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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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New Zealand; as delineated on a plan marked P.W.D. | Schedule hereto (the same being the locality men-
8901, which plan is signed by the Honorable Thomas | tioned and set forth in the said petition, so presented
Dick, acting for Minister for Public Works, and | as aforesaid), and that the same shall be a town dis-
deposited in the office of the Registrar of the | trict under the said Act; and, in further pursuance
Supreme Court at Dunedin, in the said colony; the | and exercise of the said power and authority, I do
total length being 1 mile 60 chains or thereabouts. | hereby declare that the said district shall hereafter
Given under the hand of His Excellency the | be known by the name of "The Opotiki Town Dis-
Honorable Arthur Hamilton Gordon, | trict;" and I do appoint that the Board of Commis-
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Dis- | sioners for the said district shall consist of five in
tinguished Order of Saint Michael and | number.
Saint George, Her Majesty's High | SCHEDULE.
Commissioner for the Western Pacific, | ALL that area in the Provincial District of Auckland,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in | bounded towards the North and East by the Otara
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New | River; towards the South by a road, Sections Nos.
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice- | Nos. 331, 17, 16, a road, Sections Nos. 15, 14, 13, a
Admiral of the same; and issued under | road, a cemetery reserve, and Sections Nos. 5, 4, 3, 2,
the Seal of the said Colony, at the | and 1, to the Waioeka River; and towards the West
Government House, at Wellington, this | by that river: all the above-mentioned sections being
twentieth day of May, in the year of | in the Parish of Waioeka; as the same is delineated
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and | on the plans deposited in the Survey Office, Auck-
eighty-two. | land.
WALTER W. JOHNSTON, | Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Minister for Public Works. | Honorable Arthur Hamilton Gordon,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Dis-
Town District of Opotiki, County of Whakatane, | tinguished Order of Saint Michael and
constituted. | Saint George, Her Majesty's High
(L.S.) ARTHUR GORDON, Governor. | Commissioner for the Western Pacific,
A PROCLAMATION. | Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
WHEREAS by "The Town Districts Act, 1881" | and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
(hereinafter called "the said Act"), it is, | Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
among other things, enacted that the inhabitants of | Admiral of the same; and issued under
any locality not constituted a borough under "The | the Seal of the said Colony, at the
Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," wherein there | Government House, at Wellington, this
are not less than fifty householders, may apply by | twenty-third day of May, in the year
petition to the Governor praying that such locality | of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
may be constituted a town district under the said Act; | dred and eighty-two.
and that no such locality shall exceed two square | THOMAS DICK.
miles in area, and no one point in such area shall be | GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
distant more than four miles from any other point | Town District of Manaia, County of Hawera,
therein, except in the case of military townships; | constituted.
and that in every such locality not less than two- | (L.S.) ARTHUR GORDON, Governor.
thirds of the number of the resident householders | A PROCLAMATION.
shall concur in any such petition, and each signature | WHEREAS by "The Town Districts Act, 1881"
to such petition shall be verified by the attestation | (hereinafter called "the said Act"), it is,
of some respectable witness; and that such petition | among other things, enacted that the inhabitants of
shall set forth accurately the boundaries of the | any locality not constituted a borough under "The
locality to which such petition may refer; and also | Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," wherein there
that, on the receipt of any such petition, the Gover- | are not less than fifty householders, may apply by
nor may, by Proclamation, declare that the provisions | petition to the Governor praying that such locality
of the said Act shall come into force within such | may be constituted a town district under the said Act;
locality, and that the same shall be a town district | and that no such locality shall exceed two square
under the said Act; and, further, that such Procla- | miles in area, and no one point in such area shall be
mation shall accurately define the boundaries of the | distant more than four miles from any other point
district in accordance with the description contained | therein, except in the case of military townships;
in the petition, and shall declare the name by which | and that in every such locality not less than two-
such district shall thereafter be known: | thirds of the number of the resident householders
And whereas a petition has been presented to the | shall concur in any such petition, and each signature
Governor by the inhabitants of the locality men- | to such petition shall be verified by the attestation
tioned and described therein, praying that such | of some respectable witness; and that such petition
locality may be constituted a town district under the | shall set forth accurately the boundaries of the
said Act: | locality to which such petition may refer; and also
And whereas not less than two-thirds of the num- | that, on the receipt of any such petition, the Gover-
ber of resident householders in the said locality have | nor may, by Proclamation, declare that the provisions
concurred in the said petition, and it is expedient | of the said Act shall come into force within such
that a Proclamation should be issued under the said | locality, and that the same shall be a town district
Act for the purposes hereinafter set forth: | under the said Act; and, further, that such Procla-
Now, therefore, I, Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the | mation shall accurately define the boundaries of the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pur- | district in accordance with the description contained
suance and exercise of the power and authority | in the petition, and shall declare the name by which
vested in me by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, | such district shall thereafter be known:
do hereby proclaim and declare that the provisions | And whereas a petition has been presented to the
of the said Act shall come into force within the | Governor, by the inhabitants of the locality men-