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 Queenstown on or before the 21st day of November, 1873.

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

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 11th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

John M’Bride and Daniel Cash, for eight 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 Arthur’s Point.

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 Queenstown, on or before the 21st day of November, 1873.

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

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 11th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Ah Hong, for 3 acres of land situated at Big Beach, Shotover, being section 49 and 53, block XIX, Shotover.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Government have agreed to cancel the undermentioned portion of the agricultural lease issued to George Kirk, for section 4, block XI, Skipper’s Creek district.

All that portion of section 4, block XI, Skipper’s creek district, containing 7 acres 2 roods and 12 perches, more or less, and comprised by the following boundary lines, viz., starting at the north-east angle of said section, thence along eastern boundary by a line running 1172 links bearing 203° 08’, thence by a line running 600 links, bearing 274° 55’, thence by line running 1353 links bearing 23° 08’, thence along northern boundary of said section 4 by line running 627 links bearing 129° 57’ to starting point.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.

Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 11th November, 1873.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to make the following appointment:—

MR DANIEL MCCALLUM,
to be Pier Master at Port Chalmers.

This appointment to date from the 15th inst,

GEO. TURNBULL,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 11th November, 1873.

EDUCATION BOARD.—A special meeting will be held in the Government Office on Friday, 14th November, 1873, at noon.

J. SPEARREY, Secretary.

THE following may be had from Mr A. R. Livingston, Bookseller, Dunedin:—

Otago Roads Ordinance, with Amendment, 2s 6d.

Land Clauses Consolidation Act, 2s 6d.

The usual discount to the trade.

11th November, 1873.

THREE Nominated Immigration.—Forms of Application and Regulations may be obtained at any of the School-houses and Police Offices out of Dunedin.

ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Impounding Notices:—

21st November, Friday noon, 3 cows and 5 steers will be sold at Islabank Pound.

21st November, Friday, noon, 3 cows and 5 steers, 3 heifers and a bull, will be sold at Palmerston Pound.

21st November, Friday noon, an entire horse, a mare, a filly, a heifer, a bull, 4 cows, and 3 steers will be sold at Clyde Pound.

21st November, Friday noon, a gelding will be sold at Oamaru Pound.

21st November, Friday noon, a horse will be sold at Glenkenich Pound.

21st November, Friday noon, a cow will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS.—Contract No. 763, G. Whitfield, £354 19s; No. 782, M. McLay, £608 14s.

Mount Ida Water Supply—Contract No. 7, Charles Abbot, £5,494; No. 9, Charles Abbot, £4,386.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 11th November, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 18th November, 1873, for—

Contract No. 818.—Erection of Export Goods Shed at Invercargill.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at the District Engineer’s Office, Invercargill.

Tenders to be indorsed “Tender for Contract No. 818.”

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 28th October, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 18th November, 1873, for—

Contract No. 819.—Erection of a Stone and Timber Bridge over Goldie’s Creek, Main North Road.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Hampden.

Tenders to be indorsed “Tender for Contract No. 819.”

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 4th November, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 18th November, 1873, for—

Contract No. 820—Erection of stone and timber bridge over Douglas Creek, Main North Road.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at Police Camp, Hampden.

Tenders to be indorsed “Tender for Contract No. 820.”

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 4th November, 1873.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 18th November, 1873, for—

Contract No. 821.—Formation and Gravelling and part Pitching, Lawrence towards Evans’ Flat, 73 chains.