JAN. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 45

Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby cancel the reservation as a coal reserve over the land described in the Schedule hereto ; and doth hereby declare that the said land, being vested in the Crown, is Crown land available for disposal under the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 2, Block V, Kyeburn Survey District : Area, 1 acre 1 rood 39 perches, more or less.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. 26/17470.)

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve in the Town of Wanganui, Wellington Land District.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1934.

Present :

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

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto is a reserve duly set apart for a site for library and museum ;

And whereas it is expedient that the purpose of the reservation over such land shall be changed to a reserve for municipal purposes :

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 exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by subsection one (a) of section seven of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1923, doth hereby declare that the purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto is hereby changed from a reserve for a site for library and museum to a reserve for municipal purposes.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL that land, containing one rood, more or less, being part of Reserve “ K ” on the plan of the Town of Wanganui : Bounded towards the south-east by Oddfellows Reserve (part of Reserve “ E ” on the aforementioned plan), 200 links ; towards the south-east, 125 links, along Ridgway Street ; towards the north-west, 200 links ; and towards the north-east, 125 links ; and being all the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 80, folio 214.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. 1/236.)

Decreasing Number of Members of Oroua Drainage Board.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1934.

Present :

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

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the eighteenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nine, it was declared, inter alia, that the Board of Trustees of the Oroua Drainage District should consist of seven persons ;

And whereas it is now deemed expedient to fix the number of persons of which the said Drainage Board shall consist at five :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the Land Drainage Act, 1908, and of every other power and authority enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby order and declare that the Board of Trustees of the said district shall consist of five persons, such decrease to commence from the general election of members to be held in November, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L.A. 1933/119/12.)

Licensing the Hobson County Council to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore and Land below Low-water Mark at Pouto Point, Kaipara Harbour, as a Site for a Wharf.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1934.

Present :

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

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and published in the Gazette of the eighth day of the following month, at page 35, the Hobson County Council (hereinafter called “ the Council,” in which term is to be construed, unless the context requires a different construction, its successors or assigns), was licensed to use and occupy for a period of fourteen years, computed from the twenty-third day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark at Pouto Point, Kaipara Harbour, in order to erect and maintain thereon a wharf in accordance with plan marked M.D. 5072, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington ;

And whereas the said license has expired, and the Council has applied for a further license under the Harbours Act, 1923 (hereinafter called “ the said Act ”), for a further term, and it is advisable to grant the same on the terms and conditions hereinafter expressed :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, 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, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby approve of the purpose or object for which the said license is required by the Council as aforesaid ; and in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and with the like advice and consent as aforesaid, doth hereby license and permit the Council to use and occupy that part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark which is particularly shown and delineated on plan marked M.D. 5072, so deposited as aforesaid, for the purpose of maintaining thereon a wharf erected in accordance with the said plan, such license to be held and enjoyed by the Council upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

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. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to the part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark necessary for the maintenance of the said wharf as shown on plan marked M.D. 5072 so deposited as aforesaid.

3. All persons shall, at all reasonable times, upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the said wharf, and all rights of ingress and egress thereon and therefrom.