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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Nui River first mentioned, and thence by the Kauri
Nui River to the commencing point. Also including
486 acres of the Kakikatea bush land as set forth in
the deed indorsed upon the deed of conveyance of
the Ruapekapeka Block, and dated thirteenth June,
1865. The following reserves are excepted, viz.:
At Te Mairi, 11 acres; at Kaiwaka, 19 acres; at
Otarari, 18\u00be acres; at Tirohanga, 65\u00be acres; and a
reserve at Pukiti, as more particularly delineated on
the plan drawn in the margin of the deed of purchase
of the Ruapekapeka Block aforesaid.

Native Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1867.

IT is hereby notified that the Native Title has been
extinguished over the block of land whereof the
boundaries are mentioned or described in the
Schedule hereunto annexed.

E. W. STAFFORD.

PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY, OTUMATAI BLOCK.
Estimated to contain 4470 acres.

Boundaries-The boundary commences at Witi-
hanga, thence to the Waikare River, thence to Te
Koau, thence to the mouth of Matahourua, thence to
the mouth of Mangeongeo, following up the Man-
geongeo till it strikes the boundary of the first sale of
land to the Queen, namely the Moeangiangi Block,
thence following that boundary to Otumatai, here it
runs out to the sea, turns and follows the sea-coast
to Witihanga, containing in admeasurement four
thousand four hundred and seventy acres, more or
less, and known by the name of Otumatai.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1867.

IT is hereby notified for public information that
the following place in the Colony of Tasmania,
has been constituted a Money Order Office:-
THREE HUT POINT, (Heron District).

E. W. STAFFORD,
(in the absence of Mr. Hall.)

General Post Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1867.

IT is hereby notified that
N. NEIL JOYNT,
late Clerk in the Telegraph Office, Christchurch,
having left his employment without the sanction of
the Government, is dismissed from the Public
Service.

E. W. STAFFORD,
(in the absence of Mr. Hall.)

CUSTOMS.---Notice is hereby given that the
undermentioned persons have been duly licensed
to act as Custom House Agents, for the year ending
the 31st December, 1867, viz. :-

At the Port of Auckland,-
Brown, Campbell and Co.
Bucholz, Louis
Butt and Anderson
Cawkwell, W. J.
Clayton, M. T.
Combes and Daldy
Cruickshank, Smart and Co.
Edmonds, S. J.
Grahame, Walter
Hill, Shirley W.
Harris and Laurie
Henderson and Macfarlane
Isaacs, E. and H.
Jervis, H. M.
Jones, S. and O.

Macfarlane, J. S.
Nathan, D.
Owen and Graham
Rich, E.
Roberton, J.
Stone, C. B.
Young, W. J.

At the Port of Onehunga,—
Barnes, A.
Brewer, W. D.
Christey, A.
Walker, E. W.

H. S. MCKELLAR,
Deputy Commissioner.

Custom House, Auckland,
1st March, 1867.

IN exercise of the authority contained in Section
VI. of "The New Zealand Settlements Amend-
ment and Continuance Act, 1865," the Colonial
Secretary, on behalf of the Crown, abandons the
right to take all or any of the land in the Ngati-
ruanui Coast Block lying eastward of the western
boundary of the Waitotara Block, and of a line
North 22\u00bd\u00b0 East, in production of that boundary
northwards to the north-eastern boundary of the
said Ngatiruanui Coast Block; and the aforesaid
land is accordingly excluded from the operations of
"The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," "The
New Zealand Settlements Amendment Act, 1864,"
and "The New Zealand Settlements Amendment and
Continuance Act, 1865."

(By authority)
W. S. ATKINSON,
Crown Agent,
Compensation Court.

Wanganui,
January 25th, 1867.

I runga i te mana i whakatautauria nei ona ritenga
i te VI. o nga rarangi o te Ture whakatikatika,
whakatuturu i nga ritenga o te Ture mo te whaka-
noho i te Hunga Marie ki Niu Tireni, 1865, ("New
Zealand Settlements Amendment and Continuance
Act, 1865,") e whakarerea ana e Te Hekeretari o te
Koroni, mo te Taha ki a Te Kuini te tango i te
katoa, i etahi wahi ranei o nga whenua i roto i te
Papa o Ngatiruanui ki te Tahatika, e takoto ana ki
te taha ki Rawhiti o te rohe whaka-te-rato o te Papa
whenua o Waitotara haere tonu tenei rohe i runga
i te ritenga o te kapehu raki ki te rato 22\u00bd\u00b0 tae
noa ki te rohe ki te Marangai o taua papa o Ngati-
ruanui ki te Tahatika nei; na kua kapea nei tenei
pihi whenua ki waho o nga ritenga o Te Ture mo
te whakanoho i te Hunga Marie ki Niu Tireni, 1863
("New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,") o nga
ritenga hoki o Te Ture whakatikatika i te Ture mo
te whakanoho i te Hunga Marie ki Niu Tireni, 1864
("New Zealand Settlements Amendment Act,
1864,") ki waho ano hoki o nga ritenga o te Ture
whakatuturu i nga ritenga o te Ture moto whaka-
noho i te Hunga Marie ki Niu Tireni, 1865 ("New
Zealand Settlements Amendment and Continuance
Act, 1865.")

NA TE ATIKINI,
I runga i te mana o to Kawanatanga.
Whanganui, Hanuere 25, 1867.

NOTIFICATION. - Whereas by "The New
Zealand Settlements Amendment and Con-
tinuance Act, 1865," it is enacted that instead
of the period of six months and eighteen months,
prescribed by the seventh section of "The New
Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," for preferring
claims to compensation, the period for such