THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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dispose of this agreement, or any part thereof, with-
out the consent of the Postmaster-General, signified
in writing under his hand, or under the hand of the
Secretary of the Post Office of New Zealand, and in
case of the same or any part thereof being assigned,
underlet, or otherwise disposed of, or of any gross or
habitual breach of this agreement, or of any covenant
matter or thing herein contained, on the part of the
Contractors, their officers, agents, or servants, and
whether there be or be not any penalty or sum of
money payable by the Contractors for any breach, it
shall be lawful for the Postmaster-General, if he shall
think fit (and notwithstanding there may or may not
have been any former breach of this contract), by
writing under his hand, or under the hand of the
Secretary of the Post Office of New Zealand, to
determine this agreement without any previous
notice to the Contractors or their agents, nor shall
the Contractors be entitled to any compensation in
respect of such determination.
17. During the continuance of this agreement, and
so long as it shall be faithfully carried out by the
Contractors, no charge for pilotage, lighthouse dues,
or harbour dues, shall be made at any port in New
Zealand for any of the steam vessels employed in
carrying out this contract.
18. All sums of money hereinbefore stipulated to
be forfeited or paid by the Contractors, shall be
considered as stipulated or ascertained damages, and
may at the option of the Postmaster-General be
deducted and retained out of any money payable to
the Contractors under this contract, or judgment for
the amount, as upon a debt due by or from the Con-
tractors to Her Majesty, together with full costs of
suit, may be entered up thereon in the Supreme
Court of New Zealand.
19. For the faithful performance of all the cove-
nants, stipulations, and agreements hereinbefore
contained, the Contractors bind themselves respect-
ively, and their respective heirs, executors, and
administrators, in the sum of one thousand pounds
(£1,000) sterling, to be paid to our Sovereign Lady
the Queen, her heirs and successors, by way of stipu-
lated or ascertained damages, in manner following;
that is to say, the sum of one thousand pounds
(£1,000) in case of wilful failure or default on the
part of the Contractors in the due performance of
this contract, or any part thereof, in respect of each
or either of the said Mail Services hereby contracted
for that is to say, the service from Wellington to
Melbourne, and the service from Melbourne to Wel-
lington, in the manner herein provided.
20. And in consideration of the due and faithful
performance by the said Contractors of all the
services hereby contracted to be performed by them,
the said Postmaster-General, on behalf of the Govern-
ment of New Zealand, hereby covenants with the
said Contractors, their executors and administrators,
to pay to them for the said services at the rate
of three hundred and eighty-four pounds twelve
shillings and fourpence (£384 12s. 4d.) for the
complete double service from Melbourne to Wel-
lington, and from Wellington again to Melbourne,
at the Treasury in Wellington, in accordance with the
terms of this agreement. Such payments shall be
made to the Agent of the Contractors in Wellington
on the first day of each calendar month, until other
arrangements for such payments shall be made by
the Contractors, of which due notice shall be given
to the Postmaster-General.
21. All notices or directions which the Postmaster-
General, his officers, agents, or others, are hereby
authorized to give to the Contractors, their officers
or agents, may at the option of the Postmaster-
General, his officers, agents, or others, either be
delivered to the masters of any of the said vessels, or
other officer or agent of the Contractors in the charge
or management of any vessel employed in the per-
formance of this agreement, or left for the Con-
tractors at their usual or last known office or house
of business in Melbourne; and any notices or direc-
tions-so given or left shall be binding on the Con-
tractors.
22. It is lastly agreed by and between the said
parties hereto, that this contract shall be deemed
to have commenced with bringing the English mails
for New Zealand from Hobson's Bay on the 26th
August, 1873, and (unless this contract shall be
determined under the powers herein contained)
shall continue in force until the delivery at Hobson's
Bay of the last of the outgoing mails for England
which shall be despatched from New Zealand in the
month of August, 1876, and so as that such last-
mentioned service shall complete a total of thirty-
nine services in accordance with this agreement.
In witness whereof the said Postmaster-
General and James McMeckan and John
Hutchison Blackwood have hereunto set
their hands and seals, the day, month,
and year first above written.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by
Julius Vogel, Postmaster-General
of the Colony of New Zealand, in
the presence of-

W. GRAY,
JULIUS VOGEL.
Secretary, General Post Office.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by
James McMeckan and John
Hutchison Blackwood in the
presence of-

JAMES MCMECKAN.
JOHN HUTCHISON BLACKWOOD,
(By his Attorney, Richard Blackwood).
J. T. OGDEN.

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.

Sections 642, 644, 646, 648, 650, 707, 946, 947,
948, 949, 963, 1710, 1711, and North-east half of
Section 1712, Town of Hokitika, in the Province
of Westland.-Applicants, GEORGE FINDLAY,
THOMAS HAWORTH, and HENRY CORN-
FOOT, of Hokitika aforesaid, Saw-Mill Owners, and
ROBERT HAWORTH, of Dunedin, in the Province
of Otago, Ironmonger. (Solicitor, C. E. Button.)

Section 133, Revell Street, Hokitika, in the Pro-
vince of Westland.--Applicant, LEOPOLD BEIT,
of Hokitika aforesaid, Commission Agent. (Solicitor,
C. E. Button.)

Caveats may be lodged in either of the above
applications 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 June, 1874, at the Lands
Registry Office, Hokitika.

354
J. M. BATHAM,
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,