Page 3 Advertisements Column 1

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 182, 2 August 1881, Page 3

An enraged bullock having taken charge t>r the deck of the steamer Oreti at Putiki took exception to the donkey-engine, and' uroke the steam-pipe. Tbe rash intruder received a warm welcome, being suddenly enveloped in clouds of scalding steam, where•upon he took to the river to counteract ihe effect There la no knowing (says the Oamaru Mail) when or how a man may meet with an I accident. So, evidently thought a well-known gentleman in Oamaru. for before going to a house-warming, at whicb there was a dance, n?h «° Qt *P°* le y in tte Accident Company. ine aftsr results showed the wisdom of the Course pursued. While thoughtlessly whirling in the giddy waltz he sprained his ankle, or his knee, or some other joint, and he may «e seen limping about with the aid of a crutch, the happy recipient of a good weekly Allowance. 'The correspondent of the N. Z. Times writes as follows of the recent Native meeting at Parihaka:— Monday being wet, all the Natives kept close in their houses, but the weather clearing by next day, although still •cold and windy, a move was made, and all •collected on the meeting square. There were then brought on, pigeons, kakas, and tuis to the number of 9400, besides three calabashes of pigeons preserved in tbeir own oil, two casks of preserved mutton birds from Ihe Chatham Islands, 600 pharau or lampreys, and the usual pile of bread and boilers of tea. The birds were first distributed, one a-piece to each man, woman, and child— even baby in arms; after that another, as far as they went— three tuis being given as an equivalent to one pigeon or kaka. After this the preserved birds were served round', then the lampreys were scrambled iot— there not being enough for distribution ; then the bread and tea waß partaken of, and the feast concluded. Not many of the birds were consumed on the meeting aquare, they being saved for a feast by the natives in their respective houses. Previous to the distribution, a long line of girls, gaily dressed, came in on each side of the square, each carrying a basket of taro and kumara*, or potatoes. These they placed on the heap of birds and retired. After this, Nga Whiorangi appeared ' stripped for the haka — literally stripped— for the small comforter round their waist, or hip, only rendered their nakedness more conspicuous. A description of their appearance oannot with decency be given ; but suffice it to say that tha old customs in war hakas were scrupulously followed. After the haka tbey were fill marked with a sign of the cross on the forehead by their leader, Kerehama, and Jben left the square. Their place was taken by the released prisoners, who went through a haka, and the meeting clcsed.

Government NotificatioL^. Crown Lan ds Office, Nelson, Angust 1, 1881. APPLICATIONS for LEASES under " The Land Act, 1877," Appendix E, received by the Commissioner of Crown JLanda during the month of July, 1881 :—. No. 2266 Joseph Wareham, 1 acres 2 roods, District Brighton ; bounded on 1 the east by Crown land, on the west hy Sea Beach, on the north by 'my own Agricultural Lease, and on the south by John Foley's residence area. ?26f George James Hailes, jun., 109 acres, District Takaka; bounded on the north-east by a public road and by Section 68, on the. south-east by Section 76, on the south-west; by Section 75, and on the northwest by Section 69, being Section 70. 8268 John Fitzgerald, 85 acres, District Mawhera-iti ; bounded on the north by Section 14 (leased to R. McNeill), east and sonth by Crown lands, and west by Sections 24, 25, and 26 Block XV. 2269 John Humphrey, 127 acres 2 roods, District Wai-iti, Section 168. Block VII. 2270 William Mytton, 220 acres, District Mount Arthur,Block XVI ; bounded on the north-east by Crown lands, on tbe east by Section 82, on the south by the river Pearse, and on tbe weat by Crown land (Section 83 being included). ?271 Edward Mytton, Jan., 220 acres, Mount Arthur, Block XVI; bounded on the north-east by section 1, on the south-east by Section 82, on the south-west and north-west by Crown land. 2272 W. and A. Gibbs, 200 acres, Arnaud District ; bounded on the north by former application, east partly by the river Howard and partly by Crown land, south and west by Crown land. £273 Charles Anglesey, 6? acres, District Tadmor ; bounded on the north by Section 131, east by the river Tadmor, south by Section 134, and west by Section 139. 2274 William Samson, 100 acres, District • Tadmor ; bounded on the north by Section 132, west by Section 139, east by the river Tadmor, south by Crown lands. 2275 William Scadden, 81 acres, District Aorere, Section 56, and to include so much of No. 193 as to. give a straight line on the southern Boundary. 2276 William Henry Curnow, 70 acres, District Kaituna, Aorere ; bounded on the north by Crown land, on tbe east by Section 39, on the sonth by Sections 125 and 126, and on the west by Jones' application, No. 112'> 2277 James Crichton, 101 acres, District Stanley Brook; bounded on the north by Section 83, on the east by Sections 80 and 82, on the south by Section 77, and on the wert by Sections 81 and 79, being part of Section 81. 2278 Thomas Callaghan, 5 acres, District Lyell; bounded on the north and west by Nelson main road, and on the north and east by Crown lands, about 1\ miles from the Lyell and a quarter of a mile north of what is known as Chinaman's Camp, or Government clearing. 2279 John Reid, 20 acres, District Lyell, situated immediately above ; the Ferry Reserve; bounded on the east by the Buller River, on the west by Crown land, on the north by Ferry Reserve, and on the south by Crewn lands. 2280 John McCart, 93 acres 2 roods 6 perches, District Aorere, being ■Section No 146; bounded on the south corner by a portion of Section 144, and on all other sides by Crown land. 2281 Charles Samuel Jennins and Charles Frost, 25 acres, District Totaranui ; bounded on the north and east by Tonga Bay. on the south and west by Crown lands. 2282 Thomas Robertson, 201 acres, District Aorere, Section 134a, Blocks VI and VII ; bounded on the north-east by Sections 144 and 147, 'south-west by section 138 ; south-east by the river Aorere, north-west by Section 143. ALFRED GREENFIELD, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, Nelson, Angnst 1, 1881. THE following APPLICATIONS for LEASES have been WITHDRAWN— No. 1917 C. and E. Buckley, 250 Acres Coal Creek Flat, Cobden. Application Reposed. 2232 Thomas Hickey, 50 Acres, District Wangapeka. CoAt-MruiHo Leases Withdbawk. Willian Jackfon and Ernest James Jorng, 88 Acres, District Pakawau, West W&nganui. SALES of CROWN LAND during the Mcnth of July, 1881:— gee. SO 53, 59, 61, Square 7, Motueka Valley. £&FRE_> GREENFIELD, Comoiiaiooer of Crown Land.,