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.. ..No.. 5, The Greytown. Town Lands and Hospital Lands Exchange Act, 1911 : Authorizes the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board and the Greytown Town Lands Trustees to exchange the lands described in the First and Second Schedule to the Act. No. 6. The Papakaio Water-race District Validation Act, 1911 : Validates the constitution of the Papakaio Water-race District, and all acts of authority done by the Waitaki County Council in respect of the water-races constructed within the said water-race district. No. 7. The Sir Donald McLean Memorial Park Act, 1911 : Vests in the Corporation of the Borough of Napier for the purposes of a public recreation-ground certain land purchased from funds raised by public subscription for the purpose of establishing a memorial to perpetuate the memory of the late Sir Donald McLean. No. 8. The Waikowhai Park Act, 1911 : Validates an agreement entered into between the trustees of the Waikowhai Reserve, in the Auckland Land District, and the Mount Roskill Road Board for the conveyance of part of the said reserve to the Board as a public park and public recreation-ground, and for the dedication of a further part of that reserve as a public highway. The Act also defines the powers of the Mount Roskill Road Board with respect to the land to be so transferred to it. No. 9. The Ashley Subdivision and the Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board Act, 1911 : Constitutes the Rangiora, Eyre, Oxford, Kowai, and Ashley Counties, being subdivisions of the area formerly comprised in the Ashley County. The Act also continues the corporate existence of the Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board, having jurisdiction within the water-supply district of the same name, constituted under the Water-supply Act, 1908. No. 10. The Awatere County Act, 1911 : Constitutes the Awatere County, and abolishes accordingly the Awatere Road District of the Marlborough County. No. 11. The City of Christchurch Empowering Act, 1911 : Provides for the application of the surplus interest oti certain sinking funds established for the repayment of loans for drainage and sewerage works in the City of Christchurch, and also authorizes the Christchurch City Council to acquire land for street-widening purposes in the said city, and to borrow the necessary funds. . No. 12. The Franklin and Manukau Counties Act. 1911: Subdivides the present Manukau County into the Franklin and Manukau Counties. No. 13. The Heathcote County Boundary Act, 1911 : Alters and defines the boundaries nf the Heathcote and Halswell Counties. No. 14. The Kaikoura Hospital Site Act, 1911 : Provides for vesting part of Section No. 410. Town of Kaikoura (not exceeding 2 acres thereof), in the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board as a site for a hospital. No. 15. The Mosgiel Borough Empowering Act, 1911 : Empowers the Mosgiel Borough Council to sell certain land vested in the Corporation of the Borough of Mosgiel, and to pay the proceeds into its District Fund. No. 16. The Wanganui Harbour Board Vesting Act, 1911 : Vests in the Wanganui Harbour Board certain lands in the Wellington Land District, situated at Castlecliff, near Wanganui. No. 17. The Guardian, Trust, and Executors' Company Amendment Act, 1911 : Removes certain doubts which have arisen as to the Guardian, Trust, and Executors' Company of New Zealand (Limited) with respect to its powers to act as trustees under a deed or will, and with respect to the application of certain provisions of the Property Law Act as to powers of attorney under which that company acts as attorney for any person, company, or corporation. The Act also authorizes the company to remove its registered office from the City of Dunedin to the City of Auckland, and to alter its memorandum of association accordingly. No. 18. The Auckland Grammar School Site Act, 1911: Transfers part of the Auckland Gaol Reserve to the Auckland Grammar School Board as a site for a secondary school. No. 19. The Dunedin Technical School Site Act, 1911 : Vests certain land, situated in the City of Dunedin, in the Otago Education Board in trust for educational purposes, and empowers the Board to sell certain other land now held by it as a site for a technical school. No. 20. The Elingamite Rehearing Act, 1911 : Provides for a rehearing of the inquiry into the causes of the wreck of the steameship " Elingamite." No. 21. The Methodist Church of New Zealand Act, 1.911 : Confirms the constitution of. the Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand as an independent Conference, as from a date to be fixed by the president of the General Conference, and to be published in the Gazette. From the date so fixed the New Zealand Church is to be denominated " the Methodist Church of New Zealand," and ceases to be governed by the General Conference. No. 22. The Christchurch District Drainage ..Amendment Act, 1911 : Determines the proportion of the cost of cleaning the Heathcote River to be borne by each,of the local authorities specified in the schedule. No. 23. The Manukau Harbour Control Act, 1911 : Vests the control of the Manukau Har hour in the Auckland Harbour Board, and provides for the vesting of certain tidal and other lands situated in the Auckland Land District in the said Board. No. 24. The Onehunga Borough Vesting Act, 1911 : Vests in the Corporation of the Borough of Onehunga certain tidal and other lands in or adjacent to the Manukau Harbour. No. 25. The Otago Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1911 : Empowers the Otago Harbour Board to issue certain leases to the Corporations of the Borough of West Harbour and the City of Dunedin, and confers other powers upon that Board. No. 26. The Riverton Harbour Loan and Empowering Act, 1911: Authorizes the Riverton Borough Council to raise a loan of £7,000 upon the security of property vested in the Corporation of the Borough of Riverton by the Riverton Corporation Empowering Act, 1889. The money raised under this Act i> to Tir expended by the Council in the coTistrurtion of harbour-works within the Riverton Harbour.