Nov. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2901

thing to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term not less than ten years, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Portobello Road Board is authorized to borrow the sum of two hundred pounds for repaying a maturing loan :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum :

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 as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Portobello Road Board in respect of the said loan of two hundred pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Portobello Road Board is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of two hundred pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Lawrence Borough Council in respect of a Loan of £650 authorized to be raised for repaying its Antecedent Liability.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of October, 1922.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, as amended by section six of the Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1921, provides that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term not less than ten years, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Lawrence Borough Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of six hundred and fifty pounds for repaying its antecedent liability :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum :

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 as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Lawrence Borough Council in respect of the said loan of six hundred and fifty pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Lawrence Borough Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of six hundred and fifty pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Term for which the Hamilton Borough Council may borrow the Sum of £22,115 authorized to be raised for repaying its Antecedent Liability.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of October, 1922.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, as amended by section six of the Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1921, provides that, notwithstanding any-

thing to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term not less than ten years, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Hamilton Borough Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of twenty-two thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds for repaying its antecedent liability, for a term not exceeding thirty-six and a half years :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the term for which the money may be borrowed be amended to sixteen years :

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 as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the term for which the Hamilton Borough Council may borrow the said sum of twenty-two thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds shall be sixteen years, and the said Hamilton Borough Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of twenty-two thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds for this term.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prohibiting all Alienation of certain Native Land other than Alienation in favour of the Crown.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of October, 1922.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

ON the recommendation of the Native Land Purchase Board, referred to in section three hundred and sixty-three of the Native Land Act, 1909, and in exercise of the power in this behalf conferred upon him by that section, 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, doth hereby prohibit, for the period of one year from the date of this Order in Council, all alienation of the Native land specified in the Schedule hereto other than alienation in favour of the Crown.

SCHEDULE.

ORAKEI No. 1 Reserve C No. 2 Block, Rangitoto Survey District: Approximate area, 31 acres 1 rood 19 perches.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council

Recreation Reserve in Canterbury Land District brought under Part II of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of October, 1922.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in me by the twenty-sixth section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby order and declare that the reserve for recreation in the Canterbury Land District described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby brought under the operation of and declared to be subject to the provisions of Part II of the said Act; and such reserve shall hereafter form part of the Mackenzie Domain, and be managed, administered, and dealt with as a public domain by the Mackenzie Domain Board.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 3, Block XXII, Town of Mackenzie: Area, 1 rood.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.