THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

If there be only one applicant for any piece of
land such applicant will be deemed to be the purchaser.
All land not applied for before the 12th March will
be open for selection on any day subsequent to the
12th March.
The first applicant will in such case be deemed the
purchaser.

Any number of acres may be applied for not less
than 40.

If two or more persons at any time apply for the
same land at the same time it will be put up to
auction at the price fixed for selection. Deposits
will be returned to the unsuccessful applicants.

The purchase money must be paid as follows:
Deposit with application ... 20 per cent.
Within 3 months from day
of sale ... 20 "
Within 6 months ditto ... 20 "
" 9 " " ... 20 "
" 12 " " ... 20 "

Plans of the several districts may be seen and
information obtained at the Waste Lands Office,
Auckland.

The regulations under which the above-mentioned
land will be sold, and from which the above informa-
tion is extracted, are printed in the New Zealand
Government Gazette of the 23rd November, 1866.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.—WAIKATO LAND
SALE.

Auckland, 31st December, 1866.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in me
as the Commissioner appointed by His Excellency
the Governor to carry out the regulations for the
sale of lands taken for settlement under "The New
Zealand Settlements Act, 1866," in the Province of
Auckland, I, Frederick Whitaker, do hereby notify,
that the lands specified in the Schedule hereunder
written, will be put up for sale by auction, as Town
and Suburban Land, in accordance with the said
regulations, at the Waste Lands Office, at Auckland,
at noon on Thursday, the 14th day of March, 1867.

FREDERICK WHITAKER,
Commissioner.

SCHEDULE.
Waikato Districts. - Town Allotments.

Town. No. of Allotments. Upset Price
per acre.
Newcastle (Ngaruawahia) 100 £10
Hamilton 100 10
Cambridge 100 10
Alexandra 100 10
Port Waikato 50 20

The allotments vary in size from a quarter to one
acre.

Waikato Districts. - Suburban Allotments.

Adjacent Town. No. of Allotment. Upset Price
Newcastle, North 20 £3 per acre.
Newcastle, South 30 "
Whata Whata 50 "
Rangiriri 10 "

The allotments vary in size from five to ten acres.

A deposit of one-fourth of the purchase money
must be paid at the time of sale, and the balance
within three months from the day of sale.

Plans may be seen and information obtained at the
Waste Lands Office, Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1867.

THE following Sections, Nos. 45 to 56 inclusive,
of the Sheep Disease Prevention Act of New
South Wales, are published for general information.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

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Introduced Sheep.

Sheep to cross border at appointed crossing-places.

45. No sheep shall be introduced from an adjacent
    colony at any crossing-place other than those
    appointed from time to time by proclamation in the
    Gazette or specially sanctioned by the directors of
    the district into which such sheep would pass on
    first crossing the border And any sheep introduced
    contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
    seized and disposed of as the Minister shall direct.

Owner introducing sheep to produce certificate from Inspector
for adjoining Colony and obtain certificate from Inspector
in this.

46. No sheep intended to be introduced into this
    Colony shall be examined by an Inspector or brought
    across the boundary from any adjoining Colony until
    their owner shall first produce a certificate from the
    Inspector of that portion of such Colony contiguous
    to the crossing-place by which such sheep are to be
    so introduced stating that such sheep are not infected
    and when the said first-mentioned Inspector has
    obtained the said certificate and all other necessary
    information he shall examine such sheep and shall
    determine whether or not they are infected and upon
    being satisfied that they are not infected he shall
    deliver to their owner a certificate in the form of the
    Schedule hereto marked J. and any sheep introduced
    in violation of the provisions of this section shall be
    seized and detained by any Inspector and disposed
    of as the Minister may direct And any owner toll-
    keeper ferryman boatman or other person introducing
    or attempting to introduce or aiding or being con-
    cerned in the introduction of any sheep contrary to
    the requirements of this section shall on conviction
    of every such offence be liable at the discretion of
    the Court either to imprisonment for any term not
    exceeding one month or to a penalty not exceeding
    two hundred pounds.

Introduced sheep to be branded.

47. All sheep intended to be introduced shall
    before crossing the border in addition to their
    owner's brand be legibly branded as follows-before
    passing the boundary line of Victoria with the letter
    V-before passing the boundary line of South
    Australia with the letter A-and before passing the
    boundary line of Queensland with the letter Q-and
    such sheep shall continue to be so branded for a
    period of six months after they shall have passed any
    such boundary And any owner failing to comply
    with any of the requirements of this section shall
    incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds
    and a further penalty of ten pounds for every day
    that he shall neglect or delay to brand such sheep
    after notice from an Inspector.

The owner of introduced sheep to obtain a permit to travel.

48. Before any sheep shall be allowed to be
    introduced as aforesaid their owner shall obtain from
    the Inspector a permit in the form of the Schedule
    hereto marked K. to travel such sheep to their
    destination by the nearest usual and practicable road
    and such sheep shall not during a period of six
    months after such introduction be removed from the
    place of destination specified in such permit except
    by the issue of a fresh permit And every owner
    shall incur a penalty of twenty pounds for every
    day that he shall travel such sheep or allow them to
    be travelled without such permit and also a penalty
    not exceeding one hundred pounds for every deviation
    they shall make from the route laid down in any
    such permit.

The Governor may suspend sections 45 46 47 and 48 and may
prohibit introduction of sheep.

49. The Governor may by proclamation suspend
    the provisions of any one or more of the four next
    preceding sections for any period not exceeding six