Sept. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1781

Notice of Intention to define the Purpose of a Reserve in the Otago Land District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the fifth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that, if there shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be any doubt or uncertainty as to the purpose for which a reserve was set apart, he may by notice gazetted define such purpose or purposes as to either the whole or any part of such reserve, subject to the action of the General Assembly, as provided in the seventh section of the said Act:

And whereas the area described in the Schedule hereto was reserved for fishing purposes:

And whereas it is expedient to define the specific purpose for which such area shall hereafter be set apart:

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 define the specific purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto to be a reserve for fishing purposes for the use of the aboriginal natives residing in the Taieri Maori Village.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 121 acres, more or less, situate in Block VI., Maungatua District, and known as Tatawai Lake. Bounded towards the north, east, and west by road-line forming the boundaries of Sections Nos. 9, 8, 54, 47, 39, 84, 46, 45, 44, and 43, of Block VI., Maungatua District, 19,000 links; towards the south by road-line to bridge, 100 and 200 links, also by small island, 2,000 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and one.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Intention to define the Purpose of a Reserve in the Otago Land District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the fifth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that, if there shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be any doubt or uncertainty as to the purpose for which a reserve was set apart, he may by notice gazetted define such purpose or purposes as to either the whole or any part of such reserve, subject to the action of the General Assembly, as provided in the seventh section of the said Act:

And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto was reserved for the use of aboriginal natives:

And whereas it is expedient to define the specific purpose for which such land shall hereafter be set apart:

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 define the specific purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto to be a reserve for the use of the aboriginal natives residing in the Taieri Maori village.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 4 acres and 2 perches, more or less, being Section No. 84, Block VI., Maungatua Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 39 of same block and district, 299 links; towards the north-east by Section No. 39 of same block and district, 937 links; towards the south-east by a road-line, 557½ links; and towards the south-west by road-line around Lake Tatawai, 972 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and one.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Application to proclaim Rivers, together with their Tributaries, Watercourses for the Deposit of Tailings, &c.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in him by section one hundred and nine 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 watercourses the name, locality, and description whereof are set forth in the Schedule hereto, to be watercourses 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.

SCHEDULE.

LAND DISTRICT OF NELSON.

THAT river known as the Waimangaroa River, which flows southerly and westerly for a distance of about twelve miles from its source near Mount Frederick to the ocean, and the several tributaries thereof.

LAND DISTRICTS OF NELSON AND WESTLAND.

That river known as the Grey River, which flows westerly for a distance of about thirty miles from its source in the Southern Alps to the Township of Dobson, together with the tributaries thereof, excepting Otutu or Rough River; also that part of the Ahaura River, with its tributaries, above Granite or Randall Creek.

LAND DISTRICT OF WESTLAND.

That river known as the Hokitika River, which flows north-westerly for a distance of about thirty-seven miles from its source in the Southern Alps to a point distant three miles from the ocean, and the several tributaries thereof, excepting White’s Creek, Raft Creek, Duck Creek, and the Kokatahi River.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and one.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Postmasters appointed to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the eighth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Act, 1888,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons named in the Schedule hereto, being persons holding the office of Postmasters, under “The Post Office Act, 1881,” at the places set opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule, are authorised to take and receive statutory declarations under the two-hundred-and-thirty-fourth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

SCHEDULE.

HENRY EDSER .. .. .. Clyde.
MICHAEL JOHN STAUNTON .. .. Manaja.
GEORGE ALFRED KEYS .. .. Mosgiel.
JOSEPH ATTWOOD HOLT .. .. Ophir.
JOHN GEORGE BESWICK .. .. Te Aroha.
CHARLES WHITE .. .. .. Waiuku.

As witness my hand, this second day of September, one thousand nine hundred and one.

RANFURLY, Governor.

Measles declared to be an Infectious Disease.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of section thirteen of “The Public Health Act, 1900,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the disease called or known as “measles” is an infectious disease within the meaning of the said Act.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and one.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.