Mar. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 643

Polling-places abolished and appointed.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Electoral Act, 1893,” it is among other things enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint, alter, and abolish polling-places for each electoral district within the limits thereof, and that no polling-place shall be appointed unless the Governor shall be first satisfied that the place to be appointed is more convenient than any other for at least twenty electors to record their votes thereat:

Now, therefore, I, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby abolish the places mentioned in the First Schedule hereto as polling-places for the electoral districts the names of which are therein specified, and appoint the places mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto to be polling-places for the electoral districts the names of which are therein specified.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

POLLING-PLACES ABOLISHED.

Waikato Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Churchill.
The Schoolhouse, Tauwhare.
The Public Hall, Hukanui.
The Schoolhouse, Maramarua.
The Schoolhouse, Ruapuke.
The Post-office, Hewitt’s House, Waimai.
Inkster’s Store, Terauamoa.
The Schoolhouse, Paemako.
The Schoolhouse, Te Kopua.
No. 2 Schoolhouse, Matahura.
The Schoolhouse, Ohinewai.
Hunt’s Store, Porootarao, Central.
Wilson’s Surveyor’s Camp, Marion Road.
Polling-booth, Road-works, Hauturu.
The Government Cottage, Kawhia.
The Schoolhouse, Kaiawa.
Bond’s Store, Waitomo Caves.
The Schoolhouse, Paparata.

Rangitikei Electoral District—
The Foresters’ Hall, Feilding.
The Schoolhouse, Elmwood.
The Schoolhouse, Stanway.
The Schoolhouse, Rangiwahia.
The Schoolhouse, Utiku.
The Schoolhouse, Taihape.
Mr. A. H. Atkinson’s House, Pakihikura.
The Schoolhouse, Apiti.
The Schoolhouse, Pohangina.
The Schoolhouse, Ruahine.
The Schoolhouse, Colyton.
The Schoolhouse, Awahou.
Surveyor’s Whare, Apiti–Norsewood Road, Salisbury Block.
Bell’s Woolshed, Oroua River, opposite Kimbolton.
The Schoolhouse, Cunningham’s.
Mr. Fowler’s House, Peep-o’-Day.
The Schoolhouse, Kawhatau, Timaru Settlement.
Mr. Law’s House, Pukeokahu.
Mr. W. Archer’s House, Tiriraukawa.
The Schoolhouse, Rewa.
The Schoolhouse, Nikau.
The Schoolhouse, Kimbolton.
The Schoolhouse, Komaka.

Selwyn Electoral District—
The Road Board Office, Coalgate.
The Schoolhouse, Annat.
The Schoolhouse, South Malvern.
The Schoolhouse, Awaroa.

Waihemo Electoral District—
The Schoolhouse, Nenthorn.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

POLLING-PLACES APPOINTED.

Rangitikei Electoral District—
The Public Hall, Colyton.
The Public Hall, Kimbolton.
The Public Hall, Pohangina.
Guy’s Hall, Apiti.
The Hall, Rangiwahia.
Mr. Luk’s Building, Utiku.
The Public Hall, Taihape.

Waikato Electoral District—
The Public Hall, Porootarao.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred.

J. CARROLL,
For Colonial Secretary.

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

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 portion of the reserves described in the second column of the Schedule hereto from that named in the first column of the said Schedule to that named in the third column of the said Schedule respectively.

SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.