THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 705

election of Members of the House of Representatives:

Now therefore, I, Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby appoint the following place to be a Polling Place for the District of Mount Ida, for the election of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, namely,—

The School House, Blackstone Hill.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 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, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Warrant appointing an additional Polling Place.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:

WHEREAS by “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1870,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time to appoint Polling Places for each Electoral District within or within one mile of the limits thereof, and to appoint any one of such Polling Places to be the Principal Polling Place for the district, and all or any of such Polling Places from time to time to abolish, and, if he think fit, to appoint other Polling Places in lieu of those abolished, and that every such Warrant shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette: Provided always that no Polling Place shall be appointed by the Governor under the said Act unless he shall be first satisfied that the place to be appointed is more convenient than any other for at least twenty electors to record their votes thereat:

Now know ye that I, Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby appoint the following place to be an additional Polling Place for the Electoral District hereinafter specified, for the election of Members of the House of Representatives, namely,—

For the District of Mount Ida:

The Schoolhouse, Blackstone Hill.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 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, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Fees under “The Native Land Act, 1873.”

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

WHEREAS it is enacted by “The Native Land Act, 1873,” that the Governor may, by regulations to be published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time, fix and determine and alter the fees to be paid and payable in respect of any application or other proceeding under the said Act, and the mode of payment of the same:

Now therefore, I, the Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby make the following Regulation, that is to say,—

1. The fees to be paid and payable in respect of applications and proceedings under “The Native Land Act, 1873,” shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto; and such fees are hereby fixed and determined accordingly.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 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, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

DONALD McLEAN.

SCHEDULE.

£ s. d.
Affixing the Seal of the Court to any Document not mentioned below ... 0 5 0
Subpœna ... ... ... ... 0 5 0
Filing any Document ... ... ... 0 3 0
Hearing in Court, per day, each party ... 1 0 0
Memorial of Title ... ... ... 1 0 0
Copy of same ... ... ... 0 10 0
Copy of any Order... ... ... 0 2 6
Inspection of Plans, each case ... ... 0 1 0
Office Copies, per folio ... ... 0 0 6
Inspection of Papers, each case ... ... 0 1 0
Copy of Plan, not exceeding for each 1,000 acres or part of 1,000 acres ... ... 0 10 0
Examination of Plan by Inspector, not exceeding ... ... ... ... 1 0 0
Testamentary Order ... ... ... 1 0 0
Drawing any Document not above mentioned, at request of party, at per folio 0 2 6
Copy of same, at per folio ... ... 0 0 6

Regulations under “The Miners Rights Extension Act, 1872.”

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by “The Miners Rights Extension Act, 1872,” I, Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the following Regulations for the purposes in the said Act mentioned, that is to say,—

1. The Governor may from time to time appoint in the Provinces of Nelson and Westland, such and so many person or persons as he shall think necessary for the purpose of registering miners’ rights issued in the Provinces of Nelson or of Westland, the holders whereof are desirous of having such rights registered under the said Act.

2. Such persons shall be called “Registering Officers,” and by that name are hereinafter referred to, and they shall have the powers and perform the duties hereinafter mentioned.

3. Every holder of a miner’s right who may be desirous of registering his miner’s right under the