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thousand six hundred and sixty-two (8,662) links more or less.
Plan to be seen at the school-house, Havelock.
Dated at Dunedin this fifteenth day of November, 1875.
J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

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 Act 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 applicants 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 3rd day of December, 1875.

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 19th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Richard Jones on behalf of the Butcher's Point 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 Frenchman's claim, Butcher's Point, Shotover.

NOTICE.

A SUM of £1100 having been voted by the Provincial Council to assist in providing buildings to be used as Athenæums in localities where no such buildings have as yet been erected.

It is hereby notified to those desirous of participating in the vote, that in order to do so it will be necessary to forward a written application, stating the amount collected, and giving a general description of the approximate cost of the building proposed to be erected. The sum voted will be distributed pro rata to the contributors of the district, provided that in no case shall the contribution of the Government exceed the sum of £250 to any building.

Applications to be received at this office on or before the 1st day of March, 1876, after which date no further application for subsidy will be entertained during the current financial year.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary's Office,
Dunedin, 15th November, 1875.

Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 19th Nov., 1875.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Agricultural Lease issued in favor of Thomas Malaghan for section 40, block XIX, Shotover, has been cancelled, and the land is open for application under the Agricultural Lease Regulations.

D. REID,
Gold Fields Secretary.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mining Lease issued in favor of the Sun Sing Tong Company, for Section 5, Block XIX., Shotover District, has been cancelled, and the land is now open for occupation by holders of Miners' Rights, &c.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
Dunedin, 22nd November, 1875.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mining Lease issued in favor of Peter May, for Section 29, Block XVIII., Tuapeka East District, has been cancelled, and the land is now open for occupation by holders of Miners' Rights, &c.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
Dunedin, 22nd November, 1875.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 14th December, for

Contract No. 1072.—Formation, Pitching, and Metalling 21 chains of Road between Sutherland's Hotel and Owake Landing.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Sutherland's Catlins River Hotel.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Contract, No. 1072."

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, November 23rd, 1875.

GLENOMARU TO CATLIN'S RIVER.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 30th November, for

1st Contract, No. 1076.—Construction of about 20 Chains of Road, near M'Donald's, Ahuriri Flat.

2nd Contract, 1078.—Construction and metalling of about 16 Chains of Road, near Henderson's, known as Burgh's Cutting.

LOWER TO UPPER OWAKE FLAT.

Contract No. 1079.—Construction of about 30 Chains Road between Lower and Upper Owake Flat.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Sutherland's Catlin's River Hotel.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Contract No. 1076 to 1079," as the case may be.

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 8th November, 1875.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 30th November, for

Contract No. 1080.—Construction of Timber Bridge over Wairuna Creek, Old Lake Road, in block II, Pomahaka.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at the Police Station, Tapanui.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Contract No. 1080."

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 7th December, for

Contract No. 1081.—Construction of a stone and timber Bridge over the Upper Kyeburn.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at the Police Station, Naseby.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Contract No. 1081."

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 18th Nov. 1875.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 14th December, for

Contract No. 1082.—Gravelling 180 chains road, Tuapeka to Teviot, in block I, Beaumont District.