JAN. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 25

SCHEDULE.

William Young.
Walter Frost.
George Macandrew.
Matthew Griffith.
Joseph Turnbull.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Trustees appointed for the Maintenance of the Waikaka Public Cemetery.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the several persons whose names are specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto to be Trustees to provide for the maintenance and care of the public cemetery specified in the second column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Alexander McLean.
David Lamb.
William Nichol.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Warrant ordering and directing Additional Place for taking Votes in the Railway District, Waicola, Linton, and Waiau Valley Railway.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by warrant duly gazetted, order and direct at what times, places, and in what manner and form the ratepayers and owners of property shall vote within a proposed railway district: And whereas the Waicola, Linton, and Waiau Valley Railway Company (Limited) propose to construct within the Provincial District of Otago a railway under the said Act, and it is necessary to order and direct the times and places and the manner and form of taking the votes of the ratepayers and owners in the railway district proposed to be constituted by the said company: And whereas it is necessary to appoint a polling-place and time for taking the poll in addition to Merivale Homestead, as already gazetted:

Now know ye that I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do hereby order and direct that on the tenth day of January instant the votes of the ratepayers and owners of property within the railway district proposed by the said company shall be taken at the place specified in the Schedule hereto in addition to the place (Merivale Homestead) mentioned in Gazette No. 135, of the 27th December last, in the manner and form prescribed by the regulations set forth in a warrant dated the twentieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

SCHEDULE.

Archibald Patterson’s house, Waicola Junction.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty’s Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 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 at the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister for Public Works.)

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Appointing Commissioner to inquire into the best Route for the Extension of the Ashburton Branch Railway.

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 subject Charles Napier Bell, of Christchurch, in the said colony, Esquire, M.I.C.E.

WHEREAS the Governor of our said colony hath, by and with the advice and consent 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 CHARLES NAPIER BELL,

to be our Commissioner for the purpose of making inquiry into the probable cost and economical or commercial value and other merits of the various proposed routes for the extension of the Ashburton Branch Railway, with the view of determining the route for the said railway best calculated to develop the surrounding country, and attain for the existing and proposed extension of railways the largest amount of traffic, it being the intention of these presents that you shall make inquiry in the most ample manner into all the facts and circumstances necessary and proper to be considered in determining the above question.

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 person or persons 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 books, documents, papers, maps, plans, accounts, or records as you shall judge likely to afford you the fullest information on the subject of this our Commission, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And our further will and pleasure is that you do report to us, under your hand and seal, within thirty days from the date hereof, your opinion on the matters herein submitted for your consideration.

In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent, and the seal of the said colony to be hereunto affixed.

Witness our trusty and well-beloved Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

(L.s.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

Issued in Executive Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.