THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1199

the Colony of New South Wales, a Solicitor of the
Supreme Court of the said colony, to be a Commis-
sioner for taking any oath, affidavit, or affirmation,
also for taking acknowledgments of married women,
under the second and fourth sections respectively of
"The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act,
1875."

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Wellington, 20th 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 Collingwood on or before
the 17th day of September, 1879.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: John Arkell and others. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Ernest
Gold-Mining Company." 16 acres, Gridiron Creek,
at Aorere, in the Golden Bay Mining District.

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

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

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the parcel of land
hereinafter described will be brought under the
provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870," unless
caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month
from the date of the gazetting of this notice.

ROBERT TWELLS WATSON.--2 acres 3 roods
20 perches, being part of Section 25, Block I., Inver-
cargill Hundred. Occupied. No. 1250.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 13th day of August, 1879, at the Lands
Registry Office, Invercargill.
529

FRED. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of
land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
on or before the 6th day of October, 1879.

901. ARCHIBALD PAISLEY STUART.-24
     perches, part of Section 491, Wellington City, com-
     mencing at a point on Lambton Quay 174 links
     distant from the junction of Lambton Quay and
     Bowen Street, and fronting on the south-east on said
     Lambton Quay 72 links, and on the north on
     Bowen Street 119 links. Occupied by J. T. Steel.

902. JOHN GIBSON KINROSS (Attorney for
     ROBERT KER, the Hon. ANDREW GALBRAITH,
     ARCHIBALD GALBRAITH, WILLIAM KER,
     and WALTER PATERSON). -1 rood 6 perches,

Allotments 3, 6, and 7, on deposited plan No. 137,
being part of Section 350, Wellington City. Un-
occupied.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 27th day of August, 1879, at the Lands
Registry Office, Wellington.
530

FREDERIC W. BROOKFIELD,
Deputy District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that SARAH NORTH,
of Portobello, Widow of JAMES NORTH, of
Portobello, Farmer, deceased, claiming as Devisee
and Executrix under the Will and Probate of the
Will of the said JAMES NORTH, has made application
to be registered as Proprietor of an estate in fee-
simple in part of Sections 25, 26, 27, and 43, Town
of Port Chalmers, comprised in certificates of title,
Register-book, Vol. xix., folio 146, and Vol. xxxiv.,
folio 260; and that the said Sarah North will be so
registered as such proprietor, unless caveat be lodged
at this office forbidding the same within one calendar
month from date of publication of this notice.

Dated this 21st day of August, 1879, at the Lands
Registry Office, Dunedin.
533

A. W. SMITH,
District Land Registrar,

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that PETER DINWID-
DIE, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, Bookseller, and
JOHN CAMPBELL SPEEDY, of Meanee, Hawke's
Bay, Storekeeper, claiming as Devisee under the Will
of DAVID VAUGHAN, late of Meanee, aforesaid, Hotel-
keeper, deceased, have applied to be registered as
Proprietors of Rural Section 122, Pohui Bush, Hawke's
Bay; and that they will be so registered, unless caveat
forbidding the same be lodged at this office within
one calendar month after the date of the Gazette
containing this notice.

Dated this 21st day of August, 1879, at the Lands
Registry Office, Napier.
532

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that THOMAS PIERCE,
of Lyttelton, Waiter, claiming as Devisee
under the Will of WILLIAM PIERCE, late of Christ-
church, Gardener, has applied to be registered as
Proprietor of 24 perches of land, part of Rural
Section No. 79, Christchurch District, as described
in certificate of title, Vol. viii., folio 85; and that
he will be so registered, unless caveat forbidding the
same be lodged within one month from the date of
the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 21st day of August, 1879, at the
Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.
536

R. W. D'OYLY,
District Land Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
in each case within one calendar month from date of
publication of this notice.

Section 2 of 26, Block III., Otokia District.—
WILLIAM STEADMAN, Applicant. No. 2821.

Part of Section 1 and Section 3, Block XVI,
Waihola District; also Sections 3, 5, 6, and 7,