Jan. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 37

Schedule.—Declaration on applying for a Lease under “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894.”

I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely declare,——

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” am applying for the purchase of a lease.
3. That I am acquiring such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
4. That, including the lands now applied for, I am not the owner, tenant, or occupier, directly or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any other person or persons, of any land acquired under “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” or of any lands anywhere in the colony, exceeding in the whole 640* acres of land.
5. That I have not, within one year from the date hereof, surrendered a lease in perpetuity of the lands for a lease whereof I am now applying.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
A.B.

Declared at , this day of , 189 , before me— , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

• 320 acres in the case of a married woman.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending the Boundaries of the Wanganui River Trust Endowment, and cancelling the Order in Council vesting Land in the Wanganui River Trust.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1895.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council of the twenty-first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, issued in pursuance of section six of “The Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891,” certain land, to wit, ten thousand acres of the Waimarino Block, situate in the Wellington Land District, as the same is more particularly described in the Schedule to the now-receiving Order in Council, was set apart as an endowment for the Wanganui River Trust, subject to such land being administered by the Land Board of the Wellington Land District, under any provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” except that none of the said land should be disposed of absolutely in freehold, and subject also as in the said Act particularly mentioned: And whereas an error has been made in the boundaries of the said land as described in the Schedule to the now-receiving Order in Council, and it is expedient to amend the same:

Whereas by Order in Council of the twenty-ninth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, issued in pursuance of section eight of “The Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891,” certain land, to wit, seven hundred and fifty-six acres, more or less, being part of Ahuahu Block, as the same is more particularly described in the Schedule to the now-receiving Order in Council, was vested in the Wanganui River Trust, subject to the condition therein mentioned: And whereas the said Order in Council was issued in error, and it is expedient to cancel the same:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby amend the aforesaid Order in Council of the twenty-first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, by substituting as he hereby doth the Schedule hereto for the Schedule thereto: And with the like advice and consent His Excellency doth hereby cancel the said Order in Council of the twenty-ninth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 10,000 acres, more or less, being part of Waimarino Block. Bounded towards the north-east by other part of Waimarino Block; towards the east generally by Waimarino No. 3 Block and the Manganui-o-te-ao Stream; towards the south-west by the public domain described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 101, 29th December, 1892; and towards the west generally by Papotea Block and Waimarino Nos. 2 and 5 Blocks.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

B

Land brought within the Jurisdiction of the Native Land Court.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1895.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the ownership of the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto requires to be ascertained, and it is also necessary to determine the relative shares or interests of the Native owners of the said lands:

And whereas it is expedient that the said several matters should be brought within the jurisdiction of the Native Land Court, in order that the same may be finally decided and dealt with:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the investigation and determination of the ownership of the lands described in the Schedule hereto, and of the relative shares or interests of any Natives therein, and also the determination of any matter or question which may arise in relation to the premises, shall be and the same are hereby brought within the jurisdiction of the Native Land Court established under the said Act.

And it is hereby further declared that this order shall take effect on and after the fourteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

SCHEDULE.
The Onepoto Native Reserve.
The Ika-a-Maru Native Reserve.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Havelock (Otago) Recreation-ground brought under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1895.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in me by the twenty-fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby order and declare that the reserve made for public recreation in the Otago Land District, and known as the Havelock (Otago) Recreation-ground, and described in the Schedule hereto, shall be and the same is hereby brought under the operation of and declared to be subject to the provisions of “The Public Domains Act, 1881”; and such domain shall hereafter be managed, administered, and dealt with in manner directed by the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres 1 rood 32 perches, more or less, being Section No. 21, Block XXXII., Town of Havelock. Bounded on the north-west by a road-line and Section No. 82, Block VII., Waitahuna East District, 1082 links; on the north-east by Section No. 20, Block XXXII., Town of Havelock, 504 links; on the south-east by Section No. 22, Block XXXII., Town of Havelock, 1082 links; on the south-west by a street-line, 504 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Havelock (Otago) Domain Board under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1895.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the twelfth section of “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor, by Order in Council, may from time to time