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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

As the same are delineated upon the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above noted.

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 Wellington, this eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Fixing Sitings of District Courts.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority in this behalf enabling me, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of the District Courts of Taranaki, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru, Otago Goldfields, Western Otago, Nelson, and Westland, for civil and criminal business, shall be held as follows, from and after the first day of May next, in lieu of those previously fixed and appointed:—

TARANAKI DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, New Plymouth, for civil business only, on 4th May, 5th August, and 4th November.

In the Courthouse, Hawera, for civil and criminal business, on 9th May, 10th August, and 10th November.

In the Courthouse, Stratford, for civil and criminal business, on 6th May, 8th August, and 8th November.

WANGANUI DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Wanganui, for civil business only, on 12th May and 12th August. For civil and criminal business, on 14th November.

In the Courthouse, Palmerston North, for civil business only, on 16th May and 16th August. For civil and criminal business, on 17th November.

WAIRARAPA DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Masterton, for civil and criminal business, on 19th May, 22nd August, and 23rd November.

In the Courthouse, Pahiatua, for civil and criminal business, on 17th May, 18th August, and 21st November.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Ashburton, for civil business only, on 7th June, 7th September, and 6th December.

TIMARU AND OAMARU DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Timaru, for civil business only, on 9th June and 9th September. For criminal and civil business, on 8th December.

In the Courthouse, Oamaru, for civil and criminal business, on 21st June and 20th December. For civil business only, on 23rd September.

OTAGO GOLDFIELDS DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Lawrence, for civil and criminal business, on 1st June and 1st December.

In the Courthouse, Queenstown, for civil and criminal business, on 27th September.

In the Courthouse, Naseby, for civil and criminal business, on 20th September.

WESTERN OTAGO DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Invercargill, for civil business only, on 14th June, 13th September, and 13th December.

In the Courthouse, Gore, for civil business only, on 15th June, 14th September, and 14th December.

WESTLAND DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Westport, for civil and criminal business, on 9th June and 13th October.

In the Courthouse, Greymouth, for civil and criminal business, on 11th July and 18th October.

In the Courthouse, Hokitika, for civil and criminal business, on 17th June and 21st October.

In the Courthouse, Reefton, for civil business only, on 13th July and 19th October.

In the Courthouse, Kumara, for civil business only, on 16th July and 22nd October.

NELSON DISTRICT.

In the Courthouse, Nelson, for civil and criminal business, on 21st July and 27th October.

Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be held on the first day thereafter not being a holiday.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and four.

C. H. MILLS.

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of a Reserve in the Wellington Land District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to change or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in His Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, the Governor may, by notice gazetted, declare his intention to make such change, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto from a site for a Courthouse to a site for a post-office.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block II., Township of Taihape. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 2; towards the east by Crown land; towards the south generally by Huia Street; and towards the west generally by the main road: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and four.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.