THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1063

Authority to Frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

THE STORES MANAGER, Middle Island Railways,
to frank, free from the prepayment of postage, let-
ters and parcels posted on the public service.

J. T. FISHER,
Postmaster-General.

Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, &c., appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 30th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JAMES MEACHAM BATHAM, Esq.,
to be Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Registrar
of Joint-Stock Companies, at Napier, vice Duncan
Guy, Esq., resigned, as from the 8th instant.

G. GREY.

Assistant Surveyor appointed.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM CHARLES COTTON SPENCER
to be an Assistant Surveyor in the Survey Depart-
ment of New Zealand. Appointment dating from
the 1st July, 1879.

JAMES W. THOMSON,
Minister of Lands.

Crown Grants.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 23rd July, 1879.

THE under-mentioned deeds of grant, having been
duly executed, are now ready for delivery at this
office, under the authority of "The Crown Grants
Act, 1866," and "The Crown Grants Act Amend-
ment Act, 1867."

A fee of sixpence is chargeable on each Crown
grant for every month during which it shall remain
in this office after the expiration of three months
from the date of this notice.

In cases where it is impossible for the party en-
titled to receive the grant to attend in person, it
will be delivered to the bearer of an authority, certified
by a Magistrate or by a Solicitor of the Supreme
Court.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 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 29th day of August, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: William Ryan. Style under which it is
intended to conduct the business: "Morning Light
Quartz-Mining Company." 16 acres 2 roods, Little
Boatman's, Inangahua, in the Nelson South-West
Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this twenty-
eighth 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 leases of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions 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 Lawrence on or
before the 29th day of August, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: George Learmouth and others. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business:
"Wexford Gold-Mining Company." 10 acres, Sec-
tion 25, Block LII., Tokomairiro, in the Tuapeka
Mining District.

Applicants: George Learmouth and others. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business:
"Wexford Gold-Mining Company." 10 acres, Sec-
tion 24, Block LII., Tokomairiro, in the Tuapeka
Mining District.

Applicants: Neil Rankin and Robert Forrest.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "The Glasgow Gold-Mining Company."
10 acres, Section 26, Block LII., Tokomairiro, in the
Tuapeka Mining District.

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

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