THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 389

notice issued from this office on the 27th November,
1873, and published in Pugh's Almanac for the years
1874 and 1875.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.
Port Office, 22nd April, 1875.

Office of the Marine Board of New South Wales,
29th April, 1875.
CAPTAIN BOWMAN, of the brig "Rita," reports the
discovery of a shoal extending N.E. and S.W. of a
mile in latitude 25° 55' S., longitude 154° 13′ Ε.
The "Rita" sailed over the shoal. The bottom, con-
sisting of rocks and sand, was distinctly seen. The
estimated depth of water over it being three fathoms.
FRANCIS HIXSON,
President.

Traffic Returns.

WELLINGTON AND MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 22nd
May, 1875.

NAPIER AND WAIPUKURAU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 24th
April, 1875.

F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.

In the matter of "The Joint Stock Companies
Dissolution Act, 1872;" and in the matter of the
Affidavit and Application of Francis Angus White,
Secretary of "The Sir Walter Scott Gold Mining
and Quartz Crushing Company, Limited."

I HEREBY certify that no objection to such
Application having been made and lodged with
me, as by the said Act required, I do now declare
such Company to be dissolved.
(Signed) L. O'BRIEN,
Registrar of the Supreme Court for the
District of Auckland.
Dated at Auckland, this twenty-sixth day of May,
1875.

In the matter of "The Joint Stock Companies
Dissolution Act, 1872;" and in the matter of the
Affidavit and Application of Francis Angus White,
Secretary of "The North Devon Gold Mining
Company, Limited."

I HEREBY notify that no objection to such
Application having been made and lodged with
me, as by the said Act required, I do now declare
such Company to be dissolved.
(Signed) L. O'BRIEN,
Registrar of the Supreme Court for the
District of Auckland.
Dated at Auckland, this twenty-sixth day of
May, 1875.

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 be lodged forbidding the same
within one calendar month after the gazetting of this
notice.
JOHN PAY, Applicant. --Section 14, Block LXV.
Invercargill. No. 759.
JAMES INGLIS BOYD and ANDREW GREY
BOYD, Applicants. Sections 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18,
19, and 9, and 20, Block XI., Jacobs River Hundred
Nos. 802-3.
GEORGE FROGGATT, Applicant. ---Allotment
32, Harrisville. No. 794.
JOHN MCQUARRIE, Applicant.-Allotment 1,
Block XIV., Clinton. No. 796.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MATTHEWS, Invercargill,
Applicant. - Section 21, Block XVII., Invercargill.
No. 797.
WALTER DAY, Applicant. - Part of Section 19,
Block II., Invercargill. No. 798.
JOHN MURDOCH, Applicant.---Allotment 4,
Block I., Appleby. No. 799.
THOMAS RUSSELL, Applicant. - Section 9
Block XIII., Campbelltown. No. 801.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
DATED this 26th day of May, 1875, at the Lands
Registry Office, Invercargill.
271 W. RUSSELL,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that JOHN REIT H,
of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, Bookseller,
and WILLIAM CORRIE JOHNSTON, of
the same place, Student of Divinity, claiming as
Devisees under the Will of Adam Johnston, deceased,
have applied to be registered as proprietors in fee-
simple of one hundred and sixty-two acres two roods
and twenty-two poles, more or less, Sections 10, 12,
and 17, Block IV., Wyndham District, and that they
will be so registered, unless caveat forbidding the
same be lodged within six calendar months after the
publication of this notice.
DATED this 21st day of May, 1875, at the Lands
Registry Office, Invercargill.
272 W. RUSSELL,
District Land Registrar.

Notification under "The Municipal Corporations
Waterworks Act, 1872."

I, JAMES MACANDREW, Superintendent of the
Province of Otago, do hereby, in accordance with
the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations
Waterworks Act, 1872," notify that no notice has
been delivered to me signed by ratepayers represent-
ing not less than two-fifths of the whole number of