Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 775

And whereas the Aotea District Maori Land Council, by a recommendation made on the eleventh day of October, one thousand nine hundred and four, and received on the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and four, has recommended His Excellency the Governor to except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” the block or parcel of land known as Awarua 4c No. 12A, to enable the said land to be leased:

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 acting 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 lease, the block or parcel of land, containing six hundred and thirty acres two roods, more or less, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, known as Awarua 4c No. 12A, and being the land comprised in partition order of the Native Land Court dated the ninth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and four, in favour of Te Rangiwhakahaua and another.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of March, 1905.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING 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 bonâ 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:

And whereas the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District Maori Land Council has recommended His Excellency the Governor to 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 lease, the blocks or parcels of land particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto:

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 acting 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 lease, the blocks or parcels of land particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of March, 1905.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING 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 bonâ 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:

And whereas the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District Maori Land Council, by a recommendation made on the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, and received on the fourth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and four, has recommended the Governor to 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 lease, all that block or parcel of land, containing thirty-seven acres, being the land known as Kinohaku East No. 5B, Section 2, except in so far as regards the interest of Tiro te Kahui in the said land:

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 acting 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 lease, all that block or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing thirty-seven acres, more or less, being the land known as Kinohaku East No. 5B, Section 2, and being the land comprised in partition order of the Native Land Court dated the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and four, in favour of Titia Wiremu and others, except in so far as regards the interest of Tiro te Kahui therein.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.