1742
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of a Reserve in the Wellington Land District.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II., the Governor may, by notice gazetted, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto from a site for public buildings to a site for a Mechanics’ Institute and Athenæum.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being Section No. 48, Township of Ohau. Bounded on the north by Section No. 49; on the east by Section No. 47; on the south by a public road; and on the west by Section No. 55: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington.

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

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

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Notice of Application to proclaim the Waikaka River, together with all its Tributaries, Watercourses for the Deposit of Tailings, &c.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in him by section 109 of “The Mining Act, 1898,” His Excellency the Governor hereby notifies that application has been made to him to constitute and set apart by Proclamation the watercourse, the name, locality, and description whereof are set forth in the Schedule hereto, to be a watercourse into which may be discharged any tailings, débris, and waste water produced by or resulting from mining operations carried on under the said Act.

Any person who objects to such Proclamation being made, or whose land, or riparian or other rights in respect of such land, will be damaged or injuriously affected by the operation thereof, is required to serve on the Minister of Mines, within the period of ninety days after the publication hereof in the Gazette, full particulars of such objection, and also a claim in the prescribed form setting forth full particulars of all compensation that will be claimed by him in the event of such Proclamation being made.

No person will be entitled to any compensation for damage or injury consequent on the operation of such Proclamation unless his claim is duly served in the manner and within the period aforesaid.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

THAT river known as the Waikaka River, which flows southerly from its source for a distance of about thirty-four miles to its confluence with the Mataura River, together with the tributaries thereof.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of September, 1899.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister of Mines.

Additional Rule for Magistrates’ Courts under “The Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act, 1874.”

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by “The Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act, 1874,” and “The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1893,” and of every other power and authority enabling me in that behalf, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make and prescribe the additional rule set out in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of the said Acts and for proceedings thereunder, and do order that such additional rule shall come into force on the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

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SCHEDULE.

ADDITIONAL RULE FOR MAGISTRATES’ COURTS UNDER “THE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT ABOLITION ACT, 1874.”

Costs and Fees.

26A. In any case in which a Magistrate is satisfied, by affidavit or otherwise, that a judgment creditor is unable through want of means to pay the prescribed fees, he may direct that all or any portion of such fees need not be prepaid, but such fees may nevertheless be included as part of the costs of any order made against the debtor.

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

T. THOMPSON.

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Trustees for the Lyell Public Cemetery appointed.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the several persons whose names are specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto to be Trustees to provide for the maintenance and care of the public cemetery specified in the second column of the said Schedule.

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SCHEDULE.

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

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

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Appointing Trustees for the Peaks Public Cemetery.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the several persons whose names are specified in