Oct. 3.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1033

1889, at 12 o'clock noon, at the Courthouse, Waiau, Amuri.
Conditions of sale, plans, and terms of lease, &c., can be
seen at the Post Offices, Waiau and Hurunui, and at the
Land Office, Nelson.

Valuation of improvements: *£40; †47 10s.

ALFRED GREENFIELD.
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Crown Lands, Wellington Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1889.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act,
1885," that the under-mentioned sections will be put
up to auction at this office, on Wednesday, the 9th October,
1889, at noon, at the upset price noted opposite each section.
These lands are situated in the Makuri-Puketoi Block, con-
tiguous to the sections in the same block being now offered
for selection on the same date. For description see plan
and poster issued in connection with that sale.
J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

RURAL LANDS, MAKURI-PUKETOI BLOCK.

• Subject to right of road.

Notice to prove Land Claim..

Crown Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 5th September, 1889.

TO THOMAS MOONEY, formerly of H.M. 70th Regiment of
Foot, or his Representatives.

YOU are hereby required, within six months from this
date, to prove, to the satisfaction of the Land Board
of the Taranaki Land District, that you have complied with
the conditions required to entitle you to 60 acres of land in
the Tarurutangi District, selected under a naval and military
settlers' land order; and, if you fail to prove your claim
within the specified time, your title to the land will be for-
feited, and the section will thereupon be dealt with as the
said Board may direct.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Goldfields Notices.

Reward of £10,000 offered for the Discovery of New Gold-
fields. Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1888.

REWARDS of £10,000 are offered for the discovery of new
goldfields, upon the amended conditions set forth
hereunder.
G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

AMENDED CONDITIONS.

1. The maximum sum offered as a reward for any proved
   discovery of a new goldfield in accordance with these condi-
   tions is £5,000 for the North Island, and £5,000 for the
   Middle Island.

2. The newly-discovered goldfield must be situated not
   less than forty miles from any existing goldfield or any
   existing workings.

3. No reward shall be payable until 50,000 ounces of gold
   have been produced from the newly-discovered goldfield
   within three years from the date of its being registered.

4. Any person discovering new gold-workings, and being
   desirous of obtaining the reward, shall immediately forward
   a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to
   the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within
   which such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or
   Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an
   application for reward.

5. No prospecting will be allowed upon Native land with-
   out a prospecting license authorising the person therein
   named, with the consent of the owner of the land, to prospect,
   in accordance with the provisions of sections one hundred
   and thirty-five to one hundred and thirty-seven of "The
   Mining Act, 1886," inclusive.

No reward shall be paid for any discovery that may be
made upon Native land without the consent of the Native
owners and the approval of the Minister of Mines.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the Charge of the PUBLIC TRUSTEE
for Management during the Month of September, 1889.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of October, 1889.
R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.