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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

of the said Colony, at Dunedin, this twenty-fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land declared open for Mining Purposes.

(L.S.)

ONSLow, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the lands described in the First Schedule hereto were, by deed bearing date the thirty-first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, ceded by the Native owners thereof to Her Majesty the Queen for mining purposes for the term and subject to the conditions imposed by the said deed: And whereas it is expedient to declare the said lands as open for mining purposes in manner hereinafter specified:

Now, therefore, I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands described in the First Schedule hereto shall, as from the twenty-second day of February instant, be open for mining purposes as defined by “The Mining Act, 1891,” subject to the conditions contained in the said recited deed of the thirty-first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, as set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject to the provisions of the said Act and the regulations made thereunder, in so far as the same are not inconsistent with the terms of the said deed.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 951 acres, more or less, being Subdivisions 1c, 1d, and 2a of the Kuaotunu Block, Otama Survey District, County of Coromandel. Bounded on the north by the sea; thence on the east by the Waiharere Stream and by Crown land, 180, 440, 344, 331, 2970, 3715, and 110 links; thence on the south by the Kuaotunu No. 2b Block, 10348 links; thence again on the east by the aforesaid Kuaotunu No. 2b Block, 8685 links; thence on the south-west by the Waitaia Block, 310, 689, 221, and 185 links; thence on the west by Crown land, 8703 and 7830 links, to the starting-point.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

“THE said land,” in this Schedule, means the land described in the First Schedule to the foregoing Proclamation.

1. Any person mining for gold or other metal or mineral, or otherwise occupying any parts of the said land, shall be the holder of a miner’s right, for which the sum of £1 shall have been paid, issued under the provisions of “The Mining Act, 1886,” or any Act for the regulation of mining for the time being in force within the colony.

2. Any person holding a miner’s right shall be entitled to cut timber (other than kauri or reserved trees) on the said land, provided such timber is used for himself for mining and domestic purposes. Any person cutting timber for sale must be the holder of a timber license duly authorising him in that behalf, for which he shall pay a fee of £5 for any area prescribed on such timber license, and all persons employed by him shall each be the holder of a miner’s right issued at £1.

3. Any holder of a miner’s right may at any time purchase any kauri trees required for mining purposes for the sum or price of £1 5s. for each tree.

4. Mining and occupation licenses of land, and machine, business, and residence sites situated on the said land, shall be granted at such rents and on such terms and conditions as are prescribed by “The Mining Act, 1886,” and its amendments, and the regulations made thereunder, or as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Mining Act then being in force in the mining district including the said land, or any regulation made thereunder.

5. Lands required for townships shall be reserved and proclaimed. Any person occupying any allotment in such township for business purposes shall pay a business license-fee of £5 annually. Any person occupying any allotment for residence shall pay a fee or rental of £1 annually.

6. Any person digging for kauri-gum within the said land, or doing any act of occupation not herein specified, shall be the holder of a miner’s right for which a fee of £1 shall have been paid.

7. Reserves for Native occupation and residence shall be set aside and proclaimed, and such reserves shall not be subject to the provisions of the Mining Act or any Act amending or repealing the same.

8. All rents, royalties, revenues, moneys, and fees (other than registration-fees) payable to the Receiver of Gold Revenue for the Hauraki Mining District, whether the same shall arise or accrue under “The Mining Act, 1886,” or otherwise, shall be deemed to be the property of the Native owners of the said land, and all such money shall be paid to the Native owners of such blocks quarterly.

[Deed No. 1763, Auckland.]

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Salop; Viscount Cranley, of Cranley in the County of Surrey; Baron Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Salop, and of West Clandon in the County of Surrey; Baron Cranley, of Imbercourt; Baronet; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; 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 Dunedin, this fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

A. J. CADMAN,
For the Minister of Mines.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land available for Selection by the Midland Railway Company set apart for Mining Purposes.

(L.S.)

ONSLow, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS in the contract bearing date the third day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, made between Her Majesty the Queen and the New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), it is, among other things, provided that, subject to the conditions therein contained, all lands within the limits of the authorised area defined in the said contract shall be available for selection by the company, with certain exceptions: And whereas among such exceptions are included all lands which from time to time, in the opinion of the Governor, are or may be required for bonâ fide mining purposes and the several purposes connected therewith or incidental or conducive thereto, and which lands shall from time to time be set apart and defined by Proclamation to be issued in that behalf; but no more than ten thousand acres shall be so set apart or proclaimed in one block at any one time, and the lands so set apart and proclaimed from time to time shall not, in the aggregate, exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand acres: And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, the lands described in the Schedule hereto are required for bonâ fide mining purposes and the several purposes connected therewith, and the said lands are comprised in one block, containing ten thousand acres: And whereas it is expedient the said land should be set apart and defined by this Proclamation:

Now, therefore, I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf under the hereinbefore-mentioned contract or otherwise, do hereby proclaim and declare that the block of land defined and described in the Schedule hereto is set apart under the provisions of the said contract for bonâ fide mining purposes and the several purposes connected therewith.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Hohonu Survey District, Land District of Westland, containing 1,700 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north by the Arnold Survey District; towards the east by the Arnold River and by the road forming the western boundary of the Greymouth Borough endowment; towards the south-east by a right line bearing south 60° west from the south-west corner of the said Greymouth Borough endowment, and to the western watershed of the River Arnold; and towards the south-west by the said western watershed of the Arnold River to the Arnold Survey District aforesaid.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Salop; Viscount Cranley, of Cranley in the County of Surrey; Baron Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Salop, and of West Clandon in the County of Surrey; Baron Cranley, of Imbercourt; Baronet; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; 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 Dunedin, this fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Mines.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!