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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

cember, 1894. Te Otene Mitikakau and Rihari Mete, two of
the principal chiefs, attended with some of their followers.

These people unanimously agreed that the said land was
the property of Te Ihutai Hapu, and that it should be given
as a site for the Mangamuka School under "The Native
Schools Sites Act, 1880," and that the portion of two acres
as shown on the plan should vest in Her Majesty the Queen
from the said date.

I have, &c.,
JAMES S. CLENDON,
Stipendiary Magistrate.

The Secretary for Education, Wellington.

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND ABOVE REFERRED TO.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District,
containing by admeasurement 2 acres, more or less, situated
in Block XIV., Maungataniwha Survey District. Bounded
by a line commencing at a point on the southern side of a
public road distant 914334·4 links north and 554511·9 links
west from Mount Eden, and proceeding thence south-
westerly along a line bearing south 31° 56' west, 500 links;
thence north-westerly along a line bearing north 58° 4' west,
400 links; thence north-easterly along a line bearing north
31° 56' east to a point in line with the southern side of the
road aforesaid; and thence south-easterly along a right line
to, and thence along, the southern side of the said road to
the place of commencement.

Notice of Intention to take Land for a School.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of "The West Coast Settlements Act,
1892," and "The Public Works Act, 1894," to execute a
certain public work, to wit, the construction of a school,
on Subdivision No. 1 of Section 59, Block I., Hawera Survey
District, and for the purposes of such public work the land
described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken;
and notice is further given that the plan of the land so
required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Nor-
manby, and is there open for inspection. And notice is
hereby given that all persons affected by the execution of
the said public work or by the taking of the said land shall,
if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution
of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set
forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within
forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the
Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

Approximate | Being | Situated in | Survey
Area of the | | Block No. | District of
Parcel of Land | | |
required to be | | |
taken. | | |
— | — | — | —
A. R. P. | Subdivision No. | I. | Hawera.
5 0 0 | 1 of Section | |
| No. 59 | |

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this ninth day of
January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
five.

W. P. REEVES,
For Minister for Public Works.

Notice as to the Day for closing under "The Shops and
Shop-assistants Act, 1894."

WHEREAS the local authorities respectively mentioned
in the first column of the Schedule hereto have
duly notified to me that the days upon which the shops in
their respective districts shall be closed, pursuant to the
provisions of "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894,"
are the days set opposite their respective names in the second
column of the said Schedule: Now, therefore, in exercise
of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by the said
Act, I, William Pember Reeves, Minister of Labour, do
hereby appoint that the said respective days shall be the days
upon which all shops within the said respective districts shall
be closed.

SCHEDULE.

Whangarei .. .. .. Thursday.
Hampden .. .. .. Wednesday.
Marton .. .. .. Wednesday.
Ormondville .. .. Wednesday.
Queenstown .. .. Wednesday.
Geraldine .. .. .. Thursday.
Coromandel .. .. Thursday.

Waverley .. .. .. Saturday.
Arrowtown .. .. .. Wednesday.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of February, 1895.
W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Labour.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 12th February, 1895.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon.
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to
interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in
relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other
kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be
used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s.
Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles, and how classed. | Rate of Duty.
— | —
Bottoms, of iron, unfinished, for boiler-fitters; |
as tinsmiths' fittings .. .. .. | Free.
Chair, the Havard Surgical and Gynecological; |
as n.o.e. .. .. .. .. | Free.
Cutting-boards, bootmakers' patent sectional; |
as grindery .. .. .. .. | Free.
"Facile" chain blocks and brackets for dairies; |
as hardware .. .. .. .. | 20 per cent.
*Poultry-food, Spratt's Patent; as provisions |
n.o.e. .. .. .. .. | 20 per cent.
Spouts and tops, of iron, unfinished, for boiler- |
fitters; as tinsmiths' fittings .. .. | Free.
Tins, biscuit, ornamental, and of permanent |
use when empty; as tinware .. .. | 25 per cent.
Tulles, gauzes, mechlins, and frillings of silk, |
or mixed with silk; as silks .. .. | 25 per cent.
Viburnum compound, Hayden's; as drugs .. | 15 per cent.
Weighing-machine, railway, if used at a mine |
for ascertaining the weight of coal obtained |
by the miners; as machinery for mining |
purposes .. .. .. .. | Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 508.]

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges
in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN accordance with "The Government Railways Act, 1894,"
I, Richard John Seddon, acting for the Minister for
Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in and
additions to the scale of fares, rates, and charges on the New
Zealand Government railways, to come into force on and
after the 18th day of February, 1895:—

PART III.—GOODS: CLASSIFIED RATES.
Class M.—Double-floor Trucks.
The classified rates for double-floor trucks are hereby can-
celled. Class M, in double-floored trucks, will be conveyed
at the rates for single-floor trucks.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
NAPIER-TARANAKI AND WELLINGTON SECTIONS.
Class M.

Goods of Class M, consigned to Johnsonville, Wellington,
Ngahauranga, and Petone Stations, from stations between
New Plymouth and Wanganui inclusive, will be charged as
follows for the Government portion of the journey:—

Single- and double-floor trucks, 4s. per truck less than the
classified rates; but the rates from stations south of Wanga-
nui to the said stations must not exceed the rates from
Wanganui.

As witness my hand, this thirteenth day of February,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

R. J. SEDDON,
Acting for Minister for Railways.

Road Board Election.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1895.

THE following notice of the result of a Road Board elec-
tion has been received at this office, and is published
in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards
Act, 1882."

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Wairoa Road Board, County of Patea:
John Hunter.