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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," it is,
amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may
declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the
dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her
Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in
Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be
granted or not; and, in the case of any reserves made under
the authority of section one hundred and forty-four of "The
Land Act, 1877," if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be
expedient to change the purpose of such reserves or any part
thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was
set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of
the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land com-
prised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be
dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II.,
the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare his inten-
tion to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case
may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in
which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by
"The Public Reserves Act, 1881," aforesaid, declare my
intention to change the specific purpose of the reserve described
in the first column of the said Schedule hereto to the specific
purpose set opposite such description in the second column of
the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-third day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Defining the Purpose of Reserves at Featherston.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

WHEREAS by the fifth section of "The Public Reserves
Act, 1881," it is, amongst other things, enacted that,
in the case of any public reserve now vested in Her Majesty or
the Governor, whether the same be granted or not, such re-
serves not being for one of the purposes comprised in Class I.,
if there shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be any doubt or
uncertainty as to the purpose for which such reserve was set
apart, the Governor may, by notice gazetted, define such pur-
pose or purposes as to either the whole or any part of such
reserve:

And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto was
reserved by the Superintendent of Wellington for public
purposes: And whereas it is expedient to define the specific
purpose for which such lands shall hereafter be set apart:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by
"The Public Reserves Act, 1881," aforesaid, declare my inten-
tion to define the specific purpose of the reserves described in
the first column of the said Schedule hereto to be the purpose set
opposite such descriptions in the second column of the said
Schedule.

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SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-third day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Appointing Commissioners to inquire into certain alleged
Irregularities in the Prison at Dunedin.

COMMISSION.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, to
our trusty and loving subjects, Oswald Curtis, of Nelson, in
the Colony of New Zealand, Esquire, and Caleb Whitefoord,
of Kaiapoi, in the said Colony, Esquire.

WHEREAS the Governor of our said colony hath, by and
with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, deemed
it expedient that a Commission should forthwith be issued for
the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth: Now,
therefore, know ye that We, reposing great trust and confidence
in your zeal, knowledge, and ability, do by these presents
constitute and appoint you, the said

OSWALD CURTIS and
CALEB WHITEFOORD,

to be our Commissioners for the purpose of making inquiry into
irregularities in the management of the Prison at Dunedin,
alleged to have taken place during the years 1877 to 1883
inclusive; it being the intention of these presents that you shall
make inquiry in the most ample manner into all the facts and
circumstances of the said alleged irregularities.

And, for the better enabling you to carry these presents into
effect, We do authorize and empower you to make and conduct
any inquiry under these presents at such place or places in the
said colony as you may deem expedient, and to call before you
such persons or person as you may judge necessary by whom
you may be better informed of the matters herein submitted for
your consideration, and also to call for and examine all such