Feb. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 531

Authorizing the Exchange of Portion of a Primary Education Endowment in the Town of Oamaru for Portion of a Public Recreation Reserve.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth day of February, 1914.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land described in the First Schedule hereto forms portion of an area which is vested in the Crown, in trust, as an endowment for primary education: And whereas the land described in the Second Schedule hereto forms portion of an area which is vested in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Oamaru, in trust, for purposes of public recreation:

And whereas the Governor deems the land described in the Second Schedule hereto to be of equal value to the land described in the First Schedule hereto, and more suitable for the purposes of an endowment for primary education, and an arrangement has been made between the Crown and the Municipal Council of Oamaru to exchange the said lands:

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, and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section twelve of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, doth hereby declare that the said land described in the First Schedule hereto may be exchanged for the land described in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
DESCRIPTION OF PORTION OF PRIMARY EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUTHORIZED TO BE EXCHANGED.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 15·4 perches, more or less, being part of Section 7, Block XCV, Town of Oamaru. Commencing at a point on the south-western boundary of the said Section 7, distant 260·2 links from the intersection of the said boundary with Severn Street, and bounded thence towards the north-east by other part of Section 7, 277·59 links on a bearing of 118° 26′; thence towards the south-east by Steward Street, 69·58 links on a bearing of 212° 10′; and thence towards the south-west by Section 8 of said block, 281·74 links on a bearing of 312° 42′, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1912/791, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
DESCRIPTION OF PORTION OF PUBLIC RECREATION RESERVE TO BE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 15·4 perches, more or less, being part of Section 8, Block XCV, Town of Oamaru. Commencing at the intersection of the north-eastern boundary of said Section 8 with Severn Street, and bounded thence towards the north-east by Section 7, 260·2 links on a bearing of 132° 42′; thence towards the south-west by other part of Section 8, 300·17 links on a bearing of 298° 26′; and thence towards the north-west by Severn Street, 80·1 links on a bearing of 65° 15′ 30″, to point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1912/791, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.

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

Authorizing the Exchange of a Reserve in the Auckland Land District for other Land.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth day of February, 1914.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the First Schedule hereto is a reserve for drill-shed purposes: And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to exchange the said land for that described in the Second Schedule hereto:

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, and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the twelfth section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, doth hereby declare that the said land described in the First Schedule hereto may be exchanged for the land described in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
DESCRIPTION OF RESERVE AUTHORIZED TO BE EXCHANGED.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District being Sections 375, 376, and 377, Thames Township. Bounded towards the north-east by Sections 354, 353, 352, 351, and 350, Thames Township; towards the south-east by Section 378 of the aforesaid township; towards the south-west by Baillie Street; and towards the north-west by Section 374 of the aforesaid township: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1911/906A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged purple.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
DESCRIPTION OF LAND TO BE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District being Sections 270, 271, 272, and 273, Thames Township. Bounded towards the north-east by Mackay Street; towards the south-east by Section 269, Thames Township; towards the south-west by Sections 295, 294, 293, and 292 of the aforesaid township; and towards the north-west by Section 274 of the aforesaid township: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1911/906B, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

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

Consenting to a Mortgage of Native Land.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth day of February, 1914.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section two hundred and thirty of the Native Land Act, 1909, it is provided that no instrument of alienation of Native land by way of mortgage or charge, other than a mortgage or charge in favour of a State Loan Department, shall be confirmed by a Board or the Court without the precedent consent of the Governor in Council:

And whereas application has been made for the consent of the Governor in Council to a mortgage of the block or parcel of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto: And whereas it is expedient that the precedent consent of the Governor in Council should issue:

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 consent to the confirmation of an alienation by way of mortgage of the block or parcel of land set out in the Schedule hereto. 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.

SCHEDULE.

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