THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 965

the village aforesaid, one thousand and eighteen
(1018) links. For a recreation reserve.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this second day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
J. MACANDREW.

Alteration of Boundaries of Cambridge and Taotaoroa
Highway Districts.

NORMANBY, Governor.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in
me by the seventh section of the Act of the
Provincial Council of Auckland intituled "The
Highways Act, 1874," and "The Abolition of Pro-
vinces Act, 1875," I do hereby notify that, from and
after the date hereof, the boundaries of the Cam-
bridge Highway District shall be those set forth in
the First Schedule hereto, and the boundaries of the
Taotaoroa Highway District shall be those set forth
in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
CAMBRIDGE HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Auckland, bounded towards the North by the centre
of the Tamahere River from its confluence with the
Waikato River to its confluence with the Mangaone
Stream, thence by the centre of the Mangaone Stream
aforesaid to the centre of the road which forms the
western boundary of Allotment No. 181 of the Parish
of Hautapu, thence northerly by the centre of said
road to the northern boundary of the Parish of
Hautapu, thence by the northern boundary of the
parish aforesaid to the south-western angle of Allot-
ment No. 172 of the said parish, thence by the
western boundary of Allotment No. 172, and the
western and northern boundaries of Allotment No.
173, and by the said northern boundary produced in
an easterly direction to the confiscation boundary
line; towards the North-east by the confiscation
boundary line to Tuna Kawa; towards the South-
east by the confiscation boundary line to the eastern-
most angle of Allotment No. 266 of the Parish of
Hautapu; towards the South-west by the north-
eastern boundaries of Allotments Nos. 266, 267, 268,
269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, and 276 of the
Parish of Hautapu aforesaid, to the road at the
north-western angle of the last-named lot, thence
south-westerly by said road to the place of its
intersection by the Karapera Creek, thence by the
Karapera Creek to the western boundary of Allot-
ment No. 230; towards the East by Allotment No.
230 aforesaid, a road, and Allotment No. 335, to the
Waikato River, thence by the Waikato River to the
Karapera Creek aforesaid; towards the West by the
Karapera Creek aforesaid to Allotment No. 230
aforesaid, and by Cambridge North Township High-
way District; again towards the South and East by
the said district to the Waikato River; and towards
the South by the Waikato River to the Tamahere
River, the starting point.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
TAOTAOROA HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Auckland, bounded towards the North-east by Te
Pae o tu Rawaru, Te Tapui, Te Puketutu, and Te
Hinuera No. 3 Blocks to the Waikato River;
towards the South by the Waikato River to the
eastern boundary of Cambridge Highway District
hereinbefore described; towards the West by part of
the eastern boundary of the Cambridge Highway
District aforesaid to the Karapera Creek; again
towards the North-east by the Cambridge Highway
District aforesaid; again towards the West by the
said district to the south-eastern boundary of the
Maunganui Block; and towards the North-west by
the south-eastern boundary of the Maunganui Block
aforesaid, the south-eastern boundary of the Maunga-
kawa Block, and part of the south-western boundary
of the Tawawhakaroro Block, to Te Pae o tu Rawaru
Block, the point of commencement.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this third day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Land withdrawn from Sale in the Canterbury Pro-
vincial District.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power and authority in me
vested in this behalf by the one hundred and
sixty-seventh section of "The Land Act, 1877," I,
George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby withdraw from sale the land described in the
Schedule hereunder written.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Provincial District of Canter-
bury, containing by estimation forty thousand (40,000)
acres, more or less. Bounded towards the North by
a right line due east from the issue of the Tekapo
River from the Tekapo Lake, five hundred (500)
chains; towards the East by a right line due south,
six hundred and forty (640) chains; towards the South
by a right line due west to the Tekapo River six
hundred and forty (640) chains; and towards the
West by the Tekapo River to Tekapo Lake, the
starting point: excepting therefrom pre-emptive
rights and sold land. Proposed as an endowment
for Milford Harbour.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this fourth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
J. MACANDREW.

Leasing the Right to Remove Guano from Lacepede
Islands.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1878.

THE following letter and enclosure from the Colo-
nial Secretary of Western Australia are pub-
lished for general information.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Western Australia.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Perth, 6th June, 1878.

SIR, I have the honor to transmit to you the en-
closed copy of a notice inviting tenders for the
leasing of the Lacepede Islands, and to inform you
that this Government will esteem it a favour if you
will be good enough to give publicity to the same.

I have, &c.,
R. T. GOLDSWORTHY,
Colonial Secretary.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

GUANO.
Lacepede Islands, Western Australia.

THE Government of Western Australia invites
tenders from persons desirous of obtaining the sole
right to remove guano from the Lacepede Islands
group, which is situated in about 17° South latitude
and 122° East longitude from Greenwich, and on