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eastern boundary; thence across that road, and intersecting
Sections Nos. 8028, 4014, 3904, 4014 again, and 12168, to the
Waitarakao Lagoon.

Race No. 16.

All that area, 12½ links in width, situate in the Arowhenua
Survey District, County of Geraldine, commencing at the
south-western corner of Rural Section No. 17062, and pro-
ceeding generally in an easterly direction, intersecting Sec-
tions Nos. 17062, 16896, 15144, and 14477, crossing the road
forming the southern boundary of the last-mentioned section,
and intersecting Sections Nos. 16371, 14583, 12823, 10548,
and 14600, crossing the road forming the eastern boundary
of the last-mentioned section, and intersecting Sections Nos.
10828 and 10837, to the railway reserve; thence across that
reserve, and intersecting Section No. 4017, to the road form-
ing the south-eastern boundary of that section; thence across
that road, and intersecting Sections Nos. 4014, 8330, and
4014 again, to the Waitarakao Lagoon.

Race No. 17.

All that area, 12½ links in width, situate in the Arowhenua
Survey District, County of Geraldine, commencing at the
western corner of Rural Section No. 10463, and proceeding
in a south-easterly direction, intersecting Sections Nos.
10463 and 8331, to the road forming the south-eastern boun-
dary of the last-mentioned section; thence across that road,
and intersecting Sections Nos. 7457, 8068, and 7458, to the
Washdyke Creek.

Race No. 18.

All that area, 12½ links in width, situate in the Arowhenua
Survey District, County of Geraldine, commencing at the
north-eastern corner of Rural Section No. 16498, and pro-
ceeding in a southerly direction, intersecting said Section
No. 16498 and Section No. 16909, across the road forming
the eastern boundary of the last-mentioned section, and
intersecting Section No. 1583, to Race No. 13 aforesaid.

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 Honour-
able 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 Wel-
ington, this thirteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-eight.

T. W. HISLOP.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Waiaru Plains Water-races, County of Amuri.

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

A PROCLAMATION.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authority
vested in me by the two hundred and sixty-seventh sec-
tion of "The Counties Act, 1886," and at the request of the
Amuri County Council, I, William Francis Drummond
Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby proclaim and declare the lands described in the
Schedule hereto to be water-races as defined by the two
hundred and sixty-sixth section of the said Act, to be known
by the name of the Waiaru Plains Water-races; and, further,
that the River Waiaru-ua and the Countess Creek, in the
County of Amuri, shall be streams which may be taken for
the purpose of supplying the said water-races.

SCHEDULE.

WAIARU PLAINS WATER-RACES.

Main Race.

All that area, 50 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at or near
a point on the right bank of the River Waiaru-ua where the
western boundary of Section 2 of the said survey district
meets the said river, and proceeding generally in an easterly
direction, intersecting Sections 2, 1, and 84, a distance of
64 chains; thence in a southerly direction through Sections
84 and 91, and across a road, a distance of about 27 chains;
thence across the Countess Creek, through Section 91 in an
easterly direction, through Sections 90, 75, 76A, 89, 203, and
204, and crossing all intervening roads, a distance of 153
chains; thence from Section 204 in a southerly direction,
intersecting that section and Sections 205 and 210, to the
Main North Road; thence across that road to Section 210,
a distance of 105 chains.

Branch Race A.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden

Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at peg 244,
on the right bank of the Waiaru Plains Main Water-race,
hereinbefore described, and proceeding south-westerly
through Sections 204 and 208, across a road, and through
Sections 207 and 213, a distance of about 175 chains.

Branch Race B.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the Main
North Road, at Section 210; thence in a south-easterly
direction, intersecting Sections 216, 106, 118, 119, and 120,
across a road, and again intersecting Section 120, and
through Sections 121 and 122, a distance of about 412
chains.

Branch Race C.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the left
bank of Branch Race B, near the western boundary of Sec-
tion 118, and proceeding thence in a south-easterly direc-
tion, intersecting Sections 118, 246, 130, 137, and 138, across
a road, and again intersecting said Section 138, a distance of
about 149 chains.

Branch Race D.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the east
side of the Main North Road in Section 210, and proceeding
easterly, intersecting that section and Sections 211, 105, 237,
and 101, a distance of about 124 chains.

Branch Race E.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the D
Race aforesaid, near the south-eastern corner of Section 101,
and proceeding thence in a south-easterly direction through
Sections 101, 237, 247, 116, 117, 118, 119, 106, 107, 108, 109,
110, 255, and 256, a distance of about 470 chains.

Branch Race F.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the end of
Branch Race D, hereinbefore mentioned, at a point in Sec-
tion 101, and proceeding thence in a north-easterly direc-
tion, intersecting Sections 101, 103, 248, 104, 105, 250, 251,
43, and 49, a distance of about 488 chains.

Branch Race G.

All that area, 25 links in width, situate in the Culverden
Survey District, County of Amuri, commencing at the north
side of Branch Race F, hereinbefore mentioned, in Section
103, and proceeding thence in a north-easterly direction,
intersecting that section and Sections 102, 249, 250, and 27,
a distance of about 193 chains.

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 Honour-
able 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 Wel-
ington, this tenth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
eight.

T. W. HISLOP.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Regulations under "The Wellington College and Girls' High
School Act, 1887."

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day
of March, 1888.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in him by "The Wellington College and Girls'
High School Act, 1887," His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby make the fol-
lowing regulations for the first election of three Governors of
the Wellington College and Girls' High School by parents or
guardians of pupils attending the school (hereinafter termed
"electors"), namely:—

1. The Governors of the said College and Girls' High
   School shall forthwith cause to be sent to each elector a
   notice calling upon such elector to indorse upon such notice,
   and transmit to the Board, the name, address, and occupation
   of a person whom he wishes to be elected to the Board, in