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CONDITIONS. The following are the various conditions subject to which the bonuses mentioned in the foregoing table were offered :— Pig-iron and Wrought-iron. 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. 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 less than 100 tons weight, showing that such iron has been sold at a fair market price as pig-iron or wrought iron. Gunpowder. The Government are prepared to receive proposals from any person willing to establish a factory for the manufacture of blasting and sporting powder. The proposer to state what amount of bonus he would require to induce him to undertake the manufacture. The place where the factory is to be erected to be subject to the approval of the Government, the plans and specifications of the building to be also approved by Government. All the internal fittings and the arrangements for carrying on the manufacture of the gunpowder to be subject to the inspection of an officer appointed by the Government. Butter, Cheese, and Meat. A bonus of £500 will be given for the first 25 tons of butter or the first 50 tons of cheese (produced in a factory worked on the American principle, and to which factory any farmer, subject to certain conditions, may send his milk), which shall be exported from New Zealand, and sold at such prices in a foreign market as shall show that the articles are of fair quality. A bonus of £500 will also be given on the first 100 tons of fresh meat exported from New Zealand in vessels fitted with refrigerating machinery. Such meat must have been collected in a refrigerating chamber in this colony, and must have been landed in Europe in sound marketable condition. Butter or Cheese. A bonus of £500 will be given for the first 25 tons of butter or the first 50 tons of cheese (produced in one factory) which shall be exported from New Zealand, and sold at such prices in a foreign market as shall show that the articles are of fair quality. Cured Pish. The exporter to enter into a bond not to re-land in the colony any fish on which a bonus has been paid. The bonus may be claimed on all fish exported between the Ist November, 1872, and the Ist November, 1879, and is to be paid out of any moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose. Other Industries. The first claimant of any bonus who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus. The other conditions as to quantity, priority, quality, and value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government. Further information and particulars may be obtained by application at the Colonial Secretary's Office.

Authority: Geobge Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.