Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1451

“ To [Here set out names of lessees, with descriptions and addresses].
“ As none of the Native owners were present at the meeting appointed to be held on the day of , 18 , for the purpose of fixing the rent for the land comprised in your application dated the day of , 18 , and lodged the day of , 18 , I fix the rent to be paid for the new lease at £ per annum, payable in advance.
“ Dated this day of , 189 .

“ Public Trustee.”

“ To [Here set out names of lessees, with descriptions and addresses].
“ As the Native owners present at a meeting held on the day of , 18 , for the purpose of fixing the rent for the new lease of the land comprised in your application dated the day of , 18 , and lodged the day of , 18 , refused to take any part in fixing such rent, I hereby fix the same at £ per annum, payable in advance.
“ Dated this day of , 189 .

“ Public Trustee.”

17. If the applicant desires to withdraw his application, as provided by subsection (h) of subsection (3) of section eight of the said Act, the notice of withdrawal shall be as follows, or to the following effect :—

“ NOTICE.
“ To the Public Trustee.
“ I HEREBY give you notice that I withdraw my application for a new lease of all that [Here describe land, or refer to the date when the application was lodged, or make such other reference as will leave no doubt as to the application to be withdrawn].
“ Dated this day of , 189 .

“ A.B.”

J. BALLANCE.

“ THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT RESERVES ACT, 1892.”

REGULATIONS MADE BY THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE.

In pursuance and exercise of all the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “ The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892,” I, James Kemmis Warburton, the Public Trustee of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations thereunder :—

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context, the expressions following shall have the following meaning attached thereto :—
   “ The said Act ” means “ The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892 : ”
   “ Section eight ” means section eight of the said Act :
   “ Native owners ” has the same meaning as that given by section two of the said Act, but, as applied to these regulations, is confined to those Native owners having shares or interests in the land to be comprised in a new lease to be granted under section eight :
   “ Reserves ” and “ reserve ” have the same meaning as given those expressions by the said Act :
   “ The Presiding Officer ” means the person appointed by the Public Trustee as Presiding Officer for the purposes of these regulations :
   “ First meeting ” means the original meeting appointed by the Public Trustee under subsections (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of section eight of the said Act :
   “ New lease ” means a lease granted under section eight :
   “ The applicant ” means the applicant for a new lease, upon whose application the Public Trustee under section eight has notified his decision that such application ought to be given effect to.

2. The following provisions shall apply to meetings held under section eight of the said Act :—
   The Presiding Officer shall preside at such meetings. A book shall be kept called the minute-book, and the Presiding Officer shall enter therein the name of every applicant, and of every Native owner present at a meeting, and the name of every person present at a meeting holding a proxy for a Native owner, and the name of the Native owner giving such proxy. He shall require all proxy papers to be delivered to him, and ascertain whether the same are valid or not. Having complied with the above, he shall explain the object of the meeting, and read the advertisement convening it, and inform the persons present of the respective values of the land to be comprised in the new lease without the improvements thereon, and of the improvements as fixed by the Public Trustee under sub-paragraphs (f) and (i) of subsection (3) of section eight. After a reasonable time has elapsed (of which fact the Presiding Officer shall be the sole judge) the Presiding Officer shall require