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SCHEDULE

ALL that area of land situated in the Otago Mining District comprising :—

Firstly, the bed of the Clutha River from a point in midstream five miles up-stream from the Clutha River Bridge at Alexandra to the bridge at Lowburn, together with the adjoining strips of land to a width of half a mile measured from each bank of the river; and

Secondly, the bed of the Kawarau River from its confluence with the Clutha River to its outflow from Lake Wakatipu, together with the adjoining strips of land to a width of half a mile measured from each bank of the river.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(Mines 10/1/41.)

Regulations Under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, Amended

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of February, 1949
Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

PURSUANT to the Naval Defence Act, 1913, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto as shown therein.

SCHEDULE

ARTICLE 13 of the Regulations for the Government and Payment of the Royal New Zealand Navy 1939 is amended by inserting therein immediately preceding paragraph 2 thereof the following additional paragraph :—

“ 1A. Vessels (other than ships of war) belonging to or chartered by the Government and placed under the control of the Naval Board are to wear (a) as an ensign the Blue Ensign of the Royal Navy having in the fly the yellow Admiralty anchor, (b) as a jack the New Zealand Ensign prescribed by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908.”

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Boundaries of City of Dunedin and County of Waikouaiti Altered

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of February, 1949
Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS, at the request of the Dunedin City Council, the Local Government Commission, in pursuance of the provisions of the Local Government Commission Act, 1946, has considered certain proposals for an alteration of the boundaries of the City of Dunedin and the County of Waikouaiti :

And whereas, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Act, the Local Government Commission has approved as final a scheme bearing date the twentieth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, providing for the exclusion of the area described in the Schedule to the said scheme from the City of Dunedin and the inclusion of such area in the County of Waikouaiti :

And whereas it is deemed expedient to give effect to the final scheme as hereinafter appearing :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Local Government Commission Act, 1946, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby declare that as on and from the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, the area described in the Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the City of Dunedin and included in the County of Waikouaiti, and, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby declare that the alteration of boundaries of the said city and the said county hereinbefore made shall be deemed to have been effected under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933.

SCHEDULE

AREA EXCLUDED FROM THE CITY OF DUNEDIN AND INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY OF WAIKOUAITI

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, bounded by a line commencing at the north-eastern corner of Section 3, Block V, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District; thence proceeding easterly along the northern boundaries of Section 2, Block V aforesaid, Section 65, across a road, Sections 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, and 72, Block VIII, North Harbour and Blueskin Survey District ; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Section 72 aforesaid to the northernmost corner of Section 55; thence south-westerly along the north-western boundary of Section 55, across a road, to and along the north-western boundary of Section 58, across a road, to and along the north-western boundary of Section 35

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to the westernmost corner of that section ; thence southerly generally along the south-western boundary of that section and the north-western and south-western boundaries of Section 8 to the northernmost corner of Section 7 ; thence south-westerly generally along the north-western boundaries of Section 7, across a road, Sections 5, 6, 14, 17, 10, across a road, Sections 9, 50, 15, 13, and 12, all of which several last-mentioned sections are in Block VIII aforesaid ; thence south-easterly along the south-western boundary of the said Section 12 to the easternmost corner of Section 1, Block VIII aforesaid; thence south-westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 1, 3, and 4, Block VIII aforesaid, to the southernmost corner of the said Section 4 ; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundary of that section to its westernmost corner ; thence westerly along a right line across the Leith Valley Road and the Leith River to the northernmost corner of Section 81 (E.R.), Block V, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District ; thence south-westerly and south-easterly along the north-western and south-western boundaries of the said Section 81 and the production of the last-mentioned boundary to the right bank of the Leith River ; thence southerly generally down that bank of the river to a point due east of the southernmost corner of Section 73, Block V aforesaid ; thence due west to the southernmost corner of the said Section 73, Block V aforesaid ; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundary of that section to a road ; thence westerly along the southern side of that road to the north-western boundary of Section 74, Block V aforesaid ; thence south-westerly along that boundary and the north-western boundary of Section 79, Block V aforesaid, to the north-eastern boundary of Section 45, Block V aforesaid ; thence north-westerly along that boundary to the northernmost corner of the said Section 45, and along the north-eastern boundary of Section 53, Block V aforesaid, to the southernmost corner of Section 54 of that block ; thence northerly along the generally eastern boundaries of the said Section 54, Section 55, Block V aforesaid, across a road, Sections 9, 10, 11, Block V aforesaid, across a road, and Section 3, Block V aforesaid, to the north-eastern corner of the said Section 3, being the point of commencement.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(I.A. 103/5/125.)

Boundaries of Hutt River District Altered

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of February, 1949
Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS, in pursuance of section four of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913, a petition was presented to the Governor-General praying for the extension of the boundaries of the Hutt River District by the inclusion therein of certain areas of land :

And whereas, in pursuance of section twenty-four of the Local Government Commission Act, 1946, the said petition was referred to the Local Government Commission :

And whereas, in pursuance of the provisions of the Local Government Commission Act, 1946, the Local Government Commission has made inquiry into the proposal and has approved as final a scheme bearing date the twenty-fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, providing for the inclusion of the areas referred to in the said scheme in the Hutt River District, and making other provisions incidental thereto :

And whereas it is deemed expedient to give effect to the final scheme and to make provision as hereinafter appearing :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Local Government Commission Act, 1946, section thirty-seven of the Local Legislation Act, 1948, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby declare that as on and from the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, the areas described in the First Schedule hereto shall be included in the Hutt River District, and that the boundaries of the said district as so altered shall be those set forth in the Second Schedule hereto ; and, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby also declare that as on and from the date aforesaid, the said district shall be divided into two subdivisions, to be called respectively the Lower Hutt and Petone Subdivisions, described in the Third Schedule hereto, and that the Hutt River Board shall consist of seven members, of whom five shall represent the Lower Hutt Subdivision, and two shall represent the Petone Subdivision described in the Third Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE

AREAS INCLUDED IN HUTT RIVER DISTRICT

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, Borough of Petone, bounded, commencing at the intersection of the western boundary of the Borough of Petone, as at present constituted, with the mean high-water mark of Port Nicholson ; thence northerly and easterly generally along the western and northern boundaries of the Borough of Petone to a point being the intersection of the southern side of Wakefield Street with the production of a line parallel with and distant 151·4 links from the western side of William Street ; thence southerly along a line parallel with and distant 151·4 links from the western side of William Street and its production across the Esplanade