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 St Bathans on or before the 26th day of August, 1873.

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

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 5th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

J. T. BOYD,
Deputy Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Samuel Turner, on behalf of the United M. & E. Water Race Company for five acres of land; more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be within the pegs and trenches of the applicants, situated at Blue Gully, St Bathans.

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 Cromwell, on or before the 26th day of September, 1873.

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

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 31st day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Josiah Mitchelson, on behalf of the Reliance Quartz Mining Company, for 10 acres of land, more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be within the pegs and trenches of the applicants, situate in the Waikeihi Survey District, adjoining the Cromwell Quartz Mining Company’s Lease, at the west-north-west end.

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 Naseby on or before the 28th day of August, 1873.

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

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 5th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

J. T. BOYD,
Deputy Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Charles Francombe Roberts, on behalf of the Sons of Temperance Mining Company, for ten acres of land, more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be within the pegs and trenches of the applicants, situated at Rough Ridge, on the reef formerly known as "West of England."

PROROGATION OF PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

By His Honor the Superintendent, Wednesday, the 30th day of July, 1873.

MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN,— On behalf of the Governor, on the 26th day of July current, I assented to the Appropriation Ordinance 1873-4, passed by you.

I have this day, on behalf of the Governor, assented to the following Ordinances passed by you:—

• Appropriation Ordinance (No. 2) 1873-4
• Lawrence Reserves Management Ordinance 1873
• Port Chalmers Water Works Empowering Ordinance 1873
• Queenstown Water Works Empowering Ordinance 1873
• Dempsey Trust Ordinance 1873
• Cromwell Water Works Empowering Ordinance 1873
• Clyde Water Works Empowering Ordinance 1873
• Education Reserves Ordinance 1873
• South Dunedin Cemetery Closing Ordinance 1873
• Sheep Ordinances Amendment Ordinance 1873
• The Outram District Road Boards Election 1873
• Validation Ordinance 1873
• Ferries Ordinance 1862 Amendment Ordinance 1873
• The Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1873
• Cromwell Athenaeum Ordinance 1873
• Riverton Athenaeum Ordinance 1873
• Payment to Members Ordinance 1873
• Impounding Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1873

I have also this day reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon the following bills passed by you:—

• Portobello School Glebe Exchange Bill 1873
• North Shag Valley School Reserve Sale Bill 1873
• Dunedin Reserves Management Bill 1873
• Invercargill Athenaeum Reserve Management Bill 1873
• Frankton Racecourse Reserve Management Bill 1873
• Invercargill Hospital Reserves Management Bill 1873
• Education Reserves Management and Leasing Bill 1873
• Roads Diversion Bill 1873
• Port Chalmers Reserves Management Bill 1873
• Kakanui Harbor Board Bill 1873
• Invercargill Racecourse Reserves Management Bill 1873
• Winton Racecourse Reserves Management Bill 1873
• Oamaru Hospital Reserve Change Bill 1873

Gentlemen,—I have to congratulate you on the amount of business which has been disposed of in a comparatively short space of time.

I trust that the result of your deliberations may largely conduce to the public interests.

I have to assure you that it will be the earnest endeavor of the Executive Government to give practical effect to the various important proposals which have been sanctioned by you.

As respects the proposed expenditure for the year, I may say that the main estimates of expenditure were framed upon the basis of the probable revenue, with due regard to the requirements and equitable claims of the various localities throughout the Province.

In accordance with your resolutions, a considerable amount has been placed on the Supplementary Estimates. It will be obvious, however, that the extent to which those resolutions can be given effect will depend entirely upon the extent to which the actual receipts during the year may exceed the estimated receipts.

It is well that this should be perfectly understood.

Gentlemen,—Thanking you for your attendance, I now declare this Council prorogued, and it stands prorogued accordingly.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

Dunedin, 30th July, 1873.