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the reserve mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in “The Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Ashburton County,” in trust, as a reserve for river-protection purposes.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 3181 (in red), Block XIII., Ashburton Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the south-east town belt of the Town of Ashburton; towards the north-east by the terrace forming the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 4873 and 4883; and towards the south-west by the River Ashburton: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Christchurch.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting a Reserve in the Ashburton County Council.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of April, 1898.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto was permanently set apart as a reserve for bridge- and river-protection purposes on the tenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said land in the Ashburton County Council:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting 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, as a reserve for bridge- and river-protection purposes.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 46 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 3189, Block V., Alford Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the Ashburton Gorge Road; towards the north-east by the eastern bank of the River Stour’s old channel; towards the south by the south branch of the River Ashburton; and towards the west by Section No. 30986: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Christchurch.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Reserves in the Pohangina County Council.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of April, 1898.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto were reserved permanently for the purposes stated in the said Schedule on the dates specified therein: And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient that the said lands should be vested in the Pohangina 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 reserves mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in “The Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Pohangina County,” in trust, for the purposes specified.

SCHEDULE.

Apiti Survey District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Additional Judges of Assessment Courts under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” and Places where Assessment Courts shall sit.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of April, 1898.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby appoint that, in addition to the persons and places appointed by Order in Council dated the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, the places named in the second column of the Schedule hereto shall be the places where the Assessment Courts for the special districts named in the first column of the said Schedule shall sit, and that the persons named in the third column of the said Schedule shall be the Judges of such Assessment Courts.

SCHEDULE.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Making Alterations in Appointments of Judges of Assessment Courts.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of April, 1898.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby appoint the person named in the third column of the Schedule hereto to be the Judge of the Assessment Courts, to be held at the places named in the second column of the said Schedule, for the special districts named in the first column thereof, in place of the person so appointed by Order in Council dated the fourth day of March, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.