Mar. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 409

Abolishing Mukaka River District, County of Manawatu.

(l.s.) RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by “The River Boards Act, 1884,” it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor may, on petition signed by not less than two-thirds in number of the ratepayers of a river district, abolish any such district:

And whereas a petition, signed as aforesaid, has been duly presented praying that the Mukaka River District, established under the said Act, may be abolished:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the above-recited power and authority, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, the said Mukaka River District shall be and the same is hereby abolished.

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 Christchurch, this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

J. CARROLL.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Allocating Land reserved and taken for a Railway to the Purposes of a Road in Geraldine County.

(l.s.) RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto forms part of land taken for the purposes of the Hurunui–Waitaki Railway, and it is considered desirable to allocate such land to the purposes of a road:

And whereas it has been certified by the Minister for Railways that such land is not required for railway purposes: And whereas such land is situated in Geraldine County, the local authority of which has consented to the issue of this Proclamation, and to erect and maintain a fence dividing such land from the railway to the satisfaction of the Minister for Railways:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor is of opinion that the said local authority can conveniently construct and maintain the said road and fence:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by section one hundred and seventy-seven of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall, upon the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, become a road, and that the said road shall be under the control of the Geraldine County Council, and shall be maintained by the said Council in like manner as other public highways are controlled and maintained by the said Council.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, in the Geraldine Survey District, containing 3 acres 3 roods 10 perches, more or less, situate at Rangitata Island, being part of Reserve 2444, Block IV., in said survey district, being a strip of land 100 links wide, and being bounded as follows: On the south-east by the south-eastern boundary of said Reserve 2444, a distance of 3800 links; on the south-west by a line drawn in continuation of the north-eastern boundary of that portion of said Reserve 2444 where it is 10 chains or thereabouts wide; on the north-west by a line parallel to and 100 links distant from the south-eastern boundary of said Reserve 2444; and on the north-east by a line drawn at right angles to the said south-eastern boundary of Reserve 2444: as the said parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the plan marked 7641, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, and thereon coloured purple.

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 Christchurch, this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Licensing J. A. Brown to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore of Taupiro Creek.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of February, 1898.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned, John Anderson Brown, of Waihi, sawmiller (hereinafter called “the licensee”), has applied to the Governor in Council for a license under “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), to occupy a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark in order to erect and maintain certain booms across the mouth of the Taupiro Creek, Tauranga Harbour, for the purpose of securing timber and logs; and, in accordance with the one hundred and fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” has deposited a plan in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington (marked M.D. 2169) showing the place in the said creek where it is intended to erect such booms, and the area of foreshore and land below low-water mark intended to be occupied for such purpose, and the manner in which it is proposed to construct such booms: And whereas it has been made to appear to the Governor in Council that the proposed work will not be or tend to the injury of navigation; and the said plan has, prior to the making of this Order in Council, been approved by the Governor in Council: And whereas it is expedient that a license under the said Act, for the purpose aforesaid, should be granted and issued to the licensee, 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 with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby approve of the purpose or object for which the said license is required by the licensee 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 licensee to use and occupy that part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark which is particularly shown and delineated on the plan so deposited as aforesaid, for the purpose of constructing or erecting thereon booms for securing timber and logs of any kind or description whatsoever belonging to or under the control of the licensee, such license to be held and enjoyed by the licensee upon and subject to the following terms and conditions, that is to say:—

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 foreshore and land below low-water mark necessary for the construction of booms in the Taupiro Creek, Tauranga Harbour, which is shown on the said plan marked M.D. 2169.

3. In consideration of the concessions and privileges granted by this Order in Council, the licensee shall, on being supplied with a copy thereof, pay to the Minister the sum of five pounds, and thereafter an annual sum of one pound in respect of such booms, such annual payments to date from the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and the first of such annual payments to be made to the Minister on a copy of this Order in Council being supplied to the licensee.

4. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in the meantime such rights, powers, and privileges shall be altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority; and the licensee shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the Minister first obtained,