864
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

S.G. 26444, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.

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 twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Lands taken for a Road in Clutha County.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto are required to be taken, under "The Public Works Act, 1894," for a certain work, to wit, the construction of a road through Section 17, Block IX., and Sections 24, 642B, Block VIII., Glenomaru Survey District, Clutha County:
And whereas the Clutha County Council has laid before the Governor the memorial, accompanied by a map, and also the statutory declaration, required by the said Act:
Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by "The Public Works Act, 1894," and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto are hereby taken for the purposes of the construction of the said road.

SCHEDULE.

The several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

All in the Otago Land District, as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

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 St. 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 twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Vesting Control of Bridge at Cromwell in the Vincent County Council, and apportioning the Cost of Reconstruction and Maintenance.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of "The Public Works Act, 1894" (hereinafter termed "the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may, by Proclamation publicly notified, direct that any bridge already constructed over or across any river or arm of the sea shall, from and after a date to be fixed in such Proclamation, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of such local authority as shall be mentioned in that behalf in such Proclamation; and may by any such Proclamation as aforesaid fix and determine whether all or any, and, if so, what part, of the cost, whether theretofore

incurred or thereafter to be incurred, of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge, is to be provided and paid by any local authority, and, if so, by what local authority; and may by any such Proclamation as aforesaid direct how and when and to whom any such payment is to be made:
And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that the Governor may from time to time, with the view of determining whether it is expedient to vest the exclusive care, control, management, and maintenance of any such bridge in any local authority, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire into and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:
And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an inquiry was duly held with a view to determining what local authority could most conveniently and efficiently control the bridge mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter referred to as "the said bridge," and what proportion of the cost of reconstructing the said bridge theretofore incurred should be paid by any, and, if so, which, local authority or authorities: And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor after due inquiry his opinion as to the matters respecting which he was appointed to report:
And whereas it is expedient to make provision under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:
Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and direct that the said bridge as described in the Schedule hereto, and known as the "Cromwell Bridge," shall, from and after the date of the public notification of this Proclamation, be under the exclusive care and control and management of the Vincent County Council; and in further pursuance of the aforesaid powers and authorities I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of reconstructing the said bridge already incurred by the Vincent County Council—namely, five thousand three hundred and sixty-five pounds eleven shillings and seven-pence, less a sum of two thousand six hundred and eighty-two pounds fifteen shillings and ninepence contributed by the Government towards the cost of reconstructing the said bridge, and less a sum of one hundred and eighteen pounds nineteen shillings and tenpence, being proceeds of sale of old bridge-material—shall be borne by the Vincent County Council in the proportion of forty-three forty-sevenths, and by the Cromwell Borough Council in the proportion of four forty-sevenths of the cost aforesaid:
And I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge hereafter shall be borne by the said local bodies in the said proportions respectively:
And I do hereby also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Borough Council of Cromwell shall be paid from time to time in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed out of the borough funds of the Borough Council within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the said Vincent County Council, and all such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the said County Council for and on account of such county:
And I do hereby declare that nothing in this Proclamation contained shall be deemed or taken to alter or prejudicially affect the ownership or interest of the said Borough Council in the water-mains or pipes at present fixed to the outside of the said bridge and used in connection with the waterworks scheme of that borough, but that such water-mains or pipes, and the ownership thereof, and all rights, licenses, or privileges in connection therewith respectively, shall be and remain as if this Proclamation had not been issued.

SCHEDULE.

That bridge over the Clutha River, known as the Cromwell Bridge, situated at a site about 5 chains above the confluence of the Clutha River with the Kawarau River, on the line of road leading from Cromwell to Clyde, as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 11866, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

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 twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!