1004
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
lodged with the Warden at Arrowtown on or before
the 4th day of August, 1879.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Arrowtown.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANTS: Charles Seymour and John Beier.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the busi-
ness: "Vanity Fair Quartz-Mining Company." 10
acres, in the Arrow Mining District.

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

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

Agricultural Lease Certificate, 1297c, declared void.

IN pursuance of "The Mines Act, 1877," and of
the regulations thereunder for the granting and
issue of agricultural leases, it is hereby notified that
the certificate of application No. 1297c, granted to
Hugh Joseph Finn, for Sections 14 and 15, Block II.,
Mid-Wakatipu, has, with the approval of the Land
Board of the Otago Land District, been declared
void; and that the said sections are now open for
application as if no lease of the same had been ap-
plied for.

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

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

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 applicant 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 Reefton on or before
the 15th day of August, 1879.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Reefton.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANT: Timothy O'Neil. Style under which it
is intended to conduct the business: "No. 1 North-
West Golden Treasure Company." 16 acres 2 roods,
at Murray Creek, Inangahua, in the Nelson South-
West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this
nineteenth day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

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

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 a lease of Crown lands for gold-

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 applicant 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 4th day of August, 1879.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Ahaura.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANT: Michael Roche. Style under which it
is intended to conduct the business: "Excelsior Gold-
Mining Company." 5 acres, at German Gully, near
Nelson Creek, in the Nelson South-West Mining
District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this
fourteenth day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

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

Sale of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, 3rd July, 1879.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open
for sale, on application, on Friday, the 22nd
August next.
One-fourth of the purchase-money to be paid on
application, the remaining three-fourths within one
month.

J. T. TYLEE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
PUKETITIRI BUSH.

Sale of Town and Rural Lands.

IN pursuance of "The Land Act, 1877," and "The
Crown Lands Sale Act, 1877," the Land Board
for the Land District of Marlborough hereby notifies
that the allotments of town and rural lands 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 19th day of August, 1879.

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 each Crown grant must be paid on
completion of purchase.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office, Blenheim, this
7th day of July, 1879.

A. P. SEYMOUR,
Chairman of the Land Board.