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To be Rangers for the said Hundred, during their term of office.

Wm. RUSSELL,
Hon. Secretary.

B Y E - L A W S , M A B E L H U N D R E D , 1874.

1. That no cattle of any description be depastured on the Mabel Hundred without a license.

2. No entire horse over twelve months old, and no bulls over six months old, shall be depastured, without special permission of the Wardens.

3. That no person shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred more than one head of great cattle for every (4) four acres, and one head small cattle to (100) one hundred acres; and that all cattle depastured must be branded with the registered brands of the license-holders.

4. All stray cattle may be impounded, and the Wardens will not be responsible for any mistakes which may arise through cattle not bearing brands according to the Cattle Branding Ordinance.

5. All license-holders shall, on or before the 8th of May, 1874, give in a written statement to the Ranger, Mr. George Hahn, of the number of cattle and horses depastured by them on said Hundred.

6. The penalty for any breach of the foregoing Bye-laws shall be any sum not exceeding £5 sterling.

JAMES LITTLE, Chairman.

Sanctioned on behalf of the Waste Lands Board.

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office, Invercargill,
24th April, 1874.

B Y E - L A W S of Wardens of Jacob’s River Hundred for the year 1874, passed at meeting of 7th March 1874:

1. That no cattle of any description be depastured on the Jacob’s River Hundred without a license.

2. That no person shall be allowed to depasture more than one sheep for every 200 acres of land occupied by him.

3. No entire horse over twelve months old, and no bull over six months old, or bull stag, shall be depastured without special permission of Wardens.

4. That no person shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred more than one head of cattle for every six (6) acres of land in his occupation; and that all cattle depastured must be branded with the registered brand of the license holder.

5. All stray cattle or sheep may be impounded, and the Wardens will not be responsible for any mistakes which may arise through cattle not bearing brands according to the Cattle Branding Ordinance.

6. All license holders shall, on or before the 10th of April, 1874, give in a written statement to the nearest Warden of the number of cattle and horses depastured by them on said Hundred; also their acreage and brands.

7. Any person harassing or driving stock (not his own property) a greater distance than is necessary to separate his own from that of any other person shall be liable to any penalty not exceeding five pounds; and such stock must be returned to the place from whence they were taken.

8. No cattle to be removed from the Hundred without giving notice to the nearest Warden.

9. The penalty for any breach of the foregoing Bye-Laws shall be any sum not exceeding five pounds (£5) sterling.

By order of the Wardens.

JAMES W. HAMILTON,
Chairman of Wardens.

Sanctioned on behalf of the Waste Lands Board.

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office, Invercargill,
24th April, 1874.

The following persons have been elected Wardens for Mabel Hundred for the current year:-

Alexander Ross
James Allan
Robert Young.

Peter Campbell
James Little

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office, Invercargill,
24th April, 1874.

DUNEDIN MASONIC HALL CO., (LIMITED,) (IN LIQUIDATION.)

A GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the above Company will be held in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening, 1st May, at 8 o’clock. Business: To consider Liquidators’ Statement of Accounts.

JULIUS HYMAN, }
JAS. B McCULLOCH, } Liquidators.

Dunedin, 1st April, 1874.

4t 12s 6dp

IMPOUNDED, on the 16th day of April, 1874, by Mrs. Charles Smith, Hayes Lake—

One light Strawberry Cow, branded like JS, with Calf at foot,

Also, One White Bull Calf, branded like ☞ off Rump

Owner unknown, for trespassing on her paddock, and damaging potato crop, for which no damage is claimed, and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the public pound at Hayes Lake, on Friday, the 15th day of May, 1874, at 12 o’clock noon.

WILLIAM T. MARSHALL,
Poundkeeper.

IMPOUNDED, on the 14th day of April, 1874, by the police,

Two red and white working bullocks, one of them with no visible brand; the other with off ear marked, branded like IB off rump; short tail.

Owner unknown, for trespassing on the streets of Invercargill, for which no damages are claimed; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the public Pound, Invercargill, on Friday, the 8th day of May, 1874, at twelve o’clock noon.

WILLIAM CRUICKSHANK,
Poundkeeper of the Invercargill Pound.

IMPOUNDED, on the 9th day of April, 1874, by Thomas Stanley,

One white steer, branded like I-R (or HR conjoined) on the near hip,

Owner unknown, for trespassing on Deep Dell Station, for which the sum of one shilling and sixpence is claimed; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the public Pound at Macraes, on Friday, the 22nd day of May, 1874, at twelve o’clock noon.

KERIN CLAFFY,
Poundkeeper of the Macraes Pound.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazettes of Impounding Notices:—

Friday, 1st May, at noon,

A steer will be sold at Hawksbury Pound.

Friday, 8th May, at noon,

A horse will be sold at East Taieri Pound.

A heifer, a cow, and a calf will be sold at West Taieri Pound.

EAST TAIERI POUND.—The dark bay horse advertised in last week’s Gazette, should have been Dark Bay Cob, black points, shed all round, and collar marked, branded CH near shoulder.

JAMES PURVIS,
Poundkeeper, East Taieri Pound.

28th April, 1874.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by COTLLS and CULLING, of Rattray Street, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.