TO SOLICITORS, NATIVE AGENTS, ETC.

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ADDITIONAL RULES OF THE NATIVE LAND COURT, 19th March, 1896. In English, 6d.; in Maori, 6d.
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CONTENTS.
APPOINTMENTS
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES
CROWN LANDS NOTICES
LAND-
Native, proposed to be taken for a Road
Roads closed
Rural, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity
Sections for Lease by Public Auction, under “The Maori Land Administration Act, 1900,” and its Amendments
Taken for a Street
Taken for Railway Purposes
Taken for Roads
LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES
MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS
MINING NOTICES
MISCELLANEOUS-
Additional Regulations under “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901”
Authorising the Laying-off of Streets of a Width of 66 ft.
Examination of Surveyors
Friendly Societies registered
Justice of the Peace resigned
Meteorological Observations
Meteorological Return for April
Notices to Mariners
“Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” to include Fennel, Periwinkle, and Elderberry
Officiating Ministers
Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds
Post-offices opened, &c.
Special Order
Tenders
Vital Statistics for April
NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES
PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS
By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.