THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 649

Change of Purpose of a Reserve at Hawera, in the
Provincial District of Taranaki.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 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
purpose 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Southern half
of Section No.
19, five (5) acres
four (4) perches,
Town of Ha-
wera, Provincial
District of Tara-
naki. For a site for
telegraph
station, or other
purposes of the
General Go-
vernment. New
Zealand Ga-
zette, 1871, p.
182. | All that piece or parcel of
land in the Town of Hawera,
in the Provincial District of
Taranaki, containing one (1)
acre, more or less, being Lot
No. 7, of Section No. 19.
Bounded towards the North
by a public street, four hun-
dred (400) links; towards
the East and South by other
part of Section No. 19, two
hundred and forty-nine (249)
links, and three hundred and
ninety-nine and three-tenths
(399-3) links respectively;
and towards the West by a
public street, two hundred
and fifty (250) links. | As a site for
offices of Town
Board of Ha-
wera. |

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Lands.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Collingwood, on or
before the 5th day of June, 1878.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Collingwood.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Charles Lewis, J. Allen, and E. Lewis.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the busi-
ness: "Rose and Thistle Company;" 16 acres, in Coles
Gully, Aorere, Golden Bay Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this eighteenth
day of May, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Change of Purpose of Reserve at Gisborne,
Auckland.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 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
purpose 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Allotment No.
50, Town of
Gisborne, one
(1) rood, Pro-
vincial District
of Auckland.
For public offi-
ces. Provincial
Gazette,
1874, No. 2,
vol. xxiii., page
16. | All that parcel of land in
the Town of Gisborne, in the
Provincial District of Auck-
land, containing one (1)
rood, more or less, being
Allotment numbered fifty
(50). Bounded towards the
North-east by Allotments
Nos. 53, 52, and 51, two
hundred and fifty (250)
links; towards the South-
east by Lowe Street, one hun-
dred (100) links; towards
the South-west by Allot-
ment No. 49, two hundred
and fifty (250) links; and
towards the North-west by
Allotment No. 56, one hun-
dred (100) links. | As a site for
a Mechanics'
Institute. |

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions made under that Act for the granting of leases
for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it
is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Charleston, on or
before the 6th day of June, 1878.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Charleston.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Roger Walker and James Brown.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the busi-
ness: "The Hopeful Gold-Mining Company." Seven
acres at Bromielaw Creek, Charleston, Nelson South-
West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this seven-
teenth day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions made under that Act for the granting of leases
for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it
is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,