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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

And whereas by a Proclamation bearing date the
twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-nine, His Excellency the Governor, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers and authori-
ties for that purpose vested in him, did proclaim
and declare that all that part of the Colony
situated in the Province of Taranaki, and bounded
as follows, On the South, by the River Hangatahua
from its mouth to its source, thence by a straight
line to the summit of Mount Egmont, thence by a
straight line running due east to the eastern
boundary of the said Province; on the East, by the
eastern boundary of the said Province; on the
North, by the northern boundary of the said Pro-
vince; and on the West, by the sea; except so much
of the said district as is comprised within the under-
mentioned blocks, viz., Omata Block, Fitzroy Block,
Grey Block, Hua and Waiwakaiho Block, Bell Block,
and the Tarurutangi Block, should, from and after
the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-nine, be a Proclaimed District
within the meaning and for the purposes of the said
Act:

And whereas it is expedient that the boundaries
of the said district should be extended and defined
as hereinafter mentioned:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise
of the power and authority for that purpose vested
in me by the said Act, do hereby proclaim and declare
that all that part of the Colony situated in the Pro-
vince of Taranaki and bounded as follows, On the
South by the River Waingongoro from its mouth to
its source, thence by a straight line running due east
to the eastern boundary of the said Province: on the
East by the eastern boundary of the said Province;
on the North by the northern boundary of the said
Province; and on the West by the sea; except so
much of the said district as is comprised within the
under-mentioned blocks, viz., Omata Block, Fitzroy
Block, Grey Block, Hua and Waiwakaiho Block, Bell
Block, and the Tarurutangi Block,-shall, from and
after the first day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two, be a Proclaimed District
within the meaning and for the purposes of "The
Public Houses Act, 1868," aforesaid.

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; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this sixth
day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one.

DONALD MCLEAN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the fourth section of "The Native
Lands Act, 1867," it is enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, by
Proclamation, to define districts within which "The
Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native Lands
Act, 1867," or any of the provisions thereof, shall be
suspended: And whereas it is expedient to suspend
the operation of the said Acts in the district here-
after described:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,

Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor
of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the
said power and authority, do hereby define all that
territory within the Province of Auckland, bounded
towards the East and North by the sea, from Mawai
Point, south of Tokomaru Bay, round the East Cape
to the Kaha Point, thence towards the West by a
straight line overland to the Mawai Point, to be a
district under the said provision; and declare that
within such district the said Acts shall be suspended.

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; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, at Wel-
lington, this sixth day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one.

DONALD MCLEAN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
sixth day of December, 1871.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Land Transfer Act, 1870,"
it is among other things enacted that it shall
be lawful for each District Land Registrar to de-
mand such fees as shall from time to time be ap-
pointed by the Governor in Council, not in any case
exceeding the several fees specified in the Schedule
to the said Act marked P:

And whereas by an Order in Council bearing date
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one, His Excellency the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of New Zealand, did appoint that
the several fees specified in the Schedule marked P
to "The Land Transfer Act, 1870," should be the
fees payable under the said Act to the several Dis-
trict Land Registrars acting from time to time under
the provisions of the said Act, in respect of the
several matters in the said Schedule referred to :

And whereas by another Order in Council bearing
date the twelfth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, His Excellency the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of New Zealand, did appoint that
in all cases where the title consisted of a grant issued
in fulfilment of any contract entered into with the
Crown previous to the coming into operation of the
said Land Transfer Act, but subsequent to the
twenty-eighth day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-one, and none of the land included
therein had been dealt with, the fees chargeable for
bringing the said lands under the provisions of the
said Land Transfer Act should be the fees prescribed
in the said Order in Council:

And whereas by "The Land Transfer Act 1870
Amendment Act, 1871," it is among other things
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Registrar-
General of Land, with the sanction of the Governor
in Council, to make Regulations from time to time
stating the time of payment and the fees which may
be demanded by the District Land Registrars, such
fees not in any case to exceed the fees specified in