THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1089

Mining Registrar, Golden Bay Mining District,
appointed.

NORMANDY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power and authority in me
vested by the eighty-third section of "The Mines
Act, 1877," I hereby appoint the person mentioned
in the Schedule hereto to be a Mining Registrar for
the Golden Bay Mining District.

SCHEDULE.

FRANK GUINNESS ... Collingwood.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this thirtieth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
ROBERT STOUT.

Notification of the Payment of Money on and Entry
into Negotiations for the Purchase of Native Lands
in the North Island.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the provisions of "The Govern-
ment Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," it is
hereby notified that money has been paid by or on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen for the purchase
or acquisition of the several blocks of Native land
in the North Island which are more particularly
described and mentioned in the Schedule hereto;
and, further, that negotiations in respect of such
purchases or acquisitions as aforesaid have been
entered into by or on behalf of Her said Majesty.

SCHEDULE.
OPUAWHANGO No. 1.

ALL that parcel of land in the District of Whangarei,
in the Provincial District of Auckland, known by the
name of Opuawhango No. 1, containing by admea-
surement 9,450 acres, more or less. Bounded towards
the North by high-water line on the sea-shore, by the
Manukoroki Reserve 400 links, 462 links, and 581
links, and by high-water line on the sea-shore, and
by the Oparo Reserve 830 links, 604 links, 337
links, 837 links, 766 links, 1965 links, and 849 links,
by high-water line on the sea-shore, by the Wai-o-
rakau Reserve 1351 links and 1917 links, again by
high-water line on the sea-shore, by the Miniwha-
ngata Block 700 links, 879 links, 731 links, 456 links,
1704 links, and 820 links, by Te Wai-o-rearea
Stream and by high-water line on the sea-shore;
towards the East by a line 3793 links, by Te Wai-o-
rearea Stream aforesaid and the Kaitakato Stream;
again towards the North by Te Ruatahi Block 2215
links, 940 links, 668 links, 2396 links, 1507 links,
584 links, 600 links, 417 links, 972 links, 2000
links, 895 links, 1566 links, 982 links, 2075
links, 990 links, 2245 links, 536 links, 2520
links, 1620 links, and 954 links; towards the
North-east by high water line on the sea-shore;
again towards the East by the Whananaki Block
5108 links, 2412 links, 419 links, and 4300 links, and
by high-water line on the shore of the Whananaki
Inlet; towards the South-east by Opuawhango No. 2
Block 1875 links, 562 links, 1000 links, 674 links, 2122
links, 1227 links, 1152 links, 1138 links, 1516 links,
530 links, 1447 links, 443 links, 463 links, 216 links,
180 links, 177 links, 248 links, 235 links, 340 links,
362 links, 248 links, 388 links, 333 links, 254 links,
252 links, 230 links, 536 links, 371 links, 362 links,
293 links, 513 links, 130 links, 180 links, 281 links,
174 links, 226 links, and 457 links, and by lines 546
links and 1830 links; towards the South-west by
the Weka Weka River; and towards the West
by the Opuawhango No. 4 Block 105 links, 1335
links, 918 links, 850 links, 607 links, 589 links,
727 links, 1000 links, 915 links, 1930 links, 1018
links, 575 links, 246 links, 185 links, 1082 links, 295
links, 1335 links, 2986 links, 1710 links, 1878 links,
1752 links, 397 links, 586 links, 1637 links, 500 links,
320 links, 670 links, 280 links, 460 links, 278 links,
242 links, 230 links, 163 links, 106 links, 157 links,
187 links, 118 links, 239 links, 229 links, 239 links,
178 links, 112 links, 168 links, 307 links, 225 links,
210 links, 606 links, 221 links, 314 links, 112 links,
225 links, 376 links, 268 links, 148 links, 272 links,
148 links, 246 links, 287 links, 222 links, 414 links,
261 links, and 1648 links, and by the Owai Block
7206 links and 3654 links: excepting the Wai Rahi
Block, containing by admeasurement 1,751 acres,
more or less, and being bounded towards the East by
lines 843 links and 1820 links; towards the South by
lines 1851 links, 3324 links, 3877 links, 6060 links,
659 links, 659 links, 843 links, 2215 links, 1032 links,
and 1300 links; towards the West by lines 999 links,
477 links, 350 links, 1955 links, 347 links, 562 links,
700 links, 1762 links, and 1567 links; towards the
North-west by a line, 8420 links and 414 links;
and towards the North by lines 11580 links, 1263
links, and 3679 links, to Ahikawau, the commencing
point: as the same is delineated on a plan deposited
in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Auckland. This
block has passed the Native Land Court.

OPUAWHANGO No. 2.

All that parcel of land in the District of Whanga-
rei, in the Provincial District of Auckland, known
by the name of Opuawhango No. 2, containing by
admeasurement 6,784 acres, more or less. Bounded
towards the North by high-water line on the shore
of Whananaki Inlet, by a line 464 links, by the Oriwa
River and by the Oriwa Block 1145 links, 2716 links,
808 links, 418 links, and 1800 links; towards the
East by high-water line on the sea-shore, and by the
Opuawhango No. 3 Block 1615 links, 797 links, 608
links, 678 links, 256 links, 430 links, 321 links, 153
links, 348 links, 174 links, 337 links, 320 links, 477
links, 238 links, 158 links, 244 links, 266 links, 166
links, 224 links, 160 links, 185 links, 123 links, 274
links, 236 links, 224 links, 307 links, 504 links, 180
links, 395 links, 286 links, 149 links, 198 links, 266
links, 195 links, 188 links, 581 links, 151 links, 183
links, 133 links, 101 links, 205 links, 113 links, 186
links, 195 links, 209 links, 462 links, 320 links, 356
links, 159 links, 110 links, 362 links, 469 links, 179
links, 480 links, 401 links, 529 links, 248 links, 464
links, 288 links, 358 links, 358 links, 207 links, 227
links, 336 links, 392 links, 196 links, 300 links, 247
links, 767 links, 245 links, 300 links, 685 links, and
170 links, to Te Kumi; towards the South by the
Otonga No. 1 Block 296 links, 204 links, 180 links,
314 links, 593 links, 383 links, 311 links, 247 links,
175 links, 216 links, 360 links, 434 links, 245
links, 287 links, 490 links, 813 links, 471 links, 306
links, 525 links, 668 links, 350 links, 390 links, 580
links, 567 links, 644 links, 436 links, 253 links, 492
links, 472 links, 573 links, 563 links, 394 links, 396
links, 490 links, 320 links, 1084 links, 537 links, 793
links, and 9195 links; towards the West by the
Otonga No. 1 Block aforesaid 3896 links, 887 links,
478 links, 521 links, 894 links, 2426 links, and 10890
links; and towards the North-west by the Opua-
whango No. 1 Block 457 links, 226 links, 174 links,
281 links, 180 links, 130 links, 513 links, 293 links,
362 links, 371 links, 536 links, 230 links, 252 links,
254 links, 333 links, 388 links, 248 links, 362 links,
340 links, 235 links, 248 links, 177 links, 180 links,
216 links, 463 links, 443 links, 1447 links, 530 links,
1516 links, 1138 links, 1152 links, 1227 links, 2122
links, 674 links, 1000 links, 562 links, and 1875 links,
to Te Hue, the commencing point: as the same is