200 acres, more or less, in the Waiau district, on Run 156n21, bounded towards the north-east by section 7; towards the south-east and south-west by the Orawia River; and towards the west by the Longwood Forest.

4,185 acres more or less, in the Waiau district, on Run No. 165, bounded towards the north by the Waiau and Wairaki Rivers; towards the east by a line at the base of the high terrace along the Wairaki River till it is cut by the line continued due north from trigonometrical station H; then by said meridian line, and a line from trigonometrical station H to the northernmost corner of section 12; then by sections 12, 16, and 36; on the south by section 8; towards the west by sections 5 and 31; and again on the south by sections 14 and 15: always excepting out of the land hereby described, the purchased land, being section No. 35.

1,430 acres more or less, in the Waiau district on Run No. 165, bounded towards the north-west by sections 13 and 10; towards the north-east by sections 5 and 1, and the homestead pre-emptive right; towards the south-east by section 17; and towards the south-west by the Waiau River: always excepting out of the land hereby described the purchased land, being section No. 24.

460 acres, more or less, in the Waiau district, on Run No. 165, bounded on the north by an east and west line about 55 chains north of section 30; on the east by the eastern boundary of Run No. 165; on the south by an east and west line in continuation of the south boundary of section 30; and on the west by a meridian line about 40 chains distant from the east boundary of Run No. 165 aforesaid.

6,600 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 166A, bounded towards the north-east by a line drawn from Taylor’s Creek to Grassy Creek, parallel to, and about 60 chains south-west of the south-west boundaries of sections 17 and 18, then towards the east by lines at the base of the terraces near sub-trigonometrical station F, round the Deep Creek, and then down Grassy Creek; then on the north by a line drawn due east, about 100 chains south of trigonometrical station M, to the base of the terrace on the Wairaki River, and by lines at the base of said terrace to London Hill; again towards the east and south by the Wairaki River and the homestead pre-emptive right; towards the west by lines at the base of the terraces lying west of the Grassy Creek, to the south boundary of Run No. 166A, and by Grassy Creek aforesaid; and by the east boundary of section 19, continued to Taylor’s Creek.

880 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 166B, bounded towards the north by the Cone Hill Creek; towards the east by lines commencing at the little bush in section 40, and running along the base of the Cone Hills, towards the south-east and south by the Bellmont Bush; and towards the west by the Waiau River.

2,560 acres, more or less, in the Takatimo district, on Run No. 166B, bounded towards the north by section 40, and by an Educational Reserve; towards the east by section 19, and by the Grassy Stream; towards the south by the south boundary of Run No. 166B; towards the west by lines running at the base of the hills on the west side of Grassy Creek; again on the south and east by a line running at the base of the hill on which sub-trigonometrical station D is situated; towards the south-west by section 4; and again towards the west by part of Bellmont Bush, and a line continued from the north point thereof to section 40.

4,000 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 178, bounded towards the north-east by the Whare Creek; towards the south-east, north-east and again towards the south-east, by lines running at the base of the high terraces, to include the flats in the Whare and Little Streams; towards the south-west by an Educational Reserve; towards the north-west by a public road; again towards the south-west and south-east by sections 16, 14, 2, and 15; again towards the south-west by the Redbank Stream; and again towards the north-west by the Waiau River.

2,080 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 396, bounded towards the north by section 41; towards the north-east by a line drawn from the south-east corner of section 41 to the western corner of section 49, and by section 49; again towards the north by sections 49, 43, and 44; towards the south-east by a line in continuation of the south-east boundary of section 44; towards the south-west by the Whare Stream; and towards the west by the Waiau River: always excepting out of the land hereby described, the purchased land, sections Nos. 47 and 48.

3,840 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 176B, bounded towards the north by the boundary line of the late Province of Southland; toward the east by Bridge Creek and the homestead pre-emptive right; towards the south by the pre-emptive right and section 21; and towards the north-west by a line starting at a point on the northern boundary of section 21, about 70 chains from the Mararoa, and running at a bearing of about 18° on the true meridian.

2,400 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 176B, bounded towards the north-east by a line drawn from Home Creek to the creek running out of the peat bogs, at a bearing of about 150° on the true meridian, about 40 chains north-east of Freestone Hill, then by a line to a point about 40 chains north-east of the big bend in the Waiau River, and then by a line drawn to a point on the Mararoa River, about 20 chains from its junction with the Waiau River; on the south-west by the Waiau River; and on the north-west by the Home Creek.

840 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 176A bounded towards the north-east by Elm Tree Creek; towards the south-east by lines drawn in continuation of the south-east boundary of section 20; towards the west by the western boundary of the said Run No. 176A; and towards the north-west by sections 89, 10, 13, 27, 11, and 26 of said district.

1,720 acres, more or less, in the Takitimo district, on Run No. 176A, bounded towards the north-west by section 38; on the north by section 8; on the east by the west boundary of the Educational Reserve, and a line in continuation thereof, about 30 chains from thence; to the south-west by a line drawn to the lowest bush on the Waituna Creek, thence by a line drawn to the bush in Section 23; and on the west by section 23 and the homestead pre-emptive right on said Run No. 176A.

3,940 acres, more or less, in the Longwood district, at Orepuki, being all that parcel of land formerly known as Run No. 393, bounded towards the north-east and south by the Longwood Forest; towards the south-west by the Ocean; and towards the north-west by the Waihau River; always excepting out of the land hereby described, the Orepuki Township Reserve, and the purchased land, being section 1, and the acres of land occupied by Mr. Hirst under an Agricultural Lease.

2,760 acres more or less, in the Longwood district, at Pahia, on Run No. 395, being the whole unsold land comprised in the aforesaid Run No. 395.

PASTORAL LAND.

696,000 acres, more or less, being the whole of the land held under Pastoral Leases in the Southland district and such other Crown Lands not more particularly defined as “Agricultural land.”

JOHN R. CUTHBERTSON,
JOHN H. BAKER,
WALTER H. PEARSON,
Classification Commissioners under S.W.L.A.A. Act, 1873.

Invercargill, April 10, 1874.

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 7th day of August 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 28th day of July, one thousand eight hundred and Seventy-four.

J. T. BOYD,
Deputy Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Neil M’Innes and Thomas Monk, on behalf of the