Sept. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2061

S.G. 26489, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Land District of Wellington, and coloured thereon red. For improvement and protection of river.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 35 acres, more or less, numbered 3577 (in red), situated in Blocks XIII. and XIV., Pareora Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by the Pareora River, towards the south-east by the stream forming the north-west boundary of Section No. 24600, towards the south-west by a road, and towards the north-west by the stream forming the south-east boundary of Section No. 33795: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 26489, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Land District of Wellington, and coloured thereon red. For improvement and protection of river.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being Section No. 3556 (in red), situated in Rapuwai Settlement, Block X., Opihi Survey District. Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the north-western side of Sullivan’s Road, the said point being distant north-easterly 243 links from the southernmost corner of Section No. 3 of the Rapuwai Settlement, and proceeding thence at a right angle in a north-westerly direction, 333·3 links; thence at a right angle in a north-easterly direction, 300 links; thence at a right angle in a south-easterly direction, 332·5 links; and thence in a south-westerly direction along the said road, 300 links, to the commencing-point: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 19240, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red. For a gravel reserve.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being Section No. 3555 (in red), situated in Rapuwai Settlement, Block X., Opihi Survey District. Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the southern side of the Kakahu Road, the said point being distant westerly 1671·6 links along the said road from the north-eastern corner of Section No. 4 of the said Rapuwai Settlement, and proceeding thence in a westerly direction along the said road, 400 links; thence at a right angle in a south-westerly direction, 250 links; thence at a right angle in a south-easterly direction, 400 links; and thence at a right angle in a north-easterly direction, 250 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 19240, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red. For a gravel reserve.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations under “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby revoke the regulations made under the said Act on the sixth day of January last respecting financial adjustments, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act as hereinafter set forth, namely:—

REGULATIONS.

Financial Adjustments.

1. WHENEVER, upon the constitution of a new borough, or any alteration of the boundaries of an existing borough, agreements for financial and other adjustments are required to be made as specified in section one hundred and eighty-three of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” such agreements shall respectively be made and executed within three calendar months from the date of constitution of the new borough or date of alteration of boundaries respectively, as the case may be.

2. All such agreements shall provide, inter alia, for the following matters:—

(a.) What part of the real and personal property of the local authority or local authorities directly affected by such constitution or alteration shall respectively become the property of the new borough or other authority acquiring the severed area, as the case may be.

(b.) What part of the rates payable to the existing local authority or local authorities from which such new borough or added area has been taken shall be deemed payable to such new borough or other authority acquiring such severed area respectively.

(c.) What part of the debts, liabilities, or engagements of such existing local authority or local authorities, whether absolute and outstanding at the date of such severance or then contingent or prospective (if the same be capable of extinction), shall be liabilities or engagements of such new borough or other local authority acquiring such severed area respectively.

(d.) What part of the interest and sinking fund of any loan raised by such existing local authority or local authorities shall be payable by the new borough or other local authority acquiring such severed area respectively.

3. If no such agreements as aforesaid be made within the said period of three calendar months from the date of such constitution or alteration of boundaries as aforesaid, then, upon the written application of either of the local authorities directly affected by such constitution or alteration, the Governor may appoint one or more persons to be Commissioners to inquire and report to him upon any matters which he shall deem necessary to enable him to make an adjustment of property, liabilities, contracts, and engagements between such local authorities. The Commissioners shall report to the Governor, after such inquiry as they think necessary, their opinion as to the matters inquired into, but it shall not be obligatory on the Governor to act in accordance with any opinion or recommendation expressed or made by the Commissioners. Any such Commissioner shall have all the powers of a Board or Commission appointed by the Governor in Council under the provisions of “The Commissioners’ Powers Act, 1867.” After consideration of the report of the Commissioners, the Governor shall, by Warrant under his hand, make such adjustment or award as he shall deem just. Such adjustment or award shall be notified to the parties by the Colonial Secretary. All applications under this regulation shall be addressed to the Colonial Secretary.

4. Any such adjustment or award may provide for all or any of the matters mentioned in regulation two, and may declare in whom any property shall be vested, and for what estate, and by whom any moneys shall be paid, or other acts and things done (including the payment by either party of the whole or any part of the costs and expenses of such inquiry), and generally may give such directions as may be necessary for giving full effect to these regulations.

5. Every such adjustment or award shall be final and conclusive as between the parties.

Recovery of Proportion of Cost of Bridge, &c., when more than one District benefited.

6. With respect to the demand and recovery of the proportion of the cost of any work under section 219 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) Such proportion of cost may be demanded from the contributing local authority in instalments as the work progresses, at such intervals of not less than one month as the constructing local authority thinks fit. Every such demand shall be by notice in writing signed by the Clerk of the Council of the contributing local authority.

(2.) The instalments shall bear the same proportion to the value of the work executed as the proportion of cost to be paid by the contributing local authority bears to the total cost of the work.

(3.) All payments shall be made to the Clerk of the said Council.

(4.) Any instalments not paid within thirty days of the receipt of the aforesaid notice may be recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the constructing local authority.

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

JAS. McGOWAN.

Declaring Road-lines through Land in the Manga-a-toro Settlement to be closed.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS a report has been received from the Surveyor-General, from which it appears that the roads described in the Schedule hereto are unformed and unused, and that they intersect land acquired under “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and are not suitable for the subdivision of such land: