Land taken for a Portion of the Extension of the Wha- ngarei-Kamo Railway to a Point in the Parish of Hikurangi. (L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for the extension of the Whangarei-Kamo Railway to a point in the Parish of Hikurangi: And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land in the manner hereby provided have been observed and performed: Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by section one hundred and sixty-seven of "The Public Works Act, 1894," and of every other power and authority in anyway enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the extension of the said line of railway hereinbefore specified. SCHEDULE. THE several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder: Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken. Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Situated in the Survey District of A. R. P. 2 1 6 Lot 50 ... VIII. Purua. 3 1 13 3548, Onoke VIII. Purua. 4 3 4 49, Puriritahi VIII. Purua. 7 1 15 5684, Para- VIII. Purua. kiore No. 2 2 0 10 4474, Para- VIII. Purua. kiore 3 3 17 50, Tupua ... VIII. Purua. 1 2 31 5234, Mau- VIII. Purua. ngarei 8 0 5 21, 22, and VIII. and V. Purua. 113 2 1 38 34 ... V. Purua. 5 1 6 34 ... V. Purua. 0 3 28 36 ... V. Purua. 7 1 34 35 ... V. Purua. 2 2 10 35 ... V. Purua. 2 2 9 60 (education V. Purua. reserve) 0 3 3 60 (education V. Purua. reserve) 2 1 25 31 ... V. Purua. 2 3 5 30 ... V. Purua. 3 1 17 57A ... V. Purua. 3 2 11 1 ... V. Purua. 0 3 32 2 ... V. Purua. 4 1 9 4 ... V. Purua. 1 1 11 Road reserve V. Purua. 1 2 11 Old road ... V. Purua. 1 3 6 43 ... XVI. Hukerenui. 3 3 14 43 ... XVI. Hukerenui. 0 2 18 45 ... XVI. Hukerenui. 1 2 36 44 ... XVI. Hukerenui. 1 0 32 42 (southern XVI. Hukerenui. portion) 8 0 1 42 (north-west XVI. Hukerenui. portion) 0 3 34 41 (north mid- XVI. Hukerenui. dle portion) 4 0 15 40 (south-west XVI. Hukerenui. portion) All in the Provincial District of Auckland; as the said parcels of land are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 17305, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red, yellow, neutral tint, green, and blue. 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 seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four. W. P. REEVES, For Minister for Public Works. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN Land set apart for Village Settlement in the Otago Land District. (L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor. A PROCLAMATION. IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by the one hundred and sixty-eighth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the allotment of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby set apart and declared open for lease as a village settlement. SCHEDULE. OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.-LAKE COUNTY. Survey District. Section. Block. Area. Lower Wanaka.. 26 XIV. A. R. P. 13 3 38 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 seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four. JOHN McKENZIE, Minister of Lands. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Regulations for the Malton Special Settlement Association. GLASGOW, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twelfth day of November, 1894. Present: THE HONOURABLE SIR P. A. BUCKLEY, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section of "The Land Act, 1892," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any special settlement shall be disposed of by lease in perpetuity: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the herein- before 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 regulations fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands known as the Malton Special Settlement Association Block, described in the Schedule to the said regulations, shall be disposed of, that is to say:-- REGULATIONS. 1. In the construction of these regulations, unless the context shall otherwise require, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them:-- "Association" means the Malton Special Settlement Association, being a body of persons, not less than twelve in number, voluntarily associated together at Woodville, in the Provincial District of Wellington, for the purpose of taking up the land as a special settlement of farm homesteads: "Land" means the land described in the Schedule, set apart for a special settlement, to be dealt with under these regulations: "Settler" means any member of the association or other person, not being a married woman, leasing land under these regulations: "Receiver of Land Revenue" means Receiver of Land Revenue at Wellington, or other officer for the time being acting as such: "Minister" means the Minister of Lands for the time being, or any member of the Executive acting for him: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of Wellington: "Secretary" means the secretary of the association for the time being, and shall include any person acting in that capacity, and, if there shall be no secretary, then the chairman of the association: "Substantial improvements of a permanent character" mean and include reclamation from swamps, clear-