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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 101

Proclaiming a Road as closed through Lands in Port Nicholson Survey District.

(l.s.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section thirteen of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do by this notice hereby proclaim as closed the road in the Port Nicholson Survey District mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

The parcels of land mentioned hereunder :-

All in the Wellington Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District 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 Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Setting apart Land in Otago for Leasing as a Small Grazing-run under “The Land Act, 1892.”

(l.s.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the one hundred and seventy-second section of “The Land Act, 1892,” and of every other power and authority enabling me in that behalf, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of sections one hundred and seventy-two to one hundred and eighty-six of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” relating to small grazing-runs.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Prohibiting the Introduction of Scale-infested Citrus Fruit.—Notice No. 503.

(l.s.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that considerable quantities of citrus fruit infested with various species of scale insects have been and are still imported into New Zealand, to the danger and detriment of the citrus plantations of the northern portion of this colony: And whereas it is expedient to prohibit the introduction of such fruit to this colony:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by the third section of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896,” do hereby proclaim and declare that the introduction into New Zealand of any citrus fruit infested with any species of scale insect (coccid), or in or on which there are traces that any such pest is or has been present in any form or stage of development, is hereby absolutely prohibited; and, if any fruit hereby prohibited is imported into this colony, then such fruit, and the packages containing the same, shall be dealt with in the manner provided by section six of the said Act with respect to plants and other things unlawfully introduced to the colony.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Importation of Fruit infected with the Queensland Fruit-fly prohibited.—Notice No. 504.

(l.s.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the third section of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896,” it is enacted that the importation of any plant (as defined by the said Act), fungus, parasite, insect, or any other thing likely to cause the spread of any infection in the orchards of the colony, may be prohibited by Proclamation:

And whereas it is expedient that the fruit and insects hereafter mentioned should be prohibited:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the said power and authority conferred upon me by the said Act, do proclaim that the importation into New Zealand of the fruits, parasites, and insects hereinafter mentioned shall be and is hereby absolutely prohibited, that is to say:—

Any fruit infected with the Queensland fruit-fly (Tephrites), or in or on which any such pest is or has been present in any form or stage of development.

And if any fruit hereby prohibited is imported into the colony, it shall be dealt with, together with any package containing the same, in the manner provided by section six of the said Act with respect to plants and other things unlawfully introduced to the colony.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!