PORTOBELLO BALLAST RESERVE.

THURSDAY, 22nd JUNE, 1876.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license to occupy the Portobello Ballast Reserve, excepting portion required for ballast purposes under the 16th Clause of the "Otago Waste Land Act, 1872," will be offered for sale by public auction at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, 22nd June, 1876, at noon, at the upset price of £12 per annum. Other conditions to be stated at sale.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Lands Department, 10th May, 1876.

NOTICE TO MAKE FENCE.

To Mr. Matheson, or whom it may concern, of Section 7, Block XI., Waikaka District.

TAKE NOTICE that I desire that the boundary or separation fence between Section 7, Block XI., Waikaka District, and Section 1, Block XIV., Waipahee District, be made immediately on or before the 18th of May, 1876, and that such fence shall be stakes 2 by 3, and 4 feet high, 12 feet apart, 4 wires, double bank ditches, 20 inches wide, and 18 inches deep.

Dated this 18th day of April, 1876.

DAVID ANDREWS.

3t.—15s. pd.

NOTICE TO MAKE FENCE.

To the Owner or Owners of Section 24, Block VI., Musselburgh Township.

TAKE NOTICE that I desire that the Boundary or Separating Fences between Sections 23, 24, and 25, Block VI., Musselburgh Township, be made immediately, and that such fence shall be a post and two rails, and split.

JOHN REID.

Dated 28th April, 1876.

3t.—10s. pd.

NOTICE TO MAKE FENCE.

To the Owner or Owners of Section 4, Block III, Kaitangata Township.

TAKE NOTICE that I desire that the Boundary or Separating Fence between Sections 4 and 5, Block III, Kaitangata Township, be made immediately, and that such fence shall be a post and wire fence of six wires and top rail.

JOHN WELSH,
Secretary Kaitangata School Committee.

Dated 7th of April, 1876.

NOTICE TO MAKE FENCE.

TAKE NOTICE that I desire the Boundary Fence between Sections 29 and 30, Block II., Glenkenich District, and that such fence shall be put up immediately.

PETER WHYTE.

3t.—7s. 6d.

IMPOUNDED on the 6th day of May, 1876, by James Hartly, farmer, North Taieri :

One white Cow, branded like the letters W.Y., off rump, blotch on near rump.

One white Calf, progeny of the above cow.

Owner unknown ; trespassing on farm, North Taieri, for which two pounds is claimed for damaging one stack oats, and five shillings driving expenses, and in default of being released the above cattle will be sold at the Public Pound at West Taieri, on Friday, the 26th day of May, 1876, at twelve o’clock noon.

MICHAEL TYNAN,
Poundkeeper of the West Taieri Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 4th day of May, 1876, by William Fitzsimmons, of Otepopo :

One White Bullock, branded like G off thigh ;

Red and White Cow, branded M H off rump ;

One Red and White Cow, branded like H M or A M off rump.

Owners unknown ; trespassing on grass paddocks at Otepopo, for which 2s. each damages and 6s. 8d. each driving is claimed, and in default of being released the above cattle will be sold at the Public Pound at Hampden on Friday, the twenty-sixth day of May, 1876, at 12 o’clock noon.

H. T. MURCOTT,
Poundkeeper of the Hampden Pound.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazettes of Impounding Notices :

19TH MAY, FRIDAY NOON.

A Bull and a Mare will be sold at Ida Bank Pound.

26TH MAY, FRIDAY NOON.

A Horse will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

A Bullock will be sold at Hawksbury Pound.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership hitherto existing between the undersigned as Millers and Produce Merchants, carrying on business in Dunedin and Oamaru under the style or firm of Anderson and Mowat, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, and that the business will be carried on as hitherto by James Anderson, under the style or firm of Anderson and Co.

Andrew Mowat will pay all liabilities due by, and receive all debts due to, the late firm in Oamaru, James Anderson paying all liabilities due by, and receive all debts due to, the late firm in Dunedin.

JAMES ANDERSON,
ANDREW MOWAT.

Dated March 1st, 1876.

3t.—10s. pd.

THE Partnership hitherto existing between T. W. Kempthorne, F. Prosser, and T. Ching, as Wholesale Druggists and General Merchants, expired by effluxion of time on the 29th February, 1876.

The business from that date, and in future, will be carried on as heretofore by T. W. Kempthorne, E. Prosser, A. Felton, and F. S. Grimwade, in co-partnership under the style of Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. at Dunedin and Auckland, and at Wellington as Felton, Grimwade, and Co.

The new firm will receive all outstanding accounts and discharge all liabilities of the former partnership.

Signed,
THOMAS W. KEMPTHORNE.
E. PROSSER.
THOMAS CHING.

Witness: THOMAS ANCELL.

Dunedin, 8th May, 1876.

ENQUIRIES are made at this Office for Elizabeth Hesketh, who left London for Otago in ship "Chile" in July, 1867. Any person who can give information regarding her will please to communicate with me.

COLIN ALLAN,
Immigration Officer.

Immigration Office,
Dunedin, 8th May, 1876.

WILLIAM MILLER, ex "Invercargill," from Glasgow, a Registered Letter has been received for you at the Immigration Depot, Oamaru.

ALFRED HESKETH,
Immigration Officer,
Oamaru.

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