Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1485

SCHEDULE.
BLOCK XIV., NGAIRE 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 Christchurch, this twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Notice under “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

(L.S.) WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto is vested in certain aboriginal natives of New Zealand, subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and application has been made for the removal of such restrictions:

It is hereby notified that it is the intention of His Excellency the Governor, immediately after the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said restrictions on the alienation of the said land.

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 fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister for Native Affairs.)

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

SCHEDULE.

ALLOTMENT No. 74, PARISH OF WAIOTAH.

ALL that parcel of land in the Opotiki Survey District, in the Provincial District of Auckland, known as Allotment No. 74 of the Parish of Waiotahi, containing by admeasurement 20 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the North by Allotment No. 70, 1545 links; towards the East by a road-line, 1385 links; towards the South by Allotment No. 76, 1402 links; and towards the West by a road-line, 1653 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Validating Annual Meeting of Hobson County Council.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of December, 1885.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL TREASURER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the annual meeting of the Council of the County of Hobson was held on Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, instead of being held on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, as required by “The Counties Act, 1876:” And whereas it is expedient to validate the holding of the annual meeting held as aforesaid:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers vested in him by the said “Counties Act, 1876,” doth hereby validate the holding of the annual meeting of the Council of the County of Hobson on Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and all proceedings taken thereat.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Licensing the Auckland Tramway Company (Limited) to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore of the Auckland Harbour.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of December, 1885.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL TREASURER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), it is, among other things, enacted that, where the foreshore has been legally vested in any Harbour Board or other local governing body, it may from time to time, subject to the provisions of the one hundred and fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” license and permit any part of the foreshore to be used or occupied, inter alia, for the erection and use of any landing-place or wharf: And whereas by the said Act it is also provided that every licensee shall, subject to the provisions of the said Act, have power to make and construct any necessary reclamation for the purpose of erecting on the foreshore comprised in his license, or upon any land below low-water mark immediately contiguous to such foreshore which shall be specified in such license, any building, structure, erection, or other works to enable him to obtain the full benefit of such license: And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that every such license shall be in writing under the seal of the Board or body granting the same, and may be for any period not exceeding fourteen years from the date thereof, and may prescribe a sum of money to be payable either at stated periods or on or before the granting thereof for the use of the foreshore so granted, and may prescribe any other terms or conditions, general or particular, to be observed or performed by the person to whom the same is granted: And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that, in any case where there is no Harbour Board, or no Harbour Board empowered to grant any such license as aforesaid, the Governor in Council may in his discretion grant and issue a license for all or any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, and all the provisions of the said Act in respect of such licenses shall, mutatis mutandis, apply accordingly: And whereas the Auckland Tramway Company (Limited) (hereinafter called “the said company”), has applied for a license under the said Act to occupy a part of the foreshore and the land below low-water mark at Birkenhead, in Auckland Harbour, in order to erect and maintain thereon a wharf; and, in accordance with the one hundred and fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” has deposited plans in the office of the Marine Department, at Wellington (marked M.D. 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, and 1113), showing the manner in which it is proposed to construct such wharf, the place in the said harbour where it is intended to erect the same, and the area of foreshore or land below low-water mark intended to be occupied for such purpose: And whereas it has been made to appear to the Governor in Council that the proposed work will not be or tend to the injury of navigation; and the said plans have, prior to the making of this Order in Council, been approved by the Governor in Council: And whereas there is no Harbour Board empowered to grant such license, and it is expedient that a license should be granted and issued to the said company under the said Act, for the purpose aforesaid, on the terms and conditions hereinafter expressed:

Now, therefore, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby approve of the purpose or object for which the said license is required by the said company as aforesaid; and in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and with the like advice and consent as aforesaid, doth hereby license and permit the said company to use and occupy that