1644 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 5

Said for the purposes of the said Act, I, William Lee,
Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New
Zealand, do hereby proclaim the blocks of land described
in the Schedule hereto as "approved for settlement."

SCHEDULE.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT LAND—AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Ohinemuri Survey District.

Area.
Section
No.
Situated
in Block
No.
Situated in the
Survey
District of
Shown on
Plan
marked
Edged
on
Plan

A. R. P.
28 0 0
286 1 20
286 0 21
293 2 0
293 0 0
234 2 0
234 3 13
15
16
17
18
19
73
74
XIV

XV

XV
III
Ohinemuri

„
Purua

„
„

B.
48B.
48E/1.

Red.

As the same is delineated upon the plan marked as above
mentioned, deposited in the Head Office, Department of
Lands, Wellington, and in Wellington Land District, and
thereon coloured as above stated.

    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, Go
    vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
    His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its
    Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
    Government of the said Dominion, at
    Wellington, this seventeenth day of June, in the
    year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
    and nine.

    J. G. WARD,
        Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Proclamations conferring Jurisdiction in Bankruptcy on
    District Courts revoked.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by “The Bankruptcy Act, 1908,” it is
enacted, *inter alia*, that the Governor may from time
to time, by Proclamation, declare that any District Court shall have
jurisdiction in bankruptcy under the said Act as and
from a date to be named therein:

And whereas by Proclamation dated the nineteenth day of
December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, it
was proclaimed and declared that the District Court of
Auckland, Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier, New Plymouth
burton, Timaru and Oamaru, Otego Goldfields, and Western
Otago District Courts should have jurisdiction in bankruptcy
under “The Bankruptcy Act, 1892,” as from the 1st of January, 1893:

And whereas by Proclamation dated the thirteenth day of
November, one thousand nine hundred and eight, it was pro
claimed and declared that the District Court of Waikato and
Thames should have such jurisdiction:

And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said Procla
mations:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Go
vernor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by
rupicy Act, 1908," and of every other power enabling me in
that behalf, do hereby revoke all former Proclamations afore
said declaring that jurisdiction in bankruptcy, under the
said, and do proclaim and declare that such revocation shall
take effect on and from the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine.

    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, Go
    vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
    His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its
    Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
    Government of the said Dominion, at the Government House,
    Wellington, this seventh day of June, in the
    year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
    nine.

    JOHN G. FINDLAY,

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Allocating Land reserved and taken for a Railway to the
purposes of a Road at Westmere, in the County of Waimatao.
tara.

(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
has been reserved and taken for the purposes of the
Foxton — New Plymouth Railway (Brunswick Contract), and
it is expedient desirable to allocate the same to the pur
poses of a road:

And whereas it has been certified by the Minister of
Railways that the land is not required for railway pur
poses: And whereas such land is situated in the County
of Waimatao, and it is necessary to take for the purposes of
the issue of this Proclamation:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor is of opinion
that the said local authority can conveniently construct and
permanently maintain:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Go
vernor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise and
pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon sec
tion one hundred and ninety-seven of “The Public Works
Act, 1908,” and of every other power and authority to me
(Governor) in that behalf enabling, do hereby proclaim and
declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall,
from and after the date of this Proclamation, cease to
become a road, and that the said road shall be under the
control of the Waimatao County Council: And I do further
reby, as by the said Council in like manner as other public
highways are constructed and maintained by the said Council.

SCHEDULE.

Two parcels of land mentioned hereunder:—

Approximate
Areas of
Parcels of
Land.
Being Portion of
Situated
in
Block No.
Situated
in the Survey
District of

A. R. P.
0 0 10
0 0 7
Railway land
Railway land
II
II
Westmere.
Westmere.

All in the Land District of Wellington; as the same are
more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.
17160, deposited in the office of the Minister of Railways, at
Wellington, in the Land District office at Wellington, and
thereon coloured red.

    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, Go
    vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
    His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its
    Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
    Government of the said Dominion, at the Government House,
    Wellington, this seventh day of June, in the
    year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
    nine.

    J. A. MILLAR,
        Minister of Railways.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Land in Block II, Hunua Survey District, taken for a Road -
Diversion in connection with a Railway, and for a Road
approach thereto.

PLUNKET, Governor.
    By his Deputy,
JAMES FINDLAY GAST.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
has been taken under “The Public Works Act,
1908,” for certain public work, to wit, the construction
of a road-diversion in connection with a railway and for a
road-approach thereto:

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be
observed and performed have been observed and performed to
the purposes hereinafter specified have been observed and
performed: