THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 535

RETURN OF SHEEP—continued.

| Name of Sheepowner or
Person in Charge. | Station or
Locality. | Number of
Sheep. | Amount of
Assessment.
£ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powdrell, H. | Meanee | 203 | 0 2 1 |
| Powdrell, J. | Wairoa | 1,220 | 0 12 9 |
| Peter, W. | Waikaki | 8,450 | 4 8 0 |
| Paukana, R. | Karamu | 560 | 0 5 10 |
| Peddle, S. | Patoku | 1,282 | 0 13 4 |
| Pope, E. | Motuotaraia... | 100 | 0 1 1 |
| Ryan, D. | Porangahau | 1,009 | 0 10 6 |
| Richardson and Trout-beck | Petane | 12,615 | 6 11 5 |
| Robjohns, C. H. | Tutaekuri | 1,460 | 0 15 3 |
| Russell, T. P. | Woburn | 21,623 | 11 5 3 |
| Russell, W. and H. | Flaxmere, &c. | 21,340 | 11 2 4 |
| Russell, H. R. | Mount Herbert, &c. | 23,111 | 12 0 9 |
| Rich and Shrimpton | Matapiro | 10,148 | 5 5 9 |
| Rathbone, W. | Waipawa | 9,065 | 4 14 5 |
| Reignier, E. | Meanee | 1,400 | 0 14 7 |
| Rhodes, J. B. | Edenham | 15,203 | 7 18 4 |
| Rhodes, R. H. | Springhill | 5,428 | 2 16 7 |
| Rhodes and Co. | Rissington | 41,463 | 21 11 11 |
| Stokes, J. and R. | Milbourne | 26,618 | 13 17 3 |
| Smith, W. | Mohaka | 2,305 | 1 4 0 |
| Stevens, R. E. | Patoka | 670 | 0 7 0 |
| Saxby, G. H. | Te Kopanga... | 15,497 | 8 1 5 |
| Spence, G. | Seafield | 4,250 | 2 4 3 |
| Smith, H. | Olrig | 19,300 | 10 1 1 |
| Sutherland, J. | Mohaka | 5,000 | 2 12 1 |
| St. Hill, A. | Wangaehu | 19,000 | 9 17 11 |
| Speedy, W. | Wainui | 2,901 | 1 10 3 |
| Speedy, J. | Wainui | 2,700 | 1 8 2 |
| Speedy, G. | Wainui | 2,454 | 1 5 7 |
| Sladen, H. | Grassmere | 1,750 | 0 18 3 |
| Soley, J. | Kaikora | 256 | 0 2 8 |
| Stewart, T. | Porangahau | 625 | 0 6 6 |
| Sim, J. | Mohaka | 5,050 | 2 12 7 |
| Sebley, J. L. | Waipawa | 339 | 0 3 6 |
| Stevens and Clark | Kaikora | 1,413 | 0 14 9 |
| Small, W. H. | Patangata | 1,683 | 0 17 6 |
| Sheild, A. | Waikonini | 8,803 | 4 11 8 |
| Steven, J. | Petane | 327 | 0 3 5 |
| Sims, D. | Wallingford... | 1,169 | 0 12 2 |
| Sutton, F. | Mangateretere | 1,120 | 0 11 8 |
| Thorpe, S. | Wairoa | 258 | 0 2 8 |
| Tiffen, L. A. | Green Meadows | 4,105 | 2 2 9 |
| Tanner, T. | Riverslea, &c. | 31,257 | 16 5 7 |
| Taylor, J. | Moeangange... | 5,298 | 2 15 2 |
| Twigg, H. J. | Petane | 3,000 | 1 11 3 |
| Towgood, E. | Tangoio | 15,485 | 8 1 4 |
| Takamoana, K. | Pakowhai | 4,046 | 2 2 2 |
| Tiffen, F. J. | Elmshill | 8,800 | 4 11 8 |
| Tod, J | Kaikora | 1,564 | 0 16 4 |
| Tod, R. | Kaikora | 1,523 | 0 15 10 |
| Tait and McIvor | Waikare | 4,500 | 2 6 11 |
| Tuxford, A. | Petane | 184 | 0 1 11 |
| Todd and Cochrane | Matapiro | 4,048 | 2 2 2 |
| Tomoana, H. | Pakowhai | 1,273 | 0 13 3 |
| Villers, W. | Petane | 1,000 | 0 10 5 |
| Watt and Walker | Mahia | 18,107 | 9 8 7 |
| Walker and Richardson | Waikokopu | 5,676 | 2 19 2 |
| Watts, E. | Kaikora | 1,720 | 0 17 11 |
| Williams, R. P. | West Clive | 3,013 | 1 11 5 |
| Wellwood, R. | Karamu | 2,000 | 1 0 10 |
| Williams, J. N. | Frimley, &c.... | 31,559 | 16 8 9 |
| Williams, A. М. | Mangakuri | 21,420 | 11 3 2 |
| Williams, S. | Te Aute | 16,934 | 8 16 5 |
| Whitmore, G. S. | Clive Grange | 10,000 | 5 4 2 |
| Witherow, J. | Patangata | 1,444 | 0 15 0 |
| Waldrum, B. | Waipawa | 253 | 0 2 8 |
| Ward, A. | Porangahau | 636 | 0 6 8 |
| White, J. | Porangahau | 6,070 | 3 3 3 |
| White, R. | Porangahau | 339 | 0 3 6 |
| Walker, J. | Poukawa | 4,598 | 2 7 11 |
| Warren, W. A. | Maugapuaka | 2,300 | 1 4 0 |
| White, T. | Glengarrie | 4,340 | 2 5 4 |
| White, J. F. | Poukawa | 930 | 0 9 8 |
| White, W. | Kaikora | 2,496 | 1 6 0 |
| Wilkes, J. | Waipawa | 130 | 0 1 4 |
| Wallace and McBurnie | Petane | 810 | 0 8 5 |
| Wilson, J. W. | Korokipo | 18,737 | 9 15 2 |
| | | 1,376,157 | 716 14 11 |

Change of Purpose of Reserve at Ashburton,
Canterbury.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 9th April, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the 148th
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 for which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections
marked O and
P, two (2)
roods, Town of
Ashburton, Pro-
vincial District
of Canterbury.
For municipal
purposes. Pro-
vincial Govern-
ment Gazette,
No. xx., Vol.
xi., 1864, p. 85 | All that piece or parcel of
land in the Town of Ash
burton, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, con-
taining two (2) roods, more
or less, being Section No.
769 (in red). Bounded
towards the North-east by
Section No. 238 for a dis-
tance of two (2) chains;
towards the North-west by
Baring Square for a distance
of two (2) chains fifty (50)
links; towards the South-
east by Section No. 228 for
a distance of two (2) chains
fifty (50) links; and towards
the South-west by Havelock
Street for a distance of two
(2) chains: as the same is
delineated on the plans de-
posited in the Provincial Dis-
trict Survey Office, Christ-
church. | As a site for
Ashburton
County Council
Offices. |

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.

Change of Purpose of Reserve at Hamilton East, in
the Provincial District of Auckland.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the
148th section of "The Land Act, 1877," to change
the specific purposes of the lands described in the
second column of the Schedule hereto, for which the
lands were heretofore set apart as reserves, as speci-
fied 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 411 of
the Town of
Hamilton East,
in the Provin-
cial District of
Auckland, con-
taining nine (9)
acres. As a site
for a redoubt.
Notice whereof
is published in | All that parcel of land in
the Provincial District of
Auckland, in the Colony of
New Zealand, being part of
Lot numbered four hundred
and fifteen (415) of the Town
of Hamilton East, containing
by admeasurement two (2)
roods, more or less. Bounded
towards the North-east by a
road line, one hundred and | As a site for
Waikato County
Council build-
ings. |