Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3527

eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, and shall take effect on and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.

SCHEDULE.

THE stamps for the fees payable under the Native Land Act, 1909, and the amendments thereof, in respect of the several matters or proceedings in the first column hereunder written shall be impressed upon or affixed to the document specified opposite such matters or proceedings in the second column hereunder written, that is to say:

FEES UNDER THE NATIVE LAND ACT, 1909, AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

Native Land Court.

Matter in respect of which Fee is payable.

Application in respect of any matter .. Certificate of Judge or Registrar

Court's recommendation .. Hearing in Court .. Lodging notice of appeal Office copy Order in respect of any matter Sealing duplicate of any document Sealing subpoena Search of any record or general search Special notification Swearing witness ..

Document on which Stamp is to be placed.

On the application.

,, ,, ,, On the notice. On the application. ,, ,, The search-book. On the application.

Maori Land Boards.

Matter in respect of which Fee is payable.

Affixing seal of Board to any document Application for confirmation of alienation Application to summon meeting of owners under section 341 Application under section 96 or section 101 (1913) Certificate of equitable interest Certified copy of certificate of confirmation or minute of refusal of Consent of Board to transfer lease or sublease of land Copy of account of trust Hearing and other fees on inquiry by Board into any matter Inspection of any record Recommendation of Board in respect of any matter

Document on which Stamp is to be placed.

On the application.

,, ,, ,, ,, ,, The search-book. On the application.

J. F. ANDREWS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Authorizing the Exchange of a Reserve in Block X, Christchurch Survey District, Canterbury Land District, for other Land.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this fifteenth day of October, 1918.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the First Schedule was heretofore duly set apart as a reserve for a public library: And whereas it is expedient that the said land should be exchanged for the land described in the Second Schedule hereto, which the Governor-General deems of equal value and more suitable for the purposes of the reserve:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General 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 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 Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement l rood, more or less, being part of Rural Section 85, Block X, Christchurch Survey District, bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the eastern side of the road which forms the western boundary of said Rural Section 85, distant 900 links from the Riccarton Road; thence towards the north-east and south by the other part of the said Rural Section 85, 250, 100, and 250 links respectively; and towards the west by the aforesaid public road, 100 links. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 6/1/208, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND TO BE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR.

ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 20 perches, more or less, being part of Rural Section 56, Block X, Christchurch Survey District, and also being parts of Lots 2 and 3 on deposited plan No. 201, bounded as follows: Towards the north by Lots 20 and 21, of D.P. 201, 50 links; towards the east by other part of Lot 2, D.P. 201, 250 links; towards the south by the Riccarton Road, 50 links; and towards the west by other part of Lot 3, D.P. 201, 250 links. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 6/1/208a, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

J. F. ANDREWS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Conferring on Rangiora County Council Powers of Borough Councils with respect to Lighting and the Supply of Electricity.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this fifteenth day of October, 1918.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is enacted by the Lake Coleridge Water-power Act, 1915 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), that the Governor-General may by Order in Council confer on any local authority proposing to contract with His Majesty the King for the supply of electricity from the works established at Lake Coleridge by the Minister of Public Works such of the powers of Borough Councils with respect to lighting and the supply of electricity as he thinks fit, and with such restrictions, modifications, and conditions as he thinks fit, and thereupon that local authority shall have and may exercise the said powers accordingly pursuant to the tenor of the said Order in Council:

And whereas the Rangiora County Council proposes to contract as aforesaid with His Majesty the King, and it is expedient to confer upon the said County Council certain of the said powers of Borough Councils, subject to certain restrictions and conditions:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him in that behalf by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby confer on the said Rangiora County Council all the powers exercisable by a duly constituted Borough Council under sections two hundred and seventy-seven and three hundred and twenty-nine of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, section thirty-three, and subsection one as regards paragraph (a), and subsection two of section forty-five of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, and section five of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1915.

J. F. ANDREWS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.