1782

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[DEC. 31

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on the New Zealand Railways.

IN N accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council, dated
the 17th day of December, 1878, the following
alterations and additions to the rates for the con-
veyance, delivery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c.,
on all the New Zealand Railways, are hereby declared
to be fixed:-

AMBERLEY TO BLUFF RAILWAY.
Special Wool Rate.

On and after the 1st January, 1880, the following
will be the rates for conveyance of wool between
Timaru and and Lyttelton:--
s. d.
Dumped ... ... ... 5 8 per bale.
Double-dumped ... ... 10 0 ”

Dated this 31st day of December, 1879.

JOHN HALL,
Acting for the Minister for
Public Works.

Local Board of Health for St. Bathans, County of
Maniototo, appointed.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the
powers vested in it by the fourteenth section of
"The Public Health Act, 1876," the Central Board
of Health has appointed

Mr. SAMUEL HANGER,
Mr. GEORGE PRESCOTT, and
Mr. JOHN EAGLE,

all of St. Bathans, in the County of Maniototo, to
be a Local Board of Health for the District of
St. Bathans, as the same is hereinafter described;
that is to say, commencing at a point on the east
bank of the Dunstan Creek, opposite the outlet of
the St. Bathans Sludge Channel; from thence a
straight line to the bridge over Muddy Creek
Channel, Blackstone Hill Road; from there the
course of Muddy Creek to Ewing's Reservoir, Sur-
face Hill; from there a straight line to the junction
of Wheeler's Gully and the Dunstan Creek; from
there the course of the Dunstan Creek to the start-
ing point.

JOHN HALL,
Colonial Secretary, and Chairman
Central Board of Health.

Wellington, 30th December, 1879.

New Zealand Telegraphs.

New Zealand Telegraphs, Head Office,
Wellington, 27th December, 1879.

REFERRING to the notification dated the 9th
December, 1879, extending the hours at certain
telegraph stations, it is hereby notified for general
information that on and after this date the ordinary
hours in force prior to the issue of such notification
will be reverted to.

By order of the Commissioner of Telegraphs.

A. T. MAGINNITY,
Assistant Secretary.

Report, New Zealand Company's Commissioner.

I, DAVID LEWIS, a Commissioner duly ap-
pointed by virtue of the Ordinance No. 15,
Session XI., of the Legislative Council of the Islands
of New Zealand, to hear and decide claims to land
by persons claiming title thereto, from, through, or
under the New Zealand Company, report that the
claim of James Baird Hay, of Auckland, representa-
tive of the late William Hay, of Pigeon Bay, Canter-
bury, having been referred to me for investigation,

I do hereby decide that the said James Baird Hay
will be entitled to take the delivery of a Crown
grant to be issued in the name of William Hay for
one-eighth of an acre, part of Section No. 400, in
the City of Wellington, subject to a direction of the
Commissioner. The legal estate to be antevested in
the grantee as from the 15th September, 1846.

Dated at Wellington, this 23rd December, 1879.

DAVID LEWIS, Commissioner,
New Zealand Company's Land Claims.

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 Ahaura on or before
the 18th day of January, 1880.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Francis O'Reilly and others. 10 acres,
at Cemetery Flat, Nelson Creek, in the Nelson South-
West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this twenty-
seventh day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

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

Sale of Rural Lands.

IN pursuance of "The Land Act, 1877," the Land
Board for the Land District of Marlborough
hereby notifies that the allotments of rural land men-
tioned 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 Tuesday, the 6th day of January, 1880.

One-fourth of the purchase-money must be paid
at the sale, and the remaining three-fourths within
one month, or the amount paid will be forfeited. A
deposit of £1 for the Crown grant of each section
must be paid on completion of the purchase.

SCHEDULE.

WAITOHI VALLEY, SURVEY DISTRICT OF CLOUDY BAY.
| Block. | Section. | Area (A. R. P.) | Upset Price (£ s. d.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| III. | 1 | 55 1 14 | 60 17 0 |
| ” | 2 | 28 0 35 | 31 15 0 |
| ” | 3 | 25 3 34 | 26 0 0 |

SURVEY DISTRICT OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.
| Block. | Section. | Area (A. R. P.) | Upset Price (£ s. d.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anikiwa | 147 | 42 3 16 | 42 17 0 |
| ” | 148 | 42 0 31 | 42 4 0 |
| ” | 149 | 51 3 25 | 51 19 0 |
| ” | 150 | 27 3 15 | 27 17 0 |
| ” | 151 | 35 0 13 | 35 2 0 |
| ” | 152 | 35 1 0 | 35 5 0 |

Immediately after the auction of the above lands
a license under clause 149 of "The Land Act, 1877,"
to authorize the occupation of Section 39, District of
Pelorus Valley, containing 64 acres, will be offered
by public auction, at the upset annual rent of £7 10s.
The first year's rent to be paid at the auction. All