All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 7 acres 2 roods 16 perches, more or less, being Section No. 6, Block III., Waitara Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 5, 1281.4 links; towards the East by Section No. 5, 665.8 links; towards the South by the Main North Road, 852.8 links; towards the West by Section No. 5, 555.2 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 3 acres, more or less, being Section No. 45, Block IV., Waitara Survey District. Bounded towards the North-east by Section No. 26, 1323.9 links; towards the South-east by Section No. 25, 468.2 links; towards the South-west by the Okoke Road, 1389 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 3 roods 29 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1 on the map of Eltham Village. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 16, 420 links; towards the East by Section No. 3, 215 links; towards the South by Section No. 2, 447.5 links; towards the West by the Railway Reserve, 216.8 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a site for police buildings.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 acre and 12 perches, more or less, being Section No. 57, Eltham Village. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 56, 336.7 links; towards the East by Sections Nos. 66 and 67, 332.8 links; towards the South by Conway Road, 309.8 links; towards the West by the Mountain Road, 334 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a site for a pound.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 perches, more or less, being part of Section No. 445, Town of New Plymouth. Bounded towards the North by part of Section No. 445, 128 links; towards the East by Section No. 446, 11 links; towards the South by Section No. 471, 127 links; towards the West by Section No. 444, 25 links. As an endowment for primary education.

Also all that parcel of land containing by admeasurement 21½ perches, more or less, being part of Section No. 420, Town of New Plymouth. Bounded towards the East by Section No. 421, 105 links; towards the South by Bulteel Street, 31 links; towards the North-west by part of Section No. 420, 109.5 links. As an endowment for primary education.

Also all that parcel of land containing by admeasurement 53½ perches, more or less, being part of Section No. 527, Town of New Plymouth. Bounded towards the North by part of Section No. 527, 130 links; towards the East by Mount Edgecumbe Street, 25 links; towards the South by Barrett Street, 126 links; towards the West by Section No. 526, 45 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As an endowment for primary education.

HAWKE'S BAY.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, containing by admeasurement 12 acres 2 roods, being Rural Section No. 201, Block IV., Woodville Survey District. For the purpose of an agricultural and pastoral association.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Takapau Survey District, Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 2 roods 31 perches, being Block VIII., Village of Norsewood. As an addition to the present school site.

CANTERBURY.

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 4 acres, more or less, being Section No. 2669 (in red), situate in the Hawkins Survey District. Bounded towards the North by the White Cliffs railway-line; towards the East by the Hawkins River; and towards the South-west by the road-line north-east of Section No. 23451, 1350 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Survey Office, Christchurch. For a gravel-pit.

OTAGO.

All those two separate pieces or parcels of land containing by admeasurement a total area of 32½ perches, more or less, situate in the Bannockburn District, and being Sections Nos. 13 and 14 respectively of Block I. of said district. Bounded towards the North-west by Crown lands, 70 and 100 links; towards the North-east by Crown lands, 32 and 100 links; towards the South-east by Crown lands, 100 and 100 links; towards the South by Crown lands, 100 links; and towards the West and South-west by Crown lands, 92 and 100 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As a bridge approach.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Otago, containing by admeasurement 9 acres, more or less, situate in the St. Bathan's District, and lying between Sections Nos. 1 and 3 of Block I. of said district. Bounded towards the North-west by Section No. 3 of same block, 580.4 and 480 links; towards the North-east by a road-line, 1000 links; towards the South-east by Section No. 1 of same block, 1004 links; and towards the South-west by Crown lands 900 links, also by said Section No. 3 475 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 Otago, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, situate in the Crookston District, and being Section No. 25 of Block VII. of said district. Bounded towards the North-west by a road-line, 806 links; towards the East by Section No. 8 of same block, 1306 links; towards the South by said Section No. 8, 799 links; and towards the West by Section No. 9 of same block, 1200 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 Otago, containing by admeasurement 16 acres 1 rood 32 perches, more or less, situate in the Waitahuna West District, and being Section No. 18 of Block IX. of said district. Bounded towards the North by a road-line, 595 and 734 links; towards the East by a road-line, 1073 links; towards the South by Section No. 11 of same block, 1367 links; and towards the West by said Section No. 11, 1300 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 Otago, containing by admeasurement 18 acres 3 roods 8 perches, more or less, situate in the Waihemo District, and being Section No. 18 of Block VIII. of said district. Bounded towards the North-east by a road-line, 2887 links; towards the South-east by said road-line, 1310 links; and towards the North-west by Coal Creek, and by Sections Nos. 9 and 8 respectively of Block III., Highlay District, 3300 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a school site.

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

J. BALLANCE,

Minister of Lands.

Vesting Reserves in the Town of Woodville.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,

Governor.

WHEREAS by section thirty-eight of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884," it is provided that the reserves to be made for any borough or town district under such section shall be made only in cases where no such reserves for the purpose of sections three, five, and six of "The Plans of Towns Regulation Act, 1875," exist therein, or, if existing, do not equal or exceed the amount of reserves authorized to be made under such last-mentioned Act:

And whereas the existing reserves for the Town of Woodville do not equal the amount of reserves authorized to be made under "The Plans of Towns Regulation Act, 1875," and it appears expedient to make the reserves hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sections of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884," and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, do hereby declare that the lands enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose stated opposite to the description of such land in the second column hereto, for the benefit of the Town of Woodville, as constituted under the provisions of "The Town Districts Act, 1881," on the twentieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

SCHEDULE.

First Column. Second Column.

Town Sections Nos. 8, 19, 29, 58, 70, and 79 Endowment in aid of the Town Board funds.

Gravel reserve, Section No. 28, containing 5 acres 2 roods 22 perches.

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

J. BALLANCE,

Minister of Lands.