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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, the approach to the dray-traffic bridge in the bed of the Ashley River, is endangered by the said river encroaching thereon, 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 Ashley Bridge:

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 under the said Ashley Traffic-bridge by the channel A B, shown on the plan marked S.G. 28596, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Land 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 the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land set apart for Improved-farm Special Settlement, Wellington Land District.

(l.s.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by the one hundred and sixty-second section of “The Land Act, 1892,” 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 areas of land described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby set apart and declared open for a special settlement.

SCHEDULE.

OHUTU IMPROVED-FARM SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

As the above areas are delineated upon the plan above mentioned, 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land set apart for an Improved-farm Special Settlement.

(l.s.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by the one hundred and sixty-second section of “The Land Act, 1892,” 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 block of land described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby set apart and declared open for a special settlement.

SCHEDULE.

OTUAREI IMPROVED-FARM SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

As the said areas are delineated on the plan marked S.G. 27747, 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Resuming Land held under Perpetual Lease for the Purposes of a Road.

(l.s.) GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fifty-eight of “The Land Act, 1885” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor in Council may, by Proclamation, resume possession of any land leased under Part IV. of the said Act which in his opinion is required for any public purpose: