286 AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

ground held under Miners' Rights of "Golden Harp" claim; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 12:35 p.m., on the 23rd October, 1871.

THE Bismark and French Republic Gold Mining Company, to be registered, applied for by Thos. Douglas; 15 years’ lease of 2½ acres, situated on the Tokatea Range, Coromandel, and adjoining the "Tokatea" and "Siege of Paris" claims; ground held under Miners’ Rights and known as the "Bismark" and "French Republic" claims; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 11.45 a.m., on the 25th October, 1871.

JOHN BUCKLAND; 15 years’ lease of 12 acres of auriferous quartz land, situated on the Tokatea Range, comprising the old "Shooting Star," "Golden Ring," and "Queen of Ranges" claims, bounded on the north by the "Puketutu" and "Coromandel" Gold Mining Companies’ ground, on the east by the "King of the Ranges" and "Coromandel" Gold Mining Companies’ ground, on the west by a Bridal Track, and on the south by unoccupied ground; ground not held under Miners’ Rights; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 10:5 a.m. on the 26th October, 1871.

THOMAS J. ALLEN, WILLIAM WALSH, JAMES GLEESON, THOMAS HOWE, JAMES CUMMINS, THOMAS SHEEHAN, JAMES MORAN, EUGENE O’REILLY, PATRICK CUMMINS and PATRICK GLEESON, applied for by Thomas J. Allen; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; bounded on the south by the "Golconda" and "Coromandel Harp" claims, and on the north, east and west by unoccupied ground; ground not held under Miners’ Rights. Easement required—To make road through the "Golconda," "Coromandel Harp," and "Green Harp" Gold Mining Companies’ ground if required; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 12:35 p.m., on the 26th October, 1871.

THE King’s Hill Gold Mining Company, to be registered, applied for by Charles W. Hall; 10 years’ lease of 10 acres, situated on the Tokatea Range, adjoining the "Waverley" lease; ground not held under Miners’ Rights; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 1:5 p.m., on the 26th October, 1871.

FREDERICK WOOLLAMS, applied for by G. G. Mackay; 15 years’ lease of 5 acres of quartz land, adjoining the "Golden Pah" lease, Kevin’s Point; ground held under Miners’ Rights, "Venus" Gold Mining Company, Registered; application received in Warden’s Office, Coromandel, at 11:35 a.m., on the 27th October, 1871.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 1st November 1871.

IT is hereby notified that a Writ, issued on the 16th October ult., for the election of a Member of the Provincial Council for the Electoral District of PARNELL, has been returned to this Office with a certificate endorsed thereon by the Returning Officer, to the effect that

BENJAMIN TONKS,
of Parnell, Householder, has been duly elected.

JOSEPH MAY,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

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

I DO hereby notify that the Highway Trustees of the Russell District have, with my approval, appointed

MR. ISAAC BROWN,
to be Keeper of the Public Pound at Russell, vice Constable Richard Saunderson, resigned.

JOSEPH MAY,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

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

IT is hereby notified that the Chairman of the First Meeting of the Ratepayers of the WHAKAPAKU Highway District has reported in writing to the Superintendent, the names of the undermentioned persons, duly elected as Members of the District Board:—

THOMAS BALL,
ROBERT HENDERSON,
DONALD MCINTYRE ANDERSON,
JAMES JERRAMS,
WILLIAM BUTLER.

JOSEPH MAY,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

By JOSEPH MAY, Esquire, Deputy-Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in the Superintendent by an Act of the Local Legislature of the Province of Auckland, intituled "An Act to abate the Nuisance caused by Dogs," (Session I, No. 4, 1854), I do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the publication hereof the said Act shall come into operation within the District of

MANOAWAI

as constituted under "The Highways Act, 1871."

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Province of Auckland, this first day of November, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

JOSEPH MAY,
Deputy-Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

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

I HEREBY notify that the Chairman of the RUATANGATA District Board under "The Highways Act, 1871," has reported in writing to the Superintendent the appointment of

THOMAS WAKELIN,
as a member of the said Board, in the room of F. Street, resigned.

HUGH H. LUSK,
Provincial Secretary.