land Gazette the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is
hereby taken for the purpose of a street, and shall vest in
the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Wel-
lington.

SCHEDULE.

Approximate Area Being Portion Situated Shown Coloured on
of the of in the on Plan
Parcel of Section No. Survey District marked Plan
Land of
Taken.
A. B. P.
0 0 28·5 25 XIV. Belmont R. 1149 Red.

In the Wellington Land District; as the same is delineated
upon the plan coloured and marked as above mentioned,
deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at
Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly;
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George;
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
said Colony, at the Government House, at Wel-
lington, this twelfth day of June, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

God save the King!

Vesting Control of the Bridge over the Heathcote River known
as “the Ferry Bridge” in the Council of the Borough of
Woolston, and apportioning Cost of Maintenance.

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of
“ The Public Works Act, 1894 ” (hereinafter termed
“the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor
may, upon the terms and conditions in the said section
mentioned; by Proclamation publicly notified, direct that
any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be
constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea re-
spectively, shall, from and after a date to be fixed in such
Proclamation, be under the exclusive care, control, and
management of such local authority as shall be mentioned
in that behalf in such Proclamation; and may by any such
Proclamation as aforesaid fix and determine whether all or
any, and, if so, what part, of the cost, whether theretofore
incurred or thereafter to be incurred, of maintaining, re-
pairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge, is to
be provided and paid by the local authority or local authori-
ties, and, if so, by what local authority or authorities; and
may by any such Proclamation as aforesaid direct how,
when, and to whom any such payment is to be made:

And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that
the Governor may from time to time, with the view of
determining whether it is expedient to vest the exclusive
care, control, management, and maintenance of any such
bridge in any local authority, direct any person to be a Com-
missioner to inquire into and report to him upon any matter
which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine
any such questions as aforesaid; and may by any subse-
quent Proclamation, publicly notified, from time to time
vary or alter such care, control, and management:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an in-
quiry was duly held with a view to determining what local
authority could most conveniently and efficiently control
the bridge over the Heathcote River known as “the Ferry
Bridge,” mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter
referred to as “the said bridge,” and what proportion of the
cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing
the said bridge should be paid by any, and, if so, which,
local authority or authorities: And whereas such Com-
missioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his
opinion as to the matters respecting which he was appointed
to report:

And whereas it is expedient to make provision under the
said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set
forth:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance
and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me

by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in
anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and
direct that the said bridge shall, from and after the date of
this Proclamation, be under the exclusive care, and control,
and management of the Council of the Borough of Wools-
ton; and in further pursuance of the aforesaid powers and
authorities I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of
maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the
said bridge shall be borne by the Council of the Borough of
Woolston in the proportion of one-third, the Council of the
Borough of Sumner in the proportion of one-third, and the
Heathcote Road Board in the proportion of one-third, of the
cost respectively.

And I do hereby also further direct that any contribution
hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Council of
the Borough of Sumner, and the Heathcote Road Board,
shall be paid from time to time respectively, in the propor-
tions hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said
local authorities, within a period of thirty days after de-
mand in writing made by or on behalf of the Council of the
Borough of Woolston; and all such payments shall be made
from time to time to the Clerk of the said Council for and
on account of such Council.

SCHEDULE.

The bridge over the Heathcote River, on the road from
Sumner to Christchurch, in the Christchurch Survey Dis-
trict, as the site of the said bridge is delineated upon the
plan marked R. 2397, deposited in the office of the Chief
Engineer of Roads, at Wellington.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly;
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George;
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
said Colony, at the Government House, at Wel-
lington, this sixteenth day of June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

God save the King!

Land taken for a Gravel-pit in Section 78, Taratahi Plain
Block, Block VIII., Tiffen Survey District, Taratahi-Car-
terton Road District.

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
is required to be taken, under “The Public Works
Act, 1894,” for a certain work, to wit, for the purpose
of a gravel-pit in Section 78, Taratahi Plain Block, Block
VIII., Tiffen Survey District:

And whereas an agreement has been entered into by the
Taratahi-Carterton Road Board with the owner of the
land mentioned in the Schedule hereto to take such land
for the public work hereinafter set forth:

And whereas a plan has been prepared, and the Minister
has recommended the Governor to issue a Proclamation
taking the land, as required by the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested
by “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and of every other
power and authority in anyway enabling me in that
behalf, and being satisfied of the sufficiency of the agree-
ment hereinbefore referred to, do hereby proclaim and
declare that, from and after the date of the publication
hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the land mentioned in
the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of the
said gravel-pit.

SCHEDULE.

Approximate Area Being Portion Situated Shown on Coloured on
of the of in the Survey Plan
Parcel of Section No. District of
Land taken.

A. R. P.
0 2 0 78, Taratahi VIII. Tiffen .. R.3879 Green.
Plain Block