THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 75

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
third day of February, 1866.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of
New Zealand, intituled "The Native Reserves
Amendment Act, 1862," it is amongst other things
provided, that where, under the provisions of "The
Native Reserves Act, 1856," the assent of the abo-
riginal inhabitants is required to bringing land under
the operation of the said "Native Reserves Act, 1856,"
the Governor may, by Order in Council, declare such
assent to have been ascertained, and thereupon the
title of the aboriginal inhabitants in the land to
which the same shall relate shall be deemed to be
extinguished, and the land shall, from the date of
such Order in Council, vest in Her Majesty, for the
purposes and subject to the provisions of the said
"Natives Reserves Act, 1856," as altered by the
recited Act, and that as effectually as if the same
had been ceded and conveyed by such aboriginal
inhabitants to Her Majesty:

Now therefore His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council, doth hereby declare that the assent of the
aboriginal inhabitants to the bringing the pieces of
land described in Schedules A. and B. hereunder
written under the operation of "The Native Reserves
Act, 1856," has been ascertained.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

SCHEDULE A.

All that parcel of land in the Province of Auck-
land, containing by admeasurement thirty-three (33)
perches, more or less, situated in the county of
Bedford, being allotment number twenty-two (22) of
section number nine (9) of the town of Russell,
bounded towards the Northward by portion of the
said section, two hundred and sixty-four (264) links;
towards the Eastward by York Street, one hundred
and fifteen (115) links; towards the Southward,
partly by land granted to Walter Brodie, one hun-
dred and eleven (111) links, and partly by a right of
way twelve (12) links wide, one hundred and eighty-
seven (187) links; and towards the Westward by a
roadway sixty-eight links.

SCHEDULE B.

All that parcel of land in the Province of Auck-
land, containing by admeasurement twenty (20)
perches, more or less, situated in the county of
Bedford being allotment number twenty-three (23)
of section number nine (9) of the town of Russell,
bounded towards the Northward by a right of way
twelve (12) links wide, one hundred and eighty-six
(186) links; towards the Eastward and Southward,
by land granted to Walter Brodie, sixty-four (64)
links and one hundred and eighty-one (181) links
respectively; and towards the Westward by a road-
way seventy (70) links.

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL,

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
third day of February, 1866.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Re-
serves Amendment Act, 1862," it is amongst other

things provided, that where, under the provisions of
"The Native Reserves Act, 1856," the assent of the
aboriginal inhabitants is required to bringing land
under the operation of the said "Native Reserves
Act, 1856," the Governor may, by Order in Council,
declare such assent to have been ascertained, and
thereupon the title of the aboriginal inhabitants in
the land to which the same shall relate shall be
deemed to be extinguished, and the land shall, from
the date of such Order in Council, vest in Her
Majesty, for the purposes and subject to the pro-
visions of the said "Native Reserves Act, 1856," as
altered by the recited Act, and that as effectually as
if the same had been ceded and conveyed by such
aboriginal inhabitants to Her Majesty:

Now therefore His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council, doth hereby declare that the assent of the
aboriginal inhabitants to the bringing the pieces of
land described in the Schedule hereunder written
under the operation of "The Native Reserves Act,
1856," has been ascertained.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land situate at the River Grey,
in the Province of Canterbury, bounded towards the
North by the River Grey; towards the East, four
thousand and fifty links (4050), by freehold land;
towards the South, nine thousand eight hundred
links (9800), by Crown land; and towards the West
by a tidal creek.

I, ALEXANDER MACKAY, a person duly ap-
pointed in this behalf under the provisions of
"The New Zealand Native Reserves Act, 1856,"
hereby certify and report that I have ascertained
that the aboriginal inhabitants entitled to the piece
or parcel of land described in the Schedule hereunder
written, have assented that the said piece or parcel
of land shall be subject to the provisions of the said
Act.

As witness my hand this 12th day of January,
1866.
ALEXANDER MACKAY.

SCHEDULE above referred to.

All that piece of land situate at the River Grey, in
the Province of Canterbury, bounded towards the
North by the River Grey; towards the East, four
thousand and fifty (4050) links, by freehold land;
towards the South, nine thousand eight hundred
(9800) links, by Crown land; and towards the West
by a tidal creek.

Report adopted this 3rd day of February, 1866,
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the Colony.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
G. GREY,
Governor.

We the undersigned, the owners of the above
described piece of land at Greymouth, have agreed
that the said Reserve shall be brought under the
provisions of "The Native Reserves Act, 1856."

IHAIA PAINUI,
ARAPATA HORAU,
MAKAIMI PAETURE, his x mark,
WERETI PAINUI, his x mark.
Mawera, 12th Hanuere, 1866.

Witness to signatures-
EDWARD H. BOLD,
Assistant Surveyor.
ALEXANDER MACKAY,
Commissioner Native Reserves.