Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 655

Native Land proposed to be taken for the Construction of a Police-station at Te Whaiti, County of Whakatane.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of February, 1899.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a public work, to wit, the construction of a police-station at Te Whaiti, County of Whakatane:

And whereas the said land is held or occupied by Native owners under a title which is not derived from the Crown: And whereas a map has been prepared in duplicate showing accurately the position and extent of the said land, as required by the eighty-eighth section of “The Public Works Act, 1894”:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by the eighty-eighth section of the said Act, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, 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, doth hereby declare that the land shown upon such map, and described in the Schedule hereto, shall be deemed to be taken for the purposes of the said police-station as from the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

SCHEDULE.

In the Land District of Auckland; as the said parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 18459, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Excepting Land from Operation of Section 117 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this eighth day of March, 1899.

Present:
The Honourable John McKenzie presiding in Council.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is enacted that the Governor may, by Order in Council, except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), for a limited period or otherwise, and either generally or for such purposes and subject to such restrictions as shall be in such Order specified, any land, wheresoever situate, which is for the time being subject to the operation of the said section, or any interest therein or right over the same, or may in like manner make such exception in favour exclusively of any lessee or other person who has been bonâ fide in occupation of and has made improvements on such land, or has paid money to Native owners for lease or purchase thereof, prior to the passing of the said Act: Provided that no Order in Council under the provisions of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of two months from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette: Provided also that every alienation under the provisions of this section shall be confirmed by the Court in terms of section fifty-three of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” for the purpose of alienation by way of lease, all that block or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing four hundred and forty-five acres two roods, more or less, known as Rakautaua No. 1a No. 2, being the land comprised in partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, in favour of Te Wunu Rangiwerohia and others; and all that block or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing three hundred and fifty-eight acres, more or less, known as Rakautaua No. 1a No. 1, being the land comprised in partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, in favour of Hamiora te Wunu.

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

Regulations for Licensing Boats.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this eighth day of March, 1899.

Present:
The Honourable J. McKenzie presiding in Council.

WHEREAS by section two hundred and fifteen of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” it is enacted that every Harbour Board shall have power from time to time, by by-laws made thereunder, to provide, amongst other things, for the registration and licensing of vessels and boats plying for hire, either for goods or passengers, within the harbour or any part of the sea adjacent thereto, and to fix the fees to be paid for licensing any such boats or vessels:

And whereas by the twelfth section of the said Act, and section sixteen of “The Harbours Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1883,” it is enacted that, in harbours where there is no Harbour Board, the Governor in Council shall have all the powers, functions, duties, and authorities by that Act conferred upon Harbour Boards, and may exercise the same under regulations to be made generally in respect of all such ports or harbours, or in respect of any one or more of such ports or harbours: And whereas it is expedient to make the regulations hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the hereinbefore in part recited Acts, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the regulations hereinafter set forth shall on and after the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be in force in all harbours of the colony where there is no Harbour Board, that is to say,—

REGULATIONS.

1. No vessel or boat shall, while in tow of a steamer or other vessel, in any harbour or any part of the sea adjacent thereto, carry any passengers for which service payment is made without being licensed by the Harbourmaster or other person appointed by the Minister of Marine.

2. Applications for licenses must be made in writing, addressed to the Harbourmaster or other person appointed by the Minister, and must be accompanied by such certificates as are required by these regulations.

3. Before any license is issued to any vessel or boat she must be inspected by the Harbourmaster, or by some person or persons appointed by him for the purpose, or by a person appointed by the Minister of Marine for the purpose, who will, upon approval, grant a certificate as to her dimensions, that she is fully equipped with proper gear, and in a seaworthy condition, and that she is properly marked as required by these regulations; also, as to the number of passengers she may with safety be permitted to carry.

4. A vessel or boat shall not be considered to be properly equipped and in a seaworthy condition unless the following requirements are complied with, viz.:

(a.) The length, breadth, depth, and cubic contents in feet and inches of the vessel or boat are to be cut into the stem.

(b.) The vessel or boat shall be supplied with two oars, four rowlocks, and with the means of steering, and a line is to be becketed round the outside of the vessel or boat, and securely made fast, so that persons in the water can hold on to it.

(c.) The seats of the boat are to be made of box form, and are to be fitted inside with airtight tanks of a capacity sufficient when in the water to float one-third of the persons the boat is licensed to carry, three cubic feet being considered sufficient to float one person. The seats must be so constructed as to unship easily.

5. The cubic capacity of the vessel or boat divided by ten will show the number of passengers she may be licensed to carry; but a license must not be issued for a greater number than thirty.