THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 149

to be Commissioners of the said Board; such Chief
Commissioner and Commissioners to hold their
respective offices during my pleasure.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twentieth day
of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

JOHN HALL.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power vested in me by the
Regulations contained in the Schedule to the
proclamation dated the twentieth instant, by the
Governor in Council, of Regulations for the sale,
letting, disposal, occupation, and management of the
Waste Lands within the County of Westland:

I, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby appoint, on and from the first day of May
next,

MALCOLM FRASER, Esq.,

to be the Chief Surveyor for the said County of
Westland, to hold such office during my pleasure.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and
Vice - Admiral of the same, at the
Government House, at Wellington, this
twentieth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight.

JOHN HALL.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

WHEREAS on the twenty-sixth day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, the
parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto
annexed was, by the Superintendent of the Province
of Canterbury, upon the recommendation of the
Provincial Council thereof, reserved for the purposes
of a Congregational Church. And whereas by "The
County of Westland Act, 1867," it is enacted that the
Governor of New Zealand shall have, with respect
to all Public Reserves in the County of Westland,
all the powers conferred upon the Superintendent
and Provincial Council by grant under "The Public
Reserves Act, 1854." And whereas by "The Public
Reserves Act, 1854," it is enacted that the specific
purposes for which any reserve in any Province shall
be held may be changed, and the same lands may be
appropriated to other and different purposes of
public utility for the public service of such Province,
provided that no such change or non-appropriation
shall be made without the authority of an Act or
Ordinance of the Provincial Council of such Province
to be duly passed in that behalf: And whereas it
is expedient that the purposes for which the said
parcel of land was reserved should be changed:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of all powers
and authorities vested in me in this behalf, do hereby
ordain and direct that the purposes for which the
said parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto
annexed were reserved as aforesaid shall be changed,
and that the same shall henceforth be appropriated
to the purposes of a site for a Presbyterian Church
and Schools in connection therewith, instead of for
the purposes of a Congregational Church.

SCHEDULE.

One acre and two roods, more or less, situate in
the township of Hokitika, having frontage to Tancred
Street, Sewell Street, and the southern side of
Stafford Street, and being Sections numbers 723, 724,
725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, and 736,
on the map of the Chief Surveyor, setting out and
describing the said township.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twentieth
day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight.

JOHN HALL.

Wellington, 31st January, 1868.

NOTICE to all persons having dealings with
Natives in Native Land.-Purchasers, lessees,
and others having dealings with aboriginal natives
in respect of lands, the titles to which have passed
through the Native Land Court, are hereby warned
that all transfers of estates and interests so derived
are invalid until the duty payable under the fifty-
fifth section of "The Native Lands Act, 1865," has
been paid, and the Colonial Treasurer's receipt
endorsed upon the deed.

With as little delay as possible after execution of
the deed of assurance, it should be presented for
assessment at the Registry of Deeds for the Province
in which the lands are situate accompanied by an
affidavit of the transferee, his solicitor, or some other
person competent to speak to the facts, stating that
the full consideration money directly or indirectly
paid on the transaction is expressed in the deed.
Any deception or concealment in this respect will
subject the parties to severe penalties.

On being satisfied that the true consideration is
expressed, the Registrar will certify the amount of
duty payable on the transaction. The deed together
with the Registrar's certificate should then be pre-
sented at the Treasury, and the amount of the
assessment paid. The Treasurer will endorse his
receipt upon the deed after which it may be registered
upon payment of the usual fees.

It should be particularly borne in mind that if the
duty is not paid within six months from the date of
the execution of the deed, the party liable to pay the
same will be subject to a penalty of three times the
amount of duty payable. And that the Treasury will
not accept payment of duty, except on production of
the Registrar's certificate.

It should also be particularly observed that under
the provisions of "The Native Lands Act, 1867," in
any case where a notification has been made by the
Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court, to the
Secretary of Crown Lands, that any fees are due and
unpaid for the survey of the land comprised in a
certificate issued by that Court, the Crown Grant of
the same land cannot be registered until the said
Judge shall have notified that payment of such fees
has been made.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Registrar-General of Land.