less than ten ounces, and to have the weight of the contents written thereon by the transmitters.

The parcels must be lodged with the Receivers the day preceding the departure of the next Escort.

All information may be obtained from the Receivers.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Goldfields.

Dunedin, February 13, 1874.

ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS.—Contract No. 876, Allan Cameron, £257 3s.

Contract No. 756, Whitfield and Miller, £346 11s. 11d.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 24th February, 1874.

WAKATIPU DEPASTURING DISTRICT.

SALE OF RUNS.

THE Sale of Leases of Runs in the above district, by Mr. J. O. H. M’Ardell, Government Auctioneer, will take place at the Lands Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 9th March, 1874.

Particulars and conditions of sale at the Warden’s Office, Queenstown and Arrowtown.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.

Dunedin, 23rd Feb., 1874.

NOTICE is hereby Given, that the Mining Lease issued in favour of Thomas Murdoch for section 1st Bathans District, has been cancelled, and the land is open for occupation by holders of Miners’ Rights. The cancellation of this lease is to date as from the 1st of January, 1874.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.

Dunedin, 23rd Feb., 1874.

NOTICE TO DISTRICT ROAD BOARDS.

SOME misapprehension having arisen as to the date to which the Account of Receipts and Disbursements forwarded from this office with Circular dated 10th February should be made up, it is now notified that the account which is required by the General Government is for the year ending 30th June, 1874, and not for 1873, which has already been furnished.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Under Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 16th February, 1874.

LINDHURST ROAD BOARD.

NOTICE is hereby Given, that it is the intention of the Board to open a new road in the Waimumo Subdivision, said road to be one chain wide, and to start from the old Terrace road at a point near tri. Q., and end in the reserve, Mataura Bridge, passing through sections 4 and 46, the property of the N. Z. & A. Land Co., and section 3, the property of Mr Hugh Cameron.

Also, that the Board intend closing certain road lines in the Waimumo subdivision, as under, viz.:

That road line starting from the Mataura river, and dividing sections 52, 50, 48, and 46 from sections 21, 15, 9, and 4, and ending near trig. A.

Also, that road line starting from the Southern boundary of the Waimumo subdivision, and dividing sections 55 and 54 from section 26; sections 21, 15, and 9 from the unsold lands in the Lindhurst district; section 4 from section 3, and ending at a point near trig. T.

Also, that road line dividing sections 50 and 15 from sections 52 and 21.

Also, that road line which passes through the southern portion of section 26, and divides sections 21 and 22 from sections 15 and 20.

Also, that road line which divides section 15 from sections 16, 19, and 20, block III., Lothian district.

Maps and plans of above new road, and also of roads proposed to be closed, will lie for inspection at the store of Messrs M’Gibbon and Sons, Mataura Bridge; and all persons objecting are required to lodge such objections in writing with the Clerk of the Board previous to the 24th day of March next.

A meeting of the Board will be held at M’Intosh’s Hotel, Dacre, on Tuesday, 24th March next, for the purpose of considering objections, if any.

THOMAS M’GIBBON,
Chairman, Lindhurst Road Board.

Mataura, Feb. 3rd, 1874.

APARIMA ROAD BOARD.

ORDER.—The Aparima District Road Board having duly notified the intention of making a diversion of road extending through section 7, and sections 39, 18, 19, 17, 16, 15, and 20, Oreti Hundred, and there being no objections to the proposed diversion, and the owners and occupiers of the sections aforesaid having assented thereto, does hereby, under and by virtue of the thirty-third section of “The Highway Boards Empowering Act, 1871,” and of “The Otago Roads Ordinance, 1871,” direct that, the proposed diversion of road, as hereinbefore stated, shall be executed according to plans and specifications; and that the new road shall be in lieu of present road.

W. A. LYON, Chairman.

J. FULLARTON, Clerk.

Flint’s Bush, 14th Feb., 1874.

PORTOBELLO ROAD DISTRICT.—Tenders will be received until Friday 6th March, for work on road leading to Arthur Seat, consisting of Formation, Metal, &c. Messrs. Lewis and Wishart will shew intending contractors the works on Wednesday the 4th of March, between the hours of 10 and 12 o’clock. Specifications, &c., may be seen at the office of the undersigned.

STEWART & DORIGTY,
Surveyors, Manse Street.

TENDERS will be received by the Seaside District Road Board, until noon of Friday, the 6th March, 1874, for the supply and spreading of 200 yards three-inch gauge blue-stone metal, at per cubic yard.

All tenders must be lodged with the Chairman, Mr. Thos. Howorth, Walton Park.

A. CAMERON,
Clerk to Seaside Road Board.

Feb. 18th, 1874.

WANTED for the Woodlands Main District School a duly qualified teacher. Salary £100 per annum, and school fees with commodious newly erected residence. Under a competent teacher the attendance will be very large. Applications to be lodged with the undersigned on or before the 14th March.

WM. BALFOUR,
Clerk School Committee, Woodlands.

MONDAY, 30th MARCH.

EDUCATION MEETINGS.—In consequence of no School Committee having been elected for the following-mentioned districts on the 12th of January, His Honor the Superintendent has appointed a Meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of land and householders of each district, to be held in the Schoolhouse, on Monday, the 30th March, at Seven o’clock, p.m., to elect a School Committee for the current year:—

Port Chalmers Otepopo
Portobello Saddlehill
Macetown Oteramika
Waiwera Waipori
Popotunoa

The meeting at Clinton will be held at the Royal Mail Hotel.

JOHN SPERREY, Secretary.

WANTED, Teacher for Kuri Bush School.

Salary—Government allowance and school fees.

Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged with the undersigned, not later than March 8th, 1874. Successful applicant to take charge of the school April 1, 1874.

JAMES L. LANDER,
Clerk School Committee, Kuri Bush.

Kuri Bush, Otokia, Jan. 31, 1874.

WANTED, for the Upper Warareka School, a competent Teacher. Salary—£90 per annum.

Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged with the Secretary, on or before the 6th of March.

ANDREW RUSSELL, Hon. Sec.,
Upper Warareka School Committee, Oamaru.