THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 115

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 10th March, 1866.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the undermentioned appointment, viz.:—
In the New Zealand Militia.
William Esdaile Thomas to be Captain. Date of
Commission, 22nd February, 1866.

A. H. RUSSELL,
(In the absence of the Defence Minister.)

Applicants—Denning and party.
Locality—Mallochy Gully, North Taieri.
Area—16 acres 2 roods and 4 perches.

Applicants—Malaghan and Burns.
Locality—Mollison's Gully, Skipper's, next claim to
the westward of the Prince of Wales prospecting
claim, Upper Shotover District.
Area—About 14 acres 2 roods 4 perches.

Applicants—Jones and party.
Locality—Mollison's Gully, Skipper's, laying between
the Prince of Wales claim and that applied for
by the Mount Annim Company, and in the
same line of reef, Upper Shotover.
Area—6 acres 1 rood and 27 perches.

Applicants—Langmuir and party.
Locality—North-west of Hinden Company's claim,
Adelaide Reef.
Area—16 acres 2 roods and 4 perches.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1866.

IN conformity with the 29th clause of "The Gold
Fields Act Amendment Act, 1865," it is hereby
notified that it is intended to grant Leases for Gold
Mining Purposes of the Crown Lands to the appli-
cants specified in the following Schedule.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Applicants—Lancaster and Buchan.
Locality—Blue Spur, Gabriel's.
Area—4 acres 1 rood 1 perch.

Applicants—Pearce and Polkinghorn.
Locality—Blue Spur, Gabriel's.
Area—4 acres 0 roods 20 perches.

Applicants—Ballaarat or Victorian Quartz Mining
Company.
Locality—On the Scandinavian line of reef, about
300 yards to the east of Valean Company's
Claim, on the Old Man Creek.
Area—14 acres 2 roods 20 perches.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1866.

IN conformity with the 29th clause of "The Gold
Field Acts Amendment Act, 1865," it is hereby
notified that it is intended to grant Leases for Gold
Mining Purposes of the Crown Lands to the appli-
cants specified in the following Schedule.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Applicant—H. Manders.
Locality—Adjoining and immediately to the east of
the Baallarat or Victorian Quartz Mining Com-
pany's Claim, "Old Man's Creek," Skipper's.
Area—16 acres 8 perches.

Applicants—C. M. Ware and others.
Locality—About a quarter of a mile north-east of
Adelaide Reef, Hindon.
Area—16 acres 2 roods 4 perches.

Applicants—George Murray and another.
Locality—About half-a-mile south of the Township
of Hindon.
Area—15 acres 2 roods 8 perches.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1866.

IN conformity with the 29th clause of "The Gold
Fields Act Amendment Act, 1865," it is hereby
notified that it is intended to grant Leases for Gold
Mining Purposes of the Crown Lands to the appli-
cants specified in the following Schedule.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Secretary for Crown Lands.

Collingwood Gold Fields.

Applicant—John Bain.
Locality—Eagle's Nest, Slate River.
Area—3 acres.

Applicants—Thomas McGrane and others.
Locality—Appoos Flat.
Area—2 acres 2 roods 17 perches.

Applicant—William Pepperwell.
Locality—Head of Lighbands Gully.
Area—2 acres.

Applicant—James McKenzie.
Locality—McKenzie's Hill, Slate River.
Area—6 acres.

THE following persons have been duly licensed to
act as Custom House Agents at the Port of
Nelson, for the year ending 31st December, 1866 :—

Akersten, William, Haven Road.
Aitken, Robert, Tasman Street.
Askew, Thomas, Bridge Street.
Beit, John, Haven Road.
Bentley, James, Bridge Street.
Cawthron, Thomas, Haven Road.
Curtis, Herbert E., Bridge Street.
Edwards, Nathaniel, Bridge Street.
Fisher, Thomas R., Bridge Street.
Levien, Josh. Henry, Bridge Street.
Levien, Robert, Haven Road.
Little, Dugald, Haven Road.
Lockhart, Ninian T., Hardy Street.
Moore, Daniel, Bridge Street.
Percy, John, Hardy Street.
Sclanders, Alexander, Hardy Street.
Webster, Malcolm M., Trafalgar Street.

D. ROUGH,
Deputy Commissioner.

Customs, Nelson,
19th February, 1866.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1866.

IN conformity with the 29th clause of "The Gold
Fields Acts Amendment Act, 1865," it is hereby
notified that it is intended to grant Leases for
Gold Mining Purposes of the Crown Lands to the
applicants specified in the following Schedule.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Secretary for Crown Lands.