wˌɛn ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kənsˈɪdɚd klˈeɪmz fɚðə ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə ɡˈoʊldfiːld, ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðætðə kˈɪmbɚli ɡˈoʊldfiːld, wˌɪtʃ hæd pɹˈuːvən dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ, hæd nˌɑːt mˈɛt ðə stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd kəndˈɪʃənz, ænd nˈoʊ ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd wʌz pˈeɪd ˈaʊt.
When in May 1888 the government considered claims for the reward for discovery of the goldfield, it was decided that the Kimberley goldfield, which had proven disappointing, had not met the stipulated conditions, and no reward was paid out.