MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1309

Vesting Control of Whirokino Bridge over the Manawatu River near Foxton in the Manawatu County Council, and apportioning the Cost of Maintenance.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and nineteen of “The Public Works Act, 1905” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may, upon the terms and conditions in the said section mentioned, by Warrant under his hand publicly notified and gazetted, direct that any bridge already constructed, or which may be hereafter 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 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 it is expedient to make provision under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion 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 mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and known as the Whirokino Bridge over the Manawatu River, shall, from and after the date of this Warrant, be under the exclusive care and control and management of the Manawatu County Council; and, in further pursuance of the aforesaid powers and authorities, I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge shall be borne by the Manawatu County Council, the Horowhenua County Council, and the Council of the Borough of Foxton in equal proportions of one-third of the cost by each respectively.

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

SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge over the Manawatu River near Foxton on the Foxton-Levin Road, and known as the Whirokino Bridge; as the site of the said bridge is more particularly delineated on the plan marked R. 9188, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon shown in red colour.

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

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister in Charge of Roads Department.

Warrant authorising the Geraldine County Council to construct a Bridge over the Opihi River on the Main Road between Temuka and Timaru, and apportioning the Cost.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and eighteen of “The Public Works Act, 1905” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that in any case where the local authority of any district desires to construct a bridge, or to establish a ferry or ford, in any position that will, in its opinion, be of advantage or benefit to the whole or any considerable portion of the inhabitants of an adjacent district, as well as to the inhabitants of its own district, and where it is, in the opinion of such local authority, reasonable that the local authority of such adjacent district should contribute to the cost of constructing or establishing the said bridge, ferry, or ford, the provisions of the said section shall have effect:

And whereas the Geraldine County Council has given notice and taken the steps required by the said Act, and has made application to the Governor to authorise the construction of the bridge mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter referred to as “the said bridge,” and to apportion the cost of constructing and establishing the said bridge between the said Council and the Levels County Council:

And whereas I am of the opinion that the work should be done, and it is expedient to make provision under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby authorise the Council of the County of Geraldine to execute the work; and I do hereby declare that the cost thereof shall be borne by the Council of the County of Geraldine and the Council of the County of Levels in the following proportions—viz., the Council of the County of Geraldine to bear one-half of such cost, and the Council of the County of Levels to bear one-half of such cost.

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

SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge over the Opihi River on the main road between Temuka and Timaru, and known as the Opihi Bridge; as the site of the said bridge is more particularly delineated on the plan marked R. 9010, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon shown in red colour.

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

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister in Charge of Roads Department.

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 Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, by recommendations made and passed by the said Board on the sixth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and received on the eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, recommended the Governor to remove and revoke the restrictions against alienation contained in the instruments of title of the blocks of land more particularly described in the Schedule hereto, so far as to permit the said lands to be alienated by way of exchange:

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 Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board aforesaid, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now existing against the alienation of the said lands, so far as to permit the same to be alienated by way of exchange.

SCHEDULE.

1. All that piece or parcel of land in the Taramarama Survey District, containing 100 acres, more or less, known as Orewa Native Reserve, and comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 12, folio 248, of the Register-book of the Poverty Bay District.

2. All that piece or parcel of land in the said Taramarama Survey District, containing 100 acres 2 roods 24 perches,