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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

appointments to the Surveyor-General's Depart-
ment:-
Edward William Pickett, Cadet. Date of appoint-
ment, 1st March, 1879.
Richard Birch, Cadet. Date of appointment, 19th
March, 1879.
Thomas Edward Foy, Cadet. Date of appointment,
1st April, 1879.

AMBERLEY-BRUNNERTON RAILWAY (WAIPARA
CONTRACT).
Accepted.
Peter McGrath, Christchurch ... 21,493 1 0
Declined.
Thomas and Hill, Christchurch 22,148 7 11
James Butt, Dunedin 23,927 18 5
Thomas H. Parsons, Christchurch 31,515 19 1
E. G. Wright, Dunedin 32,947 0 0

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1879.-NOTICE No. 7.

Surveyor appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM JOHN PALMER, Esq.,
to be an Assistant Surveyor in the Surveyor-
General's Department, from March 19th, 1879.
J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1879.
PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information:----
Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend William West.
Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Reverend R. R. M. Sutherland.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Clerk in Education Department appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 17th April, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HARRY BORRER KIRK, Esq.,
to be a Clerk in the Education Department. The
appointment to date from 10th February, 1879.
J. BALLANCE.

Gold-Mining Leases 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 leases for gold-mining purposes
of Crown lands to the applicants specified in the an-
nexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections
against such leases.
Objections to the granting of such leases, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and
lodged with the Warden at Riverton on or before
the 8th day of May, 1879.
Copies of the applications made and plans annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Riverton.

School Commissioner appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 18th April, 1879.
PURSUANT to section 11 of "The Education
Reserves Act, 1877," the Education Board of
the District of Westland has appointed
GERHARD MUELLER, Esq.,
to be a School Commissioner for the Provincial Dis-
trict of Westland, vice E. Patten, Esq., resigned.
J. BALLANCE.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANT: Charles A. Port. Style under which
it is intended to conduct the business: "Surprise
Quartz-Mining Company." 8 acres, at Longwood,
in the Longwood Mining District.
Applicant: Charles A. Port. Style under which
it is intended to conduct the business: "Arethusa
Quartz-Mining Company." 8 acres, at Longwood,
in the Longwood Mining District.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 18th April, 1879.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers is published for general information.
J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this fifteenth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.
J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

WANGANUI WHARF AND RECLAMATION CON-
TRACT (FORMATION ONLY), PATEA-MANAWATU
RAILWAY.
Accepted.
J. Saunders, Wellington ... 23,514 8 3
Declined.
Cornfoot and Stenhouse, Christchurch 23,897 17 0
Joseph Gibbs, Wanganui 24,572 0 0
W. Rowe, Wanganui 24,578 0 0
D. Wilkie, Inglewood 25,938 0 0
S. Brown, Wellington 26,737 5 9
W. G. Bassett, Wanganui 26,935 0 0
Barry and McDowell, Wellington 27,615 0 0

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1879.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.
J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

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 for gold-mining purposes
of Crown lands to the applicant specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.
Objections to granting such lease, stating the