THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 153

such provisions: And whereas the lands described
in the Schedule hereto have been purchased out of
the sum of two hundred thousand (200,000) pounds
declared to be applicable for the purchase of lands in
the North Island under the provisions of Part Four
(IV.) of “The Immigration and Public Works Act,
1870:” And whereas it is expedient that the said
lands should be declared to be waste lands as here-
inafter set forth: Now therefore, I, Sir James
Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, being satisfied that the lands described
in the Schedule hereto are free from Native claims
and all difficulties in connection therewith, in pur-
suance and exercise of the power and authority
vested in me by “The Immigration and Public Works
Act, 1873,” do hereby proclaim and declare the said
lands to be waste lands of the Crown, subject
(except as by the said Act is provided) to be sold
and dealt with according to the provisions of the laws
for the time being in force in the Province of
Taranaki regulating the sale and disposal of waste
lands of the Crown within such Province.

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SCHEDULE.

TE MOA.

All that piece or parcel of land in New Zealand
aforesaid, containing thirty-two thousand eight hun-
dred and thirty (32,830) acres more or less, situate
in the district of Whakangerengere, in the Province
and Colony aforesaid, and called or known as Te Moa,
and bounded as follows:—Commencing at the bound-
ary of the Europeans at Muriwai, going straight to
Mangonaia, to Kurapeti, to Ngatoro, to Maketawa,
to Mangawarawara, to Waitepuke, to Pukeraupiu,
to the River Mangamawhete; turning here to the
South following the River Mangamawhete in its
windings to Whakangerengere; turning here and
going towards the Mountain Taranaki straight on to
Taumatotara, to Puhikawa, to Panitahi, to Tahuna-
atutawa; turning here and descending to the source
of the Waiongana River, following the windings of
that river to the boundary of the land that was sold
formerly, called Tarurutangi; turning seawards it
follows that line until it gets to the boundary of the
land that was surveyed for the Europeans; and
turning here to the East, it follows on that line in its
deviations until it gets to the starting point at
Muriwai. Excepting reserves of three hundred acres
for Natives at the extreme northern end of the block
by the mountain road.

TE KOPUA.

All that piece or parcel of land containing three
thousand one hundred and forty (3,140) acres, more or
less, situate in the district of Ngatimaru, in the Pro-
vince and Colony aforesaid, and called or known as
Te Kopua, and bounded as follows:—Commencing
at the mouth of the Mangamoeahu River at its
junction with the Waitara River; thence along that
River Mangamoeahu in its windings till it reaches
Te Aratawa; thence it turns off in the direction of
Waitara, goes straight along till it reaches the cliff
on the Waitara side and called Kurakino (the mouth
of the Makino River is on one side of the Waitara
River; this is where the boundary at Waitara ends);
thence it turns off in the direction of the sea, and
enters the Waitara River; thence up the river in its
windings till it reaches the mouth of the Manga-
moeahu, the commencement of the boundary of that
land.

WAITARA-TARAMOUKU.

All that piece or parcel of land, containing twelve
thousand eight hundred (12,800) acres, more or less,
situate in the district of Taramouku, in the Province
and Colony aforesaid, and called or known as Wai-
tara-Taramouku, and bounded as follows:—Com-
mencing at Okurakino, following the circuitous
course of the Waitara River to Autawa, thence
to Maruroku, thence to Otamariki, thence to
Namunamu, thence to Paritutu, thence to Manga-
pureo, where it leaves the river ascending the
spur of the hill, thence to Ratawaero, thence
to Kaimiko, and continues on crossing the Kai-
roa, and on to Hopurangi, thence to Meremere,
thence to Taupo, enters the Wharawhara River
following its course until it reaches Taramouku, con-
tinues along the bend of the river until it reaches
Komakotangiata, where it turns in a southerly direc-
tion to Te Rata, thence to Rewarewa, thence to
Poukaikatoa, thence to Mangamoeahu, thence to
Pakaitangata, where it turns in an easterly direction
following in a circuitous course to Mangamoeahu,
thence to Aratawa, where it turns in a southerly
direction following the boundary of the land that has
been sold to the Government, and on to Okurakino,
the starting point of the boundary of that block of
land. Excepting the following reserves for Native
sellers: At Aotaua, 330 acres; at Te Namunamu,
half an acre; and at Paritutu half an acre.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty’s
Most Honorable Privy Council, 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 Wellington, this nine-
teenth day of February, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four.

DONALD McLEAN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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Limits and Description of a portion of the Line of
Railway from Ashburton to Temuka.

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(L.S.) JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by “The Immigration and Public
Works Act, 1870,” it is enacted that the rail-
ways to be constructed under the said Act shall be
only such railways as shall from time to time be
determined by the General Assembly: And it is also
thereby enacted that, subject to the provisions con-
tained therein, the Governor may construct, or cause
to be constructed, any lines of railway which shall
be prescribed by the General Assembly as railways
to be constructed under the said Act, or any part
or parts thereof, and acquire, the necessary engines,
plant, and machinery for working and using the same,
or any of them: And it is also thereby enacted that,
whenever the Governor shall determine to construct
any such railway, or any part thereof, it shall be
lawful for him, by Proclamation published in the New
Zealand Gazette, to declare and define the limits and
description and line thereof, and the land proposed
to be taken for the purpose of such railway, subject
to the provisions of any Act defining such limits and
descriptions, and any such Proclamation may refer to
maps, plans, or drawings to be deposited in the office
of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme
Court in the Province in which such railway or part
thereof is proposed to be constructed, and any maps,
plans, or drawings so referred to shall be deemed to
form part of such Proclamation; and upon the pub-
lication of such Proclamation, the provisions and
regulations contained in the Seventh Part of the.