sixth day of October last past, published in the said Otago Provincial Government Gazette, No. 574, the said Superintendent, with the advice and consent of the said Executive Council of the said Province, did thereby revoke certain of the said Regulations so made and published on the said twenty-third day of June last and did make the Regulations as aforesaid, therein contained in lieu thereof, and in addition, to the said Regulations, so made and published as aforesaid: And whereas it is expedient to revoke the Regulation No. 22, so made by the said Order in Council of the said sixth day of October last past, and to make another Regulation in lieu thereof, and also to add another Regulation to the said Regulations—Now therefore His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Province of Otago, doth by virtue and in exercise of the powers delegated to the Executive Government of the Province of Otago in this behalf, hereby revoke the Regulation No. 22, so made by the said Order in Council of the said sixth day of October last past, and doth make the following Regulations in lieu thereof, and in addition to the said Regulations so made and published as aforesaid (that is to say):-

DEPASTURING REGULATIONS.

Otago Gold Field.

22. The Tuapeka Depasturing District shall comprise all those several areas described in the Schedule hereto, in addition to the area described as the Tuapeka Depasturing District in the First Schedule to the said Regulations, so made and published on the twenty-third day of June last past.

23. The Chairman of the Board of Wardens for the time being of the Tuapeka Depasturing District, shall be and he is hereby authorised to receive applications for the Depasturing of Stock within that portion of the Tuapeka Depasturing District described in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

All that area situate in the Province of Otago comprising 3,800 acres more or less: bounded by a line proceeding from Scrub-burn at its junction with the Clutha river, along the north-east boundary of the Waitahuna Hundred, to Crockburn; thence in a south-westerly direction along Crockburn to the Clutha river; thence in a northerly direction along the Clutha river to Scrub-burn, the starting point.

Also, all that area in the Province of Otago, comprising twenty thousand (20,000) acres, more or less; bounded by a line proceeding from a point on the Tokomairiro River, intersecting a direct line from Trig. Station F to Trig. Station E, Table Hill District; thence to Trig. Station E aforesaid; thence to Trig. Station D; thence to Trig. Station C; thence to Trig. Station K—all in the Table Hill District aforesaid; thence to Trig. Station L; thence to Trig. Station W—both in Tokomairiro Survey District; thence to Trig. Station V, Hillend District; thence in a direct line towards Trig. Station Z, in the same district, to the boundary of the Hundreds; and thence in a north-easterly direction along the boundary of the Hundreds to the starting point.

Also, all that area in the Province of Otago, comprising two thousand five hundred (2500) acres, more or less, situate in the south-eastern district, being part of Run numbered 178, as delineated on the map deposited in the Survey Office, Dunedin: bounded by a line commencing at a point seven hundred (700) links; thence north-east from the Saddle on the Main Interior Road, and extending due south twenty-three thousand two hundred (23,200) links; thence by a line in an easterly direction five thousand two hundred (5,200) links, to a point one thousand (1,000) links distant from the Clutha River; thence by a line in a northerly direction parallel to, and one thousand (1,000) links distant from, the Clutha river, thirty-six thousand (36,000) links, be the same more or less; thence by a line in a westerly direction, three thousand (3,000) links, to the starting point.

ALEXANDER WILLIS,
Clerk to the Executive Council of the Province of Otago.

CROWN LANDS.—An application having been made for license to occupy that portion of the Township of Moeraki marked upon the map thereof “Recreation Ground” and “Public Gardens:” Notice is hereby given, that such license will be issued if no objections are lodged at this office before Wednesday, the 9th day of December next.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 7th November, 1868.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at DUNEDIN, for the Month of OCTOBER, 1868.

At 9.30 A.m. Daily.

Lat. 45° 52’ 11” S. Long. 170° 31’ 7” E.

Altitude above Sea, 550 feet.

Barometer (reduced to 32° Fah. and sea level.)

Mean atmospheric pressure for month 29.701 inches

Highest pressure (on 29th) ... 30.370 ”

Lowest pressure (on 15th) ... 29.183 ”

Range for month ... 1.187 ”

Temperature in Shade.

Approx. mean temperature for month 50.1 Fah.

Mean maximum temperature ... 59.1 ”

Mean minimum temperature ... 41.1 ”

Mean daily range of temperature ... 18.0 ”

Highest maxim. temperature (on 26th) 72.0 ”

Lowest minim. temperature (on 17th) 31.0 ”

Extreme range for the month ... 41.0 ”

Mean temp. of evaporation for month 44.7 ”

Solar Radiation

Maximum (on 28th) ... 138 ”

Minimum (on 9th) ... 86 ”

Mean for month ... 118 ”

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100) ... 66.0 ”

Mean elast. force of vapour ... .337 inch

Mean temp. of dew point ... 38.9 Fah.

Total rainfall on 13 days ... 1.234 ”

Greatest rainfall in one day (on 6th) ... .230 ”

Mean amount of sky covered (overcast, = 10) ... 6

Wind: Mean velocity per day for month 190 miles

Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours (on 16th) ... 620 ”

Number of days on which the wind blew from each point:-

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.

3 0 0 0 2 0 13 5 8

REMARKS.

Gales occurred on 15th from N.W.; on 16th from W.; and on 18th from W. and S.W.

Thunder on 11th.

Snow fell on 16th and 19th.

Fog prevailed on 2nd.

NOTE.—The results of all the self-registering instruments were recorded on the dates above given, and therefore occurred during the preceding 24 hours.

HENRY SKEY.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the first meeting of the creditors of JOHN MATHEWS, a bankrupt, has been adjourned to Tuesday, the 17th day of November, at the same hour and place.

Dated at Dunedin this 10th day of November, 1868.

W. H. M’KEAY,
Bankrupt’s Solicitor.