THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

475

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions 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 Lawrence on or
before the 9th day of May, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Michael Monaghan and others. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business:
"The City of Dublin Quartz-Mining Company."
10 acres, in the Tuapeka Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this fourth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

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

Public Notification.

SALE OF RURAL LANDS.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 28th March, 1879.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in
the Waste Lands Board by "The Land Act,
1877," and "The Crown Lands Sale Act, 1877," it is
hereby notified that the rural land mentioned in the
Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public
auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, by
the Commissioner of Crown Lands, on Tuesday, the
29th day of April, 1879, at the hour of 11 o'clock in
the forenoon.

D. A. TOLE,
Chief Commissioner of Waste Lands Board.

SCHEDULE.

| Lot. | Area. | Upset Price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| | A. | R. | P. | £ | s. | d. |
| 20 | 110 | 2 | 28 | 221 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | 85 | 1 | 37 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 11 | 0 |
| 51 and 52 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 and 57 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 0 |
| 56 and 62 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | 93 | 15 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 0 |
| 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 10 | 0 |
| 78 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 15 | 0 |
| 80 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 0 |

Description of Land.-20, good land, covered with
bush, fern, and manuka; 21, good land, chiefly bush;
22, good land, covered with heavy bush, well watered,
but rather broken; 51 and 52, 45 and 57, 56 and 62,
good soil, undulating, covered with bush and fern;
75, good land, bush and fern, fern land rather broken;
76, all heavy bush, good land, rather broken; 77,
heavy bush, good land, but not much broken; 78,
about two-thirds bush, very good land, the open hav-
ing been Maori cultivations; 79, about one-third
bush, all south of creek is very good land, with rough
feed under the fern, old Maori cultivations; 80,
medium land, with a small bush, about 10 acres, on it.

Description of Land.-Open, poor quality.

KOHEKOHE, SECTION 5.
| 95, 96, and 97 | 30 0 0 | 30 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Fern, fair quality.

KOHEKOHE, SECTION 5.
| 106 and 107 | 20 0 0 | 20 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Fern, fair quality.

TAURANGARURU, SECTION 2.
| 17, 52, and 53 | 20 3 20 | 21 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Open land, fair quality.

PARISH OF KAIWAKA.
| 94 | 48 0 0 | 48 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Open, good quality.

PARISH OF AWITU.
E, portion 41 | 109 0 0 | 109 0 0 |
Description of Land.---Good soil; two-thirds bush,
one-third fern.

PARISH OF KARANGAHAPE.
Portions 38 and 40 | 28 1 0 | 28 5 0 |
Description of Land.-Good quality, bush.

PARISH OF WAIKOMITI.
250 | 116 0 0 | 116 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Open fern land.

PARISH OF OKURA.
24 | 22 3 17 | 23 0 0 |
Description of Land.-Open fern land.

NOTE.-Plans may be seen, and further particulars
of the land obtained, on application at this office.
Terms of sale: One-fourth of purchase-money to
be paid at time of sale, and the balance within one
month thereafter.
Crown-grant fees to be paid on completion of
purchase.

Public Notification.

LEASE OF RURAL LANDS.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 28th March, 1879.

THE following parcels of land will be offered for
lease (for depasturing purposes only), by public
auction, at this office, on Tuesday, the 29th day of
April next, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

WAIUKU DISTRICT.-PARISH OF WAIPIPL
LOTS 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300,
containing 773 acres, third-class land, for a period of
15 years. Upset price per annum, £10.

MANGONUI DISTRICT.-WHAREMARU BLOCK.
Eastern portion, containing 8,000 acres, third-class
lands, for a period of 18 years. Upset price per
annum, £10.

N.B.-Rent to be paid yearly, in advance. The
whole or any portion of these lands may at any time
during the currency of the lease be resumed by the
Waste Lands Board for the purposes of occupation
or selection.