HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be noti-
fied that he has appointed the undermentioned members of the Police Force to be Deputy Registrars of Brands, each for the place printed immediately after his name:—

• Sergeant John CASSELS, Cromwell
• Constable James PIERPOINT, Alexandra
• Constable John HOPE, Queenstown
• Constable James MORKANE, Balclutha.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

14th Nov., 1872.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be noti-
fied that he has appointed

Mr Philip OAKDEN,
residing at Clifton, Waiwera, to be an Honorary Sheep Inspector for the Province of Otago.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

14th Nov., 1872.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity to the 29th Section of the “Gold Fields Act 1866,” and to the Regulations made under that Act and the Gold Fields Acts Amendment Acts of 1867, 1868, and 1869, for the granting of leases for gold mining purposes within the Province of Otago, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease for gold mining purposes of Crown Lands to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against granting such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden, at Lawrence, on or before the 28th day of December, 1872.

Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s Office at Lawrence.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 19th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

William Llewelyn Richards, for two acres of land, more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be contained within the pegs and trenches of the applicant, situated at Verter Burn or Post Office Creek, Waipori.

NOTICE.

Whereas it is intended to stop up these Roads and portions of Roads which are severally described in the Schedule hereunder written and are delineated on the maps or plans mentioned and referred to in the “Roads Diversion Ordinance 1872,” Session XXX copies of which maps or plans so far as they relate to the particular roads or portions of roads intended to be stopped up in the Road District specified in the Schedule have been deposited at the public School mentioned immediately after the description of the respective roads or portions of roads intended to be stopped up in such district: Now therefore I, James Macandrew Esquire Superintendent of the Province of Otago by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in me in that behalf by the “Roads Diversion Ordinance 1872” Session No. XXX do hereby give notice that all persons objecting to the stopping up of such roads or portions of roads or any of them are required to set forth a statement in writing of any well-grounded objections they may have to the stopping up of such roads or portions of roads and to leave such statement addressed to me at my office in Dunedin within sixty days from the first publication hereof otherwise such objections will not be considered by me.

1. Akatore Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House, Akatore.

2. Beaconsfield Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Merton.

3. Chelsea Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Otepopo.

4. Cranbourne Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Waikouaiti.

5. Flagstaff Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Waikari.

6. Goodwood Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Palmerston.

7. Highcliff Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House, Highcliff.

8. Kaikorai Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House, Kaikorai.

9. Lovell’s Brook Road District.
   Plans to be seen at School House Tuapeka.

10. Milburn Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Waihola Gorge.

11. Milton Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Milton.

12. North-East Valley District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse North-East Valley.

13. Popotunoa Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Popotunoa.

14. Portobello Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse, Portobello.

15. Tuapeka Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Tuapeka.

16. Tomahawk Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Anderson’s Bay.

17. Totara Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Kakanui.

18. Waihola West Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Waihola.

19. Waipahi Survey District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Popotunoa.

20. Waikari Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Waikari.

21. West Taieri Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse West Taieri.

22. Road Line at Botanical Gardens.
    Plans to be seen at Toll House Water of Leith.

23. Lawrence.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Lawrence.

24. Roslyn Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Kaikorai.

25. North Molyneux Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Inch Clutha.

26. Jacob’s River Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Gummie’s Bush.

27. Block VII/II New River Hundred.
    Plans to be seen at School House Grove Bush.

28. Anderson’s Bay Road District.
    Plans to be seen at School House Anderson’s Bay.

29. Meadowbank Road District.
    Plans to be seen at School House, Palmerston.

30. Puerua Road District.
    Plans to be seen at School House Puerua.

31. Sandymount Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Sandymount.

32. Coomb Hay Road District.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Wangaloa.

33. Harewood.
    Plans to be seen at Schoolhouse Waikivi.

For description see ‘Gazette’ of the 13th August, 1872.

NOTIFICATION

Of the Establishment of a Pound in the vicinity of Invercargill.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of the powers vested in me by the “Impounding Ordinance 1872,” I have established a Pound situate in