In the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 56948 (sheet 1), deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 13th day of May, 1930.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

(P.W. 62/2/1/12.)

Stopping a Government Road in Block II, Matakoh Survey District.

[L.S.] BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Public Works Act, 1928, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim as stopped the Government road described in the Schedule hereto, such road being no longer required.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of road hereby stopped :

Situated in Block II, Matakoh Survey District (Tauraroa Parish), (Auckland R.D.). (S.O. 25063.)

In the North Auckland Land District ; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 76923, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 13th day of May, 1930.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

(P.W. 33/746/1.)

Proclaiming Native Land to have become Crown Land.

[L.S.] BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1914, it is provided, inter alia, that on being satisfied that the purchase of any Native land has been duly completed by or on behalf of the Crown under the authority of the Native Land Act, 1909, the Governor-General may issue a Proclamation that such land has become Crown land : And whereas the purchase of the Native land set out in the Schedule hereto has been duly completed by or on behalf of the Crown under the authority of the Native Land Act, 1909, and its amendments :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority so conferred upon me by section fourteen of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1914, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim that the Native land set out in the Schedule hereto has become Crown land.

SCHEDULE.

WAIOTAKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

OAMARU No. 2B No. 2 Block: Approximate area, 664 acres 1 rood 5 perches.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 10th day of May, 1930.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

Consenting to Land being taken for the Development of Water-power (Waitaki Scheme) in Block V, Kurow Survey District.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 7th day of May, 1930.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE G. W. FORBES, PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the Public Works Act, 1928, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, 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 land described in the Schedule hereto being taken for the development of water-power (Waitaki Scheme).

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land permitted to be taken :

Situated in Block V, Kurow Survey District.

In the Otago Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 76536, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(P.W. 67/105.)

Consenting to stopping Portion of a Road in Block III Whangaparaoa Survey District, Matako County.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 7th day of May, 1930.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE G. W. FORBES, PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the Public Works Act, 1928, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, 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 Matako Country Council stopping the portion of road described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of the piece of road permitted to be stopped : 3 acres 1 rood 27·7 perches.

Adjoining or passing through Whangaparaoa No. 1B Block.
Situat ed in Block III, Whangaparaoa Survey District (Gisborne R.D.). (S.O. 1287, brown.)

In the Gisborne Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 77871, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(P.W. 36/621.)

Office of Commissioner of Transport added to the Administrative Division of the Public Service.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 7th day of May, 1930.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE G. W. FORBES, PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by subsection two of section eighteen of the Public Service Act, 1912, it is enacted that the Commissioner may, whenever it appears advantageous to the Public Service so to do, certify to the Governor-General