REYNOLDS Town Clerk. THE Opening of the New District School at Stoker's Point will take place on THURSDAY. February 20. at 1 p.m., when the Scholars will be presented with their Pi izes. At 6 p.m. an Ent'rtainment and Bull will be given, for which 2-'Gd admission will be charged. Tic-kola may be obtained from Messrs. Upton and Co. and Mr. Messenger, Queen-street; Messrs. Dudcr. Devonport; the Committee; or at the door. Refreshments provide!. N.B.—A special steamer will leave for Auck land and Dovonport at 11.30 p.m. THOMAS BENTON, Chaiiman School Committee. XUST PUBLISHED, And may b<s had of all Book and Music-eellers, A Ballad fok Mezzo-Soprano Voick, by 31. SWALLOW, entitled, "Oil. SING THAT SONG AGAIN," Words by Jennet E. Johnson. Price 3s. A MEUICAN RUBBER STAMP COM J\. PANY. The above Company has recently imported a largo and varied assortment of the newest Designs for Stamps. Hivery de/cription of type on hand, and all orders executed in a style not to bo equalled elsewhere. Auckland Agency : Kvenixg Stab ofllce. mHAMES HARBOUR.—CLAIMS OF X NATIVES. N O T I C E. In the matter of the Thames Harbour Board Act. 1878 (local); and in the matter of the Claims of Aboriginal Natives to lard authorized to bo grunted under the said Act Notice is hereby given that any Aboriginal Natives having any claims or rights to or in the land situiuca wow i,ich water mark within the Kort of tho Than ph. under tho Treaty of Wai tangi, which have not oecn newt-. h»a nm i fljg. charged, or under contracts promises or engage ments made by the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, or by any persona acting on behalf of or with the authority of the Govern ment of the Colony, affecting such land, must lodge statements of their claims in writing, with full particulars of tho nature and extent of the interest claimed, at the Office of the Supreme Court, at Auckland, on THURSDAY, the 27th day of February next, and that such claini3 will be heard and determined at .the Resident Magistrate's Court, Grahamstown, on F RID AY, the 7th day of March, at 11 o'clock of the fore noon, or as soon af'er as conveniently may be. (Signed), ALEXANDER J. 