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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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line to the south-west corner of the Waikareao Block; thence
generally north-easterly by the north-western boundaries of
the Raukawa Nos. 3 and 2 Blocks, the Pukehou No. 1, and
the Poukawa Native Reserve, and Kopararore A to the
north-western corner of the last-named block; thence south-
easterly by the north-eastern boundary A and B to its
intersection with the railway-line; thence south-westerly
by a right line to Te Aute Railway-station; thence south-
west by the railway-line to its intersection with the Hawke's
Bay County boundary; thence generally north-westerly by
the aforesaid boundary to the starting-point.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Hawke's
Bay, being called or known by the name of the "Ram
Paddock," containing about 80 acres, being a portion of
Whenuahou C Nos. 1 and 2 North, in Block III., Tahoraiti
Survey District, Waipawa County. Bounded on the north-
west by the Porongahau Stream; on the north and east by
Blocks 120 and 69; and on the south generally by other
portion of Whenuahou C Nos. 1 and 2 North, aforesaid.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Land District of
Hawke's Bay, being called or known by the name of
"Takapau Paddock," containing about 190 acres, being
portion of Subdivision No. 3, Otawhao Block, in Block III.,
Takapau Survey District, Waipawa County. Bounded on
the north by Blocks 234 and 120; on the south generally by
the Porongahau Stream and a public road; and on the west
by the railway-line.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Land District of
Hawke's Bay, called or known as "Rees Davis Paddock,"
containing 110 acres, being Section 7 of Whenuahou D.E.
No. 1 Block, in VI. and VII., Takapau Survey District,
Waipawa County. Bounded on the south-east by a public
road; on the south-west by a public road; on the north-
west by Section 6; and on the north-east by Section 8.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke's Bay Land District,
called or known by the name of "Sebastopol 3 Paddock,"
containing about 530 acres, situated in Block III., Waipuku-
rau Survey District, Waipawa County, being part of the
land granted to the Bishop of Wellington, and situated in
the south-west corner of the aforesaid land.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Liver-fluke.—
Notice No. 470.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 5th January, 1897.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as
"liver-fluke" exists amongst sheep running on certain
lands in the Hawke's Bay Land District, I therefore, in
accordance with section 14, subsection 4 of "The Stock Act,
1893," hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an
infected place from which no sheep, carcase, or any portion
thereof shall be removed except under the direction of an
Inspector of Stock:—

All that piece or parcel of land, known as the Te Aute
Run, situated in the Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, and Patangata
Counties, bounded as follows: Commencing at the Te Aute
Railway-station, thence in a northerly direction along the
boundary of the Te Hauke Proclaimed District to the point
where the prolongation of the boundary between Lots 1
and 2 of the Ngawhakatara Block continued across the
Poukawa Lake would strike it; thence easterly along the said
line and boundary to the Tukituki River; thence up that river
to the south boundary of Patangata No. 2; thence westerly
along the southern boundary of that block to the Papanui
Stream; thence up that stream and the eastern boundary
of Patangata No. 3 to the southern boundary of that block;
thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Patangata
No. 3 and the Otane Block to the south-east corner of the
land granted to the Bishop of Wellington; thence westerly
along the southern boundary of the aforesaid land to the
southern boundary of Sebastopol No. 3 Paddock; thence
westerly along that boundary to the south-west corner of
that paddock; thence northerly along the western boundaries
of the aforesaid paddock and of the land granted to the
Bishop of Wellington to the north-west corner of the said
land; thence easterly along the northern boundary of the
aforesaid land to the main Kaikora North and Te Aute
Road; thence northerly along that road to a road running
through the Popoutahi Block; thence easterly along that
road to where it crosses the railway-line; thence northerly
along the railway-line to the point of commencement.

All that piece or parcel of land, called or known as the
"Flukey Paddock," containing about 74 acres, situated in
the Te Mahanga Run, Te Mata Survey District, Hawke's
Bay County.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of January, 1897. Altitude above the sea,
140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

| Date | Barometer reduced to 32° and corrected in Inches | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | | | | | | | | | |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
| | | Max. Temp. in Shade | Min. Temp. in Shade | Mean Temp. in Shade | Solar Radiation | Terrestrial Radiation | Rainfall, in Inches | Velo. Wind, in Miles | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10 | Direction of Wind |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 29·990 | 63·5 | 45·0 | 54·2 | 123 | 35 | ·010 | 100 | 4 | N.W. |
| 2 | 29·800 | 65·5 | 55·5 | 60·5 | 125 | 47 | .. | 450 | 5 | N.W. |
| 3 | 29·890 | 69·0 | 58·0 | 63·5 | 130 | 48 | .. | 380 | 4 | N.W. |
| 4 | 30·141 | 76·0 | 56·5 | 66·2 | 145 | 44 | .. | 170 | 3 | N.W. |
| 5 | 30·154 | 70·0 | 59·0 | 64·5 | 125 | 51 | .. | 370 | 5 | N.W. |
| 6 | 29·825 | 69·0 | 60·7 | 64·8 | 133 | 52 | .. | 480 | 6 | N.W. |
| 7 | 30·131 | 69·0 | 59·0 | 64·0 | 130 | 48 | ·230 | 370 | 3 | S.E. |
| 8 | 30·438 | 70·0 | 49·0 | 59·5 | 127 | 40 | .. | 140 | 3 | N.E. |
| 9 | 30·484 | 75·5 | 58·3 | 66·9 | 133 | 46 | .. | 110 | 4 | N.W. |
| 10 | 30·450 | 75·0 | 61·3 | 68·1 | 132 | 49 | .. | 240 | 4 | N.W. |
| 11 | 30·332 | 73·0 | 61·0 | 67·0 | 130 | 52 | .. | 290 | 3 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·190 | 81·0 | 62·0 | 71·5 | 142 | 54 | .. | 260 | 5 | N.W. |
| 13 | 29·914 | 73·0 | 62·9 | 67·9 | 136 | 55 | .. | 460 | 4 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·792 | 72·0 | 64·0 | 68·0 | 135 | 56 | ·020 | 400 | 6 | N.W. |
| 15 | 29·897 | 66·5 | 54·0 | 60·2 | 123 | 50 | 3·200 | 120 | 4 | S.E. |
| 16 | 30·074 | 71·5 | 54·0 | 62·7 | 128 | 52 | .. | 90 | 3 | N.W. |
| 17 | 30·130 | 77·0 | 59·5 | 68·2 | 135 | 50 | .. | 100 | 4 | N.W. |
| 18 | 30·028 | 79·0 | 65·0 | 72·0 | 143 | 59 | ·050 | 180 | 3 | N.W. |
| 19 | 29·837 | 80·5 | 64·5 | 72·5 | 136 | 53 | .. | 100 | 4 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·673 | 77·0 | 59·5 | 68·2 | 145 | 53 | ·870 | 480 | 4 | N.W. |
| 21 | 29·668 | 69·0 | 59·0 | 64·0 | 130 | 50 | ·010 | 310 | 6 | N.W. |
| 22 | 29·550 | 71·0 | 59·0 | 65·0 | 130 | 52 | .. | 340 | 3 | N.W. |
| 23 | 29·756 | 73·0 | 56·0 | 64·5 | 135 | 50 | ·006 | 150 | 3 | S.E. |
| 24 | 29·750 | 66·0 | 51·0 | 58·5 | 140 | 42 | .. | 280 | 4 | N.W. |
| 25 | 29·593 | 70·0 | 59·8 | 64·9 | 128 | 51 | ·020 | 270 | 4 | N.W. |
| 26 | 29·989 | 75·5 | 54·0 | 64·7 | 143 | 41 | .. | 120 | 3 | S. |
| 27 | 30·074 | 72·0 | 53·0 | 62·5 | 130 | 42 | .. | 70 | 3 | N. |
| 28 | 29·982 | 75·0 | 60·0 | 67·5 | 133 | 52 | .. | 340 | 3 | N.W. |
| 29 | 29·790 | 71·5 | 62·7 | 67·1 | 128 | 55 | .. | 300 | 5 | N.W. |
| 30 | 29·612 | 69·0 | 55·0 | 62·0 | 105 | 50 | 1·930 | 300 | 7 | S. |
| 31 | 30·000 | 60·0 | 53·0 | 56·5 | 90 | 40 | 1·700 | 520 | 7 | S.E. |
| * | 29·964 | 71·6 | 57·8 | 64·7 | 130·5 | 49·0 | 8·046 | 265 | 4·1 | .. |
| † | 29·862 | .. | .. | 62·6 | .. | .. | 3·905 | .. | .. | .. |

• Means.
  † Same month previous years.

Note.—On the whole a wet month, with intervals of fine
warm weather; heavy rain in middle and end of month—
3·20in. recorded on 15th, being the maximum fall; strong
N.W. winds prevailed, and gales or high winds on ten days.
Maximum temperature in shade 81°, minimum 45°; mean
temperature of dew-point, 53°; mean humidity, 66. Earth-
quake on 14th, at 11.40 a.m., two slight movements N.
and S.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Crown Lands Notices.

Reserve at Methven, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 28th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Public
Reserves Act, 1881," that written tenders for the
lease of the under-mentioned reserve will be received at this
office up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, 4th March, 1897. Tenders
must be addressed to the undersigned, and be indorsed
"Tender for part of Reserve 2026." They must state the
purpose for which the land is required, and must be accom-
panied by a remittance by marked cheque or post-office
order for the amount of nine months' rent at the rate
offered, and £1 1s. lease-fee.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Part of Reserve 2026, adjacent to the Methven Railway-
station yard. Area, 3 acres 1 rood. Term of lease, 14 years.

Plan of the land and conditions of lease may be seen at
the railway-station, Methven, and at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.