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aforesaid, the north-western boundary of the Pou-
awa block, the western and part of the northern
boundaries of the Whangara block to the Pakara
creek, thence northerly by the Pakara creek afore-
said to the southern boundary of the Mangaheia
No. 1 block, thence by the southern and western
boundaries of the Mangaheia No. 1 block afore-
said, the western and part of the northern boundary of
the Takapau block, and the western boundary of the
Mangaunga block first mentioned to its northernmost
angle, the place of commencement.

Given under my hand at Wellington, in
the Province of Wellington, this 4th
day of July, 1876.

G. Grey,
Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 12th July, 1876.

The following Memorandum and Telegrams relat-
ing to the Coal Field at Pepepe, near Ngarua-
wahia, are published by direction of His Honour the
Superintendent, for general information.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.

Coal Field, Parish of Pepepe, near Ngaruawahia.
Advertised for sale, for the first time, on the 13th
July, 1872, at which time it was unsurveyed.

Fact of its containing coal not mentioned in the
notification. Mr. Sinclair states that it was after-
wards withdrawn and not offered for sale. It is
erased in the office copy of the Gazette in the Con-
fiscated Land Department.

A second time advertised for sale in the New
Zealand Gazette, of the 1st November, 1872, and
offered for sale on the 3rd December, 1872. It is
the described as “containing coal.” No buyer at
the auction.

In both notifications the area of the lot is stated
to be 10,000 acres, but on survey, which would
appear to have been subsequently made and completed
on the 26th November, 1872, it was ascertained to
contain 9,850 acres.

At the auction sale of the 3rd December, 1872,
it was offered as containing 10,000 acres, and at the
upset price of £3,750, or at the rate of 7s. 6d. per
acre. On the 2nd October, 1873, is was selected by
Messrs. Whitaker, Russell, and others, as containing
9,850 acres, for the price of £3,693.

In the schedule to the first notification it is found
to be inserted among 128 rural allotments, the
average area of which is about 31 acres, the average
upset price being about 17s. 3d. per acre.

In the second schedule it appears with 20 other
rural allotments, averaging about 61 acres each;
average upset price, 11s. per acre.

Note.—Under “The Auckland Mineral Leases
Act, 1871,” (14th November,) the minimum and
maximum areas allowed to be granted, by way of
lease, are fixed at 100 acres and 640 acres for coal
land respectively.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 10th July, 1876.

It is hereby notified that the Chairman of the First
Meeting of Ratepayers of the Town of Mercer
Highway District has, in accordance with the pro-
visions of “The Highways Act, 1874,” reported in
writing to the Superintendent the names of the
undermentioned persons elected to serve as the
District Board for the said District, namely:—

Thomas Wells, Chairman.
Robert Martin.
John Coultas.
F. B. Hughes.
G. F. Hosking.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 14th July, 1876.

It is hereby notified that, in accordance with section
81 of “The Highways Act, 1874,” His Honour
the Superintendent has appointed the under-
mentioned persons to be Auditors of the Highway
Districts set opposite their respective names:—

Pollock Settlement:—James Hedley, vice
John C. Clark.

Kato:—William Lane, vice William Bramley,
resigned.

Otorohunga:—Daniel Irwin, vice William Thomas
Mason, resigned.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 13th July, 1876.

It is hereby notified that the following persons
have been reported to the Superintendent as
duly elected to serve on the Committee of Manage-
ment of the Newmarket Hall Site, in accordance
with the provisions of “The Newmarket Hall Act,
1874”:

The Ven. Archdeacon Pritt,
Mr. William Morgan,
Mr. Robert Dinnison,
Mr. James Tait,
Mr. John McNeill.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.

(Telegram.)
Wellington, 23rd June, 1876.

I made the following statement in House:—

Coal Field, Pepepe.

“In both notifications the area of the lot is stated
to be 10,000 acres, but on survey, which would appear
to have been subsequently made, and completed on
the 26th November, 1872, it was ascertained to
contain 9,850 acres. At the auction sale of the 3rd
December, 1872, it was offered as containing 10,000
acres, and at the upset price of £3,750, or at the
rate of 7s. 6d. per acre. On the 2nd October, 1873,
it was selected by Messrs. Whitaker, Russell, and
others, as containing 9,850 acres, for the price of
£3,693.” Instantly ascertain if this statement is
correct, and telegraph “quite accurate” or “wrong
in such particulars.” Major Atkinson says “it is
untrue.”

G. Grey.

D. A. Tole, Esq., Waste Lands Commissioner,
Auckland.

(Telegram.)
Auckland, 23rd June, 1876.

Re Pepepe Coal Fields. On visiting Mr. Sinclair’s
office, to assure myself of the accuracy or otherwise