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with the Chairman of the Board, on or before the 14th of January, 1876.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

JOHN WATT,
Clerk to the Board.

Tuturau, 7th December, 1875.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Sitting of the Supreme Court for the despatch of Criminal and Civil business will be holden at the Supreme Court House, at Dunedin, on Monday, the 3rd day of January, next, at the hour of Ten o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all persons bound by recognizances to appear as prosecutors, plaintiffs, defendants, or witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

INCORPORATED TOWN OF ST. KILDA.

First Election of Councillors and Auditors for the year ensuing, 1st August, 1876.

NOTICE is hereby given that the nomination of candidates for election to the offices of Councillors and Auditors as above, for the Town of St. Kilda, will be declared on Tuesday, the 28th day of December instant, at the house of Mr. Roughton, Bay View Road, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon.

Nominations, in form of Schedule D of the "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865," may be lodged at the Town Clerk's Office, Queen's Drive, St. Kilda, on or before noon of the day herein fixed for the Declaration.

Two (2) Councillors to be elected for Park Ward.

Two (2) Councillors to be elected for Musselburgh Ward.

Two (2) Auditors, to be elected by the whole Town.

P. PAXTON,
Returning Officer.

21st December, 1875. 1-10s

AUCTIONEERS LICENSES.

A MEETING will be held in the Government Offices, Dunedin, at noon of Thursday, 30th December, 1875, to consider the following applications for Auctioneers' Licenses:—

DRIVER, HENRY, Dunedin.
GRANT, PETER, Riverton.
GRIGOR, ROBERT, Balclutha.
INDEE, WALTER, Naseby.
MACLEAN, ALEXANDER,
MACLEAN, JOHN,
MILNER, JAMES,
MOORE, CALEB,
POWELL, DENIS,

STRAYED from the Forbury, about the 15th November, a Dark Bay Saddle Mare, branded GC on off shoulder.

Any person giving information of the whereabouts of the same to Mr Moloney, Ocean View Hotel, Forbury, will be suitably rewarded. 3-5s

STRAYED from the Forbury about the 14th November, One Chesnut Draught Horse, star on forehead, blemish on fore fetlocks; also Dark Bay Horse, one hind foot white. Any person giving information of the whereabouts of the same to Martin and Watson, Stuart Street, will be rewarded. 2-4s 6d

STRAYED from Kaikorai, one Bay Horse, branded H on shoulder, no shoes on fore feet, blistered on fore legs, had cover on.

One Pound reward will be paid for any information that will lead to his recovery.

D. MATHESON,
Argyle Hotel,
Kaikorai.
2-6s.

£2 REWARD.—Strayed from the Waterworks, one Black Horse, no visible brand, star on forehead, near hind foot white. Finder please return to Godfrey and Green, Great King Street. 3-5s.

IMPOUNDED on the 17th inst., One bay mare, branded like S off shoulder, C on near neck, for trespassing on Shakspeare-street, for which 2s 6d is claimed for damages, and in default of not being released, will be sold at the Auctioneer's Pound, Milton, on Friday, the 14th January, 1876. 1-3s.

IMPOUNDED, on the 9th day of December, 1875, by Mr John Dickenson,

1 bay horse, branded like I-I, and like 423 under mane

Owner unknown, for trespassing on Mainholm Farm; and in default of being released, the above horse will be sold at the Public Pound at Tapanui, on Friday, the 7th day of January, 1876, at 12 o'clock noon.

ANDREW ALLAN,
Poundkeeper of the Glenkenich Pound.

IMPOUNDED, on the 11th day of December, 1875, by Mrs J. M. Oliver, Dunstan Flat,

1 red and white steer, branded like ℲΓ on near rump
1 white heifer, branded like K-I blotched on off rump
Owner unknown, for trespassing on grass paddock, for which 2s per head is claimed.

Also on the 14th day of December, 1875, by Dr Allan, Dunstan Hospital.

1 red and white heifer, with no visible brand,
for trespassing on Hospital ground and destroying trees; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold on Friday, the 7th day of January, 1876, at 12 o'clock noon, at the Leaning Rock, Clyde, Pound.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS,
Poundkeeper.

IMPOUNDED, on the 24th day of November, 1875, by Ranger of Jacob's River Hundred,

3 red and white cows, no visible brand
1 white cow, branded like Ⅎ on near rump
1 white steer, branded like DC on back

Owner unknown, for trespassing on the Hundred, for which 2s 6d each is claimed; and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the Public Pound at Islabank, on Friday, the 24th day of December, 1875, at 12 o'clock noon.

M. A. LYON,
Poundkeeper of the Islabank Pound.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazette of Impounding Notices:—

Friday, 31st December noon,
A horse and a mare will be sold at West Taieri Pound.
A mare will be sold at Glenkenich Pound.

[From the New Zealand Gazette of December 9, 1875.]

Proclamation authorizing the Construction of certain Waterworks commonly known as the "Waipori Drainage Channel," in the Province of Otago.

(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," it is enacted that the Governor may, on the request of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of any province in which any proclaimed gold field is, cause to be constructed, completed, extended, repaired, or maintained, such works for supplying water to such gold field as he may from time to time think fit, and may enter into contracts for the construction, completion, or extension of such works, or for purchasing or otherwise acquiring any dams, water-races, reservoirs, or other works already constructed, which may appear to the Governor suitable for any such purpose aforesaid: And it is also thereby enacted, that whenever the Governor shall determine to construct any waterworks under the powers conferred by Part III. of the said Act, he shall from time to time, by Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette, declare and specify the waterworks which he proposes to construct, and the lands and streams