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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1865.

PROCLAMATION

Under "The New Zealand Natives Reserves Act,
1856," and "The Native Reserves Amendment Act,
1862."

By His Excellency SIR GEORGE GREY, Knight
Commander of the Most Honorable Order
of the Bath, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and
Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by "The New Zealand Native
Reserves Act, 1856," it is enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor of the said Colony at any
time and from time to time by Letters Patent under
the public seal of the Colony, to appoint persons to
be Commissioners for carrying this Act into effect,
who shall be styled "Commissioners of Native
Reserves," and such Commissioners from time to time
to remove; and whereas by "The Native Reserves
Amendment Act, 1862," it is enacted that from and
after a day to be fixed by the Governor by Proclama-
tion to be inserted in the Government Gazette of the
Colony and also of each of the Provinces of New
Zealand, all the powers and authorities which by the
"Native Reserves Act, 1856" are given to or vested
in or which may be exercised by Commissioners
appointed or to be appointed under that Act, shall
vest in and may be exercised by the Governor; and
whereas by a Proclamation bearing date the fourth
day of August, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three, all the said powers were from and after
the first day of September then next ensuing
declared to vest in the Governor of the said Colony;
and whereas by the second recited Act it is further
enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council
from time to time delegate all or any of the powers
competent to the Commissioners under the said Act,
unto any person or persons, for any period and
subject to such regulations and restrictions or stipula-
tions as may be specified in such Order, and every

such delegation may from time to time in like
manner be altered or revoked; and whereas, I Sir
GEORGE GREY, the Governor of the said Colony, did
by Order in Council bearing date the twelfth day of
September, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three, delegate to GEORGE FREDERICK SWAINSON, of
Wellington, in the Province of Wellington, Esquire,
all the powers competent to Commissioners under
the said first recited Act without any restrictions or
stipulations whatever until the same shall be revoked;
And whereas by the first recited Act it is further
enacted that all moneys which shall come to the
hands of the Commissioners under the provisions of
this Act except in respect of special endowments,
shall be applied by such Commissioners for the benefit
of the aboriginal inhabitants for whose benefit such
lands may have been set apart, in such manner as the
Governor of the said Colony may from time to time
direct: Now therefore, I, the said Sir GEORGE GREY,
the Governor as aforesaid, in exercise of the said power
and authority, do hereby Order the said GEORGE
FREDERICK SWAINSON, as such Commissioner as afore-
said, to pay over such sum or sums of money, being
the produce of Native Reserves, as have or shall from
time to time come into his hands under the provisions
of the first recited Act, to such person or persons as
the Honorable the Minister for Native Affairs for
the time being shall from time to time direct, for the
erection, fencing, furnishing, &c., of the Native
House about to be built in Molesworth-street, in
Wellington aforesaid, or for such other purposes as
the said Minister shall approve on behalf of the
Natives of the said Province of Wellington.

Given under my hand at the Government
House at Wellington, and issued under
the Seal of the Colony of New Zealand,
this seventh day of April, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-five.

By His Excellency's command,
WALTER MANTELL.
G. GREY.