Lawrence, on Friday, the 19th of July next, at noon, at the upset price of £5 per acre, subject to valuations for improvements and Survey expenses.

MONDAY, 5th August.

Sale of Crown Lands in the City of Dunedin.

NOTICE is hereby given that block 49, Dunedin, will be offered for sale by auction at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 5th August, at the upset price of £250.

The block contains one rood and six poles, and is situated at the corner of High street and Dowling street, adjoining Mr. Gray’s timber yard.

Terms 13 per cent. deposit on the fall of the hammer, balance within a month.

Waste Land Board Office.

MONDAY, 5th August, 1872, at noon.

NOTICE is Hereby Given that the lately reclaimed lands situated in Rattray street, opposite the Wharf, numbered sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 19 and 20 block XLVII in the plan of the City of Dunedin, containing 3 roods and 24 poles, will be offered for sale by Mr Milner at the Land Office, Dunedin, by public auction, in one lot, on Monday, the 5th day of August next, at noon, at the upset price of £1000.

Plans may be had at the Land Office, Dunedin.

MONDAY, 5th August.

NOTICE is hereby given that sections 1 and 3, block X, Awamoko district, containing respectively, 171a 2r 38p, and 186a 3r 28p; sections 45 and 46, block IV, Awamoko district, containing 33a 3r 29p, and 83a 3r 39p; section 4, block IX, Kaumo district, containing 207a 3r 14p; sections 15 and 16, block VIII, Awamoko district, containing 188a 3r 35p, and 158a 0r 26p; section 59, block IV, Awamoko district, containing 114a 1r 25p; sections 28, 29 and 30, block V, Awamoko, containing 143a 3r 38p, 253a 3r 0p, and 281a 3r 27; and sections 5, 10, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 52, 53 and 54, block I, Awamoko district, containing respectively 91a 1r 8p, 111a 2r 16p, 33a 0r 38p, 38a 0r 32p, 40a, 69a 0r 34p, 86a 1r 4p, 80a, 91a 1r 35p, 56a 1r 12p, 45a 2r 20p, 17a 2r 7p; sections 38, 40, 49, 52, 53 and 48, block IV, Awamoko district, containing respectively 168a 1r 28p, 217a 3r 1p, 142a 3r 3p, 72a 3r 14p, 21a 1r 30p, 151a 2r 2p; section 37, block I, Maruwhenui district, containing 184a 2r 38p, will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr. Samuel Shrimski, at his auction rooms, Oamaru, on Monday, the 5th day of August next, at noon, at the upset price of 10s. per acre.

MONDAY, 5th August.

NOTICE is hereby given that section 3, block III, South Tuakitoto district, containing 56a; sections 1 of 14, 2 of 14, and 13, block VII, Kaitangata district, 154a 3r 13p, 40a, and 185a 1r 26p will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr. Capstick, at his auction rooms, Tokomairiro, on Monday, the 5th day of August next, at noon, at the upset price of 10s. per acre.

Immediately thereafter, section 44, block II, Clarendon, (hitherto a bush reserve) containing 26a 3r 9p, will be offered at the upset price of 21s. per acre.

THE sale of the Block of Land at the Rattray street Jetty (No. 47) has been postponed to Monday, the 5th August.

NOTICE is hereby given that sections 102 and 13, block 8, Otepopo District, containing respectively 18a 1r 7p, and 18a 1r 32p, and section 5, block 9, Awamoko District, containing 154a 2r, will be offered for sale by public auction at the auction of Mr. S. Shrimski, at Oamaru, on Monday, the 12th day of August next at noon, at the upset price of 10s per acre.

WASTE LAND BOARD, INVERCARGILL.

ON and after Friday, 19th July next, Section 44, Block VIII, Jacob’s River Hundred, containing 7a. 3r. 14p., more or less, hitherto temporarily reserved, will be open for application at the Land Office, Invercargill.

On and after Friday, 19th July next, Section 14, Block IV, East Winton, containing 1 acre, more or less, hitherto reserved for a Mill Site, will be open for application at the Land Office, Invercargill.

THE undermentioned holders of Licenses to depasture cattle within the Mabel Hundred have been elected Wardens of the said Hundred for the current year.

JAMES LITTLE ROBERT YOUNG
JAMES ALLAN JAMES YOUNG
PETER CAMPBELL

BY-LAWS.

1. That no cattle of any description shall be depastured on the Mabel Hundred without a license.

2. That no sheep shall be depastured on any lands within the Hundred under the jurisdiction of the Wardens.

3. No entire horse over 12 months old, and no bull over 6 months old, shall be depastured without special permission of the Wardens.

4. Any person disturbing or distressing cattle on the Crown Lands within the Hundred will be liable to a penalty of Five Pounds sterling.

5. That no person shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred more than one head of cattle for every five acres of land in his occupation, and that all cattle depastured must be branded with the registered brand of the license holder.

6. All stray cattle or sheep may be impounded, and the Wardens will not be responsible for any mistakes which may arise from cattle not bearing brands according to the Cattle Branding Ordinance.

7. All license holders shall on or before the 1st day of July, 1872, give in a written statement to the nearest Warden of the number of cattle and horses depastured by them on the said Hundred.

The above By-laws, passed by the Wardens of Mabel Hundred, were sanctioned by the Waste Land Board, Invercargill, on the 25th day of June, 1872.

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner, Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 25th June, 1872.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at DUNEDIN, for the Month of MAY, 1872, 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 29.564 inches

Highest pressure (on 3rd) ... 30.134 ”

Lowest pressure (on 13th) ... 29.092 ”

Range for month ... 1.042 ”

Temperature in Shade.

Approx. mean temperature for month 42.3 Fah.

Mean maximum temperature... 47.1 ”

Mean minimum temperature... 37.5 ”

Mean daily range of temperature ... 9.6 ”

Highest maxim. temperature (on 6th) 61.0 ”

Lowest minim. temperature (on 12th) 30.0 ”

Extreme range for the month ... 31.0 ”

Mean temp. of evaporation ... 39.9 ”