through and Blasting the Nevis Cliffs on the Road, Kawarau to Wakatipu.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at the office of

Tenders to be endorsed "Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 217."

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

H. J. MILLER,
Secretary for Public Works.

Dunedin, March 16th, 1865.

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Education Board will be held at the Government Offices, Dunedin, upon Thursday, the 30th day of March, 1865, at 12 o’clock noon, for the despatch of business. At this Meeting, the applications of the School Committees at Anderson’s Bay and Warepa, for permission to levy a Rate in their respective Districts, will be considered by the Board.

JOHN HISLOP, Secretary.

ELECTION NOTICE.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF BRUCE.

IN Pursuance of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled, "The Regulation of Elections Act, 1858," I, John Dewe, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Bruce, do hereby give notice, that by virtue of a Writ, bearing date the fourth day of March, 1865, issued under the hand of his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, an Election will be held for the return of a qualified person to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives for the said Electoral District, and that the nomination of candidates will take place at Tokomairiro, at noon, Friday, the thirty-first day of March, 1865; and that the Poll (if necessary) will be taken on Saturday, the eighth day of April, 1865.

Dated this seventeenth day of March, 1865.

JOHN DEWE,
Returning Officer.

The following are the Polling places for the Electoral District of Bruce:

The Court House, Tokomairiro.
The Court House, Dunedin.
The School House, East Taieri.
The School House, Waihola.
The School House, Inch Clutha.
The School House, Warepa.
The Court House, Lawrence.
Capt. M’Kenzie’s Station, Pomahaka.

Dated the seventeenth day of March, 1865.

JOHN DEWE,
Returning Officer.

WEST TAIERI HUNDREDS.

NOTICE is hereby given to all Owners of Stock on the above Hundred, that in terms of Regulation 67 and Bye-law 6, they are required to furnish to the Wardens, before 15th April next, a Return showing the number, description, and brands of all animals above the age of six months depastured by them on the Hundred, under a penalty of £5 in case of failure or false return.

Likewise notice is hereby given, that after the 15th April next, all Cattle found on the Hundred, not under the charge of a License Holder, shall be impounded and dealt with as Law directs.

WILLIAM DUFF,
JAMES HENDERSON, \ Wardens.
ROBERT CHARTERIS, }

Lake Waipori,
22nd March, 1865.

P.S.—Licenses may be had from any of the Wardens.

TUAPEKA DISTRICT.

BLOCK I.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sections No. 14, 15, 28, 29, and 34, block I, Tuapeka District, having been applied for by two persons on the same day, will be sold by Public Auction, at this Office, on Thursday, the 20th day of April next, at 12 o’clock noon.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 27th March, 1865.

SALE OF CROWN LANDS BY PUBLIC AUCTION.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following Sections having been applied for by two persons on the same day, will be sold by public auction at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, the 20th day of April, at 12 o’clock noon. Any person may bid at the auction and become the purchaser.

Section 14: Block I. Tuapeka District
" 15: do do
" 28: do do
" 29: do do
" 34: do do

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 21st March, 1865.

CROWN LANDS.

NEW HUNDREDS.

APPLICATIONS for the purchase of Land within the Hundreds of Awamoko, Kakanui, Catlins, and Tuturau will be received at this office, on the following days, viz.:-

Awamoko, on Monday, the 10th day of April next
Kakanui, on Wednesday, the 12th day of April next,
Catlins, on Friday, the 13th day of April next
Tuturau, on Monday, the 17th day of April next.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 8th March, 1865.

NOTICE.—Applications for Section 50, block VIII. and Section 25, block IX, Pomahaka District, will be received at the Land Office, on Wednesday, the 29th instant.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 15th March, 1865.

£3 REWARD.

LOST from Hindon, November last, iron grey draught horse, branded © near shoulder, white spots under belly, saddle marked.

Any person delivering same at Shand’s Chaff Store, Taieri, shall receive the reward.

3—12s.

Printed for the Provincial Government by DANIEL CAMPBELL, Dunedin, Otago New Zealand.