JUNE 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 769

Sale of Runs, West Coast, Middle Island.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 17th May, 1887.

RUNS to be submitted to public auction, at the Land Office, Hokitika, on Wednesday, the 6th July, 1887, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

The licensees for runs will be for terms as set forth.

Purchasers will have to pay rent from date of sale to the 1st September, 1888, on the fall of the hammer.

Plans may be seen and particulars obtained at the Survey Office, Hokitika.

SCHEDULE.

| No. | Area. | Upset | | For the |
| of | | Annual | Locality. | Term |
| Run. | | Rental. | | expiring |
| | | £ s. d. | | 1st March |
| | | | | Year. |
| 30 | 10,000 | 10 0 0 | Mount French and South | 1892 |
| | | | Lake, Brunner | |
| 44 | 5,500 | 5 10 0 | Ruberslaw Range | 1891 |
| 7 | 14,000 | 14 0 0 | Taipo River Valley | 1891 |
| 34 | 6,000 | 6 0 0 | Kawhaka Creek Valley | 1891 |
| 80 | 6,000 | 6 0 0 | Mount Argentine Range | 1898 |
| 57 | 7,500 | 7 10 0 | Mariners' Peak Range.. | 1898 |
| 65 | 15,000 | 15 0 0 | Lake Paringa and Blue | 1894 |
| | | | River North | |
| 64 | 15,000 | 15 0 0 | Blue River South and | 1894 |
| | | | Wakapohai River | |
| 21 | 13,500 | 13 10 0 | Waita River and Ship | 1895 |
| | | | Creek | |
| 53 | 13,000 | 13 0 0 | Okuru and Matakitaiki | 1898 |
| | | | Range | |
| 81 | 7,000 | 7 0 0 | Thomas Range | 1898 |
| 72 | 12,000 | 12 0 0 | North side Haast River | 1898 |
| 76 | 9,000 | 9 0 0 | Wills River .. | 1898 |

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Notice of Intention to cancel the Lease of a Perpetual-lease Section.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1887.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Land Board this day resolved to cancel the lease of the under-mentioned perpetual-lease section, unless the arrears of rent due are paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington, on or before the 23rd June next.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

Sections 18 and 20, Block II., Mangaone District. Rent due, £17 8s. Selector's name, Harry Church.

Notice to Occupiers of Runs.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 14th April, 1887.

IN accordance with section 188 of "The Land Act, 1885," I hereby give notice that the runs enumerated in the Schedule hereto will be declared forfeited if the amount of rent due, together with the penalty for non-payment, is not paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Hokitika, within three months of the date of first insertion of this notice.

SCHEDULE.

| No. of | Name of Lessee. | Area in | Locality. |
| Run. | | Acres. | |
| 16 | Gault and Elliott | 6,000 | Omoeroa River. |
| 9 | H. Deidrich | 20,000 | Kokatahi and Toaroha. |
| 11 | " | 10,000 | Hokitika River. |
| 14 | " | 20,000 | Big Wanganui River. |
| 18 | H. McDonald | 18,000 | Karangarua River. |
| 19 | S. Condon | 20,000 | Mahitahi River. |
| 25 | Callery and Co. | 14,000 | Arawata River. |
| 47 | W. Cuttance | 30,000 | Okuru River. |
| 50 | G. Stephenson | 7,000 | Abbey Rocks. |
| 58 | Deidrich | 5,000 | Mount Bonar. |
| 66 | Clarke and Hayfield | 12,000 | Jackson's River. |
| 68 | C. Robinson | 10,000 | Stafford River. |

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Tenders for Castings, 1887-88.

Railway Department, Wellington, 15th June, 1887.

THE following successful and unsuccessful tenders for supply and delivery of iron castings for the New Zealand Railways, from the 1st July, 1887, to the 30th June, 1888, are published for general information.

By order.

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

| Tenderer. | Place of Delivery. | Rate per cwt. | | Remarks. |
| | | Under 100lb. | Over 100lb. | |
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Auckland,— | | | | |
| C. Hawkeswood .. | Newmarket .. | 0 14 3 | 0 14 3 | Accepted. |
| G. Fraser and Sons | " | 0 16 0 | 0 14 0 | Declined. |
| A. Beaney .. | " | 0 14 6 | 0 14 6 | " |
| Wellington,— | | | | |
| Smith Brothers .. | Petone | 0 10 6 | 0 10 6 | Accepted. |
| W. Crabtree and Sons | " | 0 11 4 | 0 11 4 | Declined. |
| Luke and Sons .. | " | 0 10 10½ | 0 10 10½ | " |
| Christchurch,— | | | | |
| J. Anderson .. | Addington | 0 12 0 | 0 11 6 | Accepted. |
| R. Buchanan .. | " | 0 13 0 | 0 12 6 | Declined. |
| Booth, Macdonald, and Co. | " | 0 13 6 | 0 13 0 | " |
| Dunedin,— | | | | |
| A. and T. Burt .. | Hillside | 0 12 0 | 0 11 0 | Accepted. |