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Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

Grahamstown, 17th June, 1874.

SIR,—Referring to my letter No. 334, dated 11th instant, I have the honor further to report that the gas in the Crown Prince has so far abated that working has been resumed in No. 1 drive and slopes.

The Davy Lamp, which has answered its purpose, has enabled the miners to work in the fiery drive without danger.

Investigation as to the origin of the gas has been continued, and has resulted in the discovery of a deposit of carbonised and decayed timber, roots and trunks of trees. A specimen of which is herewith sent.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) H. GOLDSMITH,
Mining Inspector.

His Honor the Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 30th June, 1874.

CONTRACTORS for the supply of Telegraph Poles are informed that Licenses to cut timber for this purpose, on the Waste Lands of the Crown, will be granted on application to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and payment after the rate of twenty-five shillings per tree.

Each application must specify the number of trees required, as also the particular localities in which they are proposed to be obtained.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By JOHN WILLIAMSON, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers in me vested by the seventh section of “The Highways Act, 1874,” I do hereby alter and amend the several boundaries of the NEWTON and ARCH HILL Highway Districts under the said Act, as hereunder respectively set forth.

Given under my hand, at Auckland, this thirtieth day of June, 1874.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

THE NEWTON HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

Amended Boundaries.

BOUNDED towards the North by Cox’s Bay and the Richmond and Ponsonby Roads, from the Waitemata Harbour to the Old Great North Road; on the South-East by the Old Great North aforesaid, from the North-Eastern angle of Allotment No. 36, of Section No. 9, of the suburbs of Auckland, to the southernmost angle of Allotment No. 14 of said Section; towards the South-West by part of the South-Western boundary of said lot No. 14, and by the Southern and Western boundaries of Allotment No. 12, of Section aforesaid, and by part of the North-Western boundary of Allotment No. 13, of Section aforesaid, to Motion’s Creek, and thence by said creek to the Waitemata Harbour; and towards the North-West by the Waitemata Harbour from Motion’s Creek aforesaid to Cox’s Bay aforesaid.

THE ARCH HILL HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

Amended Boundaries.

BOUNDED towards the North-West by the Old Great North Road from the North-Western angle of Allotment No. 20, of Section No. 7, of the suburbs of Auckland, to the Northern angle of Allotment No. 13 of said Section; towards the North-East by the Western boundary of Allotment No. 12 of Section No. 7 aforesaid, to its South-Western angle; towards the South-East by part of the Southern boundary of Section No. 7 aforesaid, from the South-Western angle of Allotment No. 12 aforesaid, to the South-Western angle of Allotment No. 20 aforesaid; towards the West by the Western boundary of Allotment No. 20, of Section No. 7 aforesaid to its North-Western angle the place of commencement.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By JOHN WILLIAMSON, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers in me vested by the seventh section of “The Highways Act, 1874,” I do hereby notify that, from and after the date of publication hereof, that portion of the Province of Auckland hereunder described shall be a Highway District for the purposes of the said Act, and shall be known by the distinctive name thereunto prefixed.

Given under my hand, at Auckland, this thirtieth day of June, 1874.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

THE POINT CHEVALIER HIGHWAY DISTRICT,

BOUNDED towards the North by part of the North-Western boundary of allotment No. 13 of Section No. 9 of the Suburbs of Auckland, from where Motion’s Creek crosses the said boundary to the Northern angle of said allotment, thence by North-Eastern boundary of said allotment to the North-Western angle of allotment No. 17 of said section, thence by the North-Western and North-Eastern boundaries of said allotment No. 17, and by the said boundary produced across the old Great North Road, thence by the old Great North Road aforesaid in a northerly direction to the North-Eastern angle of allotment 21 of Section 7 of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid; towards the East, by the Western boundary of allotment No. 20 of Section 7, and the Western boundaries of allotments Nos. 35, 36, and 37, of Section 5 of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid, to the centre of the road which forms the Southern boundary of allotment No. 87 before mentioned; towards the South-East, by the centre of said road to the centre of the road which forms the Western boundary of allotment No. 176 of Section 10 of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid, and continuing southerly by centre of said road to the easternmost angle of allotment No. 172 of Section 10 of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid, thence by the Northern and Western boundaries of allotment No. 172 of Section 10 of the Suburbs of Auckland aforesaid, thence by the Northern and Western boundaries of allotment No. 172 before mentioned to the Meola stream, thence westerly by the Meola stream to the Eastern boundary of allotment No. 29 of the parish of Titi...