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one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” for the purpose of alienation by way of mortgage, the blocks or parcels of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, known as Pohue A No. 2 and Pohue A No. 4, containing respectively five hundred and seventy-three acres two roods twenty-four perches and three hundred and sixty-two acres three roods twenty perches, and being the lands comprised in partition orders of the Native Land Court dated the second day of October, one thousand nine hundred, in favour of Taiawhio te Tau.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Excepting Land from the Operation of Section 117 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of April, 1904.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is enacted that the Governor may, by Order in Council, except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), for a limited period or otherwise, and either generally or for such purposes and subject to such restrictions as shall be in such Order specified, any land, wheresoever situate, which is for the time being subject to the operation of the said section, or any interest therein or right over the same, or may in like manner make such exception in favour exclusively of any lessee or other person who has been bona fide in occupation of and has made improvements on such land, or has paid money to Native owners for lease or purchase thereof, prior to the passing of the said Act: Provided that no Order in Council under the provisions of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of two months from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette: Provided also that every alienation under the provisions of this section shall be confirmed by the Court in terms of section fifty-three of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” for the purpose of alienation by way of sale, the block or parcel of land situate in the Provincial District of Nelson, known as Pepin Island, containing 1,295 acres 2 roods, being part of the land comprised in certificate of title registered in the office of the District Land Registrar at Nelson, Vol. 23, folio 219.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Altering Boundaries of the Aotea and Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa Maori Land Districts.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of April, 1904.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), as amended by “The Maori Land Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is, inter alia, enacted that—(1) For the purposes of the said Act there shall be within the North Island of New Zealand not more than seven nor less than four Maori land districts, the boundaries and names whereof shall be defined by the Governor by Order in Council; (2) upon the publication of any such Order in Council in the Gazette and Kahiti the said Act shall be deemed to be in operation in any district the boundaries of which are defined in the Order; (3) the Governor may in like manner at any time alter or amend the boundaries or change the name of any such district, and where by any such alteration the number of districts is reduced or increased may dissolve any Council affected thereby, and cause such other Councils as are necessary for the purposes to be elected:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, did by four several Orders in Council, dated respectively the twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred, the seventeenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and one, the eighteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and one, and the seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two, define the boundaries and names of certain districts; and by two other Orders in Council, dated respectively the eighteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and one, and the seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two, did alter the boundaries of the Waiariki and Hikairo-Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa Districts, being two of the districts so defined, as in the Schedules to the said Orders in Council set out; and did further, by notice under his hand dated the twenty-third day of October, one thousand nine hundred and two, change the name of the said Hikairo-Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District to the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District:

And whereas it is expedient to alter or amend or to further amend the boundaries of certain of the districts which have been defined or altered as aforesaid:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred as aforesaid, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby alter the boundaries of

THE AOTEA DISTRICT MAORI LAND COUNCIL

between the confluence of the Matawhero Stream with the Rangitikei River, and the confluence of the Hautapu River with the Pahekeheke Stream, by including wholly therein Section 3, Block VI., and Section 1, Block V., Pukeokahu Survey District; the Awarua 2c No. 2 Block; Section 2, Block XII., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Awarua 3a No. 2e Block; Sections 7 and 6 of Block XV., and Sections 49, 48, 39, 38, 77, of Block XIV., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Awarua 4a 3c Block; Subdivisions Nos. 8, 7, 4, 6, and 5, and Sections 7, 7a, 6, 5, 1, 1a, 4a, 4, 3a, and 3, Block IX., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Mataroa Township and railway and road reserves; and Section 3, Block XVI., Maungakaretu Survey District: and by excluding wholly therefrom the Awarua 2c No. 16 Block, the Awarua 2c No. 20 Block, and the Awarua 3a No. 2d Block, and Section 47, Block XIV., Ohinewairua Survey District, all heretofore situated partially within the boundaries of the said Aotea District Maori Land Council and the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District Maori Land Council: and doth also hereby alter the boundaries of

THE MANIAPOTO-TUWHARETOA DISTRICT MAORI LAND COUNCIL

between the confluence of the Matawhero Stream with the Rangitikei River, and the confluence of the Hautapu River with the Pahekeheke Stream, by including wholly therein the Awarua 2c No. 16 Block, the Awarua 2c No. 20 Block, and the Awarua 3a No. 2d Block, and Section 47, Block XIV., Ohinewairua Survey District, and by wholly excluding therefrom Section 3, Block VI., and Section 1, Block V., Pukeokahu Survey District; the Awarua 2c No. 2 Block; Section 2, Block XII., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Awarua 3a No. 2e Block; Sections 7 and 6, Block XV., and Sections 49, 48, 39, 38, 77, Block XIV., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Awarua 4a 3c Block; Subdivisions Nos. 8, 7, 4, 6, and 5, and Sections 7, 7a, 6, 5, 1a, 1, 4a, 4, 3a, and 3, Block IX., Ohinewairua Survey District; the Mataroa Township and railway and road reserves; and Section 3, Block XVI., Maungakaretu Survey District: all heretofore situated partially within the boundaries of the said Maniapoto District Maori Land Council and the Aotea District Maori Land Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Hares may be killed in Canterbury District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that from and after the date hereof hares shall cease to be within the operation of the said Acts within the area described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that part of the Provincial District of Canterbury comprised in the Counties of Amuri, Kaikoura, Cheviot, Ashley, Akaroa, Mount Herbert, and Selwyn.

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

ALBERT PITT,
For Colonial Secretary