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and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby revoke certain Orders in Council, dated the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and the fifth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, making delegation of certain powers in manner as therein appears; and doth, with the like advice and consent, by this present order, delegate, but only with respect to the pieces or parcels of land described in the Schedule hereto, all the powers conferred by the Act aforesaid, except the powers under or conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Temuka Park Public Domain Board, namely,—

JOHN MEYER,
KEITH FORBES GRAY,
MICHAEL QUINN,
JOHN TURNBULL MURRAY HAYHURST, and
WILLIAM GRIGSON ASPINALL

(herein referred to as “the Board”), subject to the stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,--

1. The Board shall meet at such times and places as shall be from time to time appointed by the Chairman; and the business shall be conducted under such regulations as shall be determined by the Board.

2. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman or by any two members of the Board, provided that two days’ notice of such meeting be given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such special meeting, and no other business than that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.

3. Any three of the said Board shall form a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time.

4. The members of the Board shall, at their first meeting, and thereafter at an annual meeting to be held on the second Monday in December in every succeeding year thereafter, elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of his successor.

5. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the members present shall choose some one of their number to be Chairman of such meeting.

6. If, by resignation, death, or incapacity, or otherwise, the office of Chairman shall be or become vacant, the members may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a Chairman.

7. All questions shall be determined by the majority of votes of the members of the Board present at a meeting.

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SCHEDULE.

DESCRIPTION of Reserve 307 (in red), being a reserve for public gardens and recreation-ground in the Township of Arowhenua: 133 acres, in the Township of Arowhenua. Bounded on the north by High Street and by Reserve No. 277 (in red); on the west by the said reserve, and also by the reserve for railway; on the east by Taumatahahu Creek; and on the south by the bank of the River Tumuku.

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 50 acres, more or less, being Section No. 1561 (in red), situate in the Opihi Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 19012, 3580 links; towards the east by same section, 1250 links; towards the west by a road-line, 1499 links; and towards the south by Section No. 19010, 4400 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Survey Office, Christchurch.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Vesting Reserves in the Hawke’s Bay County Council.

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ONSLow, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of May, 1890.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto were reserved for river-conservation: And whereas it is expedient that the said lands should be vested in the Hawke’s Bay County Council:

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 and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” doth hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the reserves mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of the Hawke’s Bay County, in trust, for river-conservation.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 15 acres 3 roods 38 perches, more or less, being Suburban Section No. 76, Meanee, Heretaunga Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 1149 and 1364·9 links; towards the south by a line, 574·5 links; towards the south-west by a line, 1485 links; and towards the north-west by a line, 802·8 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Napier.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 1 rood 10 perches, more or less, being Suburban Section No. 74, Meanee, Heretaunga Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 200 and 531·3 links; towards the south by lines, 100 and 528·8 links; and towards the north-west by a public road, 455·5 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Napier.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres 3 roods 14 perches, more or less, being Suburban Section No. 75, Meanee, Heretaunga Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 75, 1052·7, 578·3, and 299·6 links; towards the south-east by a public road, 560·2 links; and towards the south-west by lines, 146·1, 1436·3, and 621·6 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Napier.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 18 acres 2 roods 26 perches, more or less, being Section No. 51, Block XII., Heretaunga Survey District. Bounded on the north by the Meanee River and a public road, 270 links; towards the east by a public road, 148·4 links; towards the south-east by a public road, 1272·5 and 3318·4 links; and towards the north-west by a public road, 694·5 and 2580 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Napier.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

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ONSLow, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of May, 1890.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor in Council by Pirihiro te Tia, the Native owner of the land described in the second column of the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land contained in the Crown grant, bearing date the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, described in the first column of the said Schedule, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has reported that the provisions of the law in that behalf have been complied with: And whereas it appears expedient to grant such application:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by “The Native Land Act, 1888,” and acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that all restrictions imposed by the said Crown grant on the alienation of the said lands are hereby removed.

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SCHEDULE.

Crown grant No. 6731, W. 33, folio 220, in favour of Pirihiro te Tia, dated 1st April, 1882, under “The Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862,” and containing the following restrictions: “Inalienable by sale, or by lease, or by mortgage for a longer period than twenty-one years, without the consent of the Governor being previously obtained.” | All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing 60 acres, and known as Section 94, Terawhiti District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.