SECOND SCHEDULE.

Te Rapa Drainage District.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point on the right bank of the Waipa River in line with the eastern boundary of Section 109a, Suburban South, Town of Newcastle, thence to and along that boundary to a public road; thence across that road to the south-western corner of Section 109, Suburban South aforesaid; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundaries of Sections 109, 108, 107, 106, 105, and 104, across a public road, and along the south-western boundaries of Sections 103, 102, and 101 to the southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence north-easterly along the northern boundaries of Sections 81 and 82, crossing the railway reserve and a public road, to the left bank of the Waikato River; thence up the said left bank of the Waikato River to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 104, Horotiu Parish; thence south-westerly along the said south-eastern boundary to the Ngaruwahia-Hamilton Main Road; across that road, and southerly along its western side to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 19, Pukete Parish; thence by a right line across the said road, and by Sections 19 and 20, Pukete Parish, to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section 21; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 21 and 22, and again by the Ngaruwahia-Hamilton Main Road to the easternmost corner of Section 41A, Pukete Parish; thence by Sections 38 and 39 to a point in line with the western boundary of Lot 1 on plan 7493, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland; thence to and along the western boundaries of Lots 1 to 11, across a road, Lots 13 to 19, and part of the western boundary of Lot 20 to a point distant 250 links from the north-eastern side of Lake Street; thence north-westerly along a line parallel to and distant 250 links from Lake Street to the south-eastern boundary of Lot 7 on plan 8639, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland; thence south-westerly along that boundary to the North Island Main Trunk Railway; across that railway, and southerly along its western side to the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, and 82, Pukete Parish, to the southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence across the said road, and by the road forming the eastern boundary of Section 90 to the north-eastern corner of Section 91; thence by Sections 91, 92, and 93, Pukete Parish, to the south-eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 94, 96, and 97, Pukete Parish, to the junction of roads at the eastern-most corner of Section 91, Tuhikaramaea Parish; thence towards the south generally by the road forming the northern boundaries of Sections 91 and 90, Tuhikaramaea Parish, to Section 164, Pukete Parish; thence by Sections 164 and 165, Pukete Parish, and across a road to the south-eastern corner of Section 169; thence by the southern boundary of that section to its westernmost corner; thence by a right line, being the production of the north-western boundary of the said Section 169, to the road forming the northern boundary of Section 173; thence by that road to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section 175, Pukete Parish; thence towards the west generally by the last-mentioned road, and the road forming the eastern and northern boundaries of Section 176; thence by the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section 185, and the north-eastern and northern boundaries of Section 186, and the road forming the northern boundary of Section 187; thence by the road forming the eastern boundaries of Sections 208, 199, 210, and 239, Pukete Parish, and the road forming the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 236, 232, 231, and 230; thence by the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections 119, 118, 117, and 116, Pukete Parish, and across a road to the south-western corner of Section 104; thence by the road forming the western boundaries of Sections 104, 113, 114, 115, and 150; thence by Section 149, Pukete Parish, by the road forming the western and south-western boundaries of Section 215, Pukete Parish, and the road forming the southern and western and part of the northern boundaries of Section 116, Horotiu Parish, to the westernmost corner of Section 137, Horotiu Parish; thence generally easterly along the northern boundary of the said Section 166 to the public road forming the north-eastern boundary of that section; thence north-westerly along that road to its intersection with the road forming the western boundary of Section 161, Horotiu Parish; thence northerly along that road to its intersection with the road forming the southern boundary of Sections 12 and 65, Parish of Horotiu; thence north-westerly along that road to the right bank of the Waipa River; thence down the right bank of the said Waipa River to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 109a, Suburban South, Town of Newcastle, the place of commencement.

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

Boundaries of Borough of Hokitika altered.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 8th day of June, 1925.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS in pursuance of section one hundred and thirty-two of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, a petition was presented to the Governor-General praying that a certain area should be excluded from the Borough of Hokitika and included in the County of Westland:

And whereas a Commission appointed under the said section held inquiries and recommended that the said area should be excluded as aforesaid from the Borough of Hokitika and included in the County of Westland;

And whereas it is deemed expedient to make such alteration of boundaries of the said borough and county, and to declare in what riding of the said county such area shall be included:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, 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 declare that as on and from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, the area described in the Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the borough of Hokitika and included in the County of Westland; and, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby further declare that as on and from the aforesaid date the area included as aforesaid in the County of Westland shall be included in and form part of the Central Riding of that county.

SCHEDULE.

AREA EXCLUDED FROM BOROUGH OF HOKITIKA AND INCLUDED IN COUNTY OF WESTLAND.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District bounded by a line commencing at a point in the middle of the Hokitika River at its mouth, and proceeding thence up the middle of that river to a point in line with the eastern side of the road forming the eastern boundary of the Borough of Hokitika; thence to and along that boundary to the southern side of the road forming the south-western boundary of the Borough of Hokitika; thence by that road to the sea; thence by the sea to the mouth of the Hokitika River, the place of commencement.

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

Consenting to the Raising of Loans by certain Local Authorities.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 8th day of June, 1925.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS application has been made under section twenty, subsection one, of the Finance Act, 1919, for the precedent consent of the Governor-General in Council to enable the several local authorities mentioned in the Schedule hereto to borrow the sums set out therein; and it is expedient that such consent should issue:

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, doth hereby consent to the raising of the loans hereinafter mentioned by the several local authorities 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 Finance Act, 1919, and shall operate accordingly as a consent of the Governor-General in Council to the raising of the said loans.

SCHEDULE.

Auckland Harbour Board (for purposes authorized by the Auckland Harbour Board Loan and Empowering Act, 1924)

Avondale Borough Council (for purchase of road-making plant and machinery)

Avondale Borough Council (for water-reticulation)

Geraldine County Council (for Raukapuka water-supply)

Invercargill Borough Council (for gas-reticulation)

Masterton County Council (for the purpose of re-erecting four bridges)

£

100,000
5,500
22,200
500
15,500
4,000