1298 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 59

And notice is also given that it is the intention of the said
Corporation to divert or continue the diversion of the water
of the mill-race known as Saunders's Mill-race, from and at
the point at which it is at present diverted on the said land
intended to be taken, or at some other point on the said land,
as may hereafter be found necessary, by means of and
through the channel or water-race now being on the said
land, or by other works to be constructed in lieu thereof.

And notice is further given that a plan of the said
land and the works so required to be taken has been de-
posited at Mr. Curd's residence, Alford Forest Road, and is
now open for public inspection, and that all persons affected
are required to set forth in writing any well-grounded
objections to the execution of the said works, or the taking
of such land, and to send such writing within forty days
from the 30th day of July, 1898, being the date of the first
publication of this notice, to the Council of the said borough,
at its offices, Baring Square West, Ashburton.

THE SCHEDULE.

Firstly: 3 roods, more or less, being part of the farm
marked 4 on the plan deposited in the Land Registry
Office at Christchurch as deposit Plan No. 243, and of
the land included in certificate of title, Register-book,
Vol. xcviii., folio 21, being in the occupation of one Donald
Williamson, of Ashburton, Farmer; as the same is more
particularly delineated and coloured red on the plan de-
posited as aforesaid, and marked "A"; and on which said
parcel of land is situated a certain channel or water-race
now used by the said Corporation for supplying water to
the inhabitants of the said borough, which commences at a
point on the mill-race known as Saunders's Mill-race, and
marked "B" on the said plan.

Secondly: All riparian rights (if any) which the said
Donald Williamson may have to the uninterrupted flow of
water in the said mill-race, and appurtenant to the said land
or other land in his occupation, which this notice and such
deposited plan purports to infringe or curtail.

CHARLES REID,
728 Mayor.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

In the matter of "The Companies Act, 1882," and its
amendments; and in the matter of the Mokihinui Coal
Company (Limited).

NOTICE is hereby given that by an order of this
Honourable Court, made herein on the 2nd day of
August, 1898, upon the petition of Her Majesty's Solicitor-
General, it was ordered that the voluntary winding-up of
the above-named company be continued, but subject to the
supervision of this Court, and that Thomas John William
Gale, Martin Chapman, Thomas Roskruge, Robert Sloan,
Edward Seagar, John Barton, and James Colvin, the Liqui-
dators appointed for the purposes of the said winding-up,
be and they were thereby removed from their offices of
Liquidators of the said company; and this Court did
thereby appoint Alexander Simpson, of Marton, commis-
sion agent, to be sole Liquidator of the said company in
the place and stead of the said Thomas John William Gale,
Martin Chapman, Thomas Roskruge, Robert Sloan, Edward
Seagar, John Barton, and James Colvin.

Dated this 3rd day of August, 1898.

STOUT, FINDLAY, AND CO.,
730 Solicitors for the above-named Petitioner.

TO SOLICITORS, NATIVE AGENTS, ETC.

THE following Rules can be obtained from the Govern-
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JOHN MACKAY,
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JOHN MACKAY,
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Wellington, February, 1897.

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CONTENTS.

APPOINTMENTS .. .. .. .. 1256
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES .. .. .. .. 1296
CROWN LANDS NOTICES .. .. .. .. 1261
LAND—
Excepting from Operation of Section 117 of "The
Native Land Court Act, 1894" .. .. 1255
Native, declared to be Crown Land .. .. 1251
Rural, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity .. 1255
Set apart as Village-homestead Allotments, &c. .. 1249
Set apart for Leasing as a Small Grazing-run .. 1250
Taken for a Road .. .. .. .. 1249
LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES .. .. .. 1296
MINING NOTICES .. .. .. .. 1296
MISCELLANEOUS—
Alteration of the Kaikoura River District .. 1254
Altering the Name of the Town of Birmingham .. 1250
Arrangements for First Elections, &c., Borough
of Stratford .. .. .. .. 1259
Arrest of British Seamen in Japan, &c. .. .. 1260
Branches of Friendly Societies registered, &c. .. 1260
Cancellation of Registry under "The Industrial
Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894" .. 1260
Customs Returns .. .. .. .. 1271
Extension of Time for Preparation of County Rolls .. 1255
International Copyright Convention .. .. 1258
Letters of Naturalisation issued .. .. 1259
Notice under "The Public Trust Office Consolida-
tion Act, 1894" .. .. .. .. 1260
Officiating Ministers .. .. .. .. 1260
Particulars of the Estates of Deceased Persons .. 1295
Population of the Colony .. .. .. 1295
Proposed Loans .. .. .. .. 1259
Public Accounts for Quarter ended 30th June .. 1281
Special Order .. .. .. .. 1259
Vesting Control of a Road .. .. .. 1255
Westland Acclimatisation District defined .. 1256
NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES .. .. .. 1267
PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS .. .. .. 1297
VOLUNTEERS .. .. .. .. .. 1257

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