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Authorising the Laying-off of King Street, in the Township
of Pareora Extension No. 1, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of "The Land Act, 1908," I hereby
authorise the laying-off of King Street, in the Township of
Pareora Extension No. 1, Canterbury Land District, of a
width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft.
D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Hawke's Bay Land Board.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 26th January, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of
section 48 of "The Land Act, 1908," approved of
future meetings of the Hawke's Bay Land Board being held
at the District Lands Office, Napier, on the second Friday in
each month, and on the following day (Saturday) at the
local Lands Office, Gisborne, in the months of January,
April, July, and October.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising Maori Land Board to deal with Native Land
by way of Lease.

WHEREAS by section eight of "The Native Land
Rating Act, 1904," it is enacted that no judgment
against a Native owner or occupier for non-payment of rates
shall operate or be enforced until the expiration of one
month after the entry thereof, nor shall it operate or be
enforced at any time without the previous consent in writing
of the Native Minister (hereinafter called "the Minister"):
And whereas by section nine of the said Act it is, inter
alia, enacted that (1) in lieu of granting such consent the
Minister, if he deems it expedient in the interests of all
parties so to do, may authorise the District Maori Land
Board of the district within which the land is situated to
administer the whole or any part of the land; (2) that a
notice by the Minister in the Gazette and Kahiti that the
Board is authorised to administer the land or any specified
portion thereof shall be conclusive evidence of the fact; and
(3) that the said land shall be held by the Board upon such
terms as to leasing, cutting up, managing, improving, and
raising money upon the same (not being inconsistent with
"The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900") as may be
specified in such notice, and shall be dealt with in the same
manner, mutatis mutandis, as Maori lands duly transferred
to the Board under the provisions of that Act:
Now, therefore, I, James Carroll, the Native Minister,
being satisfied that it is expedient in the interests of all the
parties so to do, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers
conferred upon me as aforesaid, and of all other powers me
thereunto enabling, do hereby authorise the Aotea District
Maori Land Board to administer the block or parcel of land
particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto, upon the
terms and for any of the purposes following, that is to say:-
(1.) After reserving and rendering inalienable such portion
(if any) of the said land as may be required for the occupation
and support of the Maori owners thereof, or for any
other purpose, to lease by public auction or public tender
the balance of the said land or any part or parts thereof, or
any easement, right, or privilege over or in relation to the
same, for any term not exceeding twenty-one years, to take
effect in possession, and with or without provision for right
of renewal, as provided for in Regulations Nos. 83 to 87,
inclusive, as published in the New Zealand Gazette of the
seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and one.
(2.) To borrow money on the security of the said land, or a
definite part thereof, to such extent and on such terms in all
respects as the Board thinks fit; and, should the Board
see fit, to apply the net proceeds so borrowed in or towards
discharging valid mortgages, survey-charging liens, rates, or
other bona fide valid expenses or debts of the Maori owners
in perfecting the title to the said land or to any other lands
owned by the same Maoris, and to apply the balance in
cutting up, surveying, roading, opening up, preparing, and
advertising such land for lease, or generally improving such
land or any other land of the same owners.
(3.) Generally to hold and administer the said land in
accordance with "The Maori Lands Administration Act,
1900," and its amendments, and the regulations made there-
under.

SCHEDULE.
ALL that piece or parcel of land in Block VI, Port Nicholson
Survey District, containing 28 acres and 23 perches, more or
less, known as Tinakori South, and comprised in certificate
of title, Vol. 20, folio 124, of the Register-book of the Wel-
lington District.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-
fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred
and nine.
J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Notice to Mariners No. 2 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 18th January, 1909.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the
Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, are
published for general information.
J. A. MILLAR.

KANGAROO ISLAND.-BACKSTAIRS PASSAGE.
Cape St. Albans Light.-Unwatched Light.
REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 28 of 1908, masters of
vessels and others are hereby informed that a fixed white
light of the fourth order, showing white between the bear-
ings of E.S.E. and west by south, and red from west by
south to north over the Scraper Shoal, and until obscured
by Cape Willoughby, is now shown from a masonry tower
painted white, the focal plane being about 120 ft. above high
water. The above-mentioned bearings are correct magnetic
and as from seaward. Approximate position : Latitude
35° 48' 40" S., longitude 138° 7' 25" E.
This affects Admiralty Charts 2389A, 1014, and 25.
ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 19th November, 1908.

WEST COAST.-ANXIOUS BAY.-VENUS HARBOUR.
Masters of vessels and others are cautioned that when
approaching the Venus Harbour Jetty a good lookout should
be kept for an obstruction to navigation, as it is reported
that a large truck has gone over the sea end of the jetty,
and that a portion of its whereabouts cannot now be ascer-
tained.
This affects Admiralty Charts 1061 and 1066.
ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 18th December, 1908.

Notice to Mariners No. 4 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st January, 1909.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Department of Navigation, Sydney, New South
Wales, is published for general information.
J. A. MILLAR.

Re Newcastle Bar.
It is hereby notified for general information that, on and
after the 11th instant, the tide signals exhibited at the
Pilot-station, Newcastle, will indicate every 6 in. rise and
fall of the tide, from a minimum of 22 ft. low water, springs,
in the channel marked by the green light beacons. The
present signals, based on a minimum of 20 ft., will apply to
the fairway leading towers in line only. Any material
alteration in these depths will be duly notified.
By order of the Superintendent.
NORMAN C. LOCKHART,
Navigation Department,
Sydney, 8th January, 1909.
Secretar\