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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

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 revoke and amend, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto, such of 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 (including all amendments of such General Regulations made prior to the date hereof), as are set forth in the said Schedule hereto; and I do hereby declare that such revocation shall take effect and such amendments shall come into force on the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

SCHEDULE.

1. REGULATION 370 and all amendments thereof are hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

Garrison and Battalion Bands.

Regulation 370.—(1.) To qualify for capitation, bandsmen must have served six months, and be efficient musicians, and must attend eighteen parades during the year, at which at least one-half of the strength must be present, six of which parades must be devoted wholly to ambulance duties, and three must be daylight parades. Two-thirds of the strength must be present on at least four parades during the year. Each man must also earn a certificate on being examined practically by a Board consisting of the Principal Medical Officer of the district and two other medical officers to be appointed by him, in the drills, &c., laid down in the Manual for the Army Medical Corps in use in the Imperial Service for the time being.

(2.) Garrison and battalion bandsmen shall not be required to undergo a course of class-firing.

(3.) In addition to capitation allowance, an annual grant of £25 shall be made to the garrison bands at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and also to all other duly approved bands.

2. Regulation 419.—Omit the words “battalion band,” and substitute “other approved band” in lieu thereof.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

[D.08/283.]

Removing Restrictions against Alienation of Native Land

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Maori Land Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is enacted that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or in any Crown grant or other instrument of title, the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Board, remove any restriction on the alienation of land owned by Maoris: Provided that the decision of the Governor on any recommendation of the Board shall be given within six months from the date of the receipt of such recommendation:

And whereas the Aotea District Maori Land Board, by a recommendation made and passed by the said Board on the eighteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and received on the sixteenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and seven, recommended the Governor to remove and revoke the restrictions against alienation contained in the instrument of title of the block of land particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto, so far as to permit the same to be leased:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon and vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities me thereunto enabling, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Aotea District Maori Land Board aforesaid, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now existing against the alienation of the said land, so far as to permit the same to be leased for a term not exceeding forty-two years.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Hautapu Survey District, containing 407 acres, more or less, being that portion of the block of land known as Awarua 4c No. 9F, situate on the western side of the Main Road and Main Trunk Railway—excepting and reserving out of such portion of the said block an area, situate in the north-east corner thereof, containing 7 acres and 19 perches, more or less, and bounded as follows: Starting at the point of junction of the said block with the Main Road; towards the north and north-east by the Main Road, 752·8 links; on the south-east by other portion of Awarua 4c No. 9F, 1246·2 links; towards the south-west by other portion of Awarua 4c No. 9F, 556 links; thence to the point of commencement on the north-west by Awarua 4c No. 10, 897·7 links: which said boundary lines are indicated on the said plan by fences—and being a portion of the land comprised in a partition order of the Native Land Court dated the 18th January, 1899, in favour of Utiku Potaka, and which said partition order was issued subject to the restriction that the land comprised therein shall be “inalienable.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Native Minister.

Appointment of Waipawa Hospital Committee.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section ninety-nine of “The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the members of the Waipawa Hospital Board, whose term of office expired on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, to be a Committee to administer the affairs of the Waipawa Hospital until such date as the Waipawa District Hospital Board shall be elected under section six of the Waipawa County Act, 1907.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister for Hospitals and Charitable Aid.

Unlawful to take Oysters in Kaipara Oyster-fishery.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by Warrant dated the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the fourteenth day of the same month, the Kaipara Oyster-fishery was constituted, and it was declared lawful to take oysters therein:

And whereas it is desirable that it should be declared unlawful to take oysters in the said oyster-fishery:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” doth hereby declare that it shall be unlawful to take oysters in the Kaipara Oyster-fishery.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

J. A. MILLAR.

Unlawful to take Oysters in Tauranga Oyster-fishery.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS it is, amongst other things, enacted by section fifteen of “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” that the Governor may from time to time declare any bay, estuary, or tidal waters to be an oyster-fishery, and prescribe the subdivisions thereof wherein it shall be lawful and unlawful to take oysters:

And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the Governor dated the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighth day of the same month, the Tauranga Oyster-fishery was constituted: