INDUSTRIES AND MANUFACTURES IN VICTORIA.

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Flax (or Linseed) Oil. —Not less tlian fifty gallons, properly prepared for manufacturing purposes. Hemp.—Not less than one ton, properly prepared for manufacturing purposes. Cotton. —Not less than one ton, properly prepared for manufacturing purposes. Hops.—Not less than one ton, properly prepared. Silk.—Not less than half cwt., the produce of silkworms bred in Victoria. 4. It shall be competent for the Board to receive, and, if approved of, to recommend rewards for other articles of local manufacture or production, or to offer and publish such special rewards or premiums as it may think fit. And also to refuse reward or premium to any new article of growth or manufacture, if it is not considered to bo of merit and usefulness sufficient to entitle it to favorable consideration.

Appendix B. Minutes of Meetings held at the Custom House, Melbourne. sth October, 1865. —Members present: —Mr. Francis, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Beeves, Mr. Biddell. Mr. Francis having made a few observations as to the action taken by the last Board, and the Regulations under which it is proposed to expend the present vote, called upon Mr. Black to read the Order in Council appointed by the Board. Order in Council read accordingly. Resolved — (1.) That the Hon. Mr. Francis be chairman of the Board. (2.) That four members form a quorum, and that all notices of meeting contain an intimation of the more important business to be brought forward. (3.) That Mr. Edward Black be appointed secretary. (4.) That an advertisement be inserted in the Government Gazette, and occasionally in the leading town and country newspapers, requesting persons deeming themselves entitled to rewards or premiums under the Regulations to forward their claims to the Secretary on or before the 15th November next, after which date none will be received; and directing particular attention to the 4th clause of the Regulations. (5.) That measures be taken to exhibit the Regulations at such places as may be considered desirable by the Commissioner of Trade and Customs. sth December, 1865.—Members present:—Mr. Francis, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Riddell, Mr. Bindon, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Reeves, Mr. Sherwin, Mr. Stutzer. Submitted —Whether the application of D. McAndrew, dated 30th November, for the manufacture of flax, be received, the same not having reached the Custom House until the morning of the 2nd instant. Decided —That the application in question be received, as it arrived in the Melbourne Post Office on the Ist idem. Submitted —Whether the application of Mr. Hutchison, for the manufacture of a- substitute for embroidery, &c, be entertained, the same having only been delivered on the morning of the 2nd instant. Decided—That the application be open for future consideration. That the application of the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company, Geelong, and that of Mr. Kenny, for the manufacture of paper, be entitled to rewards, contingent upon the production, within a specified time, of a certain number of blankets and a certain quantity of paper. That Messrs. Bindon, Harrison, and Stutzer be nominated a sub-committee to visit the following establishments, and report upon their extent and excellence, viz.:— J. A. Kidd, Fltham —Flax; J. Craig, MooJap —Flax ;A. Martelli, Lillydale —Hemp, hops, wheat, mulberry ; D. McAndrew, Drysdale, Flax. That a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Anderson and Reeves, be appointed to visit the following crockery establishments, and report to the Board upon their extent and excellence: —■ A. Cornwell, pottery, Brunswick ; Gγ. P. Steiling, pottery, Richmond; Chesterfield Pottery Company, Footscray ; J. S. Rhodes, Brunswick. That renewed claims from applicants who were awarded out of the vote for 1864 be laid aside until other claims are considered ; such renewed applications to be dealt with before money is divided. 12th December, 1865.—Members present: —Mr. Francis, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Reeves, Mr. Stutzer. Resolved —With regard to the applications for rewards for the manufacture of tobacco (those of Messrs. Loughnan Brothers, Messrs. Campbell and Vaughan, and Mr. P. O. Grady), that the same cannot be entertained under clause 2 of the Regulations. That the following applications cannot be acceded to under the Regulations:—Chapman— Medicine ; Tolhurst —Oratorio; Round —Improvements in the manufacture of wrought-iron chains; Stanway—Australian patent easy chair; Phillips —Boys' clothes ; Skinner —Crinolines ; Tredinnick and Corin —Machine called a " buddle," used in saving fine gold from stamped tailings and sludge ; Smith and Son—Biscuits. 19th December, 1865. —Members present: —Mr. Francis, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Harrison, Mi , Lyall, Mr. Reeves. The Chairman having brought the applications of Messrs. Loughnan Brothers, P. 0. Grady, and Campbell and Vaughan under notice for premiums for the manufacture of tobacco, with the view to their reconsideration, it was resolved —That the decision arrived at by the Board at their previous meeting, in reference to these applications, be confirmed, viz., that they cannot be entertained under the 2nd clause of the Regulations.