JUNE 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1507

hereto, situated in the County of Waipa, have presented a petition to His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand praying that the land comprised in the said area be included in the Ohaupo Drainage District as constituted under the provisions of the said Act: And whereas it is expedient to alter the boundaries of such drainage district in manner hereinafter appearing:

Now therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority contained in section three of “The Land Drainage Act, 1904,” 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, doth hereby alter the boundaries of the said Ohaupo Drainage District by including in such district the area of land described in the said petition and in the First Schedule hereto; and doth hereby declare that the boundaries of the said drainage district, with such addition as herein provided for, shall be those described in the Second Schedule hereto.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

AREA INCLUDED IN THE OHAUPO DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, situated in Hamilton Survey District, bounded towards the north by a public road intersecting Section No. 371, Tuhikaramea Parish, from the north-eastern corner of Section No. 331, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 362, Ngaroto Parish; thence by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 362 and 333, Ngaroto Parish, to the road forming the western boundary of Section No. 317; thence towards the east by the road forming the western boundaries of Sections Nos. 317, 318, 319, 320A, 320, 321, and 322, Ngaroto Parish, to the easternmost corner of Section No. 339; thence towards the south by the said Section No. 339 to its northernmost corner; thence towards the east by Sections Nos. 339 and 340, Ngaroto Parish, to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 381, Ngaroto Parish; thence again towards the south by the last-mentioned section to its north-western corner; thence towards the west generally by Section No. 336, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the road forming part of the eastern boundary of Section No. 334; thence by the last-mentioned road to the south-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 334; thence by the last-mentioned section and Sections Nos. 333, 332, and 331, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the north-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section, the place of commencement.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

OHAUPO DRAINAGE DISTRICT (EXTENDED BOUNDARIES).

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, situated in Hamilton Survey District, bounded towards the north by a public road intersecting Section No. 371, Tuhikaramea Parish, from the north-eastern corner of Section No. 331, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the northernmost corner of Section No. 362, Ngaroto Parish; thence by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 362 and 333, Ngaroto Parish, to the road forming the western boundary of Section No. 317; thence towards the east by the road forming the western boundaries of Sections Nos. 317, 318, 319, 320A, 320, 321, 322, 323, and 324, Ngaroto Parish, to the southern side of a road intersecting the aforesaid road and forming the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 324, 324A, and 308; thence again towards the north by the last-mentioned road to the northernmost corner of Section No. 309; thence again towards the east by the said Section No. 309, and by Section No. 310 to the south-western corner of the said Section No. 310; thence towards the south and again towards the east by Section No. 325 to the southernmost corner of the said Section No. 325; thence again towards the south generally by a public road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 284, 285, 295, 300, 300A, 135, 134, 133, 143, and 142, Ngaroto Parish, to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 160; thence towards the west by the said Section No. 160, and by Section No. 159 to the northernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence towards the north-west by a public road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 153, 369, 367, and 385, Ngaroto Parish, to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 380A (a closed road); thence by a right line across a public road to the south-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 380A; thence by the said Section No. 380A to a point in line with the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 381, Ngaroto Parish; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of the said Section No. 381; and thence by the said Section No. 381 to its north-eastern corner; thence again towards the south by the last-mentioned section to its north-western corner; thence again towards the west generally by Section No. 336, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the road form-

ing part of the eastern boundary of Section No. 334, Tuhikaramea Parish; thence by the last-mentioned road to the south-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 334; thence by the last-mentioned section and Sections Nos. 333, 332, and 331, Tuhikaramea Parish, to the north-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section, the place of commencement.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Extending Period within which Crown Lands Inquiry Commissioners shall report.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to James McKerrow, Esquire, of Wellington; Robert Hall, Esquire, of Auckland; William Wilson McCardle, Esquire, of Kawhia; William Arthur McCutchan, Esquire, of Whangamomona; John Moore Johnston, Esquire, of Palmerston North; William Brooklyn Matheson, Esquire, of Rongomai; George William Forbes, Esquire, of Linwood; John Anstey, Esquire, of Otipua; Donald McLennan, Esquire, of Duntrson; and John Thomas Paul, Esquire, of Dunedin: Greeting.

WHEREAS by a Commission bearing date the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and five, you, the said

JAMES MCKERROW,
ROBERT HALL,
WILLIAM WILSON MCCARDLE,
WILLIAM ARTHUR MCCUTCHAN,
JOHN MOORE JOHNSTON,
WILLIAM BROOKLYN MATHESON,
GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES,
JOHN ANSTEY,
DONALD MCLENNAN, and
JOHN THOMAS PAUL,

were appointed to be Commissioners, with the powers mentioned therein, for the purpose of making inquiry into matters affecting Crown lands:

And whereas by the said Commission you were directed and required to transmit to me your report and recommendations in respect to the several matters inquired into by you not later than the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and five:

And whereas the time within which you were required to report was extended to the twentieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five:

And whereas it is expedient that the said period should be further extended as hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in exercise and pursuance of every power and authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby further extend the period within which you shall (using all diligence) report to me, as by the said Commission provided, to the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five.

And with the like advice and consent, and in further pursuance of the said power and authority, I do hereby confirm the said Commission, except as altered by these presents.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 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 nineteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Approved in Council.

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

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

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PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in His Majesty or the Governor for any of the pur-