Proceedings and Practice of Wardens’ Courts, the Gold Fields Act 1866, the Gold Mining Claim Drainage Act 1868, and the Gold Fields Act Amendment Act 1869. If sent by Post, the following extra charges will be made: for one copy, 8d; two, 1s 4d; three, also 1s 4d; four, 2s; five, 2s 8d; six, also 2s 8d; seven, 3s 4d; eight, 4s; nine, also 4s. Nine is the largest quantity allowed by Postal Regulations in one parcel. Pamphlet may be had from John Logan, Provincial Government Storekeeper, Dunedin. 30th March, 1870.

OLD FIELDS REGULATIONS, 1870, &c.,

price 2s.

Cattle Brand Book, price 2s 6d.

Fencing Ordinance, price 6d.

Licensing (Publicans’) Ordinance, price 1s.

May be had of Provincial Government Storekeeper, Dunedin. The usual allowance to the Trade when twelve are taken.

SCHOOL-MISTRESS WANTED for Waikouaiti District School. Salary £100 per annum. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged with the undersigned on or before the 1st of June, 1870.

John Smith,
Chairman of School Committee,
Waikouaiti.

WASTE LAND BOARD ADVERTISEMENTS.

Thursday, 19th May.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following allotment of Rural Land will be offered for sale by public auction, on Tuesday, the 19th May next, in the Land Office, at noon, under the 35th clause of the “Otago Waste Land Act 1866,” at the upset price of 10s. per acre:—

Section 28, Block VIII, Otepopo, 52a. 3r. 18p.

Monday, 23rd May, at noon.

BUSH RESERVES.—Sealed offers will be received at this office until noon of Monday 23rd May, for leasing for a term of 21 years from the 1st June, 1870, the undermentioned Bush Reserves, under certain conditions as to planting &c., which may be seen on and after the 1st May at the Police Stations at West Taieri, Balclutha, Port Molyneux, Waikouaiti, Tokomairiro and Hampden, and at the Land Office, Dunedin.

The offers are to be made by filling in the printed form of Tender, (which can be obtained at the place abovementioned), the prices at which the different descriptions of timber in the bush are to be supplied to the public, and are to be enclosed in an envelope marked “Offer for Lease of Bush Reserves,” addressed to the Chief Commissioner of the Waste Land Board, Dunedin.

The person whose tender may be accepted will require to name two sureties to the satisfaction of the Waste Land Board, who will enter into a bond in the sum of £50 for the due fulfilment of the conditions of the lease.

The lowest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

For list of sections see previous Gazettes.

Monday, 6th June, at noon.

THE RESERVE having been withdrawn from section 2, Block V, Lawrence—Notice is hereby given that the said section will be offered for sale by public auction by Mr. J. M. Nicolson, at the Court House, Lawrence, on Monday, the 6th day of June next, at noon, at the upset price of £2, and subject to a valuation (to be stated at time of sale) for improvements effected thereon.

Monday, 6th June, at noon.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Section 107, Block I, Waitahuna West District (island below Dalhousie), containing 10 acres, will be offered for sale by public auction, as land of special value, at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 6th day of June next, at noon, at the upset price of £2 per acre.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at DUNEDIN, for the Month of APRIL, 1870.

At 9 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... 29.999 inches

Highest pressure (on 28th)... 30.460 “

Lowest pressure (on 24th)... 29.056 “

Range for month... 1.404 “

Temperature in Shade.

Approx. mean temperature for month... 48.4 Fah.

Mean maximum temperature... 54.6 “

Mean minimum temperature... 42.3 “

Mean daily range of temperature... 12.2 “

Highest maximum temperature (on 9th)... 70.0 “

Lowest minimum temperature (on 26th)... 31.0 “

Extreme range for the month... 39.0 “

Mean temperature of evaporation... 45.2 “

Solar Radiation.

Maximum (on 3rd)... 129 “

Mean for month... 100 “

Terrestrial Radiation.

Minimum (on 27th)... 10 “

Mean for month... 24 “

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100)... 78

Mean elastic force of vapour... 0.264 inches

Mean temp. of dew point... 41.7 Fah.

Total rainfall on 14 days... 3.094 inches

Greatest rainfall in one day (on 10th)... 0.760 “

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

Wind:

Mean velocity per day for month... 106 miles

Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours (on 27th)... 700 “

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

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

1 0 0 4 1 3 11 3 8

Remarks:

High winds on 4th, 5th, 6th, 26th, and 27th, from south-west.

Snow on 25th and 26th.

Hail on 1st, 2nd, and 26th.

Fog on 18th.

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

Henny Skey.

SUPREME COURT.—Notice is hereby given, that a sitting of the Supreme Court, for the despatch of Criminal and Civil Business, will be holden at the Supreme Court-house, Dunedin, on Monday, the sixth day of June next, at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all persons bound by recognizance to appear as prosecutors, defendants, or witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

Notice is hereby further given, that the Civil Cases will not be called on for trial until Monday, the thirteenth day of June, at ten o’clock in the forenoon.

WANTED, for the Black District School, a Teacher, Salary £150 per annum. Applications, with testimonials, to be forwarded to the Education Office, Dunedin, on or before the 1st of June.