July 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1143

north-eastern side of that reserve; and towards the north-
west generally by the eastern side of Ensor's Road to Ferry
Road, thence by the southern side of Ferry Road to a point
opposite the south-eastern side of Aldwin's Road, by a right
line thence to and by the south-eastern side of Aldwin's
Road, and by its production to the canal and road-reserve
first mentioned.

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 Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
three.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

*Powers delegated to the Dunsandel Domain Board under
"The Public Domains Act, 1881."

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.*

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth
day of July, 1893.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities
vested in him by "The Public Domains Act, 1881," His
Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
thereof, doth hereby revoke a certain Order in Council,
dated the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety, 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 piece or parcel 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 Dunsandel Public Domain Board,
namely,—

PARKER WESTENRA,
JOHN MAIGON FURZE,
JOHN HENRY,
FREDERICK WRIGHT,
JOHN McMILLAN,
GEORGE LILL, and
WILLIAM McLEAN BUCKLEY

(hereinafter referred to as "the Board"), subject to the
stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of business
   on the second Wednesday in each month, at four o'clock p.m.,
   at Dunsandel, or at such other time or place as may from
   time to time be fixed by the Board. The first meeting shall
   be held on Wednesday, the thirteenth day of September,
   one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

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
   Wednesday in January 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District,
containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, being

Section No. 316 (in red), situate in Block VIII., Selwyn
Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a road-
line; towards the south-east by Section 9064, 95·3 links;
towards the south-west by the same section, 1000 links; and
towards the north-west by the Great Southern Railway
Reserve, 1060 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or
less; as the same is delineated on the map deposited in the
District Survey Office, Christchurch.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth
day of July, 1893.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor
in Council by Te Whatakorari, Hikatoa Matiaha,
and Maika Hikatoa, being a majority of the Native owners
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 Land Transfer certificate bearing
date the fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-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 ex-
pedient to grant such application:

Now, therefore, His Excellency 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 Land Transfer certificate
on the alienation of the said land are hereby removed.

SCHEDULE.

FIRST COLUMN. SECOND COLUMN.
Particulars of Grant or Instru- Description of Land.
ment containing Restrictions.

Land Transfer certificate All that parcel of land, con-
dated the 5th November, 1892, taining 60 acres, being Sub-
Vol. lxv., folio 133, in favour division No. 1 of Pahaoa
of Te Whatakorari, Hikatoa Block IX., Mount Adams
Matiaha, Maika Hikatoa, and Survey District.
Matiaha Hiware, and contain-
ing the following restrictions:
"Inalienable by sale, or
mortgage, or by lease beyond
twenty-one years."

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village Homesteads in
the Arowhenua Village Settlement, Canterbury.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth
day of July, 1893.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-ninth section
of "The Land Act, 1892," it is enacted that the
Governor in Council may fix the terms and conditions upon
which the lands in any village settlement shall be disposed
of, subject as in the said section is provided: And whereas
by a Proclamation made under the said Act on the twenty-
fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the
twenty-seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three, the lands described in the First Schedule
hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared
open for lease as village settlements, and it is expedient
to fix the terms and conditions upon which the said lands
shall be disposed of:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers