1524 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 72

And I hereby declare that this Proclamation shall come
into operation on the first day of October, in the year of
our Lord 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
eighteenth day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
five.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Vesting Control of Halswell River Bridge (A) in Taitapu
Road Board, 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, upon the terms and conditions in the said section
mentioned, by Proclamation publicly notified, direct that
any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be
constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea
respectively, 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, re-
pairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge is to
be provided and paid by the local authority or local au-
thorities, and, if so, by what local authority or authorities;
and may, by any such Proclamation as aforesaid, direct how,
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 de-
termining 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 Commis-
sioner 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 or authorities 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 and
maintaining the said bridge 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 ap-
pointed 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 exercise and pursuance of
the powers and authorities in me vested by the said Act,
and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling
me in this behalf, do hereby direct that the said bridge
shall, from and after the date of the public notification of
this Proclamation, be under the exclusive care, control, and
management of the Taitapu Road Board. And, in further
pursuance and exercise of the powers aforesaid, I do hereby
fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing,
improving, or reconstructing the said bridge is to be provided
and paid by the local authorities hereinafter mentioned in
the following proportions: namely, the Taitapu Road Board
and the Springs Road Board, each fifty per centum of such
cost. And I do also hereby direct that the contribution
hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Springs Road
Board towards the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving,
or reconstructing the said bridge shall be paid from time to
time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, by the Springs
Road Board, out of the fund of the said Springs Road Board,
within a period of three months after a demand in writing,
made by or on behalf of the Taitapu Road Board, stating
the amount so required to be paid and the purpose for which
it is so required, shall have been left at the office of the
Springs Road Board; and the payments so to be made shall
be made from time to time to the Clerk of the Taitapu
Road Board for and on behalf of the Springs Road Board.

SCHEDULE.

That bridge over the Halswell River on the line of road to
the north of Section No. 13 of Block X., Halswell Survey
District, and marked A on plan hereafter mentioned; as the
site of the said bridge is delineated on the plan marked
S.G. 25766, deposited in the Head Office of the Department
of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land
District, and thereon marked in 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at
the Government House, at Wellington, this
eighteenth day of September, 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 Halswell River Bridge (B) in Selwyn
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, upon the terms and conditions in the said section
mentioned, by Proclamation publicly notified, direct that
any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be
constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea
respectively, 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, re-
pairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge is to
be provided and paid by the local authority or local au-
thorities, and, if so, by what local authority or authorities;
and may, by any such Proclamation as aforesaid, direct how,
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 de-
termining 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 Commis-
sioner 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 or authorities could most conveniently and
efficiently control the bridge mentioned in the Schedule
hereto, and marked B on the plan hereafter mentioned
(hereinafter referred to as "the said bridge"), and what pro-
portion of the cost of reconstructing and maintaining the
said bridge 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 exercise and pursuance of
the powers and authorities in me vested by the said Act,
and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling
me in this behalf, do hereby direct that the bridge men-
tioned in the Schedule hereto, and known as the Halswell
River Bridge, Springs Road District, shall, from and after
the date of the public notification of this Proclamation, be
under the exclusive care, control, and management of the
Selwyn County Council. And, in further pursuance and
exercise of the powers aforesaid, I do hereby fix and deter-
mine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or
reconstructing the said bridge is to be provided and paid by
the local authorities hereinafter mentioned in the following
proportions: namely, the Selwyn County Council forty per
centum, and the Akaroa County Council sixty per centum
of the cost. And I do further hereby direct that the contri-
butions hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the