Aug. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1221

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—OPUAWHANGA SURVEY DISTRICT.—BLOCK V.
1 | 244 0 0 | 122 0 0
3 | 294 0 20 | 220 10 0

Section 1, very broken forest land, containing 30 kauri trees, or about 50,000ft. of timber. Section 3, very broken forest land, containing 140 kauri trees, or about 200,000ft. of timber. These sections are from one to two miles from Whananaki Inlet.

RODNEY COUNTY.—WAIWERA SURVEY DISTRICT.—BLOCK III.
17 | 3 3 0 | 3 15 0

Broken country, near Puhoi Township; subject to £48 for fencing and grassing.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, 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 henceforth be null and void.

Plans may be seen and further information obtained on application at this office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of July, 1892. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means. † Same month previous years.

REMARKS.—Very wet unpleasant month, almost constant rain, except for a few fine days in middle of month; heavy rain recorded on 2nd, 1·18in., on 11th, 2·20in. (the maximum for month), on 12th, 1·31in., and on 25th, 1·20in.; sleet on 12th, and snow on hills round harbour on 12th, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th; hail on 12th, 26th, and 27th; fog on 10th, 21st, and 22nd; lightning on 26th. This is the heaviest monthly rainfall for twenty-eight years, except that for December, 1884, when 12·459in. was recorded. Maximum temperature in shade, 60; minimum, 32; mean temperature of dewpoint, 41·6; mean humidity, 79. Earthquake on 8th, at 7.30 a.m, from east, slight.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Native Land Court Notices.

Notice of Time and Place for inspecting Puketiti Plans, Rohepotae Block.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 17th August, 1892.

WHEREAS at a sitting of the Native Land Court at Otorohanga, on the 22nd day of June, 1892, orders were made declaring the Native owners respectively of those parts of the Rohepotae Block called Puketiti Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5:

And whereas surveys have now been made of the external boundary of the Puketiti Block, and of that part of it called Puketiti No. 1:

Now, notice is hereby given that the plans of such surveys will be deposited for inspection in the Native Land Court at Otorohanga, from the 20th day of September till the 27th day of September, 1892.

If any person desires to make objection to the boundaries of the said lands, as defined by the said plans, he must give notice thereof to the Court at Otorohanga, stating the grounds of his objection, on or before the 28th day of September, 1892.

All such objections will be heard and determined by the Court at Otorohanga on the 28th day of September, 1892, and following days.

H. F. EDGER,
Registrar.

Nuhaka No. 2 Block.—Notice of Rehearing.

Native Land Court Office,
Gisborne, 12th August, 1892.

IN the matter of an order of the Native Land Court made on the 28th May, 1891, making partition of the Nuhaka No. 2 Block, and of applications made by Taare Mete and others for a rehearing:

Whereas upon inquiry in open Court held at Gisborne, it was, on the 25th day of May, 1892, ordered by the Chief Judge that a rehearing as to the whole of the said land should be held at a time and place to be hereafter notified:

Notice is hereby given that such rehearing will be had at a sitting of the Court to be held at Te Wairoa on the 7th day of September, 1892.

JOHN BROOKING,
Registrar.

Nuhaka No. 2 Block.—Inquiry as to Owners, &c.

Native Land Court Office,
Gisborne, 12th August, 1892.

WHEREAS by order of the Supreme Court, dated the 22nd August, 1890, it was ordered that the Native Land Court do inquire and ascertain who were the persons who, upon the 1st day of May, 1878, were the owners of the Nuhaka No. 2 Block, and in what proportions the said persons owned the said land, and who are the successors of such of the owners who have since died; such reference to proceed upon the basis of a certain agreement dated the 28th day of December, 1887, lodged in the office of the Supreme Court at Gisborne:

Notice is hereby given that at a sitting of the Court to be held at Te Wairoa on the 7th day of September, 1892, the Court will proceed to make the inquiry ordered as aforesaid.

JOHN BROOKING,
Registrar.

“The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881,” and the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amendment Acts 1888 and 1889.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Trust Commissioner will, under the authority and for the purposes of the said Acts, hold a Court at Whanganui, on the 5th day of September, 1892, at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon, for investigating the cases mentioned in the Schedule hereunder, at which time and place all persons interested in the said cases, and having any objections to the said dealings, are hereby notified to attend.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

MANGATIPONA EAST NO. 3.

92–25. TRANSFER dated the 11th day of August, 1892, from Te Huatau and another to Finlay McLean.

WAIROA, SECTION NO. 400, BLOCK VIII.

92–26. Lease dated the 20th day of July, 1892, from Hana Kaira and others to George Hutchison.