Jan. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 7

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor by the Native owner of the land described in the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land contained in the Crown grant dated the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, and now contained in Land Transfer certificate dated the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has recommended that such restrictions be removed:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the fifty-second section of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and in accordance with the recommendation of the Native Land Court, doth hereby order and declare that all restrictions imposed by the said Crown grant and Land Transfer certificate on the alienation of the said land are hereby removed.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, situate at the Hutt, in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing 4 acres 1 rood 12 perches, more or less, known as Subdivision No. 2c of Section 16, Hutt District, held under Land Transfer certificate, dated the 27th day of February, 1895, in favour of Atanatiu te Puni, and containing the following restrictions: “Inalienable by sale, or by lease for a longer period than twenty-one years, or by mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to every such sale, lease, or mortgage.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

R. J. SEDDON.

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor by the owner of the land described in the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land contained in the Crown grant bearing date the sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has recommended that such restrictions be removed:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the fifty-second section of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and in accordance with the recommendation of the Native Land Court, doth hereby order and declare that all restrictions imposed by the said Crown grant on the alienation of the said land are hereby removed.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 50 acres, more or less, situate in the Provincial District of Auckland, and being the land known as Allotment No. 317, Parish of Whangamarino, held under Crown grant dated 16th February, 1881, in favour of Watini Kohaha, and containing the following restrictions: “Inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to every such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-eighth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

R. J. SEDDON.

Altering the Name of the Town of Birmingham.

(L.S.) RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by sections two and three of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may, at the request or with the consent of the Council of any county, city, or borough, alter the geographical name or designation of any place or locality in the colony:

And whereas the Kiwitea County Council has requested that the present name of “Birmingham,” within the County of Kiwitea, be altered as hereinafter mentioned, and it appears expedient to comply with such request:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Township of Birmingham, in the County of Kiwitea aforesaid, shall, on and after the fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be called and known by the name of “Kimbolton,” and the name of the said Township of Birmingham is hereby altered accordingly.

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 first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

R. J. SEDDON.

Approved in Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Warrant authorising the Foxton Borough Council to construct a Bridge over the Manawatu River at Wirokino, and apportioning the Cost of the Bridge.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and thirteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that, in any case where the local authority of any district desires to construct a bridge in any position that will, in its opinion, be of advantage and benefit to the whole or any considerable portion of the inhabitants of an adjacent district or districts, as well as to the inhabitants of its own district, and where it is, in the opinion of such local authority, reasonable that the local authority of such adjacent district or districts should contribute to the cost of constructing or establishing the said bridge, the following provisions in the said section mentioned shall have effect:

And whereas the Foxton Borough Council has made application to the Governor to authorise the construction of the bridge mentioned in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said bridge”), and to apportion the cost of constructing the said bridge between the said Borough Council and the Manawatu and Horowhenua County Councils:

And whereas the said Councils have agreed that the erection of a bridge over the Manawatu River at Wirokino is necessary to their districts, and the plans and estimated cost of the said bridge and protective works have likewise been agreed upon, and the relative proportions of cost determined, and no objection made thereto by the Manawatu and Horowhenua County Councils:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the work should be done:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby authorise the Foxton Borough Council to construct the said bridge; and I do hereby declare that the cost of constructing the said bridge—less such amount, by way of contribution, as may be provided by Government—shall be borne by the said Councils in the following proportions—namely, one-third shall be borne by the Foxton Borough Council, one-third by the Manawatu County Council, and one-third by the Horowhenua County Council—and such proportions shall be paid by the said local authorities accordingly.

SCHEDULE.

The traffic-bridge over the Manawatu River at Wirokino.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Lands.