1867," any person unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to any crop of hay, grass, corn, grain, or pulse, or of any cultivated vegetable produce, whether standing or cut down, or to any part of any wood, coppice, or plantation of trees, or to any heath, gorse, furze, or fern, wheresoever the same may be growing, shall be guilty of felony.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner of the Waste Land Board.
13th October, 1870.

LAND open for sale on 18th May, 1870.—See Gazette published 19th May, 1870, which may be had at the various Survey and Police Stations throughout the Province, and at the Land Office, Dunedin.

NOTICE.—The Waste Land Board has resolved that for the future all unsurveyed lands must be divided into sections in accordance with the 39th Clause of the Waste Lands Act 1866; which provides that every application shall, so far as the features of the country and the Survey of the Province will admit, be of a rectangular form, and when fronting a river, lake, road or coast, be of a depth not less than twice the length of the frontage.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner of Waste Land Board,
and Chief Surveyor.
31st October, 1870.

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 be 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.

J. T. THOMSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 2nd November, 1870.

Aitken, Alexander, section 3, block XIII, Outram
Allan, Andrew, sections 3 and 4, block XVI, Tapanui
Anderson, Alex., section 9, block XVIII, Clutha district
Anderson, Jno., sections 10 and 11, block VI, Outram
Badger, R. F., sections 12, 13, and 14, block III, Cromwell
Barron, Robert, sections 9 and 12, block VIII, Outram
Beighton, James, section 5, block XII, Roxburgh
Blackie, D. N., section 1 and ½ of 2, block XII, South Tuakitoto district
Blackie, D. N., sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, block IX, North Molyneux district
Buchanan, Thomas, section 1, block XI, Outram
Cable, Henry, and Drummond, D., sections 21 and 22, block I, Waipori
Campbell, Edward, section 48, block V, North Harbor and Blueskin district
Cargill, Jno., and Cargill, E. B., sections 4 and 5, block XII, Waihola district
Coates, Jno., section 15, block XII, North Harbor and Blueskin district
Coghill, Henry, section 12, block XL, Clutha district
Connellan, Michael, sections 13 and 14, block VI, Cromwell
Cope, H. J., section 17, block V, Cromwell
Currie, Jno., section 48, Maungatua
De Carle, Edward, section 4, block II, Berwick
De Carle, Edward, sections 1 and 2, block VII, Clinton
Dodd, Robert, section 6, block I, Wyndham district
Dow, Alexander, section 54, block III, Maungatua district
Dunne, Jno., section 14, block I, Waipori
Duncan, Chas., sections 14 and 15, Maungatua
Evans, David, sections 44 and 46, block III, Tuapeka district
Fache, George, section 14, block V, Cromwell
Fache, Win., section 16, block IV, Cromwell
Falconer, Win., sections 27 and 28, block V, Otepopo district
Fenwick, Win., sections 1 and 2 of 27, block VI, Oamaru district
Forbes, Donald, section 8, block V, Otepopo district
France, Win., section ½ of 10 and section 12, block XIV, Clutha district
Gascoigne, J. R., sections 65, 66, and 67, block II, Tuapeka district
Gilmore, Alex., sections 8 and 2 of 15, block I, Waikouaiti district
Grant, Peter, section 17, block VII, Outram
Grigor, Robert, section 13, block XI, Balclutha
Grindley, Win., section 1, block IV, Cromwell
Grindley, Win., sections 3 and 4, block IV, Cromwell
Goodall, W. U., sections 17, 18, and 19, block III, Cromwell
Hannah, Jno., sections 7 and 8, block VIII, Outram
Harray, Win., section 1, block XXX, Clutha district
Hartley, Robert, section 41, block I, Dunedin and East Taieri District
Hartley, Robert, section 42, block I, Dunedin and East Taieri district
Hay, James, sections 26 and 27, block I, Waikouaiti district
Hazlett, James, sections 13, 14, and 15, block IV, Cromwell
Henderson, Jas., sections 15 and 16, block I, Berwick
Henderson, John, section 26, block XI, Waitahuna East district
Hopkins, James, section 52, block III, Tuapeka East district
Innes, Lachlan, section 3 of 28, block VII, Maungatua district
Junge, Louis, section 70, Maungatua
Keith, William, sections 4 and 6, block XXVI, Clutha district
Kerr, Jno., sections 6, 7, 8, 13, and 14, block XI, Outram
Kerr, Jno., sections 9, 10, and 11, block XI, Outram
Kelly, Patrick, section 25, block I, Cromwell
Kinloch, Alex., sections 5 and 6, block I, Berwick
Knight, Ann, section 15, block I, Waipori
Logan, Wm., section ½ of 9, and ½ of 11, block IV, South Molyneux district
Lubecki, A. D., section 8, block XV, Queenstown
Madigan, Jas., sections 43 and 44, block VI, North Tuakitoto district
Main, Win., section 16, block XI, Balclutha
Maitland, J. P., Maitland, G. H., Maitland D., and Maitland W. G., section 35, block IX, Waitahuna East District
Marshall, Jas., section 12, block XXIX, Clutha District
Mawson, Joseph, section 1 of 25, block IV, North Harbor and Blueskin District
M’Cormick, Jno., section 15, block V, Cromwell
M’Cowan, Neil, sections 16 and 17, block V, Otepopo District