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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

NOTIFICATIONS CHANGING PURPOSES OF RESERVES (COPIES OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of " The Public Beserves Act, 1881."

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of a Reserve at Westport.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. WHEREAS by " The Public Reserves Act, 1881," it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter tho dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class 11. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same bo granted or not; and, in the case of any reserves made under tho authority of section two hundred and twenty-seven of " The Land Act, 1885," if it shall, in tho opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserves or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class 11., the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made : Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by " The Public Reserves Act, 1881," aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the reservo described in the first column of the Schedule hereto to the specific purpose set opposite such description in the second column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Jos. A. TOLE, (For the Minister of Lands.)

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of a Reserve at Timaru.

Wm. F. DEUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. "YTTHEREAS by " The Public Reserves Act, 1881," it is, W amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of tho purposes named in Class II. of tho Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and, in the case of any reserves made under the authority of section two hundred and twenty-seven of " The Land Act, 1885," if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserves or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it is set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of tho Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II., the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which tho same is intended to be so made : Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by " The Public Reserves Act, 1881," aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the reserve described in the first column of the Schedule hereto to the specific purpose set opposite such description in the second column of tho said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

P. A. BUCKLEY, (For the Minister of Lands.)

Description and Purpose of Reserve. Intended Purpose. All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, in the Borough of Westport, being part of a public reserve, and situate at the corner of Palmerston and Lyndhurst Streets, having a frontage of 100 links to Palmerston Street and 250 links to Lyndhuist Street. Reserved as a site for public buildings or other purposes of the General Government. Site for a public reading-room and library. As witness the hand of His Exca this ninth day of February, hundred and eighty-six. llency the Governor, one thousand eight

Description and Purpose of Reserve. Intended Purpose. Sections Nos. 25 and 26, Town of For railway Timaru, containing by admeasurement ' purposes. 2 roods 13 perches, more or less. Reserved as a site for public buildings. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.