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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

1866," and regulations made thereunder, for gold- | Section of the New Zealand Railways. The appoint-
mining leases of lands within the Westland Gold ment to date from the 1st July, 1878.
Fields, the particulars of which are stated in the
Schedule hereto: And whereas in some of the cases
mentioned in the said Schedule the applications have
been abandoned, and no leases have been issued, and
in other cases the ground has been abandoned after
the issue of the leases, and in neither of the cases
herein referred to have the conditions of the leases
been fulfilled, nor has the rent been paid: It is
hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor
has been pleased to pronounce the said leases for-
feited and cancelled, and that the ground held under
the said leases, or under the applications for the
same, is, so far as the said leases or applications are
concerned, but without prejudice to any other rights
or interests that may affect the same, open for
occupation under "The Mines Act, 1877," and any
rules and regulations made thereunder.

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.
J. MACANDREW.

Post Office and Telegraph Holiday.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1878.

A s the Anniversary of the Prince of Wales' Birth-
day falls this year on a Saturday, it has been
decided that Monday, the 11th November, shall be
observed as a holiday instead of Saturday, the 9th, as
previously notified. Post Offices and Telegraph
Stations will therefore be closed on Monday, the
11th proximo; Sunday hours being observed at all
Telegraph Stations.

J. T. FISHER,
Postmaster-General and Commissioner
of Telegraphs.

SCHEDULE.
| Lessees. | Locality. | Area (A. R. P.) |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Company | Near Ross | 5 1 6 |
| Band of Hope Company | " | 6 1 11 |
| J. Gibson | " | 10 0 0 |
| Albion Company | " | 10 0 0 |
| A. G. Duff | Donelly's Creek, near Ross | 10 0 0 |
| J. McGaflin | " | 16 2 14 |
| C. Malfroy | " | 16 2 14 |
| R. Shiel | " | 16 2 4 |
| F. Dermott | " | 10 0 0 |
| P. Williams and Co. | Red Jack's, Arahura | 10 0 0 |
| Trenery, Smart and Co. | Taipo | 10 0 0 |
| J. Trenery | Red Jack's, Arahura | 10 0 0 |
| Henderson and Williams... | Arthur's Town, Kanieri | 10 0 0 |
| E. Williams and Co. | North bank of Styx River | 5 0 0 |
| F. A. Learmonth and Co. | Arthur's Town, Kanieri | 5 0 0 |
| W. Henderson and Co. | Stoney Lead, Grey District | 5 0 0 |
| Keith and Co. | South Beach, Grey do. | 2 0 0 |
| Bramwell and Co. | Patterson's Creek | 3 0 0 |
| J. McGrath | " | 9 3 20 |
| B. Ritchie | " | 5 0 0 |
| Okarito Gold Mining Com- pany | Okarito (Five-mile)" | 5 0 0 |
| Hallahan and Fitzsimmons | Five-Mile Beach | 10 0 0 |
| R. H. Arthur | " | 10 0 0 |
| W. Thompson | " | 10 0 0 |
| J. Ritchie | " | 5 0 0 |
| Harply and Co.... | Hunt's Beach | 5 0 0 |
| Ward and Co. | " | 5 0 0 |
| R. Whelan | " | 5 0 0 |
| Henry Watson | Five-Mile Beach | 5 0 0 |
| Patrick Drury ... | | 5 0 0 |

Changing Purpose of Reserve in the Provincial
District of Canterbury.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the one
hundred and forty-eighth section of "The Land Act,
1877," to change the specific purpose of the land
described in the second column of the Schedule hereto
for which the land was heretofore set apart as a
reserve, as specified in the first column of the said
Schedule, to the specific purposes specified in the third
column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.
| Description and Purpose of Reserve. | Area of which the Purpose is intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Portion of 350 (in red.) For road, railway, and telegraph purposes. | All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 230 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the North-east by Section numbered 3936; towards the South-east by Sections numbered 6022 and 6023, and also by Reserves numbered 2064 and 2275, and by a road; towards the South-west by Reserve numbered 350 (in red); and towards the North- west by the north-west boundary of Reserve No. 350 (in red). | For recreation. |

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.

Appointments in Railway Department.

Railway Department,
Wellington, 30th October, 1878.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the following appointments:—
WILLIAM MOWAT HANNAY
to be Secretary of Railways for the Middle Island
from the 21st October, 1878. Promoted from
Assistant Traffic Manager, Christchurch;

CHARLES ADRIAN BADHAM
to be Chief Clerk in the Commissioner of Railways'
Office, Middle Island, from the 1st October, 1878,
vice John Menzies, resigned;

ALFRED LUTHER BEATTIE
to be Assistant Locomotive Engineer on the Dunedin
Sale of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 17th October, 1878.

T HE following Town and Suburban Sections will
be sold by auction, at the Land Office, Inver-
cargill, at noon, on Monday, the 18th day of Novem-
ber proximo:—

Section. Block. Area. Upset Price.
WREY'S BUSH.
4 III. 0 2 35 £ 14 15 0
6 IV. 0 2 0 15 0 0
8 " 0 2 0 15 0 0
" 0 2 4 15 15 0