writing, at my office within thirty clear days from the date hereof.

R. BEETHAM,
District Officer.

The abovenamed application will be decided before me at Queenstown, on Saturday, the 17th May, 1873.

R. BEETHAM,
District Officer.

2t—30s

TO THE DISTRICT OFFICER AT QUEENSTOWN.

District of Queenstown,
17th April, 1873.

I HEREBY Give Notice that I intend to construct a Water Race for Irrigation purposes, commencing at a point on the Shortburn Creek, Half-Way Bay, ten chains above where the Survey line of Block I., South Wakatip District, cuts the same creek and terminating at section number 15, Block I., South Wakatip District.

The length of such race is fifty chains, or thereabouts, and its intended course is north and south, and is to be constructed on the west side of a Government surveyed road, running past sections 37, 27, and 26, Block I, South Wakatip District.

The mean depth and breadth of such water race is twenty inches by thirty inches, and it is capable of carrying four sluice-heads of water.

WILLIAM McALLISTER,
Sheep Farmer, Half-way Bay.

Any person objecting to the issue of a License to the above-named applicant must lodge his objection, in writing, at my office, within thirty clear days from the date hereof.

R. BEETHAM,
District Officer.

The above application will be decided before me, at Queenstown, on Saturday, the 17th May, 1873.

R. BEETHAM,
District Officer.

2t—30s.

MUNICIPALITY OF ALEXANDRA.

STATEMENT of probable Income and Expenditure.

PROBABLE INCOME.

To Cash in Bank of New Zealand ... £100 0 0
,, Rents ... 180 0 0
,, Licenses ... 216 0 0
,, Dog and goat tax ... 10 0 0
,, Rates ... 100 0 0

606 0 0

PROBABLE EXPENDITURE.

By salaries ... 50 0 0
,, Interest on debts ... 64 0 0
,, Sinking fund ... 200 0 0
,, Contingencies ... 20 0 0
,, Printing, Advertising and Stationery ... 20 0 0
,, Street cleaning ... 20 0 0

,, Assessor’s and Auditors’ fees ... 10 0 0
,, Public Works ... 102 0 0
,, Contracts in hand ... 126 0 0

606 0 0

GEO. RATCLIFFE,
Town Clerk.

Alexandra, April 20, 1873.

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METEOROLOGICAL Observations taken at Dunedin, for the month of April, 1873:—

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 ... 29.969 ins.
Highest pressure (on 9th) ... 30.515 ”
Lowest pressure (on 3rd) ... 29.443 ”
Range for month ... 1.072 ”

Temperature in Shade—
Approximate mean temperature for month ... 50.7 Fah.
Mean maximum temperature ... 56.5 ”
Mean minimum temperature ... 45.0 ”
Mean daily range of temperature ... 11.5 ”
Highest maximum temperature (on 10th) ... 64.0 ”
Lowest minimum temperature (on 15th) ... 38.0 ”
Extreme range for the month ... 26.0 ”
Mean temperature of evaporation ... 48.4 ”

Solar Radiation—
Maximum (on 1st) ... 120 ”
Mean for month ... 94 ”

Terrestrial Radiation—
Minimum (on 21st) ... 22 ”
Mean for month ... 31 ”

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100) ... 84.6
Mean elastic force of vapor ... .311 ins.
Mean temp. of the dew point ... 46.0 Fah.

Total rain-fall on 13 days ... 8.948 ins.
Greatest rain-fall in one day (on 27th) ... 1.200 ”
Mean amt. of sky covered (overcast = 10) ... 6.

Wind—
Mean velocity per day for month ... 141 miles
Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours (on 4th) ... 460 ”

No. of days on which the wind blew from each point—
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. CALM.
4 4 1 2 3 3 1 0 12

REMARKS.—High winds on 3rd and 4th from S.W. Solar halo on 22nd. Fog on 27th and 30th.

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

HENRY SKEY,
Observer.