CROWN GRANTS in favor of the undermentioned persons are now ready for delivery at the Land Office, Invercargill.

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land Office,
Invercargill, 7th November, 1873.

Archibald McKay, sections 24 and 25, Forest Hill Hundred
Charles N. Macintosh, section 26, do
Do do 27, do
John Cameron, section 11, Waimumu Hundred
William Flint, section 87, Taringatura district
Alexander Cockburn, section 3, block XI, Jacob’s River Hundred
Wm. and Frances Boyd, sections 23 and 34, block XI, do
Frances Boyd, section 35, block XI, do
Alex. Frew, section 2, do
Richard Dale, section 5, do
Alexander Frew, section 7, do
James R. Strick, section 14, do
William Fraser, section 15, do
William Campbell, section 2, block I, New River Hundred
William Campbell, section 3, block I, do
John Noble, sections 36 and 37, block VIII, do
Charles F. Oldham, section 27, block IX, do
John Blue, section 8, do
John Young, section 1, block XVI, do
Thomas Brodrick, section 16, block V, Winton
Matthew Scott, section 13, block III, Aparima Hundred
Do sections 14 and 15, block III, do
Do section 23, block III, do
Do sections 24, 25 and 26, block III, do
Joseph Beck, section 17, block VI, do
James Mackintosh, section 3, do
Henry G. Fielder, section 4, do
William Johnston, section 7, do
Hugh Harris, section 10, do
Donald Morison, section 251, Hokonui district
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., section 271, do
James Shand, section 126, do
Do section 135a, do
John F. Dundas, section 108, do
Do section 131, do
Webster and Gibbs, section 274, do
Do section 275, do
Smyth and Hoyt, section 34, do
Cuthbert Cowan, section 143, do
Do sections 221 and 223, do
Do section 224, do
Do section 229, do
Fitzwilliam Wentworth, sections 165, 167 and 172, do
Do section 166, do
Do section 168, do
Do section 169, do
Do section 170, do
Do section 171, do
Do section 173, do
Do section 178, do
Do section 179, do
George Gunn, sections 101 and 102, do
Do sections 99 and 100, do
Do section 12, do
Do sections 103, 104 and 107, do
John R. and Robert F. Cuthbertson, section 1, Waihau district
Do section 3, do
James Shand, section 62, Taringatura district
Do section 63, do
Do section 64, do
William H. Dakers, section 106, do
John P. Taylor, section 4, block IV, Campbelltown Hundred
Christen L. Thystrup, section 7, block XII, Five Rivers
John O’Neil, section 41, Forest Hill Hundred
John Turner, section 23, do
Matthew Holmes, section 220, Hokonui district
James Williamson, section 3, block XI, Oteramika Hundred
George M. Williamson, section 4, block XI, do
John P. Taylor, sections 14 and 15, block VI, Walacetown
William F. Tanner, section 7, block IV, Campbelltown Hundred
Theophilus Heale, section 1, block V, do
Cheyne, Meadows, Holmes and McKinney, section 26, block IV, do
John Ross, section 14, block LXV, Invercargill
John Martin, section 3, Invercargill Hundred
Patrick Reihill, sections 2a and 3a, block IV, Aparima Hundred

Robert Gunion, section 5, Forest Hill Hundred
William Scott, section 17, do
James Kilpatrick, section 33, do
Ralph Swale, sections 239 and 240, Hokonui district
George M. Bell, sections 199 and 200, do
Do section 201, do
Do section 202, do
Do section 203, do
Do section 260, do
Do section 261, do
Do section 262, do
Do section 263, do
Do section 264, do
Do section 266, do
William Lawson, section 19, block VI, Walacetown

EDUCATION RESERVES.

The following mentioned Education Reserves will be leased by auction,
at Barr’s Hall, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 9th day of December, immediately after the sale of Crown lands there:—

Clutha District, section 10, block III, 50 acres...
" " 47, VII, 49...
" " 9, XVIII, 50...
" " 11, LXXXIII, 50...

At Mataura Bridge Hotel, on Thursday, the 18th December, immediately after the sale of Crown lands:—

Wyndham District, section 5, block I, 135 acres...
" " 6, I, 181...
" " 9, I, 166...
" " 1, IV, 157...

Copies of the leasing regulations and conditions of lease may be had at the Education Office, Dunedin.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations taken at Dunedin,

at 9 a.m. daily, for the month of October, 1873:—

Lat. 45° 52' 11" S. Long. 170° 31' 7" E.
Altitude above sea, 500 feet.

Barometer:

Mean atmospheric pressure for month... 29.576 ins.
Highest pressure (on the 10th)... 29.961
Lowest pressure (on the 29th)... 29.067
Extreme range... 0.894

Temperature in Shade:

Mean maximum temperature... 61.7 Fah.
Mean minimum temperature... 44.3
Approximate mean temperature for month... 53.0
Mean daily range of temperature... 17.4
Extreme maximum temperature (on 27th)... 75.0
Extreme minimum temperature (on 3rd)... 33.0
Extreme range of temperature for month... 42.0

Hygrometrical:

Mean elastic force of vapor... 0.279 ins.
Mean temp. of the dew point... 43.2 Fah.
Mean degrees of moisture (Saturation = 100)... 69.5

Rain:

Total rain-fall... 2.434 ins.
Number of days on which rain fell... 12 days.
Maximum rainfall in any 24 hours (on 12th)... 20.736 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.
1, 4, 6, 0, 5, 5, 1, 8

Average daily velocity for month... 156 miles.
Greatest velocity for 24 hours (on 30th)... 475
Mean amt. of cloud for month—0, clear sky, 10 overcast... 5.8

Remarks:

Thunder on the 19th and 20th. Snow on 3rd. Hail on 2nd. Fog on 6th.

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.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY ROAD DISTRICT.

RATEPAYERS of Pine Hill, Sowyers’ Bay, Harrington, and West Harbour are hereby notified that on Saturday, the 22nd November, the Collector will attend at the North-East Valley schoolhouse from 12 till 1 p.m.; and all Rates unpaid on this date will be recovered as usual without further notice.

HUGH McFADYEN,
Clerk to Board.