be allowed to depasture on the remaining portion of the Commonage.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.
Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 7th Oct., 1873.

WAKATIPU DEPASTURING DISTRICT.

Notice to Stockowners.

NOTICE is hereby given to persons depasturing sheep in the Wakatipu Depasturing District, that it is the intention of the Government to subdivide the sheep country into Runs of from 5,000 to 10,000 acres each, the leases of which for seven years will be sold by public auction in January next, due notice of which will be given. Possession of the Runs to be given on the 1st April, 1874.

It is further notified that after that date no sheep will be allowed to depasture on the remaining portion of the Commonage.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.
Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 7th Oct., 1873.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Agricultural Leases issued in favor of the undermentioned persons have been cancelled, and the land is open for application under the Agricultural Lease Regulations:

John Pressly, section 6, block VIII, Hillend.

John Russell, section 18, block XXI, Shotover.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Provincial Secretary for Gold Fields.
Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 7th October, 1873.

ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Impounding Notices:

17th October, Friday noon, a horse will be sold at East Taieri Pound.

17th October, Friday noon, a bull will be sold at Blue-skin Pound.

17th October, Friday noon, a large lot of cattle, for which see last week’s Gazette, will be sold at Isla Bank Pound.

17th October, Friday noon, a bullock, steer, and a heifer, will be sold at Hampden Pound.

17th October, Friday noon, a bay horse will be sold at Palmerston Pound.

ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS.

CONTRACTS Nos. 753 and 754. The tenders of Thomas Pollock for the above contracts have been accepted for the respective sums of £916 13s 0d and £1878s 6d.

Contracts Nos. 755 and 766.—The tenders of W. Milligan for the above contracts have been accepted for the respective sums of £411 6s 4d and £2577s 9d.

Contract No. 683.—The tender of D. Kirby has been accepted for the above contract for the sum of £113 5s 9d.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 7th October, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th October, for—

Contract No. 760—Erection of timber bridge over Tomoporaki stream, on road Riverton to Wallacetown.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin; and at Courthouse, Riverton.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 760.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 22nd September, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th Oct., 1873, for—

Contract No. 762—Construction and metalling 28 chains of road, near Morton’s, on road Southern Trunk to Molyneux.

2nd. Contract No. 763—Construction and metalling of 32 chains of road, Southern Trunk to Molyneux, between Clark’s and Ord’s.

3rd. Contract No. 764—Construction and metalling of portion of road, Clutha to Mataura, between Corbet’s and end of metal.

4th. Contract No. 765—Construction of portion of road near Waiwera Schoolhouse.

5th. Contract No. 766—Construction of portion of road, Clinton to Waipahi, near Diver’s gate.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Balclutha.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 762, 763, 764, 765, 766,” as the case may be.

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 22nd September, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th October, for—

Contract No. 767—Pitching and gravelling 51 chains of road, Tokomairiro to Tuapeka, near saddle.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Waitahuna.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 767.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 22nd September, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th October, for—

Contract No. 768—Gravelling 125 chains of road, Lawrence to Blue Spur.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Lawrence.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 768.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 22nd September, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th October, for—

Contract No. 769—Gravelling 50 chains of road near Tubman’s, Moa Flat, Tuapeka to Teviot.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Roxburgh.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 769.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 22nd September, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th October, for—

Contract No. 770.—Pitching and gravelling 80 chains of road, commencing at a peg about 67½ chains west of Stewart’s, and extending towards the Benger Burn.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Roxburgh.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 770.”