THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 631

Notice of Intention to add certain Land to the
Borough of Arrowtown.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be
notified that, unless within two months after
the publication of this notice a petition is presented
to His Excellency the Governor signed by not less
than one-third of the burgesses of the Borough of
Arrowtown, or a petition signed by not less than
one-third of the resident householders in the district
proposed to be added to the aforesaid borough, pray-
ing that such district may not be incorporated into the
said borough, His Excellency will, by Proclamation,
incorporate into the said borough the said district.

The boundaries of the district proposed to be incor-
porated are as follows:—

All that area in the Provincial District of Otago,
containing by admeasurement two hundred and sixty-
four (264) acres, more or less, being part of the area
known as the Mining Reserve, Block X., Shotover
District. Bounded towards the North by Arrowtown
Borough from the north-eastern corner of Section
numbered 38, Block VII., Shotover, to the Arrow
River; towards the North-east by the Arrow River
to a point in continuation of the southern boundary
of Section numbered 25, Block VII., Shotover Dis-
trict; towards the South by other part of Mining
Reserve, being a line due east and west in continuation
of south boundary of Section 25, Block VII., afore-
said; and towards the South-west by Sections 25, 30,
31, 32, 88, 33, 34, 35, 67, 36, 37, and 38, Block VII.,
Shotover District aforesaid, to the starting point, and
intersected by a road line one hundred (100) links
wide; as the same is more particularly delineated on
the plans in the Survey Office, Dunedin.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Town Clerk and Returning Officer, Rangiora,
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

CHARLES GEORGE CHAPMAN

to be Town Clerk of the Borough of Rangiora, and
also Returning Officer, to hold the first election of
Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors of the said
borough.

Also to appoint Tuesday, the 18th day of June
next, for the election of Mayor; and Thursday, the
20th day of June next, for the election of Coun-
cillors; and Thursday, the 27th day of June next,
for the election of Auditors of the said borough;
also to appoint Monday, the 24th day of June next,
at noon, for the first meeting of the Council of the
said borough, and the Resident Magistrate's Court at
Rangiora to be the place of such meeting.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Revising Officer appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Honor Mr. Justice
Williams has appointed

HENRY MCCULLOCH, Esq., R.M.,

to be Revising Officer for the Electoral Districts of
Invercargill, Mataura, Riverton, and Wallace.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Notice under Section 12 of "The Public Revenues
Act, 1872."

Treasury,
Wellington, 14th May, 1878.

OFFICERS holding advances of Public Money are
hereby required to pay to the Public Account,
at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand,
the total unexpended balances in their hands on or
before Saturday, the 29th day of June proximo, so
as to close absolutely all Advance Accounts on that
date, and forthwith to transmit the Bank Receipt for
such repayments to the Treasury at Wellington.

As respects disbursements which officers may re-
quire to make during the week following the close of
the financial year, requisitions for the amount re-
quired are to be made in such time as to enable them
to reach Wellington not later than the 22nd June,
so that the funds requisite may be placed at the
disposal of the officer on the 1st July.

G. S. WHITMORE,
Acting for the Colonial Treasurer.

Crown Lands Ranger appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Esq.,

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land Dis-
trict of Otago, as from the 10th April, 1878.

J. MACANDREW.

Crown Lands Ranger appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

HENRY GARRETT MUSSEN, Esq.,

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land Dis-
trict of Southland, as from the 10th April, 1878.

J. MACANDREW.

Gold-Mining Leases granted.

Secretary for Gold Fields' Office,
Wellington, 29th April, 1878.

IN conformity with the twenty-ninth section of
"The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it is hereby notified
that it is intended to grant gold-mining leases to the
under-mentioned persons, at the places and for the
area set opposite their respective names:—

(GEORGE GIBSON and (Irishman's Creek, Lyell,
PARTY), transferred to Nelson South - West
NICOLA CACACE and Mining District; 16
ANOTHER. acres.
HENRY COSGROVE and (Alpine Range, Lyell, Nel-
PARTY son South-West Mining
District; 16½ acres.
JOHN BUTLER and (Alpine Range, Lyell, Nel-
PARTY son South-West Mining
District; 16½ acres.
(CHARLES JACOBS), Golden Crown Crushing
transferred to WILLIAM Battery, Nelson South-
HELY West Mining District;
8 acres.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.