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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1868.

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, the
eighth day of January, 1868.
Present:
THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Lands
Act, 1867," it is enacted that, in addition to the duties
made payable by the fifty-fifth section of "The Native
Lands Act, 1865," there shall be paid upon each first
sale or other disposal, except by mortgage, of any
hereditaments or Native land, for defraying the
expense of examining, connecting, and recording
surveys under the said Act, an additional duty at
such rates as the Governor in Council may from time
to time, and with respect to any districts to be by
him from time to time defined, order, not exceeding
in any case the sum of sixpence per acre upon the
land or hereditament sold or disposed of:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth
order that such additional duty shall be paid on such
first sale or disposal at the following rate, namely:-

On Native land included in one certificate of
title which shall not exceed 100 acres in area
at the rate of—Sixpence per acre.

Exceeding 100 acres and not exceeding 500 acres,
on the first 100 acres—£2 10s.

On all exceeding 100 acres—Threepence per acre.

Exceeding 500 acres and not exceeding 2000, on
the first 500 acres—£7 10s.

On all exceeding 500 acres—Twopence per acre.

Exceeding 2000 acres and not exceeding 10,000
acres, on the first 2000 acres—£20.

On all exceeding 2000 acres—Three-halfpence
per acre.

Exceeding 10,000 acres, on the first 10,000
acres—£70.

On all exceeding 10,000 acres—One penny per
acre.

And doth further order that the Colony of New
Zealand shall be a district in respect of which these
rates shall be paid.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
eighth day of January, 1868.

Present:

THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act intituled "The New
Zealand Settlements Amendment and Con-
tinuance Act, 1865," it is provided that the order
and manner in which land taken under the provisions
of "The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," shall
be laid out for sale and sold, shall be in the discretion
of the Governor, who shall have power to cause such
land or any part thereof to be laid out for sale, and
sold from time to time in such manner as he shall
think fit, subject to such regulations as he shall, with
the advice of his Executive Council, from time to
time prescribe in that behalf.

And whereas by an Act intituled "The New
Zealand Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1866," it
is provided that all lands sold or otherwise disposed
of under the abovementioned Acts shall be sold or
disposed of under regulations to be made by the
Governor in Council, which regulations shall be
published in the New Zealand Gazette. And whereas
by an Order in Council made on the fourth day of
February, 1867, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette on the eleventh day of February, 1867,
certain regulations were made for the sale and
disposal of lands taken under "The New Zealand
Settlements Act, 1863," within the districts of
Ngatiawa and Middle Taranaki, as in the said Order in
Council are mentioned. And whereas it is expedient
that the first regulation in the schedule to the said
Order in Council, by which certain town allotments
within the Township of Raleigh, are appropriated
in part fulfilment of certain agreements therein
mentioned should be cancelled, and that other regula-
tions should be made in lieu thereof:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
pursuance of all powers and authorities vested in
him in this behalf, doth hereby, with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand,
cancel the first regulation as aforesaid, and doth make