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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Returns from Cattle Inspectors.

General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 4th June, 1878.
THE following returns received from Cattle Inspectors are published for general information.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.

RETURN of CATTLE imported by Sea to the PORT of PORT CHALMERS, within the Six Months ended
31st MARCH, 1878, not affected with any Contagious or Infectious Disease.

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the DISTRICT OF OTAGO, not brought by Sea, within the Six
Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1878, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious
or Infectious Disease.

Nil.

BENJAMIN P. BAYLY,
Chief Inspector of Cattle, Otago.

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the DISTRICT of OAMARU, not brought by Sea, within the Six
Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1878, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious
or Infectious Disease.

Nil.

JAMES MURISON,
Inspector of Cattle, Oamaru.

RETURN of CATTLE inspected within the DISTRICT OF SOUTHLAND, not brought by Sea, within the Six
Months ended the 31st MARCH, 1878, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious
or Infectious Disease.

Nil.

RETURN of CATTLE imported by Sea to the PORT of BLUFF HARBOUR, within the Six Months ended
31st MARCH, 1878, which have been found to be affected with any Contagious or Infectious Disease.

Nil.

CHARLES ANDERSON,
Cattle Inspector, Invercargill.

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for Electoral District of Dunedin
City.

IN compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that William James Mudie
Larnach, Esquire, has resigned his seat in the House
of Representatives for the Electoral District of Dun-
edin City, and that his telegram of resignation was
received by me on the 31st day of May, 1878; and
that the said seat is vacant by reason of such resig-
nation.

Dated at Wellington, the 4th day of June, 1878.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Speaker.

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. PERCIVAL JOHN-
STON was, on the 1st day of June instant,
admitted a partner in the business carried on by
the undersigned under the style of "T. Kennedy
Macdonald and Co.," Land Auctioneers, Land
Agents, &c.; and that the said business will in
future be carried on under the same style, and in
the same premises as heretofore.

T. KENNEDY MACDONALD.
Exchange Land Offices,
Wellington, 6th June, 1878.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT WATER-
RACE.

To the Mining Registrar at Cromwell.
Dunstan, 17th May, 1878.

TAKE notice that it is intended to construct a
Water-race and divert water, under the pro-
visions and for all or any of the purposes comprised
and described in section 31 of "The Mines Act, 1877,"
commencing at a point in Deep Creek, above the
junction of Station Creek, intercepting in its course
Station Creek and Spring Creek, and diverting into
the race the waters thereof respectively, and termi-
nating at Whichers Flat, Upper Clutha, with a branch
from said main race, commencing at a point about
one mile from head thereof, and terminating at Sec-
tion 43, Block I., Tanas District.

The length of such race is ten miles, and the
branch one mile or thereabouts, and its intended
course is east and west.

The time required for the construction and com-
pletion of such race is estimated to be twelve months,
and a license is asked for fifteen years.

The mean depth of such race is one foot six inches,
and the mean breadth is two feet, and it is proposed
to divert five Government heads of water.

JOHN KANE,
Bendigo, Carter.

Received 17th May, 1878, 11.15 a.m.
S. MEAD DALGLIESH,
Mining Registrar.

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