1716
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

be expended upon any block of land, it shall be necessary
that the same be proclaimed as set apart for settlement ;
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of every power
and authority enabling me in this behalf, and for the pur-
poses of the said Act, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby
proclaim the block of land described in the Schedule hereto
as set apart for settlement.

SCHEDULE.

REMUPUTA BLOCK.

ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District, containing by
admeasurement 5,609 acres, more or less, being sections
numbered respectively 1, 2, and 3, Block V., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Block VI., and 5, 7, and 8, Block IX.,
Pouatu Survey District; as the same is delineated upon the
plan marked S.G. 39092, deposited in the Head Office,
Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the
Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with 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 twenty-fourth day of October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-eight.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land set apart for Settlement.

(L.s.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the second section of “The Government
Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891”
(herein termed “the said Act”), it is, amongst other things,
enacted that, before certain moneys therein mentioned shall
be expended upon any block of land, it shall be necessary
that the same be proclaimed as set apart for settlement ;
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of every power
and authority enabling me in this behalf, and for the pur-
poses of the said Act, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ran-
furly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby proclaim the block of land described in the Schedule
hereto as set apart for settlement.

SCHEDULE.

MAREIKURA NO. 1 LOAN BLOCK.

ALL that area, situated in the Auckland Land District,
containing by admeasurement 950 acres, more or less, and
comprised in the following sections:—

As the same are delineated upon the plan marked as above
mentioned, deposited in the Head Office, Department of
Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land
District, and thereon edged with 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 twenty-fourth day of October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-eight.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Compensation for Loss of Registered Letter.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
fourth day of October, 1898.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section five of “The Post Office Act
Amendment Act, 1893,” it is enacted that the Post-
master-General may pay out of the postal revenue any sum
not exceeding two pounds as compensation for the loss of
any registered letter, on production of evidence which will
satisfy him of such loss, and subject to such regulations as
may be made by the Governor in Council from time to time
for carrying into effect the provisions of the said section:
And whereas it is expedient to carry such enactment into
effect, and to make such prescribed regulations for that
purpose:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
powers conferred by the said section, and acting by and
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
the said colony, doth hereby make the regulations contained
in the Schedule hereto, for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of the hereinbefore-recited section of
“The Post Office Act Amendment Act, 1893.”

SCHEDULE.

1. The letter must be duly registered by the sender.
2. No compensation for loss will be given in respect of —
   (1.) A letter containing any article which may not be
   lawfully sent by post.
   (2.) Money, unless it be sent by letter-post, and then
   only on the following conditions being complied
   with:—
   (a.) That any coins enclosed in the letter be
   packed in such a way as to move about as little
   as possible.
   (b.) That the number, amount, bank of issue,
   and (where necessary) the date of any bank-note
   enclosed be supplied to the Postmaster-General
   when required.
   (c.) That the amount and number of any postal
   note enclosed be supplied to the Postmaster-
   General when required.
   (d.) That particulars sufficient to identify the
   document be supplied to the Postmaster-General
   in the case of any bill of exchange, bond, coupon,
   or other order or authority for the prepayment of
   money, or security for money, enclosed in the
   letter.
3. The compensation given in respect of loss shall not in
   the case of any letter exceed the sum of two pounds, what-
   ever be the value of the contents, and shall in no case
   exceed the value of the article lost.
4. In every case it must appear that the loss did not arise
   wholly or in part by the fault of the sender, and that it
   occurred while the letter was in the post.
5. Evidence of the loss of a registered letter shall be given
   to the Postmaster-General by a statutory declaration made
   by or on behalf of the claimant, setting forth,—
   (a.) The date when, and the place where, such letter
   was posted, so far as the same can be reasonably
   ascertained.
   (b.) A description of the contents and value of such
   letter, so far as known to the claimant, and the
   fact of the loss.
   (c.) Any other particulars required by these regulations,
   or tending to establish the facts of the loss and
   verify the claim made.
   But the Postmaster-General may require any further or
   additional reasonable evidence to satisfy him as to any such
   alleged loss or value; or, where he deems the loss proved
   by other means, may dispense with the whole or any of the
   requirements of this regulation.
6. The Postmaster-General may in every case, if he
   thinks fit, reinstate the article lost instead of giving
   pecuniary compensation.
7. Where compensation is given, the Postmaster-General
   reserves the right to retain and dispose as he thinks fit of
   the letter or its contents in case it should subsequently come
   into his hands.
8. In no case will the Postmaster-General give compensa-
   tion for injury or damage consequential upon the loss,
   damage, or delay of a letter, or any article contained
   therein.
9. Without prejudice to any of the preceding rules, the
   Postmaster-General may, if he thinks fit, refuse to give