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CONTENTS.

APPOINTMENTS .. .. .. .. .. 1413 BANKRUPTCY NOTICES .. .. .. 1440 CROWN LANDS NOTICES .. .. .. 1436 LAND - Allocating, taken for a Railway to the Purposes of a Road .. .. .. .. .. 1407 Boundaries of Counties altered.. .. .. 1411 Declaring certain Area to be a Sanctuary for Imported and Native Game .. .. .. 1412 Licensing Use and Occupation of Parts of Foreshores 1410 Notice of Intention to take, for Scenery-preservation Purposes .. .. .. 1417 Proclaiming and closing Roads .. .. 1408 Taken for Railway Purposes .. .. 1408 Taken for Roads .. .. .. 1409 Taken for Scenery-preservation .. .. 1409 Taking and Laying-off of Road .. .. 1418 LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE .. .. 1440 MILITIA AND TERRITORIALS .. .. .. 1413 MINING NOTICE .. .. .. .. 1440 MISCELLANEOUS— Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver .. 1418 Branch of Friendly Society registered .. .. 1418 By-laws of County Council confirmed .. .. 1414 Establishment of District Branch Office of Public Trustee .. .. .. .. .. 1418 Exports .. .. .. .. .. 1424 Extending Hour for closing Poll .. .. 1412 Fixing Closing-hours of Shops .. .. .. 1416 Hares protected in Grey Acclimatization District 1412 Immigration and Emigration Returns .. .. 1423 Letters of Naturalization issued .. .. 1414 Member of Harbour Board appointed .. .. 1413 Meteorological Returns for March .. .. 1432 Notices suspending Operation of Section 2 of the Counties Amendment Act .. .. .. 1414 Officiating Ministers for 1911 .. .. .. 1418 Post Office Revenue Returns, &c. .. .. 1419 Resolutions under the Local Bodies' Loans Act .. 1415 Results of Polls for Proposed Loans .. .. 1415 Slaughterhouse exempted from the Operation of Section 17 (1) of Slaughtering and Inspection Act 1418 Special Orders .. .. .. .. .. 1414 NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES .. .. .. 1438 PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS .. .. .. 1441 SHIPPING- Notices to Mariners .. .. .. .. 1416 Shipping Returns, Inwards and Outwards .. 1428

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