1172 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 57

Road opened and Land taken for a Road in Block III.,
Kopuaranga, and Block XVI., Mangaone Survey Districts.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by
section thirteen of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David,
Earl of Glasgow, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
with the consent of the owner of the lands hereinafter men-
tioned, and with the consent of the Wairarapa North County
Council, being the local authority in whose district the said
lands are situated, do by this notice hereby proclaim as a
road the lands in Kopuaranga and Mangaone Survey Districts
hereinafter described, that is to say:—

As the same are more particularly delineated on the plan
marked S.G. 25833, deposited in the Head Office of the
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 St. George; Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies;
and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at
the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!

Allocating Land reserved and taken for a Railway to the
Purposes of a Road in Waitemata County.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
forms part of land taken for the purposes of the
Kaipara Branch Railway, and it is considered desirable to
allocate such land to the purposes of a road:

And whereas it has been certified by the Minister for
Railways that such land is not required for railway pur-
poses: And whereas such land is situated in Waitemata
County, the local authority of which has consented to the
issue of this Proclamation:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor is of opinion
that the said local authority can conveniently construct and
maintain the said road:

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 section one hun-
dred and seventy-seven of "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 the
land described in the Schedule hereto shall, upon the publi-
cation hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, become a road,
and that the said road shall be under the control of the
Waitemata County Council, and shall be maintained by the
said Council in like manner as other public highways are
controlled and maintained by the said Council.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, in the Wai-
pareira Parish, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 1 rood
18 perches, more or less, being a strip of land 100 links wide,
a part of the Kaipara Branch Railway Reserve, lying to the
east of Henderson Station. Bounded towards the west by
other part of the said Railway Reserve and by Henderson
Station site 1848·2 links; towards the north-west by a line
bearing 34° 4', 533·6 links; towards the north-east by a road-
line, 100 links; towards the south-east by a line bearing 214°
4', 500·4 links; towards the east by a line bearing 177° 16',
1815 links; and towards the south by the southern boundary
of the railway land, 100 links: be all the aforesaid linkages
more or less; as the said parcel of land is more particularly
delineated on the plan marked 6556, deposited in the office of
the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, and thereon
coloured green.

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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at
the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

God save the Queen!

Changing the Name of Oxford (Auckland).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the
Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name,
that is to say, the Township of Oxford in the County of
Ashley, and the Township of Oxford in the Piako County,
the last-named being the more recent in date of existence:
And whereas, under the fourth section of "The Designation
of Districts Act, 1894," I lately required the County Council
of the Piako County, being the local authority having juris-
diction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such town-
ship for my approval, as mentioned in the said section:
And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to
me the name of "Tirau" in lieu of the existing name of
"Oxford":

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of
"The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," and of all other
powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David,
Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Town-
ship of Oxford in the Piako County shall be and the same is
hereby altered to "Tirau," and do assign the last-mentioned
name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby
proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect
on and after the first day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five.

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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at
the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-second day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!

Changing the Name of Greytown (Otago).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the
Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name,
that is to say, the Borough of Greytown, in the County of
Wairarapa South, and the Township of Greytown, in the
Taieri County, the last-named being the more recent in date
of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of
"The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," I lately required
the County Council of the Taieri County, being the local
authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new
name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in
the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accord-
ingly submitted to me the name of "Allanton" in lieu of
the existing name of "Greytown":

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of
"The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," and of all other
powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David,
Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the
Township of Greytown, in the Taieri County, shall be and
the same is hereby altered to "Allanton," and do assign the
last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also
do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall
take effect on and after the first day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at
the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-second day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!