Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1217

Special Order made by the Eketahuna Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Eketahuna Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT, for the purpose of securing payment of the sum of £120—being 10 per cent. additional to a sum of £1,200 borrowed by the Board, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the purpose of completing six miles of road-formation, Parkville, commencing as near the bridge as necessary at the eastern end of the Central Road, and terminating at the south-east corner of Section 4, Block X., Tararua Survey District; on No. 2 South Road, commencing at the Wellington No. 1 S. S. Block, and terminating at traverse peg No. 28, opposite Section 29, Block X., Mangaone Survey District—a special rate of 3/8d. in the pound be made and levied on the rateable value, for the time being, of the following properties: Sections 5, 6, and 7, Block V., Sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56, all in the Mangaone Survey District; Sections 1 and 2, Block VII., Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, all in the Tararua Survey District. Such rate shall be an annually-recurring rate, and shall be paid in two half-yearly instalments, for twenty-six years, on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each year, until the debt is liquidated.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made.
W. BAYLISS,
Clerk to the Eketahuna Road Board.

Special Order made by the Picton Road Board, County of Marlborough.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Picton Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

PICTON ROAD BOARD.

THE following special order was made by the Picton Road Board on the 22nd July, 1893: "That this Board delegate to the Pukaka River Board all the powers and liabilities conferred by the Counties Act and Public Works Act and their Amendment Acts within the Pukaka River District, and over the parts of those watercourses draining that district, but outside of it, known as Marukoko Creek, the Native Reserve Drain, Schooner Creek to Blind Creek, and Blind Creek from its junction with Schooner Creek to the Wairau River."

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made by the Picton Road Board at a meeting of that body held this day, 22nd July, 1893.
A. W. BARNETT,
Clerk Picton Road Board.

Special Order made by the Moa Road Board, County of Taranaki.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1893.

THE following special order, made by the Moa Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

MOA ROAD BOARD.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Moa Road Board on the 28th June, 1893, and confirmed on the 29th July, 1893—namely, "That to secure the repayment of a loan of £80, borrowed under 'The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,' for the purpose of improving the Tariki Road, a special rate of 1/4d. in the pound be made and levied on all rateable property within the Tariki Special Rating District, comprising the following lands: Sections 1, 2, Block V., Huiroa Survey District; Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, Block VI., Huiroa; Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Block VII., Huiroa: such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be payable in two half-yearly instalments, on the first of January and first of July in each year."

I hereby certify that the above special order was made according to the provisions of section seventy-five of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
N. SCHUMACHER,
Clerk Moa Road Board.
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Gold-mining Leases cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th August, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining leases cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

James Wilson, for the Guiding Star Quartz-mining Company (Limited); Section 21, Block VII., Reefton; 16 acres 2 roods 2 perches. No. 1469.

James Wilson, for the Guiding Star Quartz-mining Company (Limited); Section 23, Block VII., Reefton; 16 acres 2 roods 4 perches. No. 1470.

Patrick Quirk Caples, for the Minerva Gold-mining Company; Section 3, Block VII., Reefton; 16 acres 1 rood 18 perches. No. 1484.

Maurice FitzGerald, for the Garden Gully Gold-mining Company; Section 3, Block XI., Reefton; 14 acres and 12 perches. No. 1411.

Maurice FitzGerald, for the Shannon Gold-mining Company; Section 2, Block VII., Reefton; 15 acres 3 roods 34 perches. No. 1482.

Patrick Murphy, for the Neptune Gold-mining Company; Section 1, Block VII., Reefton; 16 acres 2 roods 16 perches. No. 1483.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Mines.

Order in Council removing Prohibition on Importation of Sheep and Sheepskins from New Zealand into Victoria.—Notice No. 375.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 8th August, 1893.

THE following Order in Council, issued by the Governor of Victoria, is published for general information.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

REVOCATION OF THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF SHEEP AND SHEEPSKINS FROM NEW ZEALAND INTO VICTORIA.

At the Executive Council Chamber, Melbourne, the seventeenth day of July, 1893.

Present: His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Patterson, Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Reid, Mr. McColl, Mr. Wynne, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Abbott.

WHEREAS by "The Stock Diseases Act, 1890," it is among other things enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, or repeal regulations for any purpose whatsoever connected with the execution of the said Act: And whereas by an order dated the twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, the Governor in Council did prohibit the importation of sheep from New Zealand into Victoria: And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said order: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, doth hereby revoke the order aforesaid. And whereas by an order dated the fourteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, the Governor in Council did prohibit the importation of sheepskins from New Zealand, and sheep and sheepskins from Western Australia, into Victoria: And whereas it is expedient to revoke the order aforesaid so far as it relates to the prohibition of the importation of sheepskins from New Zealand: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, doth hereby revoke the order aforesaid so far as it relates to the prohibition of the importation of sheepskins from New Zealand.

And the Hon. William Telford Webb, Her Majesty's Minister of Agriculture for Victoria, shall give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

THOS. BRISBANE,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

THE date for receiving the collections mentioned in Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893, has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.