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AORANGI; OR, THE HEART OF THE SOUTHERN ALPS, NEW ZEALAND. By MALCO LN ROSS, V ice-Pr esident, N.Z. Al pine Club.

A RO M ANCE OF LAKE W A K A TIPU (a Leg end of the La kes): being Episodes of E arly Goldfield Life in New Zea land; with Itinerant, Statis tical, His-tor ical, and other No tes. By RO. CARRICK.

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C O N T E N T S.
APPOIN T M E N T S . . . . 393, 403
BANKR UPTCY NO TICES . . . . 404
CROW N LANDS NO TICES . . . . 395
LAND—
Portion of State For est set apart for La bourers . . 394
Rural, open for Sale or Selec t i o n . . 386
Set apart for Se t t l e m e n t . . 374
Set apart for Small Grazing-runs . . 374
Ta k e n for R o a d s . . 373
LAND TRA NSF E R A C T NO TICES . . . . 406
M INING NO TICES . . . . 406
M ISCELLANEOUS—
Meteorological Obs ervation s . . . . 402
Na tive Ass essors resigned . . . . 393
Notice to Na tives under "The West Coast Se t t l e-m e n t Reserves Act, 1892" . . . . 402
No tices to Mar iners . . . . 394
Notice under "The Government Lo ans to Local
Bodies Act, 1886" . . . . 394
Post-of fices and Telephone-of fices opened and closed 403
Post-of fice trans f e r r e d to Auck land District . . 395
Propos ed Loan . . . . 394
Provisional Meteorological Return . . . . 406
Rainfall for February . . . . 405
R ules under "The Bankruptcy Act, 1892" . . 374
Shoo t i n g Season . . . . 386
Tenders . . . . 395
NA TIVE LAND CO URT NO TICES . . . . 400
PRIVA T E ADVER TISE M E N T S . . . . 406

By Auth or i t y: GEO RGE DID S B U R Y, Go vt. Pr inter, Wellington.