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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

Altering the Name of the Borough of Newton.

(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 Newton Borough Council has requested that the present name of “Newton” 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 Borough of Newton aforesaid shall, on and after the sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be called and known by the name of “Grey Lynn,” and the name of the said Borough of Newton 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 sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

W. C. WALKER.

Approved in Council.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Amending Table of Fees payable in Wardens’ Courts.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section three hundred and two of “The Mining Act, 1898,” it is enacted that the Governor may make regulations for, inter alia, fixing the fees to be paid in respect of proceedings in the Warden’s Court or before the Warden: And whereas, by an Order in Council dated the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, certain fees were fixed in respect of proceedings in Wardens’ Courts: And whereas it is expedient to amend and alter the said fees as hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the said section three hundred and two of “The Mining Act, 1898,” do hereby order and declare that the fees fixed by the said Order in Council of the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, shall be amended by the substitution, in lieu of the first four items thereof, of the following items, viz. :

Summons to defendant, for each defendant to be served .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0
Summons to witness, for each witness to be served .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0
Service of any summons by bailiff or police officer, for each defendant or witness to be served .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0
Mileage for service of any summons or copy of summons by bailiff or police officer, for every mile, one way, after the first mile, from the Courthouse or police-station from which service commences.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0

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

T. THOMPSON.

Animals Protection Act.—Declaring Reserve for Native and Imported Game, Lake Alexandrina, &c., Mackenzie County.

RANFURLY, Governor.

PURSUANT to the powers conferred upon him by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby notify that native and imported game shall not be taken or killed within that portion of the County of Mackenzie, in the Canterbury Land District, more particularly described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 5,650 acres, more or less, being reserve numbered 3411 (in red), Blocks V. and IX., Tekapo Survey District. Commencing at a point due east, distant 2838 links, from Trig. Station F in the Jollie District; thence by right lines, northerly bearings of 13°, 295° 45′, and 21° 15′, distances respectively of 13100, 3300, and 12000 links; thence due east, 6900 links; thence by a line bearing 154°, passing through Trig. Station L, 12400 links; thence due south, 3300 links; thence at a right angle due east to the western boundary of Section No. 33595, 1450 links; thence due south along the western boundary of said section and Section No. 34675 to the southernmost corner of the latter section; thence easterly along a stream forming the southern boundary of the last-mentioned section to the road passing through the same; thence southerly along that road to a point situated due east from Trig. F first above mentioned; thence due west, 6800 links; thence at a right angle due south, 9250 links; thence by a line bearing 202° 45′, 8500 links; thence due west, 7000 links; thence by a line bearing 337° 15′, 8500 links; thence due north, 9200 links, to the commencing-point: save and except a road-line, 1 chain wide, round Alexandrina Lake and McGregor’s Lagoon, and along a tributary stream connecting the said sheets of water; also all other necessary roads required on survey. All bearings and distances as given are approximate. The foregoing description covers Lake Alexandrina and McGregor’s Lagoon, with, approximately, half a mile of land surrounding them; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Christchurch. For a sanctuary for wild fowl.

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

J. CARROLL.

Notice of the Election of a Member of the Board of Conciliation for the Wellington Industrial District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that

HENRY FLOCKTON, of Wellington, Cabinetmaker,

has been duly elected a member of the Board of Conciliation in and for the Wellington Industrial District, vice James Wilkie, deceased.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

T. THOMPSON,
For Minister of Labour.

Shooting Season for Deer, License-fee, &c., County of Wairarapa South.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that red deer (stags only) may be taken or killed within the County of Wairarapa South (excepting therefrom the area described in the Schedule hereto) from the first day of March to the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, both inclusive (subject, nevertheless, to the restrictions in the said Acts mentioned); and I do further notify that licenses to take or kill such game within the said district shall be issued on payment of the sum of twenty shillings each; and the Chief Postmaster at Wellington and the Postmasters at Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, and Martinborough are hereby appointed to issue the said licenses; and I do further notify that the said licenses to take or kill such game within the said district shall be issued subject to the following condition: namely, that no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten points.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area of land in the Huangarua Survey District, in the County of Wairarapa South, being Sections 29 to 41, inclusive, 59, 71, 72, 75, 79, 83, 90, 93, 97, 98, and part of Sections 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 89, 92, 91, 94, 95, 96, 87, and 84, now in the occupation of Mr. John Martin and Mr. Featherston Johnston, and known as the Puruatanga Estate or Station.

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

J. CARROLL.