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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62
vince of Auckland intituled "The Highways Act,
1874," and by "The Abolition of Provinces Act,
1875," I, James Prendergast, the Administrator of
the Government of the Colony of New Zealand,
hereby notify that I do hereby create that portion of
the Provincial District of Auckland described in the
Schedule hereto a new highway district, under the
said "Highways Act, 1874," by the distinctive name
of the Pukeatua Highway District; and I declare
that the boundaries of the said district shall be those
described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

BOUNDED towards the North (commencing at the
north-western angle of Lot No. 84 of the Parish of
Pukeatua) by the southern side of the road which
forms the northern boundary of said Lot No. 84,
and the northern boundaries of Lots Nos. 85, 86,
87, 88, and 89, the western and northern boundaries
of Lot No. 91, the northern boundary of Lots Nos.
92 and 93, and part of the northern boundary of
Lot No. 94, all of the Parish of Pukeatua aforesaid,
and crossing said road to the south-western angle
of Lot No. 249 of the parish aforesaid; thence
following the southern side of said road, which also
forms the northern boundaries of Lots Nos. 250,
251, 252, and 253, of the Parish of Pukeatua afore-
said, to the northernmost angle of the last-named lot;
thence by the eastern boundary of the said Lot No.
253 to the Weiti or Wade River; thence towards the
North and North-east by the Weiti or Wade River,
and by high-water mark of the sea to the Okura
River; thence by the Okura River aforesaid to the
south-eastern angle of Dacre's Claim; thence by the
southern boundary of Dacre's Claim to its south-
western angle; thence by part of the western
boundary of the Lake Highway District from the
south-western angle of Dacre's Claim aforesaid to
the centre of the road leading to Lot No. 210 of the
Parish of Pukeatua aforesaid, and continuing along
the centre of said road to its junction with the road
which forms the north-western boundary of Lot No.
292; thence by the centre of said road to the
northern angle of Lot No. 292 aforesaid; thence
by the north-eastern and part of the south-eastern
boundaries of Lot No. 292 last named and the
north-eastern boundary of Lot No. 303 to the
centre of the road which forms the north-western
boundary of Lot No. 305, and continuing southerly
along the centre of said road, which also forms the
northern and eastern boundaries of Lot No. 301 and
the eastern boundaries of Lots Nos. 300 and 299, to
Lucas Creek; thence by Lucas Creek aforesaid to
the Waitemata River; towards the South by the
Waitemata River aforesaid and the Rangitopuni
River from Lucas Creek before mentioned to the
Waitati Stream, and by the said stream to the
easternmost angle of Lot No. 55 of the Parish of
Paremoremo aforesaid; thence in a straight line to
the north-eastern angle of Lot No. 53 of the Parish
of Paremoremo aforesaid; thence following the
north-eastern boundary of said Lot No. 53 to the
Ararimu River; thence northward by the Ararimu
River aforesaid to the south-western boundary of
Lot No. 41 of the Parish of Paremoremo aforesaid;
thence by the south-western boundary of said Lot
No. 41 to its westernmost angle; thence in a straight
line from said angle to the south-western angle of
Lot No. 60 of the Parish of Ararimu; thence by the
western boundary of said Lot No. 60 to the southern
boundary of Lot No. 59 of the Parish of Ararimu
aforesaid; and towards the North by the southern
boundary of Lot No. 59 aforesaid to the road which
forms the south-western boundary of Lot No. 55,
also of the same parish; thence by the centre of said
road to the north-western boundary of said Lot No.
155; thence by the north-western boundaries of Lots
Nos. 55 and 54 of the Parish of Ararimu aforesaid to
the northernmost angle of the last-named lot, and by a
right line; thence northerly to the south-western
angle of Lot No. 22 of the Parish of Pukeatua;
thence crossing a road 100 links wide, and by the
southern boundary of Lot No. 35 of the Parish of
Pukeatua aforesaid, the southern and eastern boun-
daries of Lot No. 36, the crossing of a road of width
aforesaid, the south-eastern boundary of Lot No. 38,
the south-eastern boundary of Lot No. 38, the south-
eastern and north-eastern boundary of Lot No. 39,
the crossing of another road of width aforesaid, and
by the south-western boundaries of Lots Nos. 29,
28, 27, 26, 25, and 24, the south-western and north-
western boundaries of Lot No. 23, to the Waipuaka-
kahu Stream; thence by the Waipuakakahu Stream
aforesaid to the northern side of the road which
forms the northern boundary of Lot No. 308; thence
easterly by the northern side of said road to the
western boundary of Lot No. 83, all of the Parish of
Pukeatua aforesaid, and by the western boundary of
Lot No. 83 aforesaid and the western boundary of
Lot No. 84 to the north-western angle of the last-
named lot, the point of commencement.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
eleventh day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two.

THOMAS DICK.

"Highways Act, 1874," brought into Operation in
Pukeatua Highway District, County of Waite-
mata.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

UNDER and in pursuance of an Act of the Pro-
vince of Auckland intituled "The Highways
Act, 1874," and by "The Abolition of Provinces
Act, 1875," I, James Prendergast, the Administrator
of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby notify that I do hereby bring the said "High-
ways Act, 1874," into operation in the Pukeatua
Highway District; and I further notify that I do
hereby appoint the twenty-ninth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, at one
o'clock, at the Junction Hotel, Dairy Flat, to be the
day, hour, and place for the first meeting of rate-
payers for the said district; and I appoint Ebenezer
Martin to be the Chairman of such meeting.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
eleventh day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two.

THOMAS DICK.

Notification that Her Majesty has ceased to have any
Interest in certain Native Lands in the North
Island.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance of the provisions of "The Govern-
ment Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," and
"The Government Native Land Purchases Act
Amendment Act, 1878," it is hereby notified that
Her Majesty the Queen has ceased to have any
interest in the blocks of Native land in the North
Island which are more particularly described and
mentioned in the Schedule hereto, except where
otherwise specified in the said Schedule.