Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 413

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.

TANGITU SURVEY DISTRICT.

RANGITOTO 78B 2C 2A Block : Approximate area : 73 acres 1 rood 23 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 19th day of February, 1931.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Telegraph Rates.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 25th day of February, 1931.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES, PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, and of all other powers and authorities 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 make the regulations and fix the fees and rates set out in the Schedule hereto for the transmission of telegrams; and doth order and declare that any regulations and charges of similar purport heretofore made are hereby revoked in so far as they are not in agreement with the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed; but that otherwise any such other regulations and charges shall remain in full force and virtue and shall be read and applied together with the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed; and doth further order and declare that the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed shall have effect on and from the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.

SCHEDULE.

CHARGES.

5. FROM any station to any station :—

Ordinary Telegrams.

For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every additional word .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1
On Sundays and departmental holidays : For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, 2s. ; for every additional word, 2d.

Urgent Telegrams.

For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0
For every additional word .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2
On Sundays and departmental holidays : For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, 4s. ; for each additional word, 4d.

(Urgent telegrams take precedence of ordinary telegrams.)

Letter-telegrams (Inland).

For the first 24 words or less, including address and signature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every additional 2 words or fraction thereof .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1

Christmas and New Year Greetings Telegrams (Inland). (Text Transmitted Free.)

For the first 12 words or less in address and signature .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 9
For every additional word .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1

Letter-telegrams (Inland).

83. (1) Subject to the conditions set out hereunder, letter-telegrams are accepted at any telegraph or telephone office for transmission within the Dominion.

(2) They must be written in plain English or Maori language. No code or cipher words are permitted, but code addresses or code signatures are permitted. Trade terms in general use, such as f.o.b., c.i.f., are allowed. Figures are permitted only in the address and signature. When required to be used in the text, numbers must be written in words. A telephone number may not be used as a portion of the address.

(3) They may not be sent as “Urgent,” “Collect,” or as “Multiple” telegrams, and such instructions as “Repetition paid” are not permitted; but “Reply paid” telegrams are accepted.

(4) They may be accepted throughout the day up to the time of closing of either the office of origin or destination, whichever is the earlier. Should the delivery office be closed for the day, the name of an office that is still open may be added to the address and the message posted from the latter office.

(5) They may not be accepted on Sundays or departmental holidays.

(6) The charge for a letter-telegram is 1s. for the first twenty-four words or fraction thereof, and 1d. for each two words or fraction in excess thereof.

(7) A letter-telegram is delivered by post on the morning following the date of lodgment of the telegram.

(8) Letter-telegrams for posting from the office of destination to places beyond the Dominion are not admitted.