306

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

| Metric | AUCKLAND | WELLINGTON | NELSON | CHRIST-
CHURCH | HOKITIKA | DUNEDIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Temperature in Shade | 61.8 | 56.1 | 55.9 | 52.9 | 53.2 | 52.2 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 61.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 53.8 | 54.4 | 51.9 |
| Highest Temperature in Shade | 79.0 on 8th | 67.3 on 5th | 75.0 on 8th | 81.6 on 7th | 64.5 on 8th | 74.0 on 8th |
| Lowest Temperature in Shade | 42.0 on 23rd | 40.0 on 1st | 34.0 on 23rd | 30.6 on 18th | 35.5 on 17th | 34.0 on 16th |
| Highest Temperature in Sun | 133.2 on 3rd | 120.0 on 2nd | 149.0 on 6th | 137.2 on 7th | 91.2 on 1st | 130 on 8th |
| Lowest Temperature on Grass | 18.2 on 23rd | 35 on 30th | 19.2 on 18, 23 | 23.6 on 17th | 33 on 16th |
| Average Moisture of Air (Saturation=100) | 74 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 86 | 74 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 78 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 87 | 74 |
| Rainfall in inches | -920 | -860 | -630 | -130 | 11.380 | 1.292 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 3.479 | 4.115 | 4.251 | 2.583 | 8.170 | 2.280 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 |

NOTE.—This Table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full Returns, and must not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

May, 1874.

J. HECTOR.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat in the meantime be lodged
forbidding the same, within one calendar month after
the date of publication of this notice.

ROBERT WATSON.—3 perches and one-eighth
of a perch, part Section 899, Christchurch City, a
rectangular block bounded by north-west boundary
of section 129 links, and north-east boundary 16
links and one-third of a link. (Duncan and Jameson,
Solicitors.) 1379.

GEORGE WILLIAM NALDER.—56 acres, part
Section 6457, Christchurch District. (J. W. Nalder,
Solicitor.) 1385.

JOHN ROBINSON.—20 perches, part Section
40, Lyttelton District. 1405.

JOHN CAMERON.—6 acres 1 rood 33 perches,
part Section 148, Christchurch District. (A. Thomp-
son, Solicitor.) 1422.

WILLIAM THOMAS.—23 perches, part Section
17, Christchurch District, a rectangular block front-
ing north boundary of section 86 links, and back
south 166 links and two-thirds of a link, the north-
east corner being 1069 links from north-east corner
of section. (C. Clark, Broker.) 1429.

JOHN MARTIN.—28 acres, more or less, part
of Section 297, Mandeville District. (Duncan and
Jameson, Solicitors.) 1430.

HENRY WILLIAM PACKER.—2 acres 1 rood,
part of Lot 66, Christchurch Town Reserves.
(Hanmer and Harper, Solicitors.) 1442.

EDMUND WHEELER & EDMUND RICHARD
WHEELER.—1 acre, part Section 29, Christchurch
District, a rectangular block fronting Hereford Street
East 4 chains, and back south 250 links, having
its north-east corner 450 links distant from east
boundary of section. (J. G. Hawkes, Broker.)
1460.

JOHN WHITTAKER.—1 acre 2 roods 2 perches,
Lot 21, and part Lot 19, Plan No. 12, part Section
1959, Timaru District. (E. H. Tate, Broker.) 1461.

ROBERT MOORE.—1 rood, part Section 235,
Christchurch District, a rectangular block having its
northern and eastern boundaries 1 chain and 250
links in length respectively parallel to the northern
and eastern boundaries of the section, and distant
therefrom 40 links and 350 links respectively. (J.
Lewis, Broker.) 1464.

HENRY ROGERS.—1 rood, part Lot 55, Christ-
church Town Reserves. (W. H. Wynn Williams,
Solicitor.) 1465.

JOHN MARSHALL.—17 acres, Section 9271,

Lincoln District. (R. J. S. Harman, Broker.)
1469.

Richard James Strachan Harman, Attorney for
Hon. JOHN HALL.—1 rood, Section 362, Christ-
church City. (R. J. S. Harman, Broker.) 1466.

ROBERT ANDERSON.—40 acres, Section 12595,
Ellesmere District. 1471.

SAMUEL LEMMON.—100 acres, Section 8061,
Ellesmere District. 1472.

WILLIAM WALTON.—1 acre, part Section
3674, Mandeville District, a rectangular block
bounded West and South by west and south
boundaries of section, 1 chain and 10 chains respect-
ively. (J. Lewis, Broker.) 1473.

JAMES HENRY MAHER.—36 perches, part
Lot 55, Christchurch Town Reserves. (C. Clark,
Broker.) 1475.

ALFRED LOUISSON and CHARLES LOUIS-
SON.—250 acres, Section 6919, Lincoln District.
(Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors.) 1476.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 25th day of April, 1874, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
239

JOSHUA STRANGE WILLIAMS,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat in the meantime be lodged for-
bidding the same.

Rural Section 1221, Arahura District, Province of
Westland.—Applicant, JOHN FOX, of Hokitika,
Coach Driver. (Broker, G. S. W. Dalrymple.)

Rural Sections 1083 and 1084, Arahura District,
Province of Westland.—Applicant, THE HOKI-
TIKA AND GREYMOUTH TRAMWAY COM-
PANY, LIMITED.

Sections 755 and 756, Town of Hokitika, Pro-
vince of Westland.—Applicant, THE HOKIΤΙΚΑ
AND GREYMOUTH TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED.

Caveats in any of the above cases may be lodged
at this office within one calendar month after the date
of the Gazette containing this notice.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 23rd day of April, 1874, at the Lands
Registry Office, Hokitika.
238

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.