the said Act, except the powers conferred by sections six, seven, eight, nine, ten, forty-five, forty-six, forty-nine, fifty-one, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-nine, sixty-one, sixty-eight, seventy, eighty-two, eighty-three, ninety-nine, one hundred and one, one hundred and seven, and one hundred and twelve, subject or not to any limitations or restrictions as he may think fit, and in like manner to alter or revoke any such delegation: And whereas it is expedient to make the delegation hereinafter contained:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said recited Act, do hereby delegate unto Gerhard Mueller, Esquire, of Hokitika, and Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Provincial District of Westland, all the powers vested in the Governor under the thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, forty-third, forty-fourth, fifty-sixth, sixtieth, and sixty-fifth sections of the said Act, and as the same sections, or any of them, may from time to time be amended; and I do hereby order and declare that the powers hereby delegated shall be exercised and performed by the said Gerhard Mueller within the Provincial District of Westland, and so long only as he shall hold the office of Commissioner of Crown Lands as aforesaid, and that all such powers shall be exercised in accordance with any regulations now in force under the said Act or that may hereafter be in force, so far as the same relates to the said powers hereby delegated, and subject also to the consent and approval of the Land Board of the Westland Land District.

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 under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Amended Regulations for Civil Service Travelling Allowances.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,

Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities vested in me in that behalf, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations respecting the travelling allowances of officers in the Civil Service of New Zealand, and doth direct that the same shall come into force on the first day of August next ensuing.

REGULATIONS.

1. All salaried officers, except as hereinafter provided, shall receive travelling allowance for personal expenses at the daily rate of three shillings and sixpence (3s. 6d.) for every one hundred pounds (£100) of the salary received by them respectively: Provided, however, that the minimum allowance to be so paid shall be ten shillings (10s.) per diem, and the maximum allowance, except as hereinafter specified, shall be twenty-five shillings (25s.) per diem.

2. These allowances shall be paid only where an officer is necessarily absent from his head-quarters at night; but, for all journeys where an officer is not obliged to be absent at night, actual expenses will be paid to an amount in no case exceeding the full daily rate above authorised for personal expenses, on production of a statement giving details of the nature of the charges, with dates, places, and to whom paid, but without being obliged to produce receipts.

3. The above regulations as to a maximum allowance shall not apply to the existing holders of offices entitled under the present system to higher rates, or to cases in which a temporarily higher rate shall be specially sanctioned by the Minister; nor shall anything in these regulations preclude the Minister from specially authorising temporary special rates or amounts for travelling, to meet special cases, as hitherto.

4. Cost of transport by land or sea will be paid for by the Government, or, when paid for by the officer travelling, the same will be recouped to him on production of vouchers; but no vouchers for such expenses will be required for sums of less than 10s., and vouchers for railway fares will not be required if the railway travelled upon and the extent of journey is stated,

5. For all days at sea, after the first day, an allowance of only two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.) per diem to be given. For the first day at sea, the ordinary allowance may be drawn.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventeenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Temporarily reserving Lands in the Land Districts of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Canterbury, and Otago.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,

Governor.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and forty-fourth section of "The Land Act, 1877," it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Land Districts of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Canterbury, and Otago, described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purposes in the said Schedule specified.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, being called or known as Lot No. 176A, Parish of Ngaroto, Block XIV., Hamilton Survey District, County of Waipa, and containing by admeasurement 6 acres 1 rood, more or less. Bounded towards the North-east by a lake; towards the East generally by Lot No. 332, 120 and 570 links; towards the South generally by a public road-line, 100 links wide, 424 and 400 links; and thence towards the West by Lot No. 331, 890 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a recreation-ground.

TARANAKI.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 acres, more or less, being Section No. 90, Hua and Waiwakaiho District, Egmont Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 82, 606 links; towards the East by the Maude Road, 718 links; towards the West by Hill Road, 951 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a public road.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 93, Huirangi District, Waitara Survey District. Bounded towards the East by the Waitara River; towards the South by a road, 600 links; towards the West by the Mamaku Road and Section No. 135, Waitara West District, 1303 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a public road.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, being Section No. 41, Block XIV., Huiroa Survey District. Bounded towards the East by Section No. 25, 1674 links; towards the South by Beaconsfield Road, 1270 links; towards the North-west by the Stanley Road, 1767 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a school site.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 225 on the map of the Town of Inglewood. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 222, 170 links; towards the East by Section No. 226, 202.7 links; towards the South by the Junction Road, 114.3 links; towards the West by James Street, 159.1 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a site for an institute.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, being Section No. 53, Block IV., Kaupokonui Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 17, 1968 links; towards the East by Section No. 17, 513.1 links; towards the South by the Waingongoro Road, 2001.5 links; towards the West by Section No. 16, 500 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a gravel-pit.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 12 acres, more or less, being Section No. 113, Block II., Ngaire Survey District. Bounded towards the North by the East Road, 1686 links; towards the East by the Kahouri Stream; towards the South by the Patea River; towards the West by Section No. 110, 322 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a school site.