SEPT. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1049

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

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," give notice that on the 30th day of August, 1885, the title to the land mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said land will cease to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 9th day of October, 1885.

SCHEDULE.
NAME by which land is known: Motutapu. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Thames. Area: 40 acres 2 roods.
Dated this 30th day of August, 1885.
J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

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

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," give notice that on the 3rd day of June, 1885, the title to the land mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said land will cease to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 14th day of October, 1885.

SCHEDULE.
NAME by which land is known: Pukeatua. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Manawatu. Area: 50 acres.
Dated this 4th day of September, 1885.
J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Gold Fields Notices.

Special Claim cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1885.

I is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned special claim cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:-

Lankey's Creek Gold-Mining Company (Limited); Section 28, Block XIV., 39 acres and 24 perches, Reefton, No. 1096, Nelson South-West District.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1885.

I is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:-

Cresus Gold-Mining Company (Limited); Section 37, Block I., 5 acres, Maruia, Westport, No. 1025, Nelson South-West District.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

I 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 objections 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 Naseby on or before the 5th day of October, 1885.

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

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANT: Robert Strong. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: "Naseby Hydraulic Mining Company." 6 acres, at Naseby, in the Mount Ida Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

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

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st September, 1885.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal-Telegraph Service of the colony.
JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.