its favor, and as a result would, after all, prohibit only a privileged monopoly. ALEX. HAY, R.S., Sons of Temperance. DAVID BONTHRON, W.S. Independent Order of Good Templars. *All details, such as the number required to sign the requisition, extent of the district, &c, would be decided in Committee, after the general principle of the Bill had been accepted. PRIVATE Board and Residence. Mrs Wilson, Swansea Cottage, Don-street,