depasturing, or be, a Return of the Cattle above Three Months old owned by him, or under his charge, within such district, and shall append thereto a declaration that such Return is true to the best of his belief; and every such person neglecting to make such Return or Declaration, or making a false Return or Declaration shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not under Ten or not more than Fifty Pounds; and the Return and Declaration shall be in the form set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed.

Form of Return required.

TO THE INHABITANTS OF QUEENSTOWN.

NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of the provisions of the "Education Ordinance, 1864," a public meeting of the owners and occupiers of land and householders in the district of Queenstown and vicinity, will be held in the School-house there, upon Tuesday, the 7th day of March, 1865, at half-past six o’clock p.m., to consider and declare whether the said locality shall be formed into an Educational District under the "Education Ordinance, 1864," and to elect a School Committee for the current year.

By Order of the Education Board,

JOHN HISLOP, Secretary.

GOLD FIELDS GOVERNMENT TOWN LAND SALES.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.

A SALE by Public Auction of Sections in the Township of Hamilton, will take place at the Camp there, on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 1865, at 12 o’clock noon.

List of Allotments to be offered for Sale.

All the Allotments in block I, excepting secs. 10 & 20
" " " " II, " " 8 & 18
" " " " III, " " 6 & 16
" " " " IV, " " 4 & 14
" " " " V, " " 2, 11, 12, & 22
" " " " VI, " " 6, 9, 16, 26, 36, 42, 46, 56, & 66.

TOWNSHIP OF LAWRENCE.

THE undernoted Allotments in the Township of Lawrence, will be Sold by Public Auction, at the Camp there, on Wednesday, the 15th day of March next, at 12 o’clock—

Sections No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20, block VI
Sections No. 7, 8, 9, and 10, block VII
Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, block VIII
All the Allotments in block IX, excepting No. 4 & 14
" " " " X, " " 7 & 15
" " " " XI, " " 4 & 14
" " " " XII, " " 1, 4, & 14
" " " " XIII, " " 4, 14, & 15
" " " " XIV, " " 10 & 16
" " " " XV, " " 5, 9, & 17
" " " " XVI, " " 7 and 17
" " " " XVII, " " 2, 7, & 17
" " " " XVIII, " " 7, 15, & 17
" " " " XIX, " " 7, 15, & 17
" " " " XX, " " 4, 6, & 14
" " " " XXI, " " 8 & 18
" " " " XXII, " " 8, 8, & 18
" " " " XXIII, " " 2 & 8
" " " " XXIV, " " 2 & 12
and sections No. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, block XXV.

Sections Nos. 14, 15, and 16 were formerly advertised in error.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 6th February, 1865.

ACCEPTED TENDERS.—Waikouaiti to Waihemo. Contract No. 112. Supply of 1500 cubic yards of Road Metal—William Meade, £825.

H. J. MILLER,
Secretary of Public Works.

Dunedin, 21st Feb., 1865.

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Education Board will be held at the Government Offices, Dunedin, upon Thursday, the 23rd day of February, 1865, at 12 o’clock noon, for the despatch of business.

JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary.

ELECTION OF WARDENS HUNDRED.

THE following are lists of persons who have taken out Licenses to depasture Stock on the Hundreds of Otepopo, Dunedin, Waihola, South Tokomairiro, and North Tokomairiro, for the current year previous to 1st January, 1865:—

OTEPOPO HUNDRED.

John Cormack, Adam Anderson, James Robertson, Archibald Bruce, John Muir, Tom Morton, Duncan