THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 727

Clerk in Treasury appointed.

Treasury,
Wellington, 5th June, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
ROBERT JOSEPH COLLINS, Esq.,
to be a Clerk in the Treasury Department, as from
the 1st instant. Transferred from the Inspector of
Stores' Office.

J. BALLANCE,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Clerk in the Education Department appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
transfer
FREDERICK KNOX DE CASTRO, Esq.,
from the Treasury to the Education Department, as
from the 1st instant.

J. BALLANCE.

Gold-Mining Leases to be granted.

Secretary for Gold Fields' Office,
Wellington, 30th May, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended to grant
gold-mining leases to the under-mentioned per-
sons, at the places and for the area set opposite their
names:-

HENRY COSGROVE
{
Alpine Range, Lyell, Nelson
South-West Mining District;
9 acres 3 roods.
JOHN FENNELL
{
Alpine Range, Lyell, Nelson
South-West Mining District;
8 acres 1 rood 4 perches.
}

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Lands.

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 for Lands.

Sheep Inspector's Notice.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1878.

NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of
Sheep for the Wanganui District that he has
cancelled the clean certificates of the following:—
Mr. John Hair, of the Okehu, for a separate flock
of sheep of 700.
Messrs. Brown Brothers, flock of 300; dated 1st
May, 1878.
Mr. C. M. Richards, of Wangaehu, flock of 3,700.
Mr. E. A. Campbell, No. 1 Line, flock of 1,700;
dated 13th May, 1878.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Gold-Mining Leases 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 leases of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such leases.

Objections to the granting of such leases, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and
lodged with the Warden at Riverton, on or before the
26th day of June, 1878.

Copies of the applications made and plans annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Riverton.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Nicholas Johnson and Co. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "South-
land Reefing Company, No. 1." Four hundred by
two hundred yards, in the Longwood Mining District.
2. Applicant: William McPherson. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Alpha
Quartz-Mining Company." Four hundred by two
hundred yards, in the Longwood Mining District.
3. Applicants: Ross Robertson and George Howell.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the busi-
ness: "Sunbeam Quartz-Mining Company." Four
hundred by two hundred yards, in the Longwood
Mining District.
4. Applicants: Ross Robertson and George Howell.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the busi-
ness: "Sir Julius Vogel Quartz-Mining Company."
Four hundred by two hundred yards, in the Long-
wood Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this thirty-
first day of May, one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-eight.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Sale of Crown Lands.

IN pursuance of "The Land Act, 1877," "The
Crown Lands Sale Act, 1877," and the Marl-
borough Lands Act, 1867 and 1874, the Land Board
for the Land District of Marlborough hereby notifies
that the allotments of town, suburban, and rural
lands mentioned in the following Schedule will be
offered for sale by public auction, at the upset prices
specified in the said Schedule, at the Survey Office,
Blenheim, at noon, on Thursday, the 20th day of
June, 1878.