June 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 877

Parish of Ruapekapeka, in the Kawakawa Survey District, Auckland Land District. Bounded towards the north-east by the Kuranui and Tekapa Blocks and Awahi Tapu, 1499 links; towards the south-east by a railway-line, 1192 links; towards the south-west by a road-line, 605 links; and towards the west and north-west by a road-line, 1960 links: save and excepting a road, 100 links wide, which intersects the area hereby described: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting a Reserve in the Ashburton County Council.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twentieth day of May, 1896.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto was permanently reserved for plantation purposes on the thirteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient that the said land should be vested in the Ashburton County Council:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” doth hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the reserve mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in “The Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Ashburton County,” in trust, for plantation purposes.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 15 acres and 7 perches, more or less, being Section No. 3083 (in red), Block XIII., Westerfield Survey District. Bounded on the north-westward by Reserve No. 1974 (in red) and Section No. 28500, 2504·4 links; on the north-eastward by Section No. 36428, 1000 links; on the south-eastward by the said Section No. 36428, 2004·4 links; and on the south-westward by a road-line, 500 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Christchurch.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Ashburton High School Board to be subject to the Provisions of “The Public Bodies’ Powers Act, 1887.”

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twentieth day of May, 1896.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Public Bodies’ Powers Act, 1887” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor, by Order in Council, may from time to time declare that any leasing authority shall be subject to the provisions of the said Act, but that no such Order shall have any effect unless it be issued at the request or upon the recommendation of the leasing authority on whose behalf such Order is issued:

And whereas it has been made to appear that the Board of Governors of the Ashburton High School are a leasing authority within the meaning of the said Act, and have requested that they may be brought under the provisions thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by the said Act, doth hereby order and declare that from and after the date hereof the Board of Governors of the Ashburton High School shall be subject to the provisions of “The Public Bodies’ Powers Act, 1887.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Taking of Ballot, Masterton Road Board.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twentieth day of May, 1896.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, in pursuance of a ballot taken at a meeting of the Masterton Road Board held on the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, Walter Harris and Henry Holmes, two of the members of the said Board, retired therefrom: And whereas the ballot should have taken place on the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, but, through misadventure, was not taken until the date first above mentioned, and it is expedient to validate the said ballot:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” doth hereby order and declare that the ballot held on the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, for two members of the said Masterton Road Board to retire shall be deemed to have been properly taken, and all proceedings consequent thereupon shall be as valid and effectual as if the irregularity hereinbefore mentioned had not taken place.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Licensing the Otamatea County Council to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore of Kaipara Harbour as a Wharf-site.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twentieth day of May, 1896.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned under “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), the Otamatea County Council (hereinafter called “the Council”) has applied to the Governor in Council for a license under the said Act to occupy a part of the foreshore, and of the land below low-water mark adjacent thereto, at Bredin’s Landing, Paparoa, on the Tokatapu River, Kaipara Harbour, in order to erect a wharf thereon, and, in accordance with the one hundred and fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” has deposited plans in the office of the Marine Department, at Wellington (marked M.D. 2071), showing the area of foreshore and land below low-water mark intended to be occupied, and the manner in which it is proposed to erect the wharf: And whereas the Governor in Council has approved of the purpose for which the said foreshore and land below low-water mark are to be occupied: And whereas it is expedient that a license should be granted and issued to the Council under the said Act for the purpose aforesaid, on the terms and conditions hereinafter expressed:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby approve of the object for which the said license is required by the Council as aforesaid; and, in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and with the like advice and consent as aforesaid, doth hereby license and permit the Council to use and occupy that part of the foreshore and of the land below low-water mark on which the wharf is to be erected, as shown on the plan so deposited as aforesaid, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining the said wharf thereon, such license to be held and enjoyed by the Council upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

1. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister having charge of the Marine Department, as defined by “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877,” and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to the part of the