Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 465

Land taken for Defence Purposes in the Borough of Melrose, Provincial District of Wellington.

GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” for the construction of works for defence purposes: And whereas a map has been prepared, in duplicate, showing accurately the position and extent thereof, as 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 this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the construction of a public work within the meaning of “The Public Works Act, 1894”—namely, the construction of works for the purpose of defence in the Borough of Melrose, Provincial District of Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

In the Provincial District of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 17652, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

W. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land taken for a Public Drain, Hastings Borough.

(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and its amendments, for a certain work, to wit, the purpose of a public drain in the Borough of Hastings:

And whereas the Hastings Borough Council has laid before the Governor a 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 land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purpose of a public drain.

SCHEDULE.

In the Hawke’s Bay Land District; as the said parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the plan marked S.G. 28295, 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Declaring that the Diversion of the Mangatainoka River, in Mangahao Survey District, shall be a Public Work.

(L.S.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and sixty-four of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” it is, inter alia, enacted that whenever it is found desirable, for the safety or proper maintenance of any public work constructed or authorised under the authority of Her Majesty or the Governor, or the Government of the colony, or by or under the provisions of any Act of the General Assembly, to alter or divert, either wholly or partially, any river, stream, or watercourse, the Governor, by Proclamation, may declare that the course of such river, stream, or watercourse shall be altered or diverted, and thereupon the said alteration or diversion shall be a public work within the meaning of the said Act:

And whereas a certain public work, to wit, a road known as the Bridge Road, near the banks of the Mangatainoka River, passing through Sections 4A, 5A, and the Native Reserve known as Mangatainoka J No. 2A, in Block XI., Manganoho Survey District, Land District of Wellington, is endangered by the said river when in flood, and it is desirable to divert the course of such river in the manner hereinafter provided, for the safety and proper maintenance of the said road:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers granted by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the course of the said river shall be altered or diverted so as to pass through the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

All those areas in the Wellington Land District, situated in Block XI., Mangahao Survey District, being strips of land defined as follows, viz.:

That strip of land, 2 chains wide and 9 chains in length, being part of Section No. 5A of said Block XI. of Mangatainoka J No. 2A Block, and a road-line, the centre-line of which connects a point on the left bank of the Mangatainoka River with a point in the bed of the said river, and is particularly delineated upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, and thereon marked AB.

That strip of land, 2 chains wide and 11 chains in length, being part of Section No. 4A and 5A of said Block XI., and a road-line, the centre-line of which connects two points on the left bank of the Mangatainoka River, and is particularly delineated upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, and thereon marked CD.

That strip of land, 2 chains wide and 7½ chains in length, being part of Section No. 4A of said Block XI., and a road-line, the centre-line of which connects two points on the left bank of the Mangatainoka River, and is particularly delineated upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, and thereon marked EF.

That strip of land, 2 chains wide and 6½ chains in length, being part of Section No. 4A of said Block XI., and a road-line, the centre-line of which connects two points on the left bank of the Mangatainoka River, and is particularly delineated upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, and thereon marked GH.

That strip of land, 2 chains wide and 3 chains in length, being part of Section No. 4A of said Block XI., and a road-line, the centre-line of which connects two points on the left bank of the Mangatainoka River, and is particularly delineated upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, and thereon marked IJ.

Be all the aforesaid areas more or less; as the said areas are delineated upon the plan marked S.G. 26503A, deposited