Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 669

SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

Area. Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Survey District. Shown on Plan marked Coloured on Plan

A. R. P. 461 III. Omahine 99 Yellow.
0 1 11 30

All in the Wellington Land District; as the same is 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 stated.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, Administrator of the Government in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, at the Government House, at Wellington; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this ninth day of March, 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 Canterbury for Leasing as Small Grazing-runs under “The Land Act, 1892,” and the Land for Settlements Acts.

(L.S.)
JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

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, James Prendergast, the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments, and 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Mackenzie County, Te Ngawai Survey District, Albury Estate.

Run. Block. Area.
A. R. P.

49 IX. 2,713 0 0
50 1,955 2 0
51 XIII. 2,820 0 0
54 3,080 0 0

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, Administrator of the Government in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, at the Government House, at Wellington; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!

Excepting Land from Operation of Section 117 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of March, 1897.

Present:
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council except from the opera-

tion of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894 ” (hereinafter called “ the said Act ”), for a limited period or otherwise, and either generally or for such purposes and subject to such restrictions as shall be in such Order specified, any land, wheresoever situate, which is for the time being subject to the operation of the said section, or any interest therein or right over the same ; or may in like manner make such exception in favour exclusively of any lessee or other person who has been bona fide in occupation of and has made improvements on such land, or has paid money to Native owners for lease or purchase thereof prior to the passing of the said Act : Provided that no Order in Council under the provisions of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of two months from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette : Provided also that every alienation under the provisions of this section shall be confirmed by the Court in terms of section fifty-three of the said Act :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of “ The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “ The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” for the purpose of absolute alienation to Robert Thompson Batley, of Moawhango, all the estate, right, title, and interest of Horima Paerau, also of Moawhango, an aboriginal native of New Zealand, in the block or parcel of land known as Section No. 13E of Awarua No. 2C Block, situate in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, containing fifty acres, more or less, and being part of the land comprised in an order of the Native Land Court dated the thirteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Excepting Land from Operation of Section 117 of “ The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of March, 1897.

Present:
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council.

WHEREAS by section four of “ The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is enacted that the Governor may, by Order in Council, except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “ The Native Land Court Act, 1894 ” (hereinafter called “ the said Act ”), for a limited period or otherwise, and either generally or for such purposes and subject to such restrictions as shall be in such Order specified, any land, wheresoever situate, which is for the time being subject to the operation of the said section, or any interest therein or right over the same, or may in like manner make such exception in favour exclusively of any lessee or other person who has been bona fide in occupation of and has made improvements on such land, or has paid money to Native owners for lease or purchase thereof prior to the passing of the said Act : Provided that no Order in Council under the provisions of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of two months from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette : Provided, also, that every alienation under the provisions of this section shall be confirmed by the Court in terms of section fifty-three of the said Act :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of “ The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “ The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” the block or parcel of land known as Section No. 6J, Kai Iwi, situate in the District of Wanganui, containing six hundred and eighty-one acres, more or less, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, namely,—

Firstly, for the purpose of alienation by way of transfer to the Wanganui Education Board of a portion of the said land, containing three acres, as a site for a public school ; and,

Secondly, for the purpose of alienation, by way of lease for a period not exceeding twenty-one years, without fine, premium, or forfeit, and without agreement or covenant for renewal or for purchase at a future time, of the remaining portion of the said land, containing six hundred and seventy-eight acres, more or less.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.