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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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cation of the said invention; and I have appointed Thurs-
day, the 15th day of July next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
at this office, to hear the said application and all objections
thereto; and I require all persons having an interest in
opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or
before the 30th day of June next, at this office, particulars
in writing of their objections to the said application, other-
wise they will be precluded from urging the same.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.
No. 1803.

Native Land Court Notice.

Application for Rehearing of Subdivision Claim dismissed.

NATIVE LAND COURT, NEW ZEALAND:
DISTRICT OF POVERTY BAY.

IN the matter of a decision of the Court given at
Waiomatatini, in the said district, on the 24th day
of June, 1885, upon the hearing of an application for
subdivision of a block of land situate in the said district,
and known as "Huiarua;" and in the matter of an ap-
plication made by Ruka Aratapu and others for a rehearing
of such subdivision:
I, John Edwin Macdonald, Chief Judge of the said Court,
and in exercise of the authority in that behalf vested in me,
do hereby dismiss such application.
Dated this 20th day of April, 1886.
J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Goldfields Notice.

Gold-mining Certificate declared forfeited.

IN conformity with the regulations for the granting and
issue of gold-mining leases, it is hereby notified that
the under-mentioned certificate of application has been
declared forfeited for non-execution of lease; and that the
ground is now open to persons holding miners' rights or
business licenses, or to applicants for a lease, as if no lease
of the said ground had ever been applied for.
769c. Charles Duncan Smith; Section 3, Block I., Nen-
thorn District, containing 16 acres, in the Mount Ida
Mining District.
Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this twenty-second
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-six.
J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Crown Lands Notices.

Auction of Crown Lands, Marlborough.

Crown Lands Office,
Blenheim, 20th April, 1886.

THE Marlborough Land Board notifies that at noon on
Monday, the 31st May, 1886, at the Survey Office,
Blenheim, the under-mentioned lands will be offered at
public auction, namely:—

For Sale for Cash.
KAIKOURA SUBURBAN.

CLOUDY BAY SURVEY DISTRICT, WAIKAKAHO VALLEY.

| VI. | 1 | 23 1 14 | 15 4 0 | 4 0 0 |
| " | 3 | 108 0 33 | 54 2 6 | 10 0 0 |

• Should any person other than applicant become the purchaser,
  cost of survey must be paid at auction, to be handed to applicant.

Twenty-five per cent. of purchase-money must be paid at
the auction, and the balance, together with the Crown-grant
fees, within one month from date of auction, or the money
paid will be forfeited.

Runs to be let under License.

780 acres, situate in Kaituna Valley, Onamalutu Survey
District. Term of license, ten years. Upset annual rent, 1d.
an acre.

1,800 acres, situate in Waikakaho Valley, Cloudy Bay and
Linkwater Survey Districts. Term of license, ten years.
Upset annual rent, 1d. an acre.

There must be paid at the auction rent at the rate of the
highest price bid, from the date of auction to the 1st Sep-
tember, 1886, and £1 1s. for each license.

Plans can be seen and further particulars obtained at this
office.
HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Auction Sale of Rural Lands, Tauranga.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 15th April, 1886.

THE following lands will be offered for sale, by public
auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Thursday,
the 27th May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
WHAKATANE COUNTY.

Description of Land.—Open land, about two miles from
Township of Opotiki.

Parish of Waiotahi.

| 199 | 53 2 5 | 40 6 3 |
| 459 | 20 0 0 | 7 10 0 |
| 460 | 10 0 0 | 3 15 0 |
| 461 | 100 0 0 | 25 0 0 |

Description of Land.—Lot 199, open land, part swampy,
near Ohiwa Harbour, on main road to Tauranga; 459, 4 acres
flat, remainder broken forest land; 460, 3 acres fern land,
remainder forest; 461, 18 acres flat, remainder forest, broken
and undulating land; the forest on these lots consists of
puriri, pukatea, kowhai, rimu, rata, tawa, &c.

Terms at Sale: One-fourth of purchase-money to be paid
at time of sale, and the balance within two months there-
after, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way
of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of
the land shall thenceforward be null and void. Crown-grant
fees to be paid on completion of purchase.

Maps of the above lands may be seen, and further par-
ticulars obtained, on application at this office, and at the
Land Office, Tauranga.

Schedules containing descriptions, &c., of the above lands
will be exhibited at railway stations and post offices.

Auction Sale of Rural Lands, Gisborne.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 15th April, 1886.

THE following lands will be offered for sale, by public
auction, at the Land Office, Gisborne, on Thursday,
the 27th May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
COOK COUNTY.

Description of Land.—Good quality, a quantity of kahi-
katea on each section.

Terms of Sale: One-fourth of purchase-money to be paid
at time of sale, and the balance within two months there-
after, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way
of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of
the land shall thenceforward be null and void. Crown-grant
fees to be paid on completion of purchase.

Maps of the above lands may be seen, and further par-
ticulars obtained, on application at this office, and at the
Land Office, Gisborne.

Schedules containing descriptions, &c., of the above lands
will be exhibited at railway stations and post offices.