APRIL 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 437

the office of the Chief Surveyor, Christchurch. For municipal purposes.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 2993 (in red), formerly Section No. 86, Town of Chertsey. Bounded on the north-west by Section No. 87, 125 links; on the north-east by section No. 88, 200 links; on the south-east by Maldon Street, 125 links; on the south-west by Section No. 84, 200 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, Christchurch. For municipal purposes.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 2994 (in red), formerly Section No. 96, Town of Chertsey. Bounded on the north-west by Section No. 97, 125 links; on the north-east by Section No. 98, 200 links; on the south-east by Maldon Street, 125 links; on the south-west by Section No. 94, 200 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, Christchurch. For municipal purposes.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 16 perches, more or less, being Section No. 2995 (in red), formerly Section No. 105, Town of Chertsey. Bounded on the north-west by Ischia Road, 204.6 links; on the north-east by the Water-race Reserve, 208.3 links; on the south-east by Section No. 104, 176.3 links; on the south-west by Section No. 103, 200 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, Christchurch. For municipal purposes.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 4 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 2986 (in red), formerly Town Sections Nos. 542 to 551, and 553 to 560 (inclusive), Town of South Rakaia. Bounded on the north-eastward by Dunford Street and Town Section No. 552, 1501 links; on the south-east by Pitt Street, 501 links; on the south-west by Michael Street, 900 links; on the north-westward by Town Section No. 541 and Tancred Street, 601 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, Christchurch. For a public recreation-ground.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 2998 (in red), formerly Sections Nos. 22 and 23, Block III., Town of Orari. Bounded on the north-east by Section No. 24, 250 links; on the south-east by Macdonald Street, 200 links; on the south-west by Section No. 21, 250 links; on the north-west by Sections Nos. 4 and 5, 200 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, Christchurch. For public buildings of the General Government.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres, more or less, being Section No. 3001 (in red), Block VIII., Opihi Survey District, formerly part of Section No. 1821 (in red). Bounded on the northward by Section No. 1821 (in red), 446 links; on the eastward by a road-line, 448 links; on the southward by Section No. 17559, 446 links; on the westward by Reserve No. 1821 (in red), 448 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, Christchurch. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being Section No. 2999 (in red), formerly Sections Nos. 234, 235, 240, and 241, Town of Geraldine. Bounded on the north-west by Wilson Street, 200 links; on the north-east by Sections Nos. 242 and 236, 500 links; on the south-east by Cox Street, 200 links; on the south-west by Lewis Street, 500 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, Christchurch. For public buildings of the General Government.

WESTLAND.

All that parcel of land in the Westland Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Reserve No. 314 (in red), Block XII., on the map of the Waimea Survey District. Bounded towards the south-west by the Kumara to Christchurch Road, 500 links; and towards the north-west, north-east, and south-east by Crown lands, distances respectively of 700 links, 500 links, and 700 links. For a public school-site.

OTAGO.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 19 perches, more or less, being Section No. 28, Block I., Waitahuna West District. Bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 169, 313 links; towards the north-east by a public road, 349 links; towards

the south by a public road, 263 links; and towards the south-west by a public road, 286 links. For a reserve for public buildings for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the County of Tuapeka.

SOUTHLAND.

All that parcel of land in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 3 roods 37 perches, more or less, being Sections Nos. 7 and 8, Block III., Otara Township. Bounded on the north by Section No. 5 of Block III., 919.1 links; on the east by Reynolds Street, 576.8 links; on the south by Brunton Street, 924 links and 44.7 links respectively; on the west by Black Street, 300 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, Invercargill. For a public recreation-ground.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

W. P. REEVES,

For the Minister of Lands.

Amended Regulations under "The Mining Act, 1891."

GLASGOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by the three hundred and forty-first section of "The Mining Act, 1891," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, subject to the provisions of the said Act, from time to time to make, alter, amend, and revoke regulations for all or any of the purposes therein mentioned:

And whereas in pursuance and exercise of the hereinbefore in part recited authority, regulations were made on the twenty-third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and came into operation on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two:

And whereas certain of the said regulations were amended on the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and it is desirable to revoke Part XXVIII., Nos. 261 to 278, of the regulations of the twenty-third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, as amended by the regulations of the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two aforesaid, and to make other regulations in lieu thereof, as hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities in that behalf conferred upon me by the said in part recited Act, do hereby revoke Part XXVIII., Nos. 261 to 278, of the regulations of the twenty-third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, as amended by the regulations of the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two aforesaid, and in lieu thereof I do make the regulations herein set forth, that is to say,--

PART XXVIII.--LICENSES TO CUT TIMBER.

261. Permission to cut Timber.--Any hand-sawyer, splitter, or wood-cutter desiring to cut timber for sale for bona fide mining purposes, or for any purpose incidental or conducive thereto, shall make application to the Warden for permission in the form in Schedule 1 hereto, and a copy of such application shall be posted for seven days outside the Warden's office. If no valid objection be made, the Warden may grant a certificate, in the form in Schedule 3 hereto, on payment of a fee of not less than £3 sterling for a license which shall be in force for six months, or £5 for a license which shall be in force for twelve months from the date thereof, and shall entitle the holder, subject to such conditions as the Warden may think fit to impose, to cut any timber (except kauri or reserved trees) on any Crown land within a mining district mentioned in the application notice: Provided that every person holding any such certificate to cut timber shall be the holder of a miner's right; but no such certificate shall entitle the holder thereof to cut timber on land within any proclaimed forest reserve; and, within the authorised area as defined in the contract made by the Queen with the New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), dated the 3rd August, 1888, such certificate shall only entitle the holder thereof to cut timber for mining purposes on lands which have been set apart under the said contract for mining purposes:

Provided, further, that every certificate granted under this regulation shall be subject to the rights of every holder of a miner's right, and every person on whose behalf a consolidated miner's right is granted to cut timber (except kauri or reserved trees) for fencing any garden or residence area which may be held by him, and also timber for his own domestic use, or for props, caps, laths, sluice-boxes, or paving-blocks for sluice-boxes, in connection with the claim held by him personally or conjointly with his partners, or in which he