Aug. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2081

powers and authorities conferred on me by sections twenty-nine and one hundred and eighty-eight of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto are hereby taken for the purposes above mentioned.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcels of land mentioned hereunder:—

All in the Canterbury Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked W.R. 16464, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green, yellow, and purple.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Railways.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Additional Land in Grasmere and Hawdon Survey Districts taken for the Section of the Midland Railway between Otarama and Jackson, and for Road-approaches thereto.

(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS it has been found desirable for the use, convenience, and enjoyment of the section of the Midland Railway between Otarama and Jackson to take further land in Grasmere and Hawdon Survey Districts, in addition to land previously acquired for the said railway:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections twenty-nine and one hundred and eighty-eight of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes herein-before specified.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

FOR ROAD-APPROACHES.

| 2 2 23 | Section No. 33814 Orange | 1 | I | Grasmere. |
| 3 1 10·3 | E.R. 1577 Sepia | 1 & 2 | { I XIII | Grasmere. |
| 5 0 21·7 | E.R. 1577 Sepia | 2 | XIII | Hawdon. |
| 0 2 20·9 | Section No. 9303 Yellow | 2 | XIII | Hawdon. |
| 1 3 5·5 | E.R. 1577 Sepia | 2 | XIII | Hawdon. |

All in the Land District of Canterbury; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23048, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured as above.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Land in the Borough of Petone taken for the Purposes of a Public School.

(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under “The Public Works Act, 1905,” for a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a public school at Petone:

And whereas the Education Board of Wellington has laid before the Governor the memorial, accompanied by a map, and also the statutory declaration, as required by “The Public Works Act, 1905”:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purpose of the said public school as aforesaid, and shall, as from the date hereinafter specified, vest in the Education Board of Wellington; and it is hereby declared that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the fourteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

SCHEDULE.

In the Land District of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23810, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Land in the City of Wellington taken for Public Buildings.

(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under “The Public Works Act, 1905,” for public buildings:

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land