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No. 22. The Kaiapoi Native Beserves Act, reserving certain Crown lands in Canterbury for the benefit of the Kaiapoi Natives as compensation, for lands wrongfully taken from them. No. 23. The Dunedin Gas and Waterworks Act repeals conflicting provisions in former Acts, bringing all waterworks and gasworks in the city within the provisions of " The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876." No. 24. The Lawrence Beserves Act, vesting certain public reserves within the borough in the Corporation thereof. No. 25. The Peninsula County Libraries Act, vesting the management of certain lands within Otago Harbour in Trustees, to apply proceeds towards maintenance of public libraries. No. 26. The Lyttelton Harbour Board Land Act, vesting certain lands, wharves, and jetties within Lyttelton Harbour in the Harbour Board thereof, for purposes of administration. No. 27. The Auckland City Endoivments and Beserves Act, vesting in the Corporation certain surplus lands acquired for water-supply purposes as ordinary reserves for endowment of the city. No. 28. The Kaiapoi Cemetery Act, transferring and vesting in the Corporation of Kaiapoi an unused racecourse for the purposes of a public cemetery. No. 29. The Wanganui Harbour Endowment and Borrowing Act, setting apart certain Crown lands as harbour endowments, with power of mortage or sale ; authorizing a loan of £100,000 for harbour purposes. No. 30. The Havelock Athenasum and Mechanics' Institute Incorporation Act, incorporating the members of the Institute, and vesting in the Corporation certain reserves set apart for an Athenseum. No. 31. The City of Wellington Loans Consolidation Act 1876 Amendment Act, to supply an omission in the Act of 1876; ratifies the loans contracted thereunder, and appropriates the balances remaining of such loans. No. 82. The Wakapuaka Telegraph Station Site Act, authorizing the Governor to purchase from the Native owners certain lands for telegraph purposes, and to validate the title thereto. No. 33. The Cromicell Athenaium Beserves Act, transferring and vesting in the incorporated Cromwell Athenseum certain reserves and other lands for the use of the said Athenseum, with power to raise money thereon, but without power of sale. No. 34. The Mataura Beserve Act, transferring an unused ferry reserve, and vesting the same in Trustees, partly as recreation-ground and partly for purposes of Agricultural Society. No. 35. The Akaroa Public Library Site Act, authorizing an exchange of the site for other lands of equal area. No. 36. The Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1875 Amendment Act directs an annual estimate of expenditure within and without the limits of the city, and the rate to be levied throughout the district to be in proportion to such expenditure respectively. No. 37. The Himatangi Crown Grants Act, for the apportioning the Himatangi block of land, being part of the Rangitikei-Manawatu Block, among the Native owners thereof who did not join in the sale to the Crown of the aforesaid Rangitikei-Manawatu Block. No. 38. The Queenstown Athenceum Act, transferring to Trustees, incorporated by the Act, a certain reserve for the purpose of an Athenseum. No. 39. The Lawrence Municipal Waterworks Act, bringing under the operation of " The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," certain waterworks constructed previous to incorporation of borough. No. 40. The New Biver Harbour Management Act, transferring the management of the harbour from the Harbour Board, dissolved by the Act, to the Corporation of the Town of Invercargill, and defining and regulating the powers of the Corporation in respect thereof. No. 41. The Saint Andrew's Church (Wellington) Trustees Act 1873 Amendment Act, empowering the Trustees to sell the land and church now existing, and to purchase more suitable site for the same purpose. No. 42. The Wellington College Act 1872 Amendment Act, appointing certain persons to be permanent and others ex officio Governors of the College, and authorizing Governor to nominate to ordinary vacancies. No. 43. The Dunedin Gaol Street Act authorizes the closing of the longitudinal half of the street (furthest removed from the walls of the gaol) wherein is situate the Dunedin Gaol. No. 44. The Clyde Public Beserves Grant Act authorizes the closing of a portion of a public street, and the grant of the same and another reserve to the County of Vincent. No. 45. The Wanganui Gas Company's Act: the usual Act authorizng a joint-stock company to construct works for supplying the Borough of Wanganui with gas. No. 46. The Hokitika Gas Company's Act : same purport as the foregoing in respect of the Town of Hokitika. No. 47. The Port Chalmers Compensation Act, authorizing the grant of certain lands to the Borough of Port Chalmers, in compensation for portions of its town belt taken for railway purposes. No. 48. The Taranaki County Beserves Act, vesting certain reserves in the county, for the purpose of raising income for maintenance of roads. No. 49. The Canterbury Bivers Act 1870 Amendment Act, altering the mode of constituting districts, enabling the same to be established on petition, and providing for election of members of Boards. No. 50. The City of Dunedin Loans Consolidation Act, for the purpose of consolidating its loans, authorizes the Corporation of Dunedin to borrow £600,000. No. 51. The Auckland College and Grammar School Act incorporates a body of elective Governors, with the Mayor of Auckland, for the management and control of the Institution and its property. No. 52. The Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, same purport as the foregoing in respect of Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools. No. 53. The Church Trust Property at Little Biver Exchange Act, empowering the Trustees to exchange the church site at Little River for other land to be devoted to the same purpose. No. 54. The Wellington Beserves Act 1876 Amendment Act, authorizing the grant of certain reserves to local bodies, and the sale of a piece of land to the Order of Eoresters.