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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of Portions of Reserves in Wellington Land District.

GLASGOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," it is amongst other things enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and in the case of any reserve made under the authority of section one hundred and forty-four of "The Land Act, 1877," if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II., the Governor may, by notice gazetted, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the portion of the reserves described in the second column of the Schedule hereto from that named in the first column of the said Schedule to that named in the third column of the said Schedule respectively.

SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-second day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th February, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—

Timaru Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Frank Archdall Raymond to be Sub-Lieutenant.

North Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur William Gillies to be Lieutenant.

Napier Rifle Volunteers.
James Porteous Thompson to be Lieutenant.

Kumara Rifle Volunteers.
Walter Evenden to be Lieutenant.

Greymouth Rifle Volunteers.
Charles George Frederick Morice to be Lieutenant.

Brunner ton Rifle Volunteers.
John Millar Langdon to be Lieutenant.

Hastings Rifle Volunteers.
Bethell Charles Ware to be Lieutenant.

The commissions of all the above officers date from the 16th January, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1895.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the appointment of
Captain ALFRED ROGERS,
Blenheim Rifle Volunteers, as Major on the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers. Date of commission, 13th February, 1895.
R. J. SEDDON.

Special Order of Ashburton County Council altering the Boundaries of Ridings approved by Governor.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th February, 1895.

THE following special order, passed by the Ashburton County Council and approved by His Excellency the Governor, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Counties Act, 1886."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

WHEREAS by virtue of the powers vested in it by "The Road Boards Act, 1882," and "The Road Boards Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1883," and of all other powers enabling it on that behalf, this Council has altered the boundaries of the Upper Ashburton Road District and the Mount Somers Road District, whereby the Upper Ashburton Riding and the Mount Somers Riding of the County of Ashburton are no longer in conformity with the provisions of section 12 of "The Counties Act, 1886":

Now, the County Council of the County of Ashburton doth hereby order that the said ridings shall be and the same are hereby altered in manner following, that is say:—

The Upper Ashburton Riding shall consist of the Upper Ashburton Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 11th day of October, 1894; the Mount Somers Riding shall consist of the Mount Somers Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 11th day of October, 1894, and of the Anama Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 14th day of January, 1895.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made by the Ashburton County Council.
As witness my hand, this 4th day of February, 1895.
F. MAINWARING,
Clerk of the Ashburton County Council.

I approve of the above special order.
GLASGOW,
Governor
By his Deputy, JAMES PRENDERGAST.