THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 83

Sale of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 31st December, 1878.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following sec-
tions of rural land situate in the Wairoa Dis-
trict will be open for sale on deferred payments, by
application, on Friday, the 14th day of February,
1879, at the Land Office, Wellington, and at the
District Land Office, Patea.

Maps and printed schedules of contents and upset
price may be seen at the District Land Office, Patea;
the Public Works Office, Wanganui; and at the
Land Office, Wellington.

Should two or more applicants apply for the same
section, then the section will be put up to auction
between the applicants.

One-twentieth of the purchase-money must be
paid at the time of application.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Chairman, Land Board.

Works up to 30th September, 1879, for the supply
of the whole or any portion of 100,000 tons of steel
rails, to be manufactured within the colony from New
Zealand ores. Payment will be made in cash on
delivery at the works-the Government of New
Zealand agreeing to pay, in addition, one-half of the
cost of the conveyance to the colony by sea of the
workmen to be engaged in the manufacture.

Information as to the mineral resources of New
Zealand, and maps indicating the various localities in
which mineral deposits are situated in relation to
means of transport, may be had on application to the
Agent-General of New Zealand, 7, Westminster
Chambers, Victoria Street, London; or to W. Walton
Evans, Esq., 66½, Pine Street, New York.

As it is unlikely that intending contractors will
enter into an engagement of the above nature with-
out first satisfying themselves by personal inspection
as to the position and extent of the raw material in
New Zealand required for the manufacture of iron,
every facility and information on this subject will be
afforded on application to Dr. Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S.,
Director of the Geological Department, Wellington.

For the information of parties desiring to tender,
it may be stated that the official returns show that
there were imported into New Zealand, within the
last eight years, 15,500 tons of cast-iron, and 93,000
tons of wrought-iron, exclusive of iron for Govern-
ment and other railways, during which period 1,068
miles have been constructed and opened for traffic.

JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.

SCHEDULE.

No. of Section. Area. Upset Price.

WAIROA DISTRICT.
Block VIII.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
2 105 3 0 317 5 0
4 77 1 16 232 1 0
8 86 1 19 259 3 4
12 128 1 8 384 17 10

Block IX.
2 182 0 0 546 0 0
5 62 1 0 186 15 0
6 122 2 0 367 10 0
7 305 0 0 915 0 0
12 47 2 18 142 16 9
17 66 3 12 200 9 6
18 56 3 0 170 5 0
21 80 2 20 241 17 6
22 88 3 31 266 16 8
24 56 1 0 168 15 0

Tenders Invited.

TO IRONMASTERS.-WANTED 100,000 TONS OF
STEEL RAILS.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.

WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at Wel-
lington by the Hon. the Minister for Public

NOTICE.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.

T HE foregoing advertisement will be published in
the United Kingdom, the North American
States, and the Continent of Europe.

New Zealand colonists who may have friends and
correspondents connected with the iron manufacture
are requested to be good enough to draw attention to
the highly advantageous and profitable field for enter-
prise which this colony presents to those who can
bring the necessary capital and practical experience
to bear upon such manufacture.

JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.

Appointments of Valuers under "The Land-Tax Act, 1878."

Land-Tax Department,
Wellington, 10th January, 1879.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments of Valuers under
"The Land-Tax Act, 1878," in addition to those published in Gazettes Nos. 3 and 5, dated the 4th
and 9th instant respectively:-

Name and Address. County. District.

AUCKLAND LAND-TAX DISTRICT.
John Benjamin Strange, Parnell, vice Charles Eden Borough of Parnell.
Kempthorne Roskruge, resigned

WELLINGTON LAND-TAX DISTRICT.
John Maysmor, Feilding ... Manawatu ... Manchester Highway District, No. 7
Francis Greer, Tawa Flat ... Hutt ... Ward, Manawatu Highway District.
Ernest Edward Edmunds, Carterton ... Wairarapa West Carterton Riding.

J. BALLANCE.