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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 22

The Caledonian Gold-mining Company; Section 17, Block
XII., 5 acres 2 roods 10 perches, Skippers, Otago Mining
District. No. 324c.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Gold-mining Leases cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 9th April, 1889.

T is hereby notified that His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government has been pleased to pronounce the
under-mentioned gold-mining leases cancelled, and that the
ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said
ground had ever been applied for :-
S. J. Reeves, for the Bonanza Quartz-mining Company;
Section 7, Block III., 16 acres 2 roods, Tainui, Karamea
Mining District. No. 1439.
James Inglis, for the Owen Quartz-mining Company;
Section 13, Block III., 14 acres 1 rood 11 perches, Tainui,
Karamea Mining District. No. 1438.
Matthew Byrne, for the Golden Crown Gold-mining Com-
pany; Section 12, Block III., 16 acres 2 roods, Tainui,
Karamea Mining District. No. 1441.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881," and
"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amend-
ment Act, 1888."

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 1st April, 1889.

N OTICE is hereby given that a Trust Commissioner will,
under the authority and for the purposes of the said
Acts, hold a Court at Shortland Town, on the 1st day of
May, 1889, for investigating the case mentioned in the
Schedule hereunder, at which time and place all persons
interested in the said case, and having objections to any of
the dealings, are hereby notified to attend.
EDW. HAMMOND,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

89-17, R. 3036. TRANSFER dated the 28th November, 1888,
from Anaru te Poroa to Richard Hawkes, of Allotment No.
45, Town of Hastings.

Crown Lands Notices.

Rural Lands open for Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 19th March, 1889.

T HE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selec-
tion, for cash only, in terms of section 92 of "The
Land Act, 1885," at the Land Office, Auckland, on and after
Wednesday, the 24th April, 1889.
E. F. F. ETHERIDGE,
(For the Commissioner of Crown Lands.)

SCHEDULE.

Section. | Area. | Cash Price per Section.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
Block IX., Omapere Survey District.
Description of Land: Mixed bush land, on the Utakura
River and main Okaihau-Horeke Road.
7A | 51 0 0 | 38 5 0

Block VII., Russell Survey District.
2 | 110 3 0 | 55 7 6
Description of Land: Broken land, about two-thirds mixed
forest, the remainder fern and tea-tree; watered by Te Papa
Stream.

COROMANDEL COUNTY.
Block III., Harataunga Survey District.
2 | 520 0 0 | 255 0 0
4 | 232 0 0 | 433 0 0
Description of Land: Section 2, broken forest land, about
500,000ft. of kauri; 4, broken forest land, about 1,500,000ft.
of kauri: situate at Cabbage Bay.

Section. | Area. | Cash Price per Section.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Block IX., Omapere Survey District.
9 | 135 2 0 | 103 12 6
10A | 153 2 0 | 115 2 6
13 | 82 0 0 | 51 10 0
17 | 38 1 26 | 28 17 6
18 | 125 2 25 | 104 0 0
Subject to £17 8s. 9d. for improvements.
Description of Land: Section 10a, mixed bush land, on
Utakura River and main Okaihau-Horeke Road; 13, 17,
and 18, mixed bush and open, not far from main road, fair
land.

MANUKAU COUNTY.
Maraetai Parish.
73 | 159 2 11 | 39 17 6
Description of Land: All open undulating land, poor
soil; about ten miles from Howick.

Pukekohe Parish.
58A | 12 0 0 | 60 0 0
Description of Land: Lot 58A, forest and open land, near
Pukekohe; land of rich quality.

Tuakau Parish.
99 and 100 | 190 1 0 | 285 7 6
Description of Land: Open, covered with fern and scrub,
except a little bush in the gullies, well watered, and acces-
sible by road from Whangarata Railway-station; has front->
age to Waikato River.

RODNEY COUNTY.
Block X., Tauhoa Survey District.
10 | 70 2 0 | 70 10 0
Description of Land: Six acres mixed bush, remainder
tall manuka, undulating land; situate on main road, near
mouth of Hoteo River.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Ruakaka Parish.
N.W. pt. 36 | 126 0 0 | 126 0 0
Description of Land: Very broken forest land, with scat-
tered kauri trees, about 225 in number.

Terms cash, or one-fifth cash; balance within thirty days,
with the usual Crown-grant fee.

Small Grazing Runs open for Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, 20th March, 1889.

T HE under-mentioned runs having been offered by public
auction, and not having been disposed of, will be open
for application on and after the 28th April next, at the
Napier and Gisborne Land Offices, in terms of section 213
of "The Land Act, 1885:"-
Run No. 53; area, 3,259 acres; annual rental, £20 7s. 4d.
Run No. 57; area, 4,300 acres; annual rental, £26 17s. 6d.
Run No. 58; area, 2,893 acres; annual rental, £72 6s. 6d.
Run No. 59; area, 2,986 acres; annual rental, £74 13s.
Run No. 60; area, 3,155 acres; annual rental, £78 17s. 6d.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Run for Sale by Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 10th March, 1889.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned run
will be submitted to public auction, at 12 o'clock
noon, on Wednesday, the 17th April, 1889, at the Land Office,
Christchurch, where plans may be seen and further particu-
lars obtained. The license will be for a term of ten months
and two weeks, terminating on the 1st March, 1890:-
Run N 73, 200 acres. Upset annual rental, £10; situated
on the north bank of the River Ashley, to the west of the
River Makerikerei.
JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Land by Public Auction, Town of Denniston.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 21st February, 1889.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned allot-
ments of land will be offered for sale by public auction,
at the Denniston Hall, Denniston, on Saturday, the 20th
April, at 11 o'clock a.m.
One-fifth part of the purchase money must be paid at the
time of sale, and the remaining four-fifths within thirty days
next after the time of such sale, otherwise the amount so
paid as aforesaid shall be forfeited, and the contract for the
sale of the land shall thenceforward be null and void.