THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
615

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1879.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.
J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

WAITAKI-INVERCARGILL RAILWAY. STEAMER
WHARF AND RECLAMATION CONTRACT, PORT
CHALMERS.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
McGill and Forest, Dunedin ... 26,698 7 8

Declined.
D. McKenzie, Dunedin ... 29,073 0 0
Proudfoot and McKay, Dunedin ... 29,083 0 0
Allen and Stumbles, Dunedin ... 29,616 8 1
• Henderson, Fergus, and Mackie, Dunedin 29,667 17 8
P. M. Watson, Dunedin ... 30,242 0 0
R. Beauchop, Dunedin ... 34,674 0 0
J. B. Blair, Dunedin ... 39,877 10 0
T. H. Downes, Dunedin.. 42,781 6 0

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Gold Fields Department,
Wellington, 5th May, 1879.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to pronounce the
under-mentioned gold-mining lease in the Otago
Gold Fields cancelled, and that the ground is now
open for application as if no lease of the said ground
had ever been applied for :—
Charles Schusledt; Section 24, Block XI, Shot-
over, Arrow Mining District. No. 539c.
J. BALLANCE,
(in the absence of the Minister of Lands.)

Deputy Land-Tax Commissioner appointed.

Land-Tax Department,
Wellington, 5th May, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been
pleased to appoint
CHARLES MELVILLE CROMBIE, Esq.,
to be Deputy Land-Tax Commissioner for the Wel-
lington District, as from the 1st instant.
J. BALLANCE,
Colonial Treasurer.

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 Ross on or before
the 26th day of May, 1879.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Ross.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: James Lougton and Ernest Theodore
Horn. Style under which it is intended to conduct
the business: "Lougton and Horn's Gold-Mining
Lease." 6 acres, in the Westland Mining District.
Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this
thirtieth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.
J. GILES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS forwarded, the REVENUE received, and the VALUE of GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS transmitted,
for the QUARTERS ending MARCH, 1878 and 1879.

TELEGRAMS FORWARDED.
| From January to March, 1878. | From January to March, 1879. | INCREASE. | DECREASE. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333,415 | 392,847 | 59,432 | ... |

CASH REVENUE RECEIVED.
| From January to March, 1878. | From January to March, 1879. | INCREASE. | DECREASE. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 18,987 6 0 | 21,993 6 6 | 3,006 0 6 | ... |

VALUE OF GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.
| From January to March, 1878. | From January to March, 1879. | INCREASE. | DECREASE. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 5,101 0 3 | 7,195 14 7 | 2,094 14 4 | ... |

REMARKS.

New Zealand Telegraphs, Head Office, Wellington, 30th April, 1879.
A. T. MAGINNITY, Assistant Secretary.