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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [Oct. 16

SCHEDULE.
| Names. | Places. | Registration Offices. |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Priest | ... | County of Okain's Bay Road Board Akaroa Office. |
| Charles Allison, jun. | Borough of Sydenham | Borough Council Office, Sydenham. |

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distin-
guished 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 the
Government House, at Wellington, this
thirteenth day of October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

JOHN HALL

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Hares not to be deemed Game within Provincial
District of Nelson.

(L.S.) HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the ninth section of "The Pro-
tection of Animals Act, 1873," it is enacted
that the Superintendent may from time to time, by
Proclamation published in the Gazette, proclaim that
any of the animals or birds mentioned in the several
Schedules to that Act, or which may have been pro-
claimed to come within the provisions of that Act,
shall cease to come within such provisions; and that
any of the animals or birds declared by that Act to
be game or native game, or which shall thereafter be
proclaimed to be game within the provisions of that
Act, shall cease to be deemed game or native game
within the provisions of that Act:

And whereas the powers and authorities vested in
the Superintendent by the said section are, by "The
Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875," now vested in the
Governor:

And whereas hares are, by the first recited Act,
declared to be game, and it is expedient that hares
shall cease to be deemed game within the boundaries
of the Provincial District of Nelson:

Now, therefore, I, Hercules George Robert Robin-
son, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the
date of this Proclamation, hares shall, within the
boundaries of the Provincial District of Nelson, cease
to be deemed game within the meaning of "The
Protection of Animals Act, 1873."

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distin-
guished 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 the
Government House, at Wellington, this
thirteenth day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

JOHN HALL.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Bank Holidays in Boroughs of Timaru and Wai-
mate, and Counties of Waimate and Geraldine.

(L.S.) HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of all powers and au-
thorities enabling me in that behalf, I, Hercules
George Robert Robinson, the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and
declare that, by Order in Council made under the
provisions of "The Bank Holidays Act, 1873," and
"The Bank Holidays Amendment Act, 1878," of
even date herewith, I have appointed Tuesday, the
twenty-eighth day of October instant, and Wednes-
day, the twenty-ninth day of October instant, to be
observed as bank half-holidays from the hour of noon,
under and for the purposes of the above-mentioned
Acts, within the Boroughs of Timaru and Waimate,
and the Counties of Waimate and Geraldine.

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distin-
guished 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 the
Government House, at Wellington, this
fourteenth day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

JOHN HALL.

Fixing Sitting of the Native Land Court at Kaiapoi.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
fourteenth day of October, 1879.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Kaiapoi Native Reserves
Act, 1877" (hereinafter called "the said Acts"),
certain waste lands of the Crown enumerated and
described in the First Schedule to the said Act were
reserved and set apart for the use and benefit of the
Kaiapoi Natives, as defined by clause two of the said
Act: And whereas by clause four of the said Act
it is enacted that the Governor may, by Order in
Council, direct the Native Land Court to forthwith
proceed to inquire into the particulars enumerated in
subsections one, two, and three to the aforesaid
clause: And whereas it is expedient that a sitting
of the Court should be held to carry out the pro-
visions of the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert
Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, in exercise and pursuance of the above-recited
power, and by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby
order and direct that a sitting of the Native Land
Court shall be held at Kaiapoi, for the purpose of
carrying out the requirements of the said subsections
aforesaid in respect of the said parcels of land enu-
merated and described in the First Schedule to the
said Act; and that such sitting shall be held for the
aforesaid purpose within six months from the date of
this order, unless the said period shall be hereafter
modified or extended.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.