above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Chief
Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land
District.

Given under the band 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 twenty-second day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.
JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister in Charge of Roads Department.
God SAVE THE KING!

Lands proclaimed as a Road, and Road closed, in Black IX,
Motueka Survey District, and Block XII, Mount Arthur Survey District, Waimea County.

(L.C..)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section eleven of " The Land Act. 1903." I, William Lee. Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand. do hereby, with the consent of the owners and of the mortgagees of the lands mentioned in the First Schedule hereto. and of the Waimea County Council. being the local authority in whose district the said lands are situated. proclaim as a road the lands in the Motueka rod Mount Arthur Survey Districts described in the First Schedule hereto; and also do hereby, with the like consents as aforesaid, proclaim as closed the road described in the Second Schedule hereto which is not required by reason of the road first hereinbefore proclaimed.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
LANDS PROCLAIMED AS A ROAD.

A. R. P. 0 2 88.4 80, Sq. 7 IX Motueka .. R. 9771 Yellow
1 2 9 88, Sq. 7 XII Mt. Arthur Pink.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
ROAD CLOSED.

A. B. P. 0 1 81 79 and 80, IX Motueka .. R. 9771 Green.
0 1 12 Sq. 7
0 1 38.7 88, Sq. 7 XII Mt. Arthur

All in the Nelson Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked end coloured as above noted, and deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

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 twenty-second day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.
JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister in Charge of Roads Department.
God SAVE THE KING!

Revoking Proclamation under "The Land Act, 1892."
(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A. PROCLAMATION.
HEREAS by Proclamation dated the thirtieth day of W. October. one thousand nine hundred and five, appearing in the New Zealand Gazette of the second day of November, one thousand nine hundred and five, on page 529 thereof, portions of Sections Nos. 17, 18, and 19, situated in Block VI, Hautapu Survey District, containing thirteen acres three roods and seventeen perches. were resumed for the purpose of a scenic reserve in terms of section one hundred and twenty-five of "The Land Act, 892": And whereas the provisions of the said section one hundred and twenty-five of "The Land Act, 1892," relating to the abatement of rent payable by the lessee of the land so taken hare not been complied with. nor has the said lessee been paid compensation for improvements effeoted by him on the land so taken : And whereas he said lessee. in ignorance that the land bad been legally taken, subsequently felled the bush thereon, thereby rendering it unsuited for scenic purposes, and it is therefore desired to revoke the existing Proclamation over the said land;
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section five of "The Land Act, 1908." and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf. I. William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion. do. hereby revoke as from he date thereof of the said Proclamation of the thirtieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and five, which shall for all purposes be deemed never to have been n force, and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule thereof is freed from the effects and terms of he said Proclamation and re-vested in the former lessee or his successor as from the said date.
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 nineteenth day of August. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister ot Lands
Approved in Council.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
GOD SAVE THE KING!

Crown Lands temporarily reserved for Landless Natives in the Otago Land District.
(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A. PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by the third section of "The South Island Landless Natives Act. 1906." it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any Crown land shall. whether the same has been surveyed or not, be set aside temporarily for the purpose of providing land for landless Natives in the South Island, and that notice of all such temporary reservations shall be published in the Kahiti:
Now, therefore, I, William Lea. Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand. in pursuance and exercise of the Powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act. do hereby proclaim and declare that the Crown lands in the Otago Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written are hereby set aside temporarily for the purpose of providing land for landless Natives in the South Island.

SCHEDULE.
ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by measurement 354 acres 2 roods 18 perches. more or less, being Sections Nos. 44, SO to 64 inclusive, of Block IV, and Sections Nos. 13; 33. 34, and 85 of Bloak V. Glenomaru Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Scotioo No. 42, Block IV, Glenomaru Survey District. across a road, and again by the said Section No. 42; towards the east by