Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 363

Conferring Jurisdiction on Native Land Court in respect of certain Reserves for Natives in the Township of Rotorua.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of January, 1900.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS an arrangement was made on or about the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, by Francis Dart Fenton, Esquire, on behalf of the Government of New Zealand, with the chiefs of the Ngatiwhakaue, Ngatirangiweewehi, and Ngatiuenuku-kopako Tribes (hereinafter called “the said tribes”) that the title to certain lands adjacent to Lake Rotorua should be investigated and the ownership thereof certified by the Native Land Court; and that the said lands should be then brought under the operation of “The Thermal-springs Districts Act, 1881”: And whereas the Native Land Court duly investigated the title of the said lands, and certified the title thereto to be vested in the said Ngatiwhakaue Tribe: And whereas the said arrangement was, on or about the twentieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, confirmed by the said Ngatiwhakaue Tribe: And whereas, on or about the twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, a further agreement was made between Henry Tacy Clarke, on behalf of the Government of New Zealand, and the chiefs and people of the said Ngatiwhakaue Tribe, whereby it was agreed that all those portions of the arrangement made between the said Francis Dart Fenton and the said tribes which remained unfulfilled should be carried out, subject to certain modifications in the said agreement mentioned: And whereas the arrangement and agreement so made as aforesaid were confirmed and validated by “The Thermal-springs Districts Act 1881 Amendment Act, 1883”:

And whereas Her Majesty the Queen has since acquired by purchase from certain of the certified Native owners as aforesaid a freehold interest in the said lands equal to about one thousand and seventy-eight eleven-hundredths of the whole:

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the nineteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, the several parcels of the said lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto were permanently reserved under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” as inalienable reserves for the use of the aboriginal natives of the said tribes:

And whereas disputes have arisen amongst the said tribes with regard to the said reservation and the intention and object thereof, and it is desirable that the Native Land Court should be empowered to hear and determine such disputes, and to determine who are the persons entitled to the benefit of the said reservation, and in what manner or in what shares and proportions respectively:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section fifteen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the Native Land Court shall have jurisdiction to determine the several matters aforesaid, and any and every matter or question incident thereto, and to do all acts necessary to be done for the purpose aforesaid.

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SCHEDULE.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amended Charges for Long-distance Telephoning.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of January, 1900.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, amended regulations were made providing for the use of Government telephones for the purpose of conversing between certain telegraph-offices within the colony: And whereas it is desirable to further amend such regulations in respect of the fees to be charged for such use of Government telephones:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the regulation set forth in the Schedule to the aforesaid Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto, providing for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, and doth declare that such last-mentioned regulations shall have effect on and from the date of the first publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS.

For the purposes of these regulations the expression “long-distance wires” shall mean wires ordinarily used for telegraph purposes of a length from office to office of not less than 20 miles.

1. Government telephones may only be used by the public for the purpose of conversing over long-distance wires at such times as may be fixed and notified by the Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

2. The following are the charges to be paid by the public for the use of Government telephones at such times and for such purposes as aforesaid:—

(a.) When the conversation takes place through Exchanges which are open continuously, or through other Exchanges or bureaux during the ordinary hours of attendance of switchboard- or bureau-attendants: For a period not exceeding six minutes, 2s. 6d.; and a further charge of 2s. 6d. for every additional period of six minutes or portion of six minutes.

(b.) When special attendance of switchboard- or bureau-attendants out of ordinary hours of attendance is required, then for each such switchboard- or bureau-attendant called upon to make the necessary wire-connections: For every hour or less, 2s. 6d., in addition to the charges set forth in subsection (a).

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Setting apart Reserve under “The Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1898.”

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of January, 1900.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1898” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor in Council is authorised under the said Act to set apart any specified area of Crown lands within a kauri-gum district to be kauri-gum reserves under the said Act: And whereas it is expedient to create and set apart the kauri-gum reserve hereinafter mentioned:

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 Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby