Sept. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1257

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 first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Trustees of the Invercargill Racecourse appointed.

(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by “The Invercargill Racecourse Reserve Management Ordinance, 1873” (Otago), and “The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

WILLIAM HORATIO HALL, Esquire,
JOHN TICE MARTIN, Esquire, and
THOMAS PRATT, Esquire,

to be Trustees of the Invercargill Racecourse Reserve (in the room of John Hare, John Dalgleish, and William Wood, deceased, and Louis Hume, absent from the district), in the name and style of the “Trustees of the Invercargill Racecourse,” in terms of section three of “The Invercargill Racecourse Reserve Management Ordinance, 1873” (Otago), aforesaid.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; 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 the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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

(L.S.) GLASGOW, 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, David, Earl of Glasgow, 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.

Block II.: All that area in the Nelson Land District, situated in Steeple Survey District, containing 10,000 acres, more or less. Bounded by a line commencing at the Initial Trig. Station (Buller Survey Circuit), and proceeding due north along a line for a distance of 200 chains; thence along a line due west to the sea; thence along the sea-coast to a point due west of the Initial Trig. Station aforesaid; and thence along a line due east to that trig. station: excepting from the above-described area all freehold and leasehold sections and reserves.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; 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 the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Mines.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Importation of Rags prohibited.

(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the sixty-seventh section of “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” it is, among other things, enacted that the importation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder, or any other goods may be prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council: And whereas it is expedient that the importation of the goods hereinafter mentioned should be prohibited:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the said power and authority, do order and proclaim that the importation into New Zealand of the goods hereinafter mentioned shall be and is hereby prohibited, that is to say, rags of any kind.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; 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 the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

A. J. CADMAN,
For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land in Canterbury brought under the Village-homestead Regulations.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of September, 1892.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section of “The Land Act, 1885,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations for fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any special settlement shall be disposed of, and the mode of payment for the same:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulation fixing the terms and conditions on which the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be disposed of, and the mode of payment for the same, that is to say:—

REGULATION.

The said sections of land enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be leased and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Village-homestead Regulations, made by Order in Council issued under the said Act on the 27th February, 1891, all the terms and conditions of which said regulations shall and may be applied to such land accordingly.