JUNE 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 779

Notice under "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883."

WHEREAS the estate and interest of Te Waari, Te Rimene Rire, Te Ahikouhai, and Karamana Kiki, aboriginal natives of New Zealand, in the land described in the Schedule hereto, is vested in William Iorns and Manihera Maaka, and William Iorns and Hamuera Tangatakino, as Trustees under the provisions of "The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867," and the several amendments thereof, subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and application has been made for the removal of such restrictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of the interests aforesaid, in order that the said lands may be leased by the said Trustees for a term of fourteen years, from the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

Dated at Wellington, this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE,

Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece of land situate at Te Oreore, in the District of Wairarapa, known by the name of "Okurupatu," containing 5,600 acres, more or less, except thereout the portion of the said block lying to the south side of the main road from Masterton to the Upper Taueru, and excepting also all that piece of the said block, containing 20 acres, marked off for the use of the lessors.

Notice to Owners of Native Land under "The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882."

"TE Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882," me te Ture Whakatikatika i taua Ture.

Ki te tangata nana, ki nga tangata ranei na ratou nga whenua kua whakahuaatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga utu o nga whenua Maori, kua tukua atu nei ki nga poari takiwa e mau nei nga ingoa i roto i te Kupu Apiti ki tenei, i raro i nga tikanga o nga Ture kua whakahuaatia i runga ake nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai tikanga ana.

NOTEMEA kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toku ingoa i raro iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tetahi tangata ranei mo te taha ki a ratou, i raro i nga tikanga o "Te Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882," kia utua nga reiti e meingatia ana kia utua i runga i nga tikanga o aua rooru:

He panuitanga tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata o koutou, kia mohio ai koutou kua takoto nga rooru o nga whenua Maori ki nga tari o aua poari takiwa ko aua rooru he mea tuhi ki te reo Maori, a e whakaatu ana hoki i nga utu o nga whenua Maori kua whakahuaatia i runga i aua rooru.

Na he tono tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e koutou aua reiti a te 22 o nga ra o Hune, 1885, i mua mai ranei o taua ra, me utu e koutou aua moni reiti i te tari o te poari o te takiwa i takoto ai aua whenua, tena te whakaaturanga kei te Kupu Apiti.

KUPU APITI.

Te Ingoa o te Poari Takiwa. Te Tari o te Poari Takiwa e utua ai nga Moni Reiti.

Rori Poata o Manganui .. Midhirst.

Kaute Kaunihera o Coromandel Coromandel.

Rori Poata o Mangawhero .. Wanganui.

Rori Poata o Masterton .. Masterton.

Rori Poata o Pelorus .. Havelock, Marlborough.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te tekau ma whitu o nga ra o Hune, 1885.

JULIUS VOGEL.

[TRANSLATION.]

"THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," and the Amendment thereof.

To each and every the owner or owners of land described in the substituted valuation rolls of Native lands supplied to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in the Schedule hereunder, under the provisions of the above Acts and all other Acts affecting the same or relating thereto.

WHEREAS demand having been made to me, the under-

signed Colonial Treasurer of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of "The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," by or on behalf of the said local bodies, for payment of the rates appearing to be payable under or by virtue of the said rolls:

Notice is hereby given to you and each and every of you that rolls of Native lands are now deposited at the offices of the said several local bodies, which said rolls are in the Maori language, and show the rateable value of the Native lands therein mentioned or described.

And you and each and every of you, the owners of the said lands, are hereby required and directed to pay the said rates on or before the 22nd day of June, 1885, such payment to be made by you at the office of the local body in whose district the lands affected are respectively comprised, and as noted in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Name of Local Body. Office of Local Body where Payment is to be made.

Manganui Road Board .. Midhirst.

Coromandel County Council .. Coromandel

Mangawhero Road Board. .. Wanganui.

Masterton Road Board .. Masterton.

Pelorus Road Board .. Havelock, Marlborough.

As witness my hand this seventeenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,

Wellington, 12th June, 1885.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,

Minister for Public Works.

150,000 CREOSOTED SLEEPERS CONTRACT.

Accepted. £ s. d.

Campbell and Co., Dunedin .. .. 29,909 0 0

Declined.

Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 36,250 0 0

A. Tapper, Invercargill .. .. .. 36,875 0 0

Macpherson, Filmer, and Co., Timaru .. 38,750 0 0

Wanganui Sash and Door Factory, Wanganui .. .. .. .. 46,875 0 0

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges in force on New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of "The Public Works Act, 1882," I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and after the 12th day of July, 1885:

PART IV.-LOCAL RATES.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.-BLUFF STATION.

For storage on all goods of Class E not taken delivery of by consignees within five working hours after arrival, and kept in the railway wagons or stored at the risk of the owner, at the option of the department, and for delivering to the ship, the charges will be,--

For the first week, or fraction of a week, at per ton, s. d. or fraction of a ton .. .. .. .. 2 0

All labour in store for loading, unloading, and stacking must be provided by consignors; and, if trucks are standing for unloading after the time specified, demurrage will be charged.

For the second week or fraction thereof, per ton or fraction of a ton .. .. .. .. 0 6

For each additional week or fraction of a week, for each ton or fraction of a ton .. .. .. 0 2

As witness my hand this twelfth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,

Minister for Public Works.

Notice to Mariners, No. 18 of 1885.

Marine Department,

Wellington, 15th June, 1885.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Hydrographer to the United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, is published for general information.

W. J. M. LARNACH