APRIL 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 481
Land temporarily reserved in the Land Districts of Auckland, Taranaki, Nelson, Otago, and Westland.
Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
WHEREAS by the two hundred and twenty-seventh section of "The Land Act, 1885," 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, Nelson, Otago, and Westland 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 Section No. 4, Block VIII., Town of Kawhia, Kawhia Survey District, and containing by admeasurement 1 rood 38 perches, more or less. Bounded towards the North-east by Rosamond Terrace, 131 and 30 links; towards the East by Section No. 3, Block VIII. aforesaid, 293 links; towards the South by Powewe Street, 150 links; and towards the West by Section No. 5, Block VIII. aforesaid, 349 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For police purposes.
TARANAKI.
All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 20 acres, be the same a little more or less, being Section No. 105, Block I., on the map of the Opunake Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Sections Nos. 69 and 70, 1899.4 links; towards the East by a public road, 716.9 links; towards the South by Rahotu Road, 2005.3 links; and towards the West by Section No. 69, 1141.1 links. For a recreation-ground.
All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 8 acres and 39 perches, more or less, being Section No. 63, Block I., Opunake Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 62, 604.6 links; towards the East by Section No. 64, 1192.6 links; towards the South-east by Rahotu Road, 695.8 links; and towards the West by a road, 1536.8 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a cemetery.
All that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 2 roods 24 perches, more or less, being Section No. 53, Block I., Opunake Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 52, 874 links; towards the East by the South Road, 418 links; towards the South by Sections Nos. 3 and 2, 874 links; towards the West by a road, 418 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a school site.
NELSON.
All that piece of land in the Land District of Nelson, Kawatiri Survey District, and adjoining the Town of Westport, commencing at a point in the eastern boundary of Queen Street distant 250 links in a northerly direction from north-eastern corner of Queen and Gladstone Streets, and continued in a north-easterly direction to high-water mark; thence in a north-westerly direction and at right angles to last line for a distance of 100 links; thence in a south-westerly direction, by a line parallel to that first herein described, to a point in the eastern boundary of Queen Street; thence along said boundary to the starting-point. For defence purposes.
OTAGO.
All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Otago, containing by admeasurement 40 acres, more or less, situate in the Maruwhenua District, and being Section No. 18 of Block II. of said district. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 1 of same block, 200 links; towards the East by Section No. 4 of same block, 8261 links; towards the South by Section No. 15 of same block and a road-line, 1400 links; towards the West and North-west by the Awamoko Creek, 9000 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less, and intersected by three road-lines, one being 200 links wide and the others 100 links wide. For a gravel reserve.
All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Otago, containing by admeasurement 2 roods 5 perches, more or less, situate in the Township of Havelock, and being sections numbered respectively 19 and 20 of Block XVIII. of said township. Bounded towards the North-west by Section No. 21 of same block, 250 links; towards the North-east by Section No. 18 of same block, 200 links; towards the South-east by Derland Street, 251.63 links; and towards the South-west by Pensher Street, 228.5 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For defence purposes.
WESTLAND.
All that parcel of land in the Land District of Westland, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Reserve No. 266 (in red), Town of Pounamu, Block IX., Hohonu Survey District. Bounded towards the North by Tuke Street, 700 links; towards the East by Camp Street, 357 links; towards the South by Browning Street, 700 links; and towards the West by Hobson Street, 357 links. For a school site.
All that parcel of land in the Land District of Westland, containing by admeasurement 4 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 267 (in red), Block XII., on the map of the Waimea Survey District. Bounded towards the North by the Greenstone Road; towards the East by Crown lands, 571 links; towards the South by Crown lands, 700 links; and towards the West by Crown lands, 571 links. For a school site.
All that parcel of land in the Land District of Westland, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 34 perches, more or less, being addition to Reserve No. 199 (in red), Block XIV., on the map of the Waimea Survey District. Bounded towards the North by the Hokitika-Kumara Road, 193 links; towards the West by said Reserve No. 199, 500 links; towards the South by a line in continuation of southern boundary of said reserve, 191 links; and towards the East by a line parallel with the western boundary, 545 links, exclusive of track to Liverpool Bill's Gully. For a school site.
As witness my hand, at Auckland, this seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.
American Consul at Auckland appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1886.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been informed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies that the Queen's exequatur, empowering
ALEXANDER H. SHIPLEY, Esq.,
to act as American Consul at Auckland, received Her Majesty's signature on the 4th February last, and that the notification of Her Majesty's approval of this appointment appeared in the London Gazette of the 5th February last.
P. A. BUCKLEY.
Consul for Belgium at Christchurch provisionally recognised.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1886.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been instructed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies to provisionally recognise
ALEXANDER BECK, Esq.,
as Consul for Belgium at Christchurch.
P. A. BUCKLEY.
Consul for Belgium at Wellington provisionally recognised.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1886.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been instructed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies to provisionally recognise
CHARLES JOHN JOHNSTON, Esq.,
as Consul for Belgium at Wellington.
P. A. BUCKLEY.
Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1886.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts respectively set opposite their names, viz.:-
Name. District.
GEORGE ANDREWS .. .. .. Featherston.
THOMAS WARD .. .. .. Waimate Plain.
P. A. BUCKLEY.