THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1117

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—His Honor the Chief Justice has, this
eighth day of August, 1879, appointed STEPHEN
NELSON BRAITHWAITE, of 25, Throgmorton Street,
London, England, a Solicitor of Her Majesty's
Supreme Court of Judicature in England, to be a
Commissioner in England for the purpose of taking
any oath, affidavit, or affirmation, also for taking the
acknowledgments of married women, under the second
and fourth sections of "The Commissioners of the
Supreme Court Act, 1875."

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Wellington, 8th August, 1879.

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 Okarito on or before
the 11th day of September, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Antonio Zala and party. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Zala
and Co." 10 acres, in the Westland Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this fifth
day of August, one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-nine.

J. GILES,
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 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 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 Lawrence on or before
the 12th day of September, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Peter Ohlsen and Charles Hansen.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "Jason Gold-Mining Company." 10 acres,
in the Tuapeka Mining District. (Section 27, Block
LII., Tokomairiro.)

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this seventh
day of August, one thousand eight hun-
dred 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 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 St. Bathans on or
before the 19th day of August, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: William Learmond and Claus Gerkins.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "Two-Mile Hill Company." 10 acres, in
the Mount Ida Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
fourth day of August, 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 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 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 Charleston on or
before the 20th day of August, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: George Paterson and James Taylor.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "Victoria Gold-Mining Company." 4 acres,
at Candlelight, Charleston, in the Nelson South-
West Mining District.

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

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

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