GRANTS OF LAND UNDER THE IMMIGRANT’S LAND ACT 1873.

IMMIGRANTS claiming to be entitled to land under the above Act, must within sixty days after their arrival in New Zealand, apply personally to the Immigration Officer at the port or place of arrival, and furnish a statement of their claims to be so entitled, showing when and by what ship they or their family as the case may be arrived, and from what port or place they emigrated and their names and ages, and they are required within sixty days thereafter to furnish such proof of the truth of the statement as shall be required by the Immigration Officer.

No persons are entitled to a free grant of land unless they have obtained from the Agent-General of New Zealand before leaving for the Colony, a certificate in writing that they are suitable Immigrants.

For information as to purchase, occupation, forfeiture, &c., see the Act.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Pioneer Water Race and Gold Mining Company, Limited, to 24th December, 1874.

The Name of the Company: Pioneer Water Race and Gold Mining Company.

When formed: April 1874.

Date of Registration: May 1874.

Where business is conducted: North side of the Macraewhenua river, three miles from township of Livingstone.

Name of Legal Manager: John M’Donald.

Nominal capital: £3600.

Number of shares in which capital is divided: 360.

Number of shares taken: 360.

Amount of calls made: £3600.

Number of shareholders at time of registration: 9.

Amount of cash in hand: £278 6s. 6d.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Dividends declared: None.

JOHN M’DONALD,
Legal Manager.

Maerewhenua, 24th December, 1874.

15s. p.

NOTICE.

BY virtue of the powers vested in me in accordance with section 331 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, I hereby appoint Andrew Thompson, Esquire, of Lawrence, Inspector of Police, as Fire Inspector, in and for the Town of Lawrence.

Given under my hand this 22nd day of December, 1874.

MATTHEW HAY, Mayor.

(l.s.)

AUCTIONEERS’ LICENCES.

A MEETING will be held in the Provincial Government Office, Dunedin, at noon, on Thursday, 21st January, 1875, to take into consideration the following applications for Auctioneers’ Licences, viz.,—

CREAGH, RICHARD G., Tapanui.

OSBORNE, HENRY ELIAS, Invercargill.

WHITEBLAW, JAMES, Dunedin.

LOST, a Bay Mare, from Mr. Barr’s, Paddock, Kaikorai, branded W on near shoulder, 2 blazes in face, and white blotch on rump. 30s. reward will be paid to any person returning same to Mr. Barr, Kaikorai, or Mr. Connew, Dunstan.

4—9s 6d. pd.

IMPOUNDED on the 30th day of December, 1874, by Mr Joseph James, Island Stream,

1 bay saddle mare, two white hind feet, white on face, branded like N off neck;

owner unknown; for trespassing on growing crop at Island Stream; for which four shillings damages is claimed, and in default of being released, the above mare will be sold at the public pound at Otepopo, on Friday, the 22nd day of January, 1875, at twelve o’clock noon.

WM. M’F. POLLOCK,
Poundkeeper.

IMPOUNDED, on the 31st day of December, 1874, by Alexander Sutherland, farmer, West Taieri,

One bay filly, no visible brand, blaze down face, off four leg white, two hind legs white,

owner unknown, for trespassing on green crop, for which 10s damages are claimed; and in default of being released the above will be sold at the public Pound at West Taieri, on Friday, the 22nd day of January, 1875, at twelve o’clock noon.

MICHAEL TYNAN,
Poundkeeper of the West Taieri Pound.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazette of Impounding Notices:—

Friday 15th January noon,

A calf will be sold at South Dunedin Pound,

4 Steers, a heifer, and two horses, will be sold at public pound, Hawksbury.

From New Zealand Gazette, Dec. 10, 1874.

Delegation by Superintendent of Otago of his powers under Marine Act to Otago Harbor Board.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 8th December, 1874.

THE following Proclamation by His Honor the Superintendent of Otago is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Commissioner of Customs.)

PROCLAMATION.

DELEGATION OF POWERS.

By His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

WHEREAS by an act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “The Harbor Boards Act, 1870,” it is, among other things, enacted that the Superintendent and Provincial Council of any province may from time to time make laws for constituting Harbor Boards, providing for the appointment or election of such Boards, and for vesting certain reserves in such Boards, and other purposes: And whereas by the Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, passed in the thirty-third Session of the said Council, intituled “The Otago Harbor Ordinance, 1874,” it is provided that a Harbor Board shall be constituted for the Harbor of Otago, and that the limits of the said harbor shall be those which have been or may yet be defined under or in pursuance of “The Marine Act, 1867,” or any amendment thereof: And whereas a Harbor Board has been constituted in pursuance of and in accordance with the provisions of said before-recited Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Otago: And whereas amongst other provisions of the before-recited Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “The Harbor Boards Act, 1870,” it is enacted that Superintendents may delegate to Harbor Boards constituted under said Act, all the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Marine Act, 1867:”

Now, therefore, I, James Macandrew, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, by and with the consent of the Executive Council of Otago, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by the said “Harbour Boards Act, 1870,” do hereby delegate to the Otago Harbour Board all the powers vested in me and exercisable by me under “The Marine Act, 1867,” or any amendment thereof: Provided always that copies of all rules, regulations, or by-laws made under the said delegation shall be transmitted to me for approval as provided for by the aforesaid “Harbour Boards Act, 1870.” And provided also that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to the said Harbour Board power to levy dues on any goods passing over railway piers now or hereafter to be erected by the Government within the Harbour of Otago: And provided