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the easternmost corner of Section No. 90; thence towards the south-east generally by the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 90 aforesaid to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 91; thence by Sections Nos. 91, 92, and 93, Pukete Parish, to the south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 94, 96, and 97, Pukete Parish, to the junction of roads at the easternmost corner of Section No. 91, Tuhikaramea Parish; thence towards the south generally by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 91 and 90, Tuhikaramea Parish, to Section No. 164, Pukete Parish; thence by Sections Nos. 164 and 165, Pukete Parish, and across a road, to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 169; thence by the southern boundary of that section to its westernmost corner; thence by a right line, being the production of the north-western boundary of the said Section No. 169, to the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 173; thence by that road to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 175, Pukete Parish; thence towards the west generally by the last-mentioned road and the road forming the eastern and northern boundaries of Section No. 176; thence by the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 185, and the north-eastern and northern boundaries of Section No. 186, and the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 187; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 208, 199, 210, and 239, Pukete Parish, and the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 236, 232, 231, and 230; and thence towards the north by the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 119, 118, 117, and 116, Pukete Parish, and across a road to the south-western corner of Section No. 104, the place of commencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

TE RAPA DRAINAGE DISTRICT (EXTENDED BOUNDARIES).

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded towards the north-west by the road forming the north-western boundary of Section No. 166, Horotiu Parish, from the westernmost corner of that section to the westernmost corner of Section No. 137; thence by Sections Nos. 137, 134, and 133, Horotiu Parish, to the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 166 aforesaid; thence by that road to the north-western boundary of Section No. 215; thence by the abutment of the aforesaid road, and by Sections Nos. 120 and 119, Horotiu Parish, to the Ngaruawahia-Hamilton main road; thence towards the north-east generally by that road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 19, Pukete Parish; thence by a right line across the said road, and by Sections Nos. 19 and 20, Pukete Parish, to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 21; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 21 and 22, and again by the Ngaruawahia-Hamilton main road, to the easternmost corner of Section No. 41A, Pukete Parish; thence by Sections Nos. 38 and 39 to the road forming the north-western boundary of Section No. 84; thence towards the south-east by the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, and 82, Pukete Parish, to the southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence across the said road and by the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 90 to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 91; thence by Sections Nos. 91, 92, and 93, Pukete Parish, to the south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 94, 96, and 97, Pukete Parish, to the junction of roads at the easternmost corner of Section No. 91, Tuhikaramea Parish; thence towards the south generally by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 91 and 90, Tuhikaramea Parish, to Section No. 164, Pukete Parish; thence by Sections Nos. 164 and 165, Pukete Parish, and across a road to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 169; thence by the southern boundary of that section to its westernmost corner; thence by a right line, being the production of the north-western boundary of the said Section No. 169, to the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 173; thence by that road to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 175, Pukete Parish; thence towards the west generally by the last-mentioned road and the road forming the eastern and northern boundaries of Section No. 176; thence by the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 185, and the north-eastern and northern boundaries of Section No. 186, and the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 187; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 208, 199, 210, and 239, Pukete Parish, and the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 236, 232, 231, and 230; thence by the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 119, 118, 117, and 116, Pukete Parish, and across a road, to the south-western corner of Section No. 104; thence by the road forming the western boundaries of Sections Nos. 104, 113, 114, 115, and 150; thence by Section No. 149, Pukete Parish, by the road forming the western and south-western boundaries of Section No. 215, Pukete Parish, and the road forming the southern and western boundaries of Section No. 186, Horotiu Parish, to the westernmost corner of that section, the place of commencement.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Public Notification with reference to a Loan of £750 proposed to be raised by the Waitomo County Council.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Christchurch, this twentieth day of November, 1911.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, BART.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Waitomo County Council lately proposed to raise a loan of seven hundred and fifty pounds under the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, for the purpose of metalling the Otorohanga-Pirongia Road: And whereas the public notification of the special order making the special rate in respect of the said loan was not advertised once in each week immediately preceding the date of the confirmation of the special order as required by section ninety-seven of the Counties Act, 1908: And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity, and it is expedient to validate the aforesaid proceedings:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section one hundred and twenty-one of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, and section seven of the Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1910, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that the said public notification shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the same had been properly published, and that the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason of the irregularity aforesaid.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Authorizing the Alienation of Native Land, notwithstanding the Provisions of Part XII of the Native Land Act, 1909.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Christchurch, this twentieth day of November, 1911.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, BART.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section two hundred and three of the Native Land Act, 1909, it is enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council, in any case in which he deems it expedient in the public interest so to do, authorize the acquisition, alienation, or disposition of Native land or of any interest therein, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Part XII (relating to limitation of area) of the aforementioned Act:

And whereas it is expedient that authority be granted for the acquisition, alienation, or disposition of the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Part XII as aforesaid of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby authorize the acquisition, alienation, or disposition of the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Part XII (relating to limitation of area) of the Native Land Act, 1909, in so far as to allow the timber rights over the said land to be alienated, acquired, or disposed of. And it is hereby declared that this Order in Council is made under the provisions in that behalf of the Native Land Act, 1909,