Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2613

Authorising the Exchange of Reserves in Taranaki for other Land.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Auckland, this tenth day of December, 1903.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the lands described in the first column of the Schedule hereto were permanently set apart for General Government purposes on the nineteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one: And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to exchange the said lands for those described in the second column of the Schedule hereto:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” and the third section of “The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1889,” doth hereby declare that the said reserves described in the first column of the Schedule hereto may be exchanged for the lands described in the second column of the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

F. D. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Changing the Purpose of a Reserve in Nelson Land District.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto was heretofore duly set apart for various purposes of public utility, being a reserve within Class II. of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” and such land has not been vested in trust in any society, body corporate, or trustees:

And whereas it is expedient that such reserve shall be appropriated for public recreation, being a reserve in Class III. of the aforesaid Act:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the second section of “The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1889,” do by this notification declare that the said reserve shall, from and after the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and three, be appropriated for public recreation under Class III. of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881”; and I do hereby direct that this notification shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Nelson Land District, containing by admeasurement 76 acres 3 roods 8 perches, more or less, situated in Block XVI., Wai-iti Survey District, being Section No. 79B, Waimea South original district, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-east by a church reserve, 1350 links, and by Section No. 79c, 632 and 950 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 28a, 2968 links; towards the south-west by Sections Nos. 29 and 1 of 2, 2300 links; and towards the north-west by Section No. 7, 3600 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 51237, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and three.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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Regulations for the Occupation of Pastoral Lands within the Marlborough Mining District.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section four of “The Land Act, 1892,” and by section thirty-eight of “The Mining Act, 1898,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the following shall be the regulations under which pastoral licenses may be granted within such portions of the Marlborough Mining District as lie within the Counties of Marlborough and Sounds:—

REGULATIONS.

Interpretation: In these regulations, unless inconsistent with the context, the word “licensee” includes “his heirs and assigns.”

1. Application may be made for any of the Crown lands within such portions of the Marlborough Mining District as lie within the Counties of Marlborough and Sounds, excepting timber and other public reserves, and the areas described in the Schedule attached hereto.

2. The area which may be applied for under these regulations shall not be less than 100 acres nor exceed 1,000 acres, and shall entitle the holder thereof to the exclusive right of pasturage over the lands specified therein, but shall give no right to the soil, or timber, or minerals.

3. The Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of Marlborough may, with the approval of the Land Board and Warden, grant not more than one pastoral license under these regulations to any person of the age of seventeen years and upwards who may apply for the same.

4. Annual rent payable under the license shall be a sum to be fixed by the Land Board of the Marlborough Land District (hereinafter referred to as “the Land Board”), but shall be not less than 3d. per acre, payable half-yearly in advance to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Blenheim, together with the lease fee of £1.

5. Term of license to be twenty-one years, and upon the expiration of the term it shall be competent for the Land Board to grant a renewal for twenty-one years over the whole or part of the area comprised in the license, upon such terms as they think fit, subject to the Warden’s approval and section 207 of “The Land Act, 1892.” Such license shall be issued subject to the terms and conditions, as nearly as may be, contained in section 199 of the said Act.

6. No deposit of survey fees shall be required, except in exceptional cases, which shall be determined by the Land Board, who shall fix the amount of deposit, which shall not exceed 1s. 6d. per acre. Pastoral areas to be defined where possible by ridge or other natural boundaries already determined by the mining surveys made for mining claims.

7. The licensee shall have the right to the use of the surface soil only of the demised land, for the purpose provided for in his license, as already set forth in Regulation No. 2.

8. The licensee shall have no right, either himself or through any other person, to fell, cut, sell, remove, or otherwise dispose of any kauri, totara, puriri, matai, rimu, ma-ngeao, pohutukawa, or other reserved trees being on the land included in his license, except in conformity with the regulations under the Mining Acts for the time being in force.

9. The licensee shall not be entitled to fell, cut, or remove any timber growing on the land comprised in his license, except for his domestic use, or for fencing or clearing for cultivation; and no trees exceeding 2 ft. in diameter are to be cut down without the special permission of the Warden.

10. The licensee shall by virtue of his pastoral license acquire no rights to mine for gold, silver, or any other metals or minerals whatsoever, without first obtaining the sanction of the Warden in the manner provided for by the mining laws.

11. The holders of miners’ rights shall have the right to prospect over the whole area held under pastoral license, and for that purpose to enter and camp thereon, and to use mining-timber (not being reserved trees) and firewood grow.