Colony of New Zealand, containing by admeasurement two hundred and thirty-five (285) acres, two (2) roods, and eleven (11) poles, more or less, being sections numbered 1 and 2, block III., on the map of the Tiger Hill District, and section numbered 1, block I., on the map of the Lauder District; bounded towards the north by Crown lands, one thousand four hundred and ninety-four (1494) links, and also two thousand seven hundred and thirty-three and a half (2733½) links; towards the east by Crown lands, four thousand six hundred twenty-six (4026) links, and also one thousand four hundred (1400) links; towards the south-east by a road line three thousand eight hundred (3800) links; towards the south by Crown lands three thousand two hundred and thirty-eight (3238) links, and also four thousand two hundred and sixty-two (4262) links; towards the north-west by a road line, one thousand four hundred and eighty-eight (1488) links; and by Crown lands, nine thousand one hundred and forty-nine (9149) links.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, in presence of Donald Reid and George Turnbull, Esquires, Members of the Executive Council of the said Province, being also members of the Provincial Council thereof, this twenty-fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

(L.s.) J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the sixth section of the Riverton Harbor Board Ordinance, 1874, it is provided that the Superintendent shall by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council appoint six other members than those appointed by the Council of the Corporation of Riverton, of the Riverton Harbor Board, by proclamation in the Government Gazette; Now, therefore, I, James Macandrew, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Province, and by virtue and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the above-mentioned section, do hereby appoint

Theophilus Daniel, Esquire, M.P.C.,
John Cunninghame, Esquire, M.P.C.,
James M. Innes, Esquire,
William Anderson Lyon, Esquire,
John Percival, Esquire,
George Winton Buick, Esquire,

to be members of the Riverton Harbor Board.

Given under my hand and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, in presence of Donald Reid and George Turnbull, Esquires, two of the members of the Executive Council of the said Province, being also members of the Provincial Council thereof, this twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

(L.s.) JAMES MACANDREW,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

D. Reid,
Geo. Turnbull.

Members of the Executive Council of the Province of Otago, and of the Provincial Council thereof.

PROCLAMATION.

Fixing certain months during which native game may be killed in the District of Southland Province of Otago.

By His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

Whereas by the eleventh section of the Protection of Animals Act, 1873, it is provided that no native game shall be hunted, shot, taken or killed in any part of the Province except during such months as may from time to time be proclaimed by the Superintendent. Now therefore I, James Macandrew, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, do hereby by virtue and in exercise of the power conferred upon me by the above-mentioned section, proclaim the months of April, May, June and July in each year to be the months during which native game shall be hunted, shot, taken or killed in that part of the Province known as the district of Southland.

Given under my hand and issued under the public seal of the Province of Otago this 24th day of November, 1874.

(L.s.) J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent of Otago.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Provincial Government Buildings, Dunedin, this 20th day of November, 1874, present.

Whereas by the thirty-sixth section of the Turnpikes Ordinance, 1866, it is provided that the Superintendent and Executive Council may cause check-bars to be placed on any district road in the said Province, and may cause tolls to be levied at such bars, and taken from such persons who may travel by such district roads for the purpose of evading tolls leviable on main roads, provided that one-half of such tolls shall be handed to the District Board in which the road or roads is or are situated. Now therefore His Honor the Superintendent, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Ordinance, and in exercise of every power and authority enabling him in that behalf, and by and with the advice and consent of his Executive Council, doth hereby order that a check-bar be placed at the junction of the road to the Township of Opoho with the Main North Road, and that tolls be levied at such bar, and taken from such persons (excepting persons resident in the said Township of Opoho or who may have business with persons resident in the said Township) who may travel by such district roads for the purpose of evading tolls leviable on the said Main North Road, and that one-half of the tolls so levied at such check-bar be handed to the District Board of the North-East Valley Road District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk to the Executive Council.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Provincial Government Buildings, Dunedin, the sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. Present—Donald Reid and George Turnbull, Esquires.

Whereas by the thirty-sixth section of the Turnpikes Ordinance, 1866, it is provided that the Superintendent and Executive Council may cause check-bars to be placed on any district road in the said Province, and may cause tolls to be levied at such bars, and taken from such persons who may travel by such district roads for the purpose of evading tolls leviable on main roads, provided that one-half of such tolls shall be handed to the District Board in which the road or roads is or are situated. Now therefore His Honor the Superintendent, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Ordinance, and in exercise of every power and authority enabling him in that behalf, and by and with the advice and consent of his Executive Council, doth hereby order that a check-bar be placed between Tokomairiro and the toll-bar at the south end of Tokomairiro, at a place known as Reid’s Bridge, and that tolls be levied at such bar, and taken from such persons (excepting settlers in the South Bridge District) who may travel by such district roads for the purpose of evading tolls leviable on the said Main South Road, and that one-half of the tolls so levied at such check-bar be handed to the District Board of the Tokomairiro Road District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk to the Executive Council.

NOTICE.

Of appointment of Trustees of the sinking fund of the Municipality of Palmerston.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by section CV of the “Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1865,” and of every other power enabling me in that behalf...