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NOTICE.—The Seaside District Road Board having made a general district rate of One Shilling in the £ for the current year ending June, 1874, the Rate Book may be seen at the house of the undersigned, and parties considering themselves aggrieved by the said assessment, in respect of any error, omission, or surcharge, are hereby required to attend and state the same at a meeting of the Board, to be held in the house of Mr Graham, Boat Harbor, on the 14th October, 1873, at 2 p.m.
ALLAN CAMERON,
Collector.
Boat Harbor, 6th Sept., 1873. 2t—12s.

NOTICE to the owner of Section 24, Block XXXII Palmerston, that the dividing fence be made before this day month, such fence to be split posts, rails, and palings.
7th September, 1873.
SAMUEL LEES,
3t—9s. Owner of Section 25, Block XXXII.

NOTICE.—A meeting of License-holders in Toe Toes Hundred will be held on Tuesday, the 30th Sept., 1873, at the house of Mr Hugh Carswill, to elect two Wardens, vice Richardson and Carswill resigned.
THOMAS HUGHAN,
Ranger.
Dunedin, September 3rd, 1873.

NOTICE.—The North-East Valley Road Board intend on Saturday, the 6th September, to make a General Rate of one shilling (1s.) in the £ over the whole district, for the year ending June, 1874. The Rate Book can be seen at the hotel of Mr. Thomas Brown, North-East Valley, on and after Monday, the 25th August, 1873, for ten days.
HUGH McFADYEN,
Clerk to Board.
2t—6s.

NOTICE is hereby given that poison has been laid on my property at Saddlehill Park.
WILLIAM JAFFREY.
Dated this 30th day of August, 1873. 4t—5s.

IMPOUNDED on the 2nd day of September, 1873, by Mr F. Sutton, Barewood Run—
1 bay mare, blaze on off side of nose, two hind feet white, no visible brand;
owner unknown; for trespassing on Barewood Run; for which no damages are claimed; and in default of being released, the above mare will be sold at the public Pound, at West Taieri, on Friday, the 26th day of September, 1873, at twelve o’clock noon.
MICHAEL TYNAN,
Poundkeeper of the West Taieri Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 3rd day of September, 1873, by James Adam, Tokomairiro—
One bay horse, indistinct brand off hip;
One chestnut mare, branded like M off shoulder, near hind foot white;
owner unknown; for trespassing on grass paddocks, for which no damages are claimed; and in default of being released, the above horses will be sold at the public Pound at Lovell’s Flat, on Friday, the 26th day of Sept., 1873, at twelve o’clock noon.
ALEXR. NELSON,
Poundkeeper of the Lovell’s Flat Pound.

To J. A. R. Menzies, or owner of Section 18, Block VII. Invercargill; J. T. Thompson, or owner of Section 15. Block VII., Invercargill; J. Arkney, or owner of Sections 6 and 7, Block VII., Invercargill.
TAKE NOTICE that I desire the boundary or separating fence between your sections and Sections 16 and 17, Block VII., Invercargill, to be made immediately, and that such fence shall be a substantial post, two-rail, and board fence, at least five feet in height; posts two feet in the ground, and not more than eight feet asunder, and that, failing the erection of your half of the said fence, I shall cause the same to be erected at your cost and charges.
JACOB GERBES,
Owner of Sections 16 and 17, Block VII.,
9s 6d. Invercargill.

SUPREME COURT.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting of the Supreme Court for the despatch of Criminal and Civil business, will be holden at the Supreme Court House at Dunedin, on Monday the sixth day of October next, at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all persons bound by recognizances to appear as prosecutors, plaintiffs, defendants, or witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations taken at Dunedin, at 9 a.m. daily, for the month of August, 1873:—
Lat. 45° 52' 11" S. Long. 170° 31' 7" E.
Altitude above sea, 500 feet.

Barometer.—
Mean atmospheric pressure for month ... 29.885 ins.
Highest pressure (on the 2nd) ... 30.331 "
Lowest pressure (on the 18th) ... 29.206 "
Extreme range ... 1.125 "

Temperature in Shade—
Mean maximum temperature ... 51.7 Fah.
Mean minimum temperature ... 38.0 "
Approximate mean temperature for month ... 44.8 "
Mean daily range of temperature ... 13.7 "
Extreme maximum temperature (on 30th) ... 63.0 "
Extreme minimum temperature (on 14th) ... 30.0 "
Extreme range of temperature for month ... 33.0 "
Mean temperature of evaporation ... 41.8 "

Exposed Thermometers—
Mean solar radiation ... 90 "
Maximum solar radiation (on 30th) ... 119 "

Hygrometrical—
Mean elastic force of vapor ... .231 ins.
Mean tem. of the dew point ... 38.3 Fah.
Mean degree of moisture (Saturation = 100) ... 77.8 "

Rain—
Total rain-fall ... 3.494 ins.
Number of days on which rain fell ... 13 days.
Maximum rainfall in any 24 hours (on 28th) ... 1.918 ins.

Wind—
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 7 0 0 0 5 3 2 10
Average daily velocity for month ... 148 miles.
Greatest velocity for 24 hours (on 8th) ... 300 "
Mean amt. of cloud for month—0, clear sky; 10, overcast ... 5 0 to 10

REMARKS.—Lunar halo on 2nd; snow fell on 12th.
NOTE.—In this abstract, the results are inserted for the day on which they are recorded, although occurring during the preceding twenty-four hours.
HENRY SKEY,
Observer.

DUNEDIN AND PORT CHALMERS RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Passenger and goods trains will leave Dunedin and Port Chalmers respectively, calling at Intermediate Stations, as under:—

Down.
Leave
Dunedin ... 7 30 a.m.
Do. ... 10 30 a.m.
Do. ... 12 30 p.m.
Do. ... *2 30 p.m.
Do. ... 5 15 p.m.

Up.
Leave
Port Chalmers ... 9 0 a.m.
Do. ... 11 30 a.m.
Do. ... 1 30 p.m.
Do. ... 4 0 p.m.
Do. ... 6 0 p.m.

*This train calls at Pelichet Bay only.

FARES:
To and from Port Chalmers:
SINGLE. RETURN.
s. d. s. d.
First-class ... 2 0 First-class ... 3 0
Second-class ... 1 6 Second-class ... 2 0

Dunedin, to and from Pelichet Bay:
s. d. s. d.
First-class ... 0 6 First-class ... 0 9
Second-class ... 0 4 Second-class ... 0 6

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by MILLS, DICK and CO., of Stafford street, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.