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65. " Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Act, 1907." —Amending " The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881," in various particulars, and making better provision for the regulation and suppression of gaming, betting, and wagering; provides that Supreme Court may declare premises to be a common gaming-house; restricts the use of the totalisator on racecourses, and provides for the licensing of bookmakers. 66. " Animals Protection Act, 1907." —Consolidating and amending the law on this subject. 67. " Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1907." —Amending the scheme of classification of the Government Railways Department. 68. " Railways Authorisation Act, 1907."—Authorising the construction of certain railways mentioned in the schedule. 69. " Ngatimaru Landless Natives Act, 1907."—Setting apart certain land in the Taranaki Land District as a grant for certain Maoris of the Ngatimaru Tribe. 70. " Purangi Landless Natives Act, 1907."—Setting apart certain laud in the Taranaki Land District as a grant for certain Maoris of the Ngatimaru Tribe. 71. " Water-supply Act Amendment Act, 1907." —Amending " The Water-supply Act, 1881." Provides for the extension of a water-supply district by the inclusion of a road district or part of a road district; provides also for the maintenance by the Road Board of a road, part of which is vested in a county as a water-race, but is not used for such purpose. 72. "Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1907." — Providing for the exchange, sale, reservation, and other disposition of certain reserves, Crown lands, and other lands, and conferring certain powers on certain public bodies. 73. " Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Amending " The Factories Act, 1901," in various particulars; provides for taking a poll for the purpose of determining whether the factory half-holiday and the shop half-holiday shall be observed on the same day of the week. 74. " Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Amending " The Shops and Offices Act, 1904," in various particulars; provides for poll of electors to determine on what day the weekly half-holiday shall be observed. 75. " Counties Act Amendment Act, 1907." —Authorising the imposition of a sanitary rate in counties, and otherwise amending " The Counties Act, 1881." 76. "Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907."—Adjusting and protecting claims and interests in Maori lands, and amending the law relating thereto. 77. " Appropriation Act, 1907."—Being the annual grant to His Majesty of the sums mentioned in the Act for the service of the year. Reserved Acts. 78. " Chinese Immigrants Amendment Act, 1907."—Imposing an education test on Chinese entering New Zealand; no Chinese to be allowed to land unless able to read the English language. 79. " Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Amending " The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1904," by repealing section 11 thereof, and thereby enacting that disobedience to a decree for restitution of conjugal rights shall be no longer a ground of divorce; extending the grounds of divorce to include continued insanity, and murder or attempted murder of a child of the petitioner or respondent. Local and Personal Acts. 1. "Auckland Hospital Acts Amendment Aot, 1907."—Vesting in the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board certain properties hitherto vested in the Public Trustee under the Auckland Hospital Reserves Acts. 2. "Gore Streets Act, 1907."—Declaring certain private streets and private ways in the Borough of Gore to be public streets, and imposing restrictions as to new buildings. 3: " Wellington City Empowering Act, 1907."—Enabling the Wellington City Council to make and levy rates to secure special loans raised for the purpose of paying off other loans. 4. " New Plymouth Borough Electric and Waterworks Loans Validation Act, 1907."—Validating certain proceedings taken by the New Plymouth Borough Council in respect of certain special loans, and authorising the Council to raise such loans without further polls. 5. "Nelson Institute Act, 1907."—Incorporating the Nelson Institute, and vesting certain lands in the said Institute for the purposes mentioned in the Act. 6. " Waipukurau County Act, 1907."—Abolishing the Waipukurau Road District, constituting the Waipukurau County, and defining the jurisdiction of the Waipukurau County Council. 7. " Gore Agricultural and Pastoral Association Vesting and Enabling Act, 1907."—Vesting certain land for an estate in fee-simple in the Gore Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and giving powers of sale, lease, or mortgage in respect thereof. 8. " Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Empowering Act, 1907."—Authorising the sale of certain land in the City of Nelson, and the application of the proceeds thereof in the erection of an old people's home in the said city. 9. " .Petone Water-supply Conservation Act, 1907."—Vesting certain lands in Petone Borough as a reserve for waterworks purposes, and authorising the purchase of certain other lands. 10. "Taranaki Botanic Garden Act Amendment Act; 1907."—Extending the leasing powers of the Board constituted under the Act of 1876, by applying thereto the provisions of " The Public Bodies' Powers Act, 1887." 11. "Wanganui Harbour Act, 1907." —Authorising the Wanganui Harbour Board to raise a loan of £100,000, to be expended in the payment of the principal moneys owing on certain debentures, and in constructing or repairing harbour-works. 12. "Levin Borough Reserves Vesting and Empowering Act, 1907."—Vesting certain reserves in the Levin Borough, and extending the leasing powers of the Levin Borough Council.

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