Oct. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3027

Native Land Court, as established by the said Act, jurisdiction in any matter or question referred to in such Order exclusively affecting the rights of Natives in any real or personal property: And whereas a Crown grant was issued on the second day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, for the land described in the Schedule hereto, to Hami Ngaropi, Hemi Matini te Puke, Hone Kiingi Muriwhenua, and Te Waapu, their heirs and assigns, for ever, upon trust for the members of the Ngati-mahanga Tribe of aboriginal Natives: And whereas it appears that portions of the said land have been sold, and it is expedient that the Native Land Court should be empowered to inquire and ascertain who are the Natives beneficially entitled under the trust recited in the said grant, and in what shares and proportions:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the investigation and determination of the names of the Natives beneficially entitled under the said trust, and the relative shares and proportions in which such Natives are so entitled, and of any matter or question which may arise in relation thereto, or which it shall be necessary to determine for the purpose aforesaid, shall be and the same are hereby brought within the jurisdiction of the said Court.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, containing 551 acres, more or less, and numbered 169N, being Allotment 201 of the Parish of Karamu, or Whatawhata, and being the land comprised in a Crown grant dated the 2nd day of August, 1866, in favour of Hami Ngaropi and others, excepting thereout the land comprised in conveyances numbered 1219, 71183, 73463, 73639, and 77606 in the office of the Registrar of Deeds at Auckland.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of October, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor 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 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 ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and received on the seventeenth day of May, 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 Haruatai 15A:

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.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Waitohu Survey District, in the Land District of Wellington, containing 2 acres and 5 perches, more or less, known as Haruatai 15A, and being the whole of the land comprised in an order of the Native Land Court bearing date the 13th day of October, 1898, in favour of Thakara Makarika and others.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of October, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor 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 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:

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.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece of land, situated in the Chatham Islands, containing 200 acres, be the same a little more or less, and being part of Otonga No. 1e No. 5, which said piece of land is bounded towards the north-west by other part of the said block, 11405 links; towards the north-east by a public road; towards the south-east by other part of the said block, 9172·3 links; and towards the south-west by the Pacific Ocean: and being part of the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 105, folio 243, of the Register-book of the Wellington District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Amended Scale of Fees under “Servants’ Registry Offices Act, 1895.”

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of October, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN exercise of the power conferred upon him by “The Servants’ Registry Offices Act, 1895,” and of all other powers and authorities him enabling in this behalf, His