Nov. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3307

Vesting the Control of Scenic Reserves in the Hae Hae Te Moana Scenic Board.

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the reserves described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act), for the period of three years from the date hereof (unless previously altered or revoked under the said Act), in the undermentioned persons, namely,——

John Studholme Barker,
Robin Paul Harper,
Charles William Lynn,
Hamilton Sinclair Thomson, and
Allan Marshall,

who are hereby constituted for that purpose a special Board by the name of the Hae Hae Te Moana Scenic Board (herein referred to as “the Board),” in trust, for the preservation of scenery, and with the powers and subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say,——

1. The first meeting of the Board shall be held on Saturday, the fourth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, at eight o’clock p.m., at the Schoolhouse, Four Peaks, and thereafter the Board shall meet for the transaction of business on the first Saturday in each quarter at the time and place aforesaid, or at such other time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the Board.

2. The members of the Board shall at their first meeting, and thereafter at the annual meeting hereinafter mentioned, elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of his successor.

3. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman, provided that two days’ notice of such meeting is given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such special meeting; and no other business than that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.

4. Any three members of the Board shall form a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time.

5. All questions shall be determined by the majority of votes of the members of the Board present at the meeting.

6. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman for such meeting.

7. If, by resignation, death, incapacity, or otherwise, the seat of any member shall be or become vacant, or if any member absents himself, without reasonable cause, from three consecutive meetings of the Board, the Governor-General shall have power to appoint any other person to be a member of the Board in his stead.

8. The Board shall prepare and submit at an annual meeting to be held in the month of April in each year a report of the proceedings of the Board for the previous year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Board for such year. A copy of every such report and statement, certified by the Chairman to be correct, shall be sent to the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation as soon as possible after each annual meeting.

9. The Board shall control the said reserves in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

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SCHEDULE.

HAE HAE TE MOANA SCENIC RESERVES.

ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 86 acres, more or less, being Reserve 3883 (in red), (Four Peaks Settlement), situated in Block XV, Four Peaks Survey District. Commencing at the south-eastern corner of Reserve 3884; thence bounded towards the east by Sections 4 and 6, by lines aggregating 4216·7 links; towards the south-west and south generally by the Hae Hae Te Moana River; towards the south-west and north-west by Section 1A, 1337·7 links and 1817·2 links respectively; and again towards the north-west by Reserve 3884, 2662·3 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 388/30A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

Also all that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 41 acres 0 roods 5 perches, more or less, being Reserve 3884 (in red), (Four Peaks Settlement), situated in Block XV, Four Peaks Survey District. Commencing at the north-western corner of Section 4, bounded thence towards the north-east and south-east by that section, 754·3 links and 938·1 links respectively; again towards the south-east by Reserve 3883, 2662·3 links; towards the north-west by part of Section 1, 3081·3 links; again towards the north-east generally by the road-line, 1218·7 links and 232·9 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 388/30B, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 20th day of November, 1926.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

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Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Dunedin City Council.

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the scenic reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Dunedin City Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say:——

1. The period for which the control of the reserve is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.

2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserve. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.

3. The said Council shall control the said reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

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SCHEDULE.

EVANSDALE GLEN SCENIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 30 acres 2 roods 37 perches, more or less, being Sections 88 and 89, and part of Sections 62 and 63, Block I, Waikouaiti Survey District. As the same is described in the Schedule to a Proclamation dated the 13th day of February, 1912, and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 13, page 705, of the 15th day of February, 1912.

Also all that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 12 acres 3 roods, being Section 96 (formerly part of Section 86), Block I, Waikouaiti Survey District. As the same is described in the Schedule to a Proclamation dated the 14th day of September, 1912, and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 73, page 2732, of the 19th day of September, 1912.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 20th day of November, 1926.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

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Warrant authorizing the Takapuna Borough Council to construct a Bridge over the Wairau Creek at Sheriff’s Hill (together with Approaches thereto), and apportioning the Cost.

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by section one hundred and nineteen of the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Takapuna Borough Council to construct the bridge (together with approaches thereto) described in the Schedule hereto; and I do also declare that the cost thereof, less such contribution (if any) as may be made thereto by the Government of New Zealand, shall be borne by the Takapuna Borough Council, and the Waitemata County Council in the following proportions, viz.: the Takapuna Borough Council shall pay seventy-five per centum and the Waitemata County Council shall pay twenty-five per centum of such cost respectively, provided that the Waitemata County Council shall not be called upon to contribute more than the sum of six hundred and forty-seven