AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

6. Three members of such Board shall be elected
   in the month of May 1871 by and out of the persons
   who shall have paid two pounds or upwards of port
   harbour pilotage or wharfage dues or charges within
   the port of Auckland during the preceding year or
   who at the time of such election shall be or within
   twenty-eight days preceding such election shall have
   been the owners or part owners and whose name shall
   appear as such owners or part owners within such
   twenty-eight days on the books of the Custom-House
   at Auckland of any vessel to the extent of twenty
   tons or upwards Provided however that in any case
   where such dues or charges shall have been paid by
   two or more persons jointly or where any such vessel
   as aforesaid shall be owned by more than one person
   only one of such persons paying or owning as the case
   may be shall be entitled to vote in respect of such
   payment or ownership.

7. On the third Monday in the month of May
   1871 at the hour of noon in a place to be previously
   notified by the Superintendent of the Province a
   meeting of the electors qualified as in the last pre-ceding sections mentioned shall be held at which
   meeting not less than ten electors being present the
   aforesaid three members of the Board shall be elected
   by ballot by a majority of the qualified electors then
   present the said meeting having power to elect its own
   Chairman who shall have a casting vote but no delib-erative vote and who shall decide all questions of quali-fications to vote by causing the claimant then and
   there to produce receipts in his favour for the before-mentioned dues or charges or a certificate of ownership
   or other sufficient document from the Collector of
   Customs or other proper officer as the case may be.

HAURAKI GOLDFIELD.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 9th May, 1871.

In pursuance of the 29th section of “The Goldfields
Act, 1866,” and of the Regulations made under
that Act for the granting of Leases for Gold Mining
purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to
grant Leases for Gold Mining purposes to the appli-cants specified in the Schedule hereunder, unless valid
objections can be shown against granting such Leases.
Copies of the applications made, and plans annexed,
may be seen at the Warden’s Office, Grahamstown.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

William Souter and James Darrow, both of Thames
Goldfield, miners; applied for by William Souter;
15 years’ lease of 16 acres, bounded by Tinkers’
Gully on the North, by the “Ladybird and
Hand of Friendship” Claim on the East, and
by the “City of Dunedin” Claim on the South,
Tararu Block; part of ground held under Miners’
Right and part under lease granted to James
Robb and surrendered for the purpose of this
application; application received in Warden’s
Office, Grahamstown, at 11 a.m. on the 1st May
1871. R.B. 854.

Stephen Eddy Richards, of the Thames Goldfields,
mining manager; 15 years’ lease of 6 acres, being
all that ground situated on the Waiotahi Creek,
formerly known as the “Duchess of Kent” and
“Two-Finger” Claims and adjoining land,
Kanaka Block; ground held under Miners’
Rights and known as the “Golden Sceptre”
Claim; application received in Warden’s Office,
Grahamstown, at 10:40 a.m. on the 3rd May,
1871. R.B. 855.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 9th May, 1871.

It is hereby notified that, in pursuance of sub-section
3 of section 35 of the Regulations for the granting
of Mining Leases, re-entry has been made by the
Lessor upon the ground demised by the Leases here-under described, and the Lessees’ estates therein deter-mined, and that the lands therein mentioned are now
open for occupation.

Plans may be seen at the Engineer’s Office
Grahamstown.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

The Pride of Kuranui Gold Mining Company, Regis-tered; 15 years’ lease of 5 acres 1 rood 28 perches,
16 men’s ground, adjoining “Pride of Kuranui
No. 2” Claim; lease dated 31st March, 1870.

The Colonial Gold Mining Company, Registered;
15 years’ lease of 7 acres 5 perches, 21 men’s
ground, adjoining the “Fiery Cross,” “Silver
Crown” and “Sailor Prince” Claims, Tararu
Creek; lease dated 10th February, 1870.

Alexander Bayne Bain; 15 years’ lease of 11
acres 32 perches, 33 men’s ground, adjoining the
“Upper Thames” and “Royal Sussex” Claims;
lease dated 6th August, 1870.

The Atlantic Gold Mining Company, Registered;
15 years’ lease of 4 acres 3 roods 6 perches, 14
men’s ground, adjoining the “Auckland,” “Band
of Hope,” “British Ensign,” and “Clunes”
Claims, Collarbone Creek; lease dated 6th July,
1870.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 6th May, 1871.

It is hereby notified that the Mining Leases set forth
in the Schedule hereunder have been surrendered,
and that the land therein mentioned is now open for
occupation.

Plans may be seen at the Engineer’s Office at
Grahamstown.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

William Rowe; 15 years’ lease of 1 acre 27 perches
situated on the Waiotahi Creek; lease dated 11th
January, 1870; surrendered 27th February, 1871.

The Ballarat and Clunes Quartz Mining Company,
Registered; 15 years’ lease of 4 acres 25 perches,
12 men’s ground, situated at Tinkers’ Gully;
lease dated 14th April, 1870, surrendered 6th
May, 1871.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 6th May, 1871.

The following tenders for the undermentioned
services have been received, and are published
for general information.

Hugh H. Lusk,
Provincial Secretary.

Cutting, forming and metalling, constructing culverts,
etc, Great North Road.