dreds" every person depasturing or desirous of depasturing cattle on the unfenced waste lands within any Hundred, is required, on or before the 1st of January in every year to furnish to the Waste Land Board a return, showing the number of acres of land owned or occupied by him, the number of acres of land occupied (if any) unenclosed available to be depastured on by all licensed stock, and the number, description, and brands of all cattle intended to be depastured upon a Hundred.

Penalty for not making a return, or for making a false one, £20.

Forms may be obtained at the Land Offices, Dunedin and Invercargill, and from the Rangers at times and places of which they will give local notice.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

20th November, 1871.

MONDAY, 18TH DEC.

NOTICE is hereby given that sections 39 and 40, block I, Dunedin and East Taieri district, containing respectively 16A 3R and 48P, and 11A 1R. And section 13 block II, North Harbor and Blueskin district, containing 36A 2R and 35P, will be offered for sale by public auction in the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1871, at noon, at the upset price of 10s per acre.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 28th November, 1871.

NOTICE is hereby given that section 23, block VII, North Harbor and Blueskin district, containing 12 acres 3 roods, will be offered for sale by public auction, as land of special value, in the Land Office, Dunedin, on Friday, the 29th day of December, 1871, at noon, at the upset price of 21s per acre.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sections 1, Block VII, Clarendon district, containing 33 acres and 32 poles ; 33, Block VI, Clarendon district, containing 73 acres and 10 poles ; 15 and 16, Block I, Kaitangata district, containing 159 acres 2 roods 30 poles, and 173 acres 3 roods 38 poles, will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr R. W. Capstick, at his auction rooms, Tokomairiro, on Monday, the 22nd day of January next, at noon, at the upset price of 10s per acre.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sections 2, Block II ; and 2, Block III, Waipahee District ; and Sections 10, Block XI ; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Block VII ; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Block V ; 1 and 3, Block VIII, Clutha district, will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr R. W. Capstick, at the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 23rd day of January next, at noon, at the upset price of 10s per acre.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

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,
13th December, 1871.

Anderson, John, section 16, block II, Outram.
Atkins, George, sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, block XXVIII, Queenstown
Barr, Robert, section 7, block III, Clinton
Betts, T. G., section 14, block XXVI, Queenstown
Bridge, Jas., sections 6 and 7, block XXIV, Queenstown
Campbell, Arch., section 14, block I, Catlins district
Carey, Wm., sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, block XXX, Hawksbury
Christie, Thomas, section 39, block IV, Greytown
Clarke, Wm., and M'Rae, R., section 2, block XXVIII, Queenstown
Curle, Robt., section 2 of 4, block IX, North Harbor and Blueskin district
Dickie, Alex., and Dickie, Robt., section 69, block IV, Tuturau district
Donne, Wm., sections 12 and 13, block XVI, Queenstown
Dyer, Mary, section 16, block XIV, Hampden
Ford, Arthur, sections 5 and 18, block XXVII, Queenstown
Fryer, T. R., sections 1, 2 and 3, block XXIII, Queenstown
Do., section 6, block XXIII, Queenstown
Goldston, Samuel, section 1, block XIII, Arrowtown
Harris, J. H., Harris, R., and Weaver, D., section 6, block III, Queenstown
Hein, Chas., section 4, block IV, Arrowtown
Hilgendorf, E. S., sections 7 and 8, block X, Waihola
Hunt, M. J., sections 15, 16 and 17, block XXI, Arrowtown
Johnston, Geo., section 9, block IV, Catlins district
Joyce, John., section 1 of 8, block V, North Harbor and Blueskin district
Kirkland, John, sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, block III, Greytown
Laing, John Ed., section 1 of 15, block V, North Harbor and Blueskin district
Logan, James, section 4, block XI, Pomahaka district
M'Gill, Peter, sections 28 and 38, block IV, Wyndham district
M'Glashan, Edward, sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, block I, Woodlands district
M'Kay, James., section 41, block I, Clarendon district
Miller, Robert, sections 8 and 9, block I, Catlins district
Nation, James, section 3, block XI, Clinton
Pritchard, Robt., section 2, block XIII, Arrowtown
Ralston, Wm., section 13, block IV, Balclutha.
Reid, James, section 27, block IV, Wyndham district
Robertson, J. W., section 4 and 5, block XVIII, Queenstown
Do, section 4, block XIX, do
Do, section 2, block XXI, do