THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 829

Now, therefore, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council of the said Colony, and in
exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him
by the sixth section of "The Public Reserves Act
Amendment Act, 1878," aforesaid, doth hereby
declare that, from and after the fourteenth day of
June instant, the land described in the Schedule
hereto shall become vested in the "Wanganui Public
Library" aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Town of Wanganui, in the Pro-
vincial District of Wellington, containing by ad-
measurement one (1) rood, more or less. Bounded
towards the North-east by the Oddfellows' Reserve,
two hundred (200) links; towards the South-east by
Ridgway Street, one hundred and twenty-five (125)
links; towards the South-west by the Queen's Park,
two hundred (200) links; and towards the North-
west by the said Queen's Park, one hundred and
twenty-five (125) links: be all the aforesaid linkages
more or less, as the same is delineated on the plans
deposited in the General Survey Office, Wellington.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of further Sale of Special-
value Land, in Canterbury.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Public Reserves Sale Act,
1878," it is, among other things, enacted that
the lands described in the Schedule may, at any time
after the passing of the said Act, be sold by the
Governor, upon such terms as shall be regulated by
Order in Council:

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule
hereto are required to be sold as lands of special
value, and it is expedient that the terms of such sale
should be defined:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said
colony, and in exercise of the powers and authorities
aforesaid, doth hereby order and direct that the land
described in the said Schedule hereto shall be sold
upon the following terms, that is to say,-

1. The two parcels of land described in the said
   Schedule hereto shall be submitted to auction on
   immediate payments at the upset price set opposite
   thereto respectively.

2. At least one month's notice of the date and
   place of the sale shall be given by the Commissioner
   of Crown Lands, by advertisement in at least one
   newspaper circulating in Canterbury, such notice to
   be inserted at least once in each week; and sale-
   plans of the said lands shall, during at least one
   month preceding the date of sale, be exhibited in
   the Survey Office, Christchurch, for public inspection.

3. Sections forty-three and forty-four of "The
   Land Act, 1877," are hereby declared to be part of
   the terms on which the lands described in the said
   Schedule shall be sold, and shall take effect ac-
   cordingly.

4. Sections sixty, sixty-one, sixty-three, sixty-four,
   sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-
   nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, and seventy-
   three of "The Land Act, 1877," shall apply to this

Order in Council, so far as they are consistent with
these conditions.

5. The purchaser of any lands described in the
   said Schedule, upon the full payment of the purchase-
   money, will be entitled to his Crown grant, to be
   issued in the usual way upon payment of the fees
   prescribed by law.

SCHEDULE.

LAND TO BE SOLD UPON IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Order in Council making Regulations for Purchase,
Receipt, &c., of Public Property and Stores.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is expedient that regulations should
be made under the eighty-fifth section of "The
Public Revenues Act, 1878:"

Now, therefore, His Excellency Sir Hercules
George Robert Robinson, the Governor of New
Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and
authorities conferred upon him by the said eighty-
fifth section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1878,"
and by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby
make the regulations contained in the Schedule
hereto; and, with the like advice and consent, His
Excellency the Governor as aforesaid doth hereby
order that this present Order in Council, and the
regulations hereby made, shall come into force from
and after the first day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE, RE-
CEIPT, SAFE CUSTODY, ISSUE, AND ACCOUNTING
FOR PUBLIC PROPERTY AND STORES.

As to the Purchase of Property and Stores.

1. Purchases of property or stores are to be made,
   whenever that course is practicable, under contract,
   and, if under contract, then only under contract
   entered into upon public tender duly invited by
   advertisement. No contract for continuous supplies
   shall be for a longer period than one year unless
   there are special reasons to the contrary, but fresh
   tenders shall be called for by public advertisement,
   and a new contract entered into in time to replace
   that which is about to expire.

Classification of Departmental Property and Stores.

2. Public stores are divisible into three classes,
   viz.,-

(1.) "Office or Departmental Property."
(2.) "Stores for Issue."
(3.) "Stores for Consumption."

The first class, "Office or Departmental Property,"
will comprise all office and departmental furniture
and fittings, instruments, tools, implements, utensils