Act, 1881," I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby order and declare that the reserve made for public recreation in the Auckland Land District, and described in the Schedule hereto, shall be and the same is hereby brought under the operation of and declared to be subject to the provisions of “The Public Domains Act, 1881”; and such domain shall hereafter be managed, administered, and dealt with in manner directed by the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 6 acres, more or less, situate in Block XXII. of the Town of Paeroa. Bounded towards the north-east by Wolfe Street, 1417 links; towards the south-east by Olga Street, 650 links; towards the south-west by Lewis Street, 146, 228, and 681 links; and towards the north-west generally by Arney Street, 307 links, by Section No. 4 of Block XXII. of the Town of Paeroa, 250, 100, and 250 links, and again by Arney Street, 100 links, to the point of commencement.

Also all that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 8 acres 3 roods 28 perches, more or less, being Block XIV. of the Town of Paeroa. Bounded towards the north by Alpha Street, 138 links; towards the north-east by King Street, 102 and 801 links; towards the south-east by Arney Street, 800 links; towards the south-west by Willoughby Street, 1000 links; and towards the north-west by Mackay Street, 795 links, to the point of commencement.

Be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same are delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Trustee for the Punakitere Public Cemetery appointed.

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 JAMES RANDELL WHITE to be a Trustee, in the place of William Sheridan Nicholson, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Punakitere Public Cemetery, in conjunction with the other persons previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Trustees for the Highbank Public Cemetery appointed.

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 ALBERT RICHARDS and CHARLES WILLIAM ANDERSON to be Trustees, in the place of Hector Bond and William Charles Davis, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Highbank Public Cemetery, in conjunction with the other persons previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Intention to take Land near Penrose, Auckland, for a Rifle Range.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to execute a certain public work, to wit, the formation of a rifle range near Penrose, in the Provincial District of Auckland, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office, Penrose, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing within forty days from the first publication of this notice to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land required to be taken:—

| Approximate Area of the Parcel of Land to be taken. | Being Portion of | Situated in Blocks Nos. | Situated in the Survey District of |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. 100 0 0 | Allotments 5 and 6 of Section 17, Suburbs of Auckland. | I., V., and VI. | Otahuhu. |

In the Land District of Auckland; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 19838, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon bordered green.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Description of New Zealand Ensign.

Marine Department, Wellington, 24th June, 1902.

THE following sections of “The New Zealand Ensign Act, 1901,” are published for general information:

"2. The New Zealand ensign shall be the blue ensign of the Royal Naval Reserve, having on the fly thereof the Southern Cross as represented by four five-pointed red stars with white borders.

"3. The said ensign shall be the recognised flag of the colony for general use on shore within the colony, and on all vessels belonging to the Government of New Zealand, or which are from time to time permitted under an Admiralty warrant to use the same.

"4. Every person who defaces the New Zealand ensign by placing any sign, representation, or letter thereon shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds."

The following is a description of the stars referred to, and their positions on the flag:

The centres of the stars forming the long limb of the cross shall be on a vertical line on the fly, midway between the Union Jack and the outer edge of the fly, and equidistant from its upper and lower edges; and the distance apart of the centres of the stars shall be equal to thirty-six sixtieths the hoist of the ensign.

The centres of the stars forming the short limb of the cross shall be on a line intersecting the vertical limb at an angle of 82° therewith, and rising from near the lower fly corner of the Union Jack towards the upper fly corner of the ensign, its point of intersection with the vertical line being distant from the centre of the uppermost star of the cross twelve-sixtieths of the hoist of the ensign. The distance of the centre of the star nearest the outer edge of the fly from the point of intersection shall be equal to twelve-sixtieths of the hoist of the ensign, and the distance of the centre of the star nearest the Union Jack from the point of intersection shall be equal to fourteen-sixtieths of the hoist of the ensign.

The star nearest the fly edge of the ensign shall measure five-sixtieths, the star at the top of the cross and that nearest to the Union Jack shall each measure six-sixtieths, and the star at the bottom of the cross shall measure seven-sixtieths of the hoist of the ensign across their respective red points, and the width of the white borders to the several stars shall in all cases be equal to one one-hundred-and-twentieth of the hoist of the ensign.

A drawing of the said ensign, in accordance with the above description, is deposited in the office of the Marine Department, at Wellington, and marked M.D. 2534, and a copy of such drawing is published herewith.

WM. HALL-JONES.