July 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1553

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the said road should be maintained:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Acts, do hereby authorise the Council of the County of Levels to maintain the said road; and I do hereby declare that the cost of maintaining the said road shall be borne by the Council of the County of Levels and the Council of the County of Waimate in the following proportions—viz., the Council of the County of Levels shall contribute five-sixths, and the Council of the County of Waimate one-sixth, of the cost of maintaining such road.

And I do hereby direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the County of Waimate shall be paid from time to time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said county, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Council of the County of Levels, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

That portion of the Great South Road from the Lower Pareora Bridge to the junction of the road with the Otipua Road, a distance of six miles and a half or thereabouts; as the same is delineated on the plan marked R. 2640A, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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Warrant apportioning the Cost of maintaining a Portion of the Otipua Road between the Counties of Levels and Waimate.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section eight of “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” it is enacted that in any case where a road in one district is largely used by or for the purpose of traffic to or from any other district or districts, and the Governor is of opinion that it is equitable that the latter district should contribute towards the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any portion of such road in the former district, the Governor may from time to time apportion the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any part of such road among the local authorities of the respective districts as he thinks fit; and for that purpose, and to enable effect to be given thereto, the provisions of sections one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and fourteen of the principal Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply:

And whereas the Council of the County of Levels has made application to the Governor to apportion the cost of maintaining the road described in the Schedule hereto between the said Council and the Council of the County of Waimate:

And whereas by section one hundred and fourteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” it is further provided that the Governor may, with the view of determining what proportion, if any, of the cost of maintaining the work should be borne by any local authority, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an inquiry duly held: And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his opinion thereon:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the said road should be maintained:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Acts, do hereby authorise the Council of the County of Levels to construct and maintain the said road; and I do hereby declare that the cost of maintaining the said road shall be borne by the Council of the County of Levels and the Council of the County of Waimate in the following proportions—viz., the Council of the County of Levels shall contribute three-fourths, and the Council of the County of Waimate one-fourth, of the cost of maintaining such road.

And I do hereby direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the County of Waimate shall be paid from time to time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said county, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Council of the County of Levels, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

That portion of the Otipua Road from the Upper Pareora Bridge to the junction of the road with the Main South Road, a distance of eight miles and a half or thereabouts; as the same is delineated upon the plan marked R. 2640A, and deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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Warrant apportioning the Cost of maintaining Brassell’s Road between the Counties of Levels and Waimate.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section eight of “The Public Works Act Amendment Act, 1900,” it is enacted that in any case where a road in one district is largely used by or for the purpose of traffic to or from any other district or districts, and the Governor is of opinion that it is equitable that the latter district should contribute towards the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any portion of such road in the former district, the Governor may from time to time apportion the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any part of such road among the local authorities of the respective districts as he thinks fit; and for that purpose, and to enable effect to be given thereto, the provisions of sections one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and fourteen of the principal Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply:

And whereas the Council of the County of Levels has made application to the Governor to apportion the cost of maintaining the road described in the Schedule hereto between the said Council and the adjoining districts largely using the said road:

And whereas by section one hundred and fourteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” it is further provided that the Governor may, with the view of determining what proportion, if any, of the cost of maintaining the work should be borne by any local authority, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and an inquiry duly held: And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his opinion thereon:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that the said road should be maintained:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Acts, do hereby authorise the Council of the County of Levels to maintain the said road; and I do hereby declare that the cost of maintaining the said road shall be borne by the Council of the County of Levels and the Council of the County of Waimate in the following proportions—viz., the Council of the County of Levels shall contribute three-fourths and the Council of the County of Waimate one-fourth of the cost of maintaining such road; and I do hereby direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the County of Waimate shall be paid from time to time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said county, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Council of the County of Levels, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

The road from the Pareora River to the Otipua Road, known as “Brassell’s Road,” a distance of one mile and a half or thereabouts; as the same is delineated on the plan marked R. 2640, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.