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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 97

Withdrawing Land in the Wellington Land District from Special Settlement.

(L.S.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and sixty-second section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the Proclamation of the seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, by His Excellency the Governor, setting apart land for special settlement, shall be and the same is hereby revoked in so far as it relates to the sections of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PUKEOKAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.

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 sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,

Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!

Vesting Control of the Tamaki Bridge in the Pakuranga Road Board, and apportioning Cost of Maintenance.

(L.S.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of "The Public Works Act, 1894" (hereinafter termed "the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may, by Proclamation publicly notified, direct that any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea shall, from and after a date to be fixed by such Proclamation, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of such local authority as shall be mentioned in that behalf in such Proclamation; and may by any such Proclamation as aforesaid fix and determine whether all or any, and, if so, what part, of the cost, whether theretofore incurred or thereafter to be incurred, of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge, is to be provided and paid by any local authority or authorities, and, if so, by what local authority or authorities; and may by any such Proclamation as aforesaid direct how and when and to whom any such payment is to be made:

And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that the Governor may from time to time, with the view of determining whether it is expedient to vest the exclusive care, control, management, and maintenance of any such bridge in any local authority, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire into and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an inquiry was duly held with a view to determining what local authority could most conveniently and efficiently control the bridge known as "the Tamaki Bridge at Panmure" mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter referred to as "the said bridge," and what proportion of the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge should be paid by any, and, if so, which, local authority or authorities: And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor after due inquiry his opinion as to the matters respecting which he was appointed to report:

And whereas it is expedient to make provision under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do, in the first place, revoke a previous Proclamation dated the twenty-seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 65, of the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, vesting the said bridge in the Pakuranga Road Board on the terms therein stated, and do hereby proclaim and direct that the said bridge shall, from and after the date of this Proclamation, be under the exclusive care and control and management of the Pakuranga Road Board; and in further pursuance of the aforesaid powers and authorities I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge shall be borne by the Pakuranga Road Board in the proportion of twenty-five per centum, the Mount Wellington Road Board sixteen per centum, Panmure Road Board sixteen per centum, Howick Road Board twelve per centum, Paparoa Road Board nine per centum, Tamaki West Road Board nine per centum, Turanga Road Board six per centum, Tamaki East Road Board four per centum, and Maretai Road Board three per centum of the cost.

And I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge from time to time shall be borne by the said local bodies in the said proportions respectively.

And I do hereby also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Mount Wellington, Panmure, Howick, Paparoa, Tamaki West, Turanga, Tamaki East, and Maretai Road Boards shall be paid from time to time respectively, in the proportions hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said Road Boards, in each case within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Pakuranga Road Board, and all such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the said Road Board, for and on account of such Road Board.

SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge over the Tamaki River at Panmure, on Panmure-Howick Road, as the site of the said bridge is shown on the plan marked S.G. 11705, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon marked in red.

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 sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,

Minister of Lands.

God save the Queen!

Powers delegated to the Woodbury Domain Board under "The Public Domains Act, 1881."

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Parliament Buildings, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, 1897.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by "The Public Domains Act, 1881," His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby revoke a certain Order in Council, dated the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, making delegation of certain powers in manner as therein appears; and doth, with the like advice and consent, by this present Order, delegate, but only with respect to the piece or parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto, all the powers conferred by the Act afore-