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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

Approving the Auckland Provincial Belgian Relief Fund, &c.,
under the War Contributions Validation Act, 1914 (No. 2).

LIVERPOOL, Governor

WHEREAS by section two of the War Contributions
Validation Act, 1914 (No. 2), hereinafter referred
to as the said Act), it is enacted as follows :—
“ Contributions, whether in money or kind, may be made
by any local authority or body of persons, whether corporate
or unincorporate, other than private trustees under a settle-
ment or will,—
“ (a.) For the relief of distress occasioned by the war in
which His Majesty is at present engaged, whether
such distress exists in New Zealand or elsewhere
in the British Dominions, or in any country allied
to His Majesty.
“ (b.) For any patriotic objects approved for the purposes
of this Act by the Governor :
“ Provided that every such contribution is paid either—
“ I. Into a public fund, established by the Government or
by any local authority, for the purposes of such relief of dis-
tress, or patriotic objects ; or
“ II. Into a fund, established by persons other than the
Government or a local authority, where such fund and the
conditions of control and expenditure thereof are approved
for the purposes of this Act by the Governor ” ;
And whereas certain persons in the Provincial District of
Auckland have formed themselves into an association, known
as the Auckland Provincial Belgian Relief Association, for the
purpose of providing from the Provincial District of Auckland
food, clothing, money, and other relief and comfort for such
of the people and subjects of the Kingdom of Belgium as have
suffered distress in or on account of the present European
war, whether such persons are now resident in Belgium or not ;
and also for the purpose of taking all such steps for the
securing, collecting, obtaining, and providing such relief as
the association may from time to time decide upon :
And whereas the said association has established a fund
for the promotion of the objects hereinbefore expressed, and
has submitted the said fund and the conditions of control
and the expenditure thereof for approval, as required by the
hereinbefore-quoted provisions of the said Act :
Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of
Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand,
do hereby approve for the purposes of the said Act—

1. The fund hereinbefore referred to, established by the
   Auckland Provincial Belgian Relief Association ; and
2. The conditions of control and expenditure of the said
   fund, as set out in the rules adopted by the said association
   on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred
   and fifteen.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this tenth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen.

H. D. BELI,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointment of Representatives to Hospital and Charitable Aid
Boards.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred on me by section fifteen of the Hospitals and
Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, I, Arthur William de Brito
Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of
New Zealand, do hereby appoint representatives to Hospital
and Charitable Aid Boards as set out in the Schedule here-
under.

SCHEDULE.

STRATFORD HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.
Contributing authority : Stratford County Council.
Representatives : James Christoffel and John Smith.

WAIRARAPA HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.
Contributing authorities : Ekatahuna County Council and
Castlepoint County Council.
Representatives : Frederick Williams, Henry Kummer, and
Thomas Moss.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this first day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen.

R. HEATON RHODES,
Minister of Public Health.

Notifying Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by
Public Auction.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon
me by the one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth section of the
Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of
Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand,
do hereby appoint Thursday, the fifteenth day of April,
one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, as the time at which
the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by
public auction ; and I do hereby fix the prices at which
the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TOWN
OF BARKLY.

Suburban Land.

SECTION 14 : Area, 3 acres 0 roods 32 perches ; upset price,
£45. Weighted with £2 8s., valuation for fencing.
Section 15 : Area, 3 acres 0 roods 32 perches ; upset price,
£42. Weighted with £1 8s., valuation for fencing.
Section 20 : Area, 9 acres 1 rood 29 perches ; upset price,
£114. Weighted with £3 17s., valuation for fencing.
The whole of the land is level and of first-class quality.
Situated 10 chains from Lady Barkly Railway-station and
two miles from Winton.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this third day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Nelson Land District for Selection on
Renewable Lease.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur
William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of
the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the
land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selec-
tion on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-ninth day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at
the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do
also declare that the said land shall be leased under and
subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said
Act, as it contains, or is supposed to contain, metal,
mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMEA COUNTY.—TADMOR
SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

SECTION 22, Block XI: Area, 22 acres ; capital value, £145 ;
half-yearly rent, £2 18s.
Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements consisting
of felling, clearing and grassing, fences, and buildings.
The whole of the section is flat agricultural land, situated
about three-quarters of a mile from Tui Railway-station by
main road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this sixth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Opening Land in Southland Land District for Sale or Selection.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur
William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of
the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of
the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one
hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare
that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be
open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the fourteenth day
of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen ; and also
that the land mentioned in the said Schedule may, at
the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be