3494
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 104

and 10, Town of Hunter ville, and comprising the lands de-
scribed in certificates of title, Vol. 47, folio 246, and Vol. 51,
f olio 127, Wellington.

Also all that area in the Wellington Land District, con-
taining by admeasurement 17 acres 3 roods 8 perches, more
or less, being Section No. 35, Block XV, Tiriraukawa Survey
District. Bounded towards the north by a public road,
1970 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 25,
735 links; towards the south-west by Poukiore No. 1 Block,
1866 links; and towards the north-west by Section No. 36,
821 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the
same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 46632c,
deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at
Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council

Recreation Reserve in Auckland Land District brought under
"The Public Domains Act, 1881."

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth
day of December, 1907.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in me by
the twenty-fourth section of "The Public Reserves
Act, 1881," I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor
of the Dominion of New Zealand, by and with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do
hereby order and declare that the reserve for recreation in
the Auckland Land District described in the Schedule
hereto shall be and the same is hereby brought under the
operation of and declared to be subject to the provisions
of "The Public Domains Act, 1881"; and such reserve
shall hereafter be known as Whangaripo Domain, and be
managed, administered, and dealt with in manner directed
by the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

WHANGARIPO DOMAIN.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by
admeasurement 15 acres, more or less, being Section No. 10A
of the Parish of Pakiri, and situated in Blocks IX, X, XIII,
and XIV, Pakiri Survey District. Bounded towards the
north by a public road 100 links wide, 500 links; towards
the east by Section No. 10 of the Parish of Pakiri, 2119
links; towards the south by a right-of-way 50 links wide,
960 links; and towards the west generally by a stream: be
all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is
delineated on the plan marked S.G. 57376/1, deposited in
the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and
thereon bordered red.

ALEX. WILLIS,
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 House, at Wellington, this sixth day
of December, 1907.

Present:

THE RIGHT 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 restric-
tions 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 bond 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 Aotea District Maori Land Board, by
a recommendation made on the twenty-seventh day of
August, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and re-
ceived on the twelfth day of September, one thousand nine
hundred and seven, 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 sale, the block or parcel of
land known as Makuratawhiti No. 8A:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
power and authority conferred upon him 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 Dominion, 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 particularised
and set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Waitohu
Survey District, containing 2 acres, more or less, known as
Makuratawhiti No. 8A, and comprised in a partition order
of the Native Land Court dated the 11th day of July, 1907.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Volunteer Regulations amended.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred on me by "The Defence Act, 1886," and
its amendments, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby
amend the General Regulations of the Defence Forces of
New Zealand, made on the eighth day of February, one
thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New
Zealand Gazette of the same date, as set forth in the
Schedule hereto, and do hereby also make the additional
regulation set out in such Schedule; and I do hereby de-
clare that such amendment and additional regulation shall
come into force on the third day of December, one thou-
sand nine hundred and seven.

SCHEDULE.

MAXIM OR OTHER MACHINE GUN DETACHMENTS.

REGULATION 418A. The following will be the necessary quali-
fications for non-commissioned officers and men of the New
Zealand Volunteer Force to earn personal payments and
efficiency badges for efficiency in the use of machine guns:—

Non-commissioned officers and men in order to qualify
for personal payments and efficiency badges for efficiency in
the use of machine guns must have undergone an annual
course in the use of machine guns, and have fired the
allowance of ammunition laid down in General Regulations,
in addition to which each non-commissioned officer and man
shall undergo a practical examination by the Director of
Artillery Services, and be required to qualify in the fol-
lowing subjects: General description of gun and carriage;
care and preservation of machine guns; failures that may
occur, and how to remedy them; drill for gun on issue to
unit; filling belts with ammunition. He must also identify
and know the use of all stores, spare parts, and fittings of
Maxim or other machine guns. Sergeants, in addition,
must possess a good knowledge of the employment of
machine guns in the field.

Badges and personal payments of £1 each will be granted
to the eight best non-commissioned officers and men in each
regiment or battalion who qualify in the above subjects.

Regulation 601. At end of regulation add,—
"Machine Guns.—The letter 'M' in red. Distinguished,
'M' in gold."

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.

[D. 07/3539.]