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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 14

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT WATER-RACE.

Ohinemuri, 27th September, 1895.

To the Warden at Paeroa.

I HEREBY give notice that I intend to construct a water-race to divert and use water for domestic purposes, commencing at a point marked XX on a peg on Takerei's Creek about a mile from Paeroa Township, and terminating at a reservoir which will be shown on plan.

The length of such race is two miles or thereabouts, and its intended course is about north and south from peg marked XX.

The mean depth of such race is 3ft., and the mean breadth is 3ft., and it is proposed to divert twenty Government heads of water.

Cost of construction: £5,000.

Time required for construction: Six months.

Number and date of miner's right: No. 1439; 27th June, 1895.

EDWARD THOMAS,

Applicant.

Any person objecting to the granting of this application must lodge his objection in writing at the Warden's Office at Paeroa within fourteen clear days from the date hereof.

Adjourned hearing at 10 o'clock a.m. on the 18th March, 1896, at the Warden's Court, Paeroa.

JOHN J. ERASMUS,

Warden's Office, Paeroa,

27th September, 1895 (noon).

ZEALANDIA GOLD-MINING COMPANY (NO LIABILITY).

I, the undersigned Manager, hereby give notice that an increase in the capital of the above-named company was, on the 17th day of February, 1896, resolved on.

The mode adopted for the increase is by issuing 130,000 new shares of two shillings each, fivepence per share paid up, in addition to the 70,000 shares now existing in the company.

D. G. MACDONNELL,

Manager of the above-named company.

G. S. KISSLING,

W. GORRIE,

Directors of the above-named company.

Auckland, 20th February, 1896.

1. I, Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing statement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true in every particular.

2. I am the Manager of the above-named company.

3. G. S. Kissling and W. Gorrie, whose signatures are affixed to the said statement, are directors of the said company.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

D. G. MACDONNELL.

Taken before me, at Auckland, this 24th day of February, 1896—H. M. Shepherd, J.P.

In the matter of "The Mining Companies Act, 1886," and of the Croesus Consolidated Quartz-mining Company (Limited).

I HEREBY give notice that I have prepared a schedule, which has been approved by the Supreme Court, showing the realised amount of assets, including the contributions and the liabilities of the company, the amount of moneys remaining available for the balances of the claims in the matter of the winding-up, and the proposed plan of distribution thereof.

The said schedule is now open, in my office, Princes Street, Dunedin, for inspection by the contributories to and the creditors of the company, and after the lapse of twenty-one days from the publication of this notice the claims mentioned in the schedule will, less the amount of interim dividends already paid, be paid at my said office.

Dated this 20th day of February, 1896.

WILLIAM BROWN,

Liquidator.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

3221. JOHN LYNCH.—The Otumohokauri Block, No. 1776, situated at Coromandel, containing 89 acres 2 roods 15 perches. Unoccupied.

3222. FRANCIS THOMAS PATEN.—The Matawai Block, situated at the Tiki, Coromandel, containing 564 acres, excepting portions included in conveyances registered as Nos. 69459, 69696, and 71825. Unoccupied.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 24th day of February, 1896, at the Lands Registry Office, Auckland.

EDWIN BAMFORD,

District Land Registrar.

EVIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title, Vol. xli., folio 166, in favour of ENOS BOND, of the Wade, Storekeeper, for Allotment 180, Parish of Waiwera, having been lodged with me, and application made to issue a provisional certificate of title, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue a provisional certificate of title accordingly at the expiration of fourteen days after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 18th day of February, 1896, at the Lands Registry Office, Auckland.

EDWIN BAMFORD,

District Land Registrar.

EVIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title, Vol. xxix., folio 195, in favour of JAMES GALLAGHER, late of Auckland, but now of Mauku, Settler, for Lot 19 of Allotments 9 and 10, Parish of Titirangi, having been lodged with me, and application made to issue a provisional certificate of title:

Notice is hereby given of my intention to issue a provisional certificate of title accordingly at the expiration of fourteen days after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 15th day of February, 1896, at the Lands Registry Office, Auckland.

EDWIN BAMFORD,

District Land Registrar.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 27th day of March, 1896.

2507. Applicants: The Rev. JAMES McWILLIAM, FRANCIS ROBINSON THE YOUNGER, and NATHANIEL EVANSON BEAMISH.—211 acres 2 roods 36 perches, being Sections 430 and 449, and part of Sections 431 and 448, Town of Wanganui, occupied by W. J. Smith; Sections 58, 59, and part of 60, Block VII., Rangitoto Survey District, occupied by J. K. and C. M. Richards; Section 549, Township of Foxton, occupied by Rebecca Coley; and Maringiawai Nos. 1 and 2, and Hurihangataitoko Nos. 3 and 4, Otaki District, occupied by J. D'Ash.

2508. Applicants: JOHN HENRY NIXON, CHARLES SMITH, and JOHN WILLIAM PEAKE, 732 acres 2 roods 11 perches, Section 355 and parts of Sections 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 78, and 79, Left Bank, Wanganui River. Part occupied by John McGregor and part unoccupied.

2509. Applicants: ALEXANDER JAMES McTAVISH and WILLIAM EDWIN REDSTONE.—1 acre, Section 1064, City of Wellington. Unoccupied.

2510. Applicants: CHARLES JOHN JOHNSTON and WALTER WOODS JOHNSTON.—5 acres, Sections 1051, 1052, 1054, 1055, and 1056, City of Wellington. Unoccupied.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 26th day of February, 1896, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington.

J. M. BATHAM,

District Land Registrar.

Private Advertisements.

WHAKATANE COUNTY COUNCIL.

"THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1894."

NOTICE is hereby given that the Whakatane County Council intends to take, under the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, for the purposes of a public road, the several parcels of land mentioned and described in the Schedule hereto.

A plan of the said parcels of land is open for inspection at the office of the Council, Church Street, Opotiki.

All persons affected are hereby called upon to set forth in writing any well-grounded objections to the taking of such parcels of land (or any of such parcels), and to send such