25 SEPT.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1611
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby varies the determinations aforesaid in respect of the said sum by prescribing as follows:—

1. In lieu of a rate of interest not exceeding three pounds five shillings (£3 5s.) per centum per annum, as specified in clause 2 of the said Order in Council, the rate of interest that may be paid in respect of the said sum or any part thereof shall be such as shall not produce to the lender or lenders a rate or rates exceeding four pounds (£4) per centum per annum.
2. In lieu of repayment by equal aggregate annual or half-yearly instalments of principal and interest, as specified in clause 3 of the said Order in Council, the said local authority shall, before raising the said sum or any part thereof, make provision for the repayment thereof by establishing a sinking fund under the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, or under such other statutory enactment as may be applicable, and shall thereafter make payments to such sinking fund at intervals of not more than one year at a rate or rates per centum which shall be not less than eleven pounds five shillings (£11 5s.), such payments to be made in respect of every part of the said sum for the time being so borrowed and not repaid the first such payment to be made not later than one year after the first day from which interest to the lender or lenders is computed on the said sum or any part thereof so raised.
   T. J. SHERRARD,
   Clerk of the Executive Council.
   (T. 49/168/82)
   Exempting Land in the Auckland Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925
   H. F. O’LEARY,
   Administrator of the Government
   IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by subsection (2) of section 171 of the Coal Mines Act 1925, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O’Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be exempt from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925 and hereby further declare that this notice shall take effect as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.
   SCHEDULE
   ALL that area of land in the Auckland Land District containing 43·5 perches, more or less, being Lot 12 on Deposited Plan No. 32232 (Town of Rotowaro Extension No. 5), being part Allotment 87 of the Parish of Pepepe and part of the land comprised in certificate of title, Volume 765, folio 52 (Auckland Registry), excepting thereout all mines, beds, and seams of coal, fireclay, and all minerals whatsoever lying in upon or under the said land and reserving to Her Majesty the Queen full rights of ingress, egress, and regress beneath the surface of the said land with or without horses, vehicles, machinery, and all other mechanical means and contrivances necessary for the purpose of extracting the coal from beneath the surface of the said land and for the underground carriage of coal, men, and materials to and from other properties of Her Majesty the Queen.
   As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 18th day of September 1952.
   W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Mines.
   (Mines 6/10/628)
   Land Reserved in the Southland Land District
   H. F. O’LEARY,
   Administrator of the Government
   WHEREAS by section 167 of the Land Act 1948 it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart as a reserve, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral lease or pastoral occupation licence, any Crown land for any purpose, which, in his opinion is desirable in the public interest, and notice thereof shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette:
   Now, therefore, pursuant to section 167 of the said Act, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O’Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby reserve, subject to the reservations and conditions imposed by section 59 of the Land Act 1948, the land in the Southland Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written for plantation purposes.
   SCHEDULE
   SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT
   SECTION 135, Block I, Manapouri Survey District: Area, 31 acres 1 rood 27 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 5929.)
   As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 18th day of September 1952.
   E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
   (L. and S. H.O. 8/10/113; D.O. E.R. 2478)
   Notice of Intention to Issue an Order in Council Revoking the Reservation for School-Baths and Recreation Purposes Over a Reserve in Block X, Takapau Survey District, Hawke’s Bay Land District
   H. F. O’LEARY,
   Administrator of the Government
   WHEREAS by subsection (1) (b) of section 7 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act 1928 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) it is provided that the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, revoke the reservation over any public reserve or part thereof, and thereupon the land comprised therein shall, if vested in the Crown or in any local authority or trustees deriving title from the Crown, become Crown land available for disposal under the Land Act 1948:
   And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto is a reserve duly set apart for school-baths and recreation purposes but is not required for those purposes and it is expedient to revoke the reservation over the said land:
   Now, therefore, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 7 of the said Act, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O’Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby give notice that it is my intention to issue an Order in Council under the provisions of subsection (1) (b) of section 7 of the said Act declaring that the reservation for school-baths and recreation purposes over the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be revoked.
   SCHEDULE
   HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT
   SECTION 43, Village of Whetukura, situated in Block X, Takapau Survey District: Area, 1 acre, more or less. (S.O. plan 817.)
   As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 18th day of September 1952.
   E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
   (L. and S. H.O. 1/165; D.O.L.P. 143)
   Notice of Intention to Issue an Order in Council Revoking the Reservation over a Recreation Reserve in South Auckland Land District
   H. F. O’LEARY,
   Administrator of the Government
   WHEREAS by subsection (1) (b) of section 7 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act 1928 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), it is provided that the Governor-General may, from time to time, by Order in Council, revoke the reservation over any public reserve or part thereof, and thereupon the land comprised therein shall, if vested in the Crown or in any local authority, or trustees deriving title from the Crown, become Crown land available for disposal under the Land Act 1948:
   And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto is a reserve duly set apart for the purpose of a recreation reserve, but is not required for that purpose, and it is expedient to revoke the reservation over the said land:
   Now, therefore, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 7 of the said Act, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O’Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby give notice that it is my intention to issue an Order in Council under the provisions of subsection (1) (b) of section 7 of the said Act declaring that the reservation for recreation purposes over the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be revoked.
   SCHEDULE
   SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
   ALL that area situated in Block X, Patetere North Survey District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 36·3 perches, more or less, being Lot 38 as shown on a plan deposited in the Land Registry Office at Auckland under No. 18086, and being part Section 15.
   As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 18th day of September 1952.
   E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
   (L. and S. H.O. 1/1254; D.O. 8/981)
   Warrant Authorizing the Lower Hutt City Council to Construct a Bridge Over the Hutt River at Lower Hutt (With Approaches Thereto) and Apportioning the Cost
   H. F. O’LEARY,
   Administrator of the Government
   PURSUANT to section 135 of the Public Works Act 1928, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O’Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby authorize the Lower Hutt City Council to construct the bridge (together with approaches thereto) described in the Schedule hereto; and I 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 local authorities named hereunder in the following proportions, viz.:—
   The Wellington City Council shall pay 25·61 per centum,
   The Petone Borough Council shall pay 16·87 per centum,
   The Lower Hutt City Council shall pay 42·33 per centum,
   The Eastbourne Borough Council shall pay 6·98 per centum,
   The Hutt County Council shall pay 8·21 per centum
   of such cost respectively; and I further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Councils of Wellington City, Petone Borough, Eastbourne Borough, and Hutt County