Nov 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3211

SCHEDULE.
Block. Approximate Provincial
Area. District.
A. R. P.
Hinana No. 1B, Subdivisions 401 1 38 Wellington.
1 and 2
J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council

Conferring Extended Jurisdiction on the Native Land Court.
ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day
of November, 1912.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE J. ALLEN PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by section twenty-five of the Native Land
Act, 1909, it is enacted that the Governor may by
Order in Council confer upon the Native Land Court, as
effectually as if the same was conferred by that Act, jurisdiction in any matter or question affecting the rights of
Natives in any real or personal property, and thereupon the
Court shall have jurisdiction and power to determine the
matter or question according to the law:
And whereas the reputed owners of a block of customary
land, known as Hinetiraha, in the County of Waipu, acquired a flock of sheep many years ago, and for the better
management thereof did at various times select and appoint
Committees of Management: And whereas a Committee of
Management was selected and appointed in or about the
year one thousand nine hundred and five, which committee
managed or purported to manage the said flock of sheep: And
whereas it is alleged that in or about the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten another Committee of Management was
selected and appointed in the place of the committee of one
thousand nine hundred and five, but that the latter committee
refused to hand over the possession and control of the said
flock of sheep, or to account in any manner whatsoever to
the committee of one thousand nine hundred and ten: And
whereas doubts have arisen as to the position of the said
committees, and ownership or control of the said flock of
sheep: And whereas it is expedient, until a freehold order
is made declaring the ownership of the said Hinetiraha Block,
that the management and control of and other necessary
matters in connection with the said flock of sheep shall be
determined, and that the Native Land Court shall be empowered to inquire into and ascertain and determine the
following questions:

1. Which committee or body of persons is entitled to the
   possession and management of the said flock of sheep.
2. What is the best method of managing and controlling
   the said flock of sheep pending the making of a freehold order
   declaring the ownership of the said Hinetiraha Block.
3. To take the accounts of the committee or committees
   managing the said flock of sheep from the year one thousand
   nine hundred and eight to the date of the inquiry, and
   to ascertain the amount due by such committee or committees in respect of such flock, whether to the reputed owners
   or to any other person.
4. To direct in what manner and by whom the accounts
   in respect of the said flock of sheep shall be kept:
   And to make such orders and determinations in the premises as the Court shall deem necessary:
   Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
   power and authority conferred upon him by subsection one
   of section twenty-five of the Native Land Act, 1909, and
   acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
   Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare
   that the investigation and determination of the aforesaid
   matters, and of any matters or questions which may arise
   in relation thereto, or which it shall be necessary to determine for the purpose aforesaid, shall be and the same are
   hereby conferred and brought within the jurisdiction of the
   said Court:
   And it is hereby declared that this Order in Council is
   made under the provisions in that behalf of the Native Land
   Act, 1909, and shall operate accordingly as a consent of the
   Governor in Council to the proceedings hereby authorized.
   J. F. ANDREWS,
   Clerk of the Executive Council
   Exemption from Gold Duty of Jewellers' and Dentists'
   Sweepings.
   ISLINGTON, Governor.
   ORDER IN COUNCIL.
   At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day
   of November, 1912.
   Present:
   THE HONOURABLE J. ALLEN PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
   IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
   conferred upon him by the Gold Duty Amendment Act,
   1912, 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 make
   the following regulations exempting gold exported from New
   Zealand from the payment of duty if that gold is contained
   in and is bona fide part of the sweepings obtained from the
   workrooms of manufacturing jewellers, dentists, or other persons, and if it is not practicable to separate the gold from
   the residue of such sweepings otherwise than by refining.
   REGULATIONS.
5. (Gold exported from New Zealand on and after the 26th
   day of September, 1912, which is contained in and is bona
   fide part of the sweepings obtained from the workrooms of
   manufacturing jewellers, dentists, or other persons, and which
   it is not practicable to separate from the residue of such
   sweepings otherwise than by refining, shall, subject to these
   regulations, be exempt from payment of any duty leviable
   under the Gold Duty Act, 1908, or the Mining Amendment
   Act, 1910.
6. Jewellers, dentists, or other persons exporting their bona
   fide sweepings either by shipment or through the parcels-post
   shall, at least twelve hours before bringing the same to any
   wharf for shipment or presenting the same for postage to
   any place out of New Zealand, pass export entry therefor
   bearing a declaration in the following form:
   I, [Name in full], [duly authorized agent, to be struck out
   if inapplicable], of [Name of firm (if any), place of business,
   and occupation] (hereinafter referred to as “my firm”), do
   hereby declare that am [or my firm are] the exporter of
   the within package[s], and that the said package[s] contain
   only bona fide sweepings obtained from the workrooms of
   [Name of owner of workrooms from which sweepings were obtained], and that it is not practicable to separate the gold
   contained therein from the residue without refining.
   ………, Exporter.
   ………, Authorized Agent.
   Declared before me, at , the day of
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   ………, Officer of Customs.
   ………, Postmaster.
   ………, Customhouse Agent.
   ………, Solicitor.
7. The exporter shall, prior to the exportation of any such
   sweepings, deposit with the Collector of Customs a sum sufficient to cover any duty on the gold contained therein, or
   shall give security for such duty to the satisfaction of the
   Collector, pending the production of a satisfactory assay
   certificate of the said sweepings within twelve months of the
   date of exportation. If no such assay certificate is so produced, or if it appears therefrom that any part of such gold
   was exported in breach of these regulations, then duty shall
   be paid on such weight of gold as shall be estimated by the
   Collector.
8. All sweepings entered for exportation shall be liable to
   examination by any Customs or Postal Officer, who may, by
   direction of the Collector, take samples thereof, which shall
   be assayed or disposed of as the Minister may direct.
   J. F. ANDREWS,
   Clerk of the Executive Council
   Validating Proceedings in connection with a Proposed Loan
   of £1,800 to be raised by the Pukekohe West Road Board.
   ISLINGTON, Governor.
   ORDER IN COUNCIL.
   At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day
   of November, 1912.
   Present:
   THE HONOURABLE J. ALLEN PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
   WHEREAS the Pukekohe West Road Board lately proposed to raise a loan of £1,800 under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, and the amendments thereof, for the pur-