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 12th day of June, 1874.

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 1st day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

J. MACANDREW, Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Peter Miller, on behalf of the Speedwell Gold Mining Company for two 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 north side of Londonderry Creek, Upper Shotover.

APPOINTMENT OF A DISTRICT LAND OFFICE.

WHEREAS by the 14th section of the Otago Waste Lands Act, 1872, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Waste Lands Board, with the consent of the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, to appoint offices at such places as are most convenient for the sale disposal and of land within any land district; and whereas the Waste Lands Board of the Province of Otago have, with the consent of the Superintendent of the said Province, resolved that the Warden’s Office at Roxburgh, shall be appointed an office for the sale and disposal of land within the land district of Clyde, of which district William Lawrence Simpson was appointed District Land Officer by notice under our hands dated the third day of April, 1873; it is hereby notified that from and after the first day of June, 1874, applications for the sale, letting, disposal, or occupation of the Waste Lands within the land district of Clyde may be made to the said District Land Officer, at the Warden’s Office, Roxburgh, aforesaid.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner of the Waste Lands Board.

Sanctioned—
J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

Dunedin, 21st May, 1874.

TO AUCTIONEERS.

TENDERS are invited up till 15th June from auctioneers willing to conduct sales of Crown Lands within the districts around Clyde and Naseby.

Forms may be obtained at this office, or at the Land Offices, Clyde and Naseby.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Tuesday 7th July.

NOTICE is hereby Given, that the following sections will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr. Mathew Hay, at the Land Office, Lawrence, on Tuesday, the 7th day of July next, at noon, at the upset price of £1 per acre:—

Section 2, Block VI. Glenkenich District, 122 1 36
" 3, " " 91 0 10
" 4, " " 87 3 37
" 5, " " 83 3 33
" 6, " " 71 3 22
" 7, " " 65 1 13
" 8, " " 42 0 37
" 9, " " 69 2 37
" 10, " " 69 3 28
" 11, " " 76 3 26
" 12, " " 82 1 24

NOTICE is hereby Given, that the undermentioned Townships will be offered for sale by public auction, on the dates and at the places mentioned. Details to be given in a subsequent advertisement:—

At Ettrick (Benger Burn), on Monday, the 27th of July next, at 10 o’clock a.m.,
Sections in Ettrick Township.

At Roxburgh, on Monday, the 27th July next, at 4 p.m.,
Sections in Roxburgh Township.

At Alexandra, on Tuesday, the 28th July next, at noon,
Sections in Alexandra Township.

At the Survey Office, Clyde, on Tuesday, the 28th July next, at 2 p.m.,
Sections in Clyde Township.

At the Court House, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 30th July next, at noon,
Sections in Cromwell.

At the Court House, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 30th of July next, immediately after the sale of Cromwell,
Sections in Bendigo Township.

At the Court House, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 30th July next, immediately after the sale of Bendigo,
Sections in Newcastle.

At the Court House, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 30th July next, immediately after the sale of Newcastle,
Sections in Pembroke Township.

At the Court House, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 30th July next, immediately after the sale of Pembroke,
Sections in Gladstone Township.

At Blacks, Manuherikia, on Friday, the 31st July next, at 2 p.m.,
Sections in Manuherikia Township.

At Blacks, Manuherikia, on Friday, the 31st July next, immediately after the sale of Manuherikia,
Sections in Ophir Township.

At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 27th day of July next, at noon,
Sections in Kingston.

At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Kingston,
Sections in Frankton.

At the Public Library, Arrowtown, on Wednesday, the 29th July next, at noon,
Sections in Arrowtown.

At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Frankton,
Sections in Glenorchy Township.

At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Glenorchy,
Sections in Queenstown.

At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Queenstown,
Sections in Kinloch.

At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 27th July next, at noon,
Sections in Waikaia Township.

At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Waikaia,
Sections in Wetherstones.

At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Wetherstones,
Sections in Havelock Township.

At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Havelock,
Sections in Dunkeld.

At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Dunkeld,
Sections in Waipori.

At Tapnui, on Tuesday, the 28th July next, at noon,
Sections in Tapanui.

At Auction Rooms of Mr. S. Shrimski, Oamaru, on Monday, the 27th July next, at noon,
Sections in Waitaki Township.

At Mr. Shrimski’s Auction Rooms, Oamaru, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Waitaki,
Sections in Georgetown.

At Mr. Shrimski’s Auction Rooms, Oamaru, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Georgetown,
Sections in Peebles Township.

At Mr. Shrimski’s Auction Rooms, Oamaru, on Monday, the 27th July next, after the sale of Peebles,
Sections in Reidston.