Sept. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155

of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as
printed in the Native Schools Code, 1886. The examination
will be held at convenient centres on the 19th and 20th
December, 1887.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers,
send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education
Department, Wellington, of their intention to present them-
selves for examination. Such notice must be posted not
later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be
obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding insti-
tutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secre-
tary to the Education Department.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.
Wellington, 9th August, 1887.

Goldfields Notice.

Gold-mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 24th August, 1887.

IT 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:—

Don Quartz-mining Company; Section 41, Block IV.,
containing 16 acres, Mount Hyde, Otago Mining District.
No. 677c.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Minister of Mines.)

Crown Lands Notices.

Land Sale at Tauranga.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 25th August, 1887.

THE following lands will be offered for sale, by public
auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Thursday,
the 6th October next, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

TAURANGA COUNTY.—SUBURBS OF GREERTON.

Description of Land: Good agricultural land.

PARISH OF TE PAPA.

359, 361 | 81 2 16 | 61 5 0

Description of Land: About twelve miles from Tauranga,
half mixed bush and half fern, rather broken, and well
watered.

MAKETU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Description of Land: Block V., Section 9A, about three-
fourths open fern land, soil very good, but country rather
broken, one-fourth mixed bush of tawa, rata, rimu, &c., well
watered, and accessible by a formed cart-road; Section 22,
open fern undulating land, soil good, a few acres of mixed
bush on the Ohineangaanga Stream, which forms its western
boundary, situated on a formed cart-road, and fenced on
northern boundary; Block VI., Sections 23 and 24, mixed
forest land, soil good, rather broken, bush consists of tawa,
rimu, rata, and pukatea, well-watered, and accessible by
formed cart-road; Section 30, open fern undulating land,
soil good, situated on a formed cart-road; Block IX., Section
9, about three-fourths open fern land, very good soil, but
rather broken, remainder mixed forest of tawa, rata, rimu,
&c., well watered, and accessible by formed cart-road.

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, Tauranga.

Land Sale at Gisborne.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 25th August, 1887.

THE following lands will be offered for sale by public
auction, at the Land Office, Gisborne, on Thursday, the
6th October, 1887, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 particu-
lars obtained on application at this office, and at the Land
Office, Gisborne.

Sale of Town, Suburban, and Rural Lands, Land District
of Auckland.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 25th August, 1887.

I HEREBY notify that the lands mentioned in the
Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public
auction, at this office, on Thursday the 6th October next, at
the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

• Subject to £40 for improvements.