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Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 13th April, 1863.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified that Thomas Dick, Esq., has resigned his appointment as one of the Visiting Justices of the Dunedin Gaol, and that the same has been accepted.

By order,

THOMAS DICK,
Provincial Secretary.

IMPOUNDED on the 31st day of March, 1863, by Mr. Smith, of Abbeyleix Stables, Dunedin, a Black Mare, with D on near shoulder, owner unknown, for trespassing on the premises of the said Mr. Smith; no damages claimed. And in default of being released, the above Mare will be sold at the South Dunedin Public Pound, on the 7th day of May, 1863, at 12 o’clock noon.

JOHN BARR,
Poundkeeper,
South Dunedin Pound.

WAREPA, Block I., CLUTHA.

CLARENDON, Block II., WAIHOLA.

NOTICE is hereby given that Block I., Warepa (Clutha), and Clarendon, Block II. (Waihola), having been surveyed, applicants for unsurveyed land within either of these blocks are requested to apply at the Land Office, either personally or by agent, on or before Thursday, the 21st day of May next, so that their claims may be adjusted.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Lands Board Office,
Dunedin, 9th April, 1863.

Province of Otago,
New Zealand, to wit.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that JOHN CURRIE, of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, has this day submitted for my examination his Diploma as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Edinburgh, in accordance with the provisions of an Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council of New Munster, Session I., No. 2, of 1849, intituled “An Ordinance to define the qualifications, and to provide for the remuneration in certain cases of Medical Practitioners.”

Dated at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Dunedin, this 13th day of April, 1863.

A. CHETHAM STRODE,
Resident Magistrate.

REPORT ON HAWKSBURY BUILDING STONE.

Dunedin, 7th April, 1863.

SIR— I have the honor to furnish you with the result of an examination of the sample of Building Stone from Hawksbury, which was forwarded to this Department for report.

This is a calcareous sandstone, similar to that obtained from Kaikorai and Caversham; and not only are its essential constituents the same, but they bear about the same proportion to each other.

When properly faced it appears almost impervious to water, but otherwise, it gradually loses its coherence.

It has the disadvantage of containing appreciable quantities of Lime and Soda, in forms which render them soluble in water; it is still, however, superior to either of the above stones.

It contains a considerable quantity of non-magnetic black sand, giving it a motley appearance on near inspection, and, among the insoluble matters, quartz and mica.

Some of the fossils in this stone are easily detected by the naked eye.

The following is an analysis of it:—

Soluble Silica .......................... .70
Alumina ................................. 2·94
Protoxide of Iron ....................... .90
Carbonate Lime ........................ 50·05
,, Magnesia ............................ 1·70
Chlorine ............................... Traces
Sulphuric Acid ..........................
Soda ....................................
Insoluble matter in hydrochloric acid .. 42·94
Water and loss .......................... .77

100·00

Specific Gravity, 2·597.

Hygoscopic water at time of analysis, 2·46.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

RICHARD B. GORE,

For Dr. Hector, (Absent).

The Provincial Secretary,
&c., &c.

PRICE OF RURAL LAND.

THE following letter is published for general information:—

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 23rd March, 1863.

SIR— I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor’s letter, No. 1293, of the