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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

Survey District. Bounded towards the south-east by Section No. 1, Block XIII, Ahaura Survey District, a distance of 3795·4 links; towards the north-east by the road reserve along Nelson Creek, a distance of 4729 links; towards the north by Crown lands, 651·6 links; and towards the west by the Taramakau Road, a distance of 4432·8 links: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 57440/2, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red. For a resting-place for traveling stock.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands

Land temporarily reserved in the Otago Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Otago Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purpose in the said Schedule specified at the end of the description of the land so intended to be temporarily reserved.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 3 roods 33 perches, more or less, being Section No. 27A, Totara Settlement. Bounded towards the north by part of Section No. 3A, Totara Settlement, 1041·7 links; towards the east by parts of Original Sections Nos. 1 of 51 and 1 of 52, Block IX, Oamaru Survey District, 444·5 links; towards the south by other part of said Section No. 1 of 52 and the crossing of a closed road, Block IX, Oamaru Survey District, 721·8 links; and towards the south-west by Round Hill Road, 465·8 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 57383/1, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red. For an addition to a public-school site.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands

Land temporarily reserved in the Otago Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Otago Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purpose in the said Schedule specified at the end of the description of the land so intended to be temporarily reserved.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres, more or less, being Section No. 13A, Kurow Settlement. Bounded towards the north-east by part of Section No. 8A of said settlement, 336·4 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 9A of said settlement, 1491·3 links; towards the south-west by a public road, 336·4 links; and towards the north-west by part of Original Section No. 5, Block I, Kurow Survey District, 1491·3 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 57384/1, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red. For a site for a public school.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Warrant vesting Control of the Taramakau Bridge, near the Borough of Kumara, in the Kumara Borough Council, and apportioning the Cost of Maintenance of the same between the Kumara Borough Council, the Grey County Council, and the Westland County Council.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and nineteen of “The Public Works Act, 1905” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may, by Warrant under his hand publicly notified and gazetted, direct that any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea respectively shall, from and after a date to be fixed in such Warrant, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of such local authority as shall be mentioned in that behalf in such Warrant; and may by any such Warrant as aforesaid fix and determine whether all or any, and if so what part, of the cost, whether theretofore incurred or thereafter to be incurred, of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge is to be provided and paid by the local authority or local authorities, and, if so, by what local authority or authorities; and may by any such Warrant as aforesaid direct how, when, and to whom any such payment is to be made:

And whereas by the said section one hundred and nineteen it is, inter alia, provided that the Governor may, with a view of determining what proportion (if any) of the cost of maintaining any work should be borne by any local authority or local authorities, direct any Magistrate or other person to be a Commissioner to inquire and report to him upon any matter which he shall deem necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed for the purpose aforesaid, and an inquiry duly held:

And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his opinion thereon:

And whereas the Governor is of opinion that it is equitable that the cost of maintaining the bridge and approaches thereto mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be provided and paid in the manner and in the proportions hereinafter respectively set forth:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby direct that the bridge known as the Taramakau Bridge, together with the approaches thereto, as described in the Schedule hereto (and hereinafter referred to as “the said bridge”), shall, from and after the date of this Warrant, be under the exclusive care and control and management of the Kumara Borough Council; and, in further pursuance and exercise of the aforesaid powers and authorities, I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge, with the approaches thereto, shall be borne by the Council of the Borough of Kumara in the proportion of five-twelfths of the said cost, by the Grey County Council in the proportion of five-twelfths of the said cost, and by the Westland County Council in the proportion of two-twelfths of the said cost respectively.

And I do also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Councils of the County of Grey and the County of Westland shall be paid from time to time in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed out of the funds of the said counties, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Council of the Borough of Kumara, and such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of that Council for and on account of such Council.