NOTICE.—The Provincial Government of Otago

having requested me to undertake the apportionment of the Reward of £200 offered for the detection and conviction of the person who committed a murderous assault upon Benjamin Harbord, at Tuapeka, in the month of June last: This is to give notice to all persons concerned that they will be required to send in to me full particulars of the grounds of their claims before Thursday, the 5th day of December, 1867, or their claims will not be recognised.

A. CHETHAM STRODE, R.M.
Dunedin, 19th November, 1867.

NOTICE

CROWN GRANTS for the Land, and in favor of

the persons after-mentioned, are now ready for delivery; and attention is directed to the following clauses of the "Crown Grants Act, 1866."

Clause XXXIX.—There shall be paid upon all Grants to be hereafter issued, which may be left in the charge or custody of any Commissioner of Crown Lands, or other officer charged with the delivery of the same, a fee of sixpence for every month during which they shall have been so left after the expiration of three months from the date of the notice in the Gazette of the Province wherein the lands are situate, that such Grants are ready for delivery.

Clause XL.—There shall be paid upon all Grants issued prior to the passing of this Act, and left as aforesaid in the custody of the officer charged with the delivery thereof, a fee of sixpence per month for every month during which they shall be so left after two months subsequent to the passing of this Act.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 26th November, 1867.

• Atchison, Peter, Section 77, Block I, Awamoko district.
• Aitken, George, Sections 7, 8 and 9, Block LXII, Clutha district.
• Allan, John, and Allan, William, Sections 2 of 14, Block IV, Warepa district.
• Begg, R. L., half of Section No. 13, Block II, South Molyneux district.
• Boag, Robert, Sections 1 and 8, Block XCIV, Clutha district.
• Borton, J., M’Master, A., and Gardiner, J., Sections 4, 5 and 6, Block VI, Awamoko district.
• Borton, J., M’Master, A., and Gardiner, J., Section 12, Block VI, Awamoko district.
• Borton, J., M’Master, A., and Gardiner, J., Sections 19, 20, 21 and 22, Block VI, Awamoko district.
• Clark, Alexander, Sections 5 and 6, Block IV, Otago Peninsula district.
• Douglas, John, Sections 72, 73, 82 and 83, Block I, Papakaio district.
• Falconer, James, Sections 2 and 4, Block XLVI, and of 12, Block XLV, Clutha district.
• Garr, Thomas, Section 2, Block III, Otago Peninsula district.
• Garr, Thomas, Section 6, Block III, Otago Peninsula district.
• Guining, Louis, Sections 2 of 36, 51, 52, and 53, Block VI, Maungatua district.
• Guining, Louis, Sections 2 of 3, 5 and 1 of 6, Block I, Taieri district.
• Hutchison, Archibald, Sections 70, 71, and 74, Block I, Awamoko district.
• Ivatts, John, Sections 10, 12 and 13, Block IV, Clutha district.
• Kellas, Robert, Section 27, Block VI, Otepopo district.
• Kellas, Hugh, and Kellas, Robert, Section 7, Block VII, Otago Peninsula district.
• Mitchell, Thomas, Section 46, Block I, Awamoko district.
• McKellar, A., Section 1 of 41, Block II, Maungatua district.

• Lee, Edward, Pre-emptive right on Run 185, under Application No. 2987, No. 1.
• Maitland, J. P., G. H. D., and W. G., Section 2, Block XII, Hillend district.
• Marshall, James, Section 31, Block VII, Hillend district.
• Marshall, Matthew, Section 8, Block VI, Hillend district.
• Miller, W. A., Sections 8, 10 and 12, Block XCIV, 2, Block XCV, and 1, Block XCIX, Clutha district.
• Mitchell, James, Section 7, Block I, Hillend district.
• Mitchell, James, Section 8, Block I, Hillend district.
• Morris, William, Section 100, North East Valley district.
• Murray, George, Sections 48, 51, and 52, Block V, Akatore district.
• M’Faul, Hugh, Section 36, Block VII, Hillend district.
• M’Kerrow, William, Section 1 of 25, Block III, Hillend district.
• M’Tainsh, Peter, and M’Kay, Archibald, Section 23, Block III, Otago Peninsula district.
• Pillans, F. S., Sections 6 and 7, Block III, Hillend district.
• Reid, James, Section 33, Block VI, Akatore district.
• Russell, Thomas, Sections 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49, Upper Harbour East district.
• Russell, Thomas, Section 51, Upper Harbour East district.
• Smith, David, Section 1 of 13, Block I, Warepa district.
• Thomson, James, Section 11, Block I, South Molyneux district.

Persons in whose favor Crown Grants have been signed, can only obtain them by calling at the Crown Grant Office, or by sending an Agent with an authority in the subjoined form, signed before a Justice of the Peace.

Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Crown Grant Office,
Dunedin, 26th Nov., 1867.

I, A. B., of __, hereby authorise C. D., of __, to receive from the Commissioner of Crown Lands the Crown Grant in my favor for section __, block __, district, his receipt for which shall be binding on me.

Signature of Claimant.
Signed before me this _ day of __, 1867.

A Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

In view of an order being shortly sent to Britain by the Government for another supply of Public Library Books, the Committees of Public Libraries throughout the Province are invited to forward to the undersigned, as soon as possible, lists of such books as they may wish to be procured.

John Hislop, Secretary, Education Office.

TENDERS

Tenders will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Public Works until noon of Thursday, 28th inst., for Contract No. 269, Dunedin to North Taieri; Construction of 53 chains of road.

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

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 269,” as the case may be. The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.