2798
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

Prohibiting all Alienation of certain Native Land.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 17th day of November, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Native Land Act, 1909, it is provided that for the purpose of enabling any scheme of consolidation of the interests of owners of Native land into suitable areas to be prepared and carried into effect the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, prohibit for a period not exceeding twelve months any alienation of Native land in respect of which application has been made by the Native Minister to the Court for the preparation of such a scheme:

And whereas an application has been made by the Native Minister to the Native Land Court for the preparation of a scheme of consolidation of the interests of the owners of the blocks mentioned in the Schedule hereto into suitable areas:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority hereinbefore mentioned, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby prohibit for a period of twelve months all alienation of the Native land specified in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

BLOCKS INCLUDED IN TUPAROA CONSOLIDATION SCHEME.

NGAWHAKATUTU NO. 4 BLOCK, Mangaporo Survey District: Area, 116 acres 1 rood 20 perches.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Revocation of Order in 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 17th day of November, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section three hundred and sixty-three of the Native Land Act, 1909, it is enacted that any Order in Council made under that section may at any time be varied or revoked:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority hereinbefore mentioned, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council referred to in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

ORDER in Council under section 363 of the Native Land Act, 1909, dated the 10th day of September, 1923, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th day of September, 1923, as extended by Order in Council dated the 1st day of September, 1924, affecting Rotomahana-Parekarangi 1c and other subdivisions.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Validating the Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £2,000 proposed to be raised by the Council of the County of Taumarunui.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 17th day of November, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Taumarunui County Council, acting under and in pursuance of paragraph (e) of section sixteen of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, proposes to raise a loan of two thousand pounds for the purpose of forming the Maungakahu Valley Road and the Kahiamutu Road:

And whereas the ratepayers' consent given under paragraph (e) of section sixteen aforesaid is irregular in that a subscribing ratepayer has attested the signatures of other subscribers thereto:

And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by the said irregularity or defect, and it is expedient to validate the same:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the ratepayers' consent to the raising of the said loan shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the same had been properly witnessed, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularity or defect aforesaid.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Vesting the Management of the Wharf and Shed at the Grove, Queen Charlotte Sound, in the Marlborough County Council.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 17th day of November, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and eighty-six of the Harbours Act, 1923 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor-General in Council may vest the management of any wharf the property of His Majesty the King in any local authority upon such terms and conditions as the Governor-General in Council thinks fit:

And whereas it is thought desirable to vest in the Marlborough County Council (hereinafter called “the Council,” in which term is to be construed, unless the context requires a different construction, its successors or assigns) the management of the wharf and shed at The Grove, Queen Charlotte Sound, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:

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 pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby vest the management of the wharf and shed at the Grove, Queen Charlotte Sound, in the Council, subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. In these conditions the term—
   “Foreshore” means such parts of the bed, shore, or banks of a tidal water as are covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at ordinary spring tides:
   “Low-water mark” means low-water mark at ordinary spring tides:
   “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. All His Majesty's subjects shall at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf and shed, and rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

3. His Majesty or the Governor-General, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, over, and out of the said wharf and shed without payment.

4. The Council shall maintain and keep the above-mentioned wharf and shed, and all erections on or in connection with the wharf and shed in good order and repair; and shall at all times exhibit therefrom, and maintain at the Council's own cost, suitable and necessary lights for the guidance of vessels; provided that no new light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved by the Minister.

5. All dues and rates received on account of the said wharf and shed by the Council shall be applied to keeping the said wharf and shed, and all erections on or in connection with such wharf and shed, in good order and repair.

6. Any person authorized by the Minister may at all reasonable times enter upon the said wharf and shed and any