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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

Amended Regulations under “The Scaffolding Inspection Act, 1906.”

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section five of “The Scaffolding Inspection Act, 1906” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations relating to scaffolding, and gear used in connection therewith: And whereas regulations were made for the purposes of the said Act on the seventeenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and six, and were published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twentieth day of the same month: And whereas it appears expedient to revoke Regulation 2 of the said regulations and make another provision in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the said Regulation 2, and in lieu thereof doth make the following regulation, viz.:

“2. All scaffolding, and all gear used in connection therewith, in any district for which an Inspector has been appointed under the said Act shall be of the description indicated in these regulations under the respective headings, and shall be set up, built, maintained, and used in accordance with such regulations: Provided that it shall be lawful for any Inspector to authorise the use of any other description of scaffolding or gear in any case where he has personally inspected the same and certified in writing that in his opinion such scaffolding or gear may safely be used for the purpose intended.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Member of Assessment Court under “The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Act, 1906.”

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Act, 1906,” 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 appoint

THOMAS EZEKIEL CROSSE

to be a member of the Assessment Court for the County of Hawke’s Bay.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking an Order in Council fixing Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Nelson Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by “The Land Act, 1892,” 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 revoke an Order in Council fixing terms and conditions of lease of lands in Reefton Village Settlement, Nelson Land District, made and issued on the sixth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in Gazette No. 32, of the twenty-sixth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Land in the Ikaroa Maori Land Board under the Provisions of “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905,” and its Amendments.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section three of “The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1906,” it is enacted that any Maori land which, in the opinion of the Native Minister, has not been properly cleared of noxious weeds within the meaning of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” shall be deemed to be Maori land subject to the provisions of sections eight to fifteen of the said Act as amended by this Act:

And whereas, under the provisions of the said section three, the Native Minister has made the land in the Schedule hereto subject to an Order in Council under the provisions of section eight of “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905,” and declared that the Governor in Council may deal with the same accordingly:

And whereas by subsection (a) of section eight of the last said Act it is enacted, “The Governor may by Order in Council declare that the land is vested in the Board for an estate in fee-simple in possession, subject nevertheless to all valid encumbrances, liens, and interests affecting the same, to be held and administered by the Board for the benefit of the Maori owners in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and the said land shall vest in the Board accordingly”:

And whereas it is desirable that the said land be dealt with under the provisions of the last said Act and its amendments:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the premises and in exercise of the powers conferred by the said Acts, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, hereby declares that the said land is vested in the Ikaroa District Maori Land Board for an estate in fee-simple in possession (subject to all valid encumbrances, liens, and interests affecting the same), to be held and administered by the said Board for the benefit of the Maori owners in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid Acts.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District known as Tangoio South, containing by admeasurement 980 acres, more or less, situate in Blocks IV and VIII, Puketapu Survey District, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-west by the Ko Nga Mahanga Stream, towards the north-east generally by the Te Ngaru Stream and a line to the ocean, towards the south-east generally by the ocean, and towards the south-west generally by the Pakuratahi Native Block: save and except thereout that portion of the said land, containing 3 acres, more or less, vested by order of the Native Land Court dated the 23rd day of July, 1900, in His Majesty as a school-site.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Conferring Jurisdiction on Native Land Court.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of February, 1907.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land enumerated in the Schedule hereto is vested in the Public Trustee under and by virtue of “The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and its amendments:

And whereas the beneficial ownership of the said land, and the interests of the owners as against each other, have never been definitely settled: And whereas it is expedient to settle all doubts as to the jurisdiction of the Native Land