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No. 3. An Act to amend " The Auckland City Borrowing Act, 1899." No. 4. An Act to enable the Corporation of the City of Auckland to take, divert, and impound the Whole of the Water flowing into and in the Head-waters of the Streams called the Nihotupu, Huia, and Waitakerei, and all or any of the Tributaries of such Head-waters, for the Purpose of increasing the Supply of Water for the Inhabitants of the said City, and for other Purposes in connection with the said Objects. No. 5. An Act to validate certain Leases granted by the Inglewood Town Board. No. 6. An Act to vest certain Lands in the Corporation of the City of Nelson. No. 7. An Act to authorise the Exchange of certain Lands. No. 8. An Act to amend " The Oxford and Oust Road Districts Act, 1902." No. 9. An Act to enable the Body Corporate called " The Inhabitants of the Remuera Road District" to borrow Four Thousand Pounds. No. 10. An Act to enable the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of South Dunedin to acquire Lands for Street-widening and other Purposes, and to borrow the necessary Funds. No. 11. An Act to amend " The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885." No. 12. An Act to confer Additional Leasing-powers upon the Council of the City of Wellington. No. 13. An Act to empower the Patea Harbour Board to borrow Ten Thousand Pounds. No. 14. An Act to authorise the Auckland Harbour Board to raise by way of Loan the Sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pounds. No. 15. An Act to vest in the Waitara Harbour Board a Portion of a Foreshore Endowment belonging to the New Plymouth Harbour Board, together with certain Rights over an Adjacent Part of such Foreshore Endowment. No. 16. An Act to make Provision for a Supply of Water for the Use of the Inhabitants of the Town of Ashburton from a Water-race under the Control of the Ashburton County Council. No. 17. An Act to enable the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to sell a certain Allotment or Parcel of Land now vested in it, and to apply the Proceeds of such Sale in or towards the Erection of an Infectious-diseases Hospital, and the Fixtures, Fencing, and Improvements in connection therewith. No. 18. An Act to grant Further Borrowing-powers to the Timaru Harbour Board. No. 19. An Act for empowering the Hawke's Bay and Waipawa United District Charitable Aid Board to sell and convey certain Lands, and to acquire a Site for an Institution. No. 20. An Act to extend the Powers of the Trustees of the Dunedin Garrison Hall. Private Acts. No. 1. An Act to authorise the Trustees of Allotment Number Fifty in the Town of Hamilton West, held in Trust as the Site for a Parsonage for the Use of a Minister of the United Church of England and Ireland in New Zealand, to sell or lease the said Allotment, and to purchase other Freehold Lands and Hereditaments, or to exchange the said Allotment for other Freehold Lands and Hereditaments. No. 2. An Act to provide for the Vesting in the Church Property Trustees, Canterbury, of certain Reserves, being Part of the Christchurch Town Reserves, as a Local Endowment within the meaning off Part IV. of " The Church Property Trust (Canterbury) Act, 1879." 'J*\ *No. 3. An Act enabling the Trustees of the Estate of Stephen Cole Moule, deceased, to provide out of the Income of the Estate for the Maintenance and Benefit of the Family of Stephen Cole. Moule, late of Picton, deceased (hereinafter called " Stephen Cole Moule the Younger "). during their Lives and the Life of the Survivor, and directing and empowering the Trustees to pay the Residue and Remainder of the Net Income derived from the Estate of the said Stephen Cole Moule, deceased, to the Local Body or Persons for the time being having the Management and Control of the Old Men's Home, Ashburton. No. 4. An Act to provide for the vesting in the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch of certain Lands being Part of the Town Reserves of Christchurch, and to enable the Bishop of the said Diocese to raise Moneys for the Building of a Cathedral Church at Christchurch, by Mortgage of the said Lands, or by Issue of Debentures secured on Mortgage of the said Lands. No. 5. An Act to enable the Waipori Falls Electric Power Company (Limited) to supply and use Electrical Energy for Lighting, Power, Heat, and other Purposes within the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs, Counties, and Districts adjacent thereto.

No. 18. (No. 95.) Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 24th November, 1904. With reference to your circular of the 2nd September, concerning excise duties in the colonies, I have the honour to enclose for the information of the Board of Trade a statement of the excise duties in operation in New Zealand, and to inform you that care will be taken to forward notification of changes which may be made from time to time. . I have, &c., The Right Hon. A. Lyttelton, M.P., PLUNKET. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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