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11. Whakatane County Act Amendment Act, 1908 : Repealing section 4 of the Whakatane County Act, 1899. 12. Auckland (Symonds Street) Cemeteries Act, 1908 : Making provision for the closing of the Cemeteries at Symonds Street in the City of Auckland ; vesting part of the land reserved for purposes of the said cemeteries in the Auckland City Council, and providing that the lands so vested shall be used partly for a public reserve, and partly for the erection of public baths, &c, 13. Canterbury College Empowering Act, 1908 : Validating the purchase of certain lands by the Board of Governors of Canterbury College ; authorising the purchase of other lands, with the sanction of the Governor ; authorising the expenditure out of capital moneys in payment of an overdraft incurred for the purposes of erecting certain buildings ; authorising the payment of reasonable travelling expenses to members of the Board, &c, 14. Opunake Harbour Act, 1908 : Constituting the Opunake Harbour District and the Opunake Harbour Board giving power to the Board to take and acquire property from the Opunake Wharf Company (Limited).; also power to borrow £40,000 for the taking over of the present wharf and the maintenance and construction of works in connection with the said harbour. 15. Matamata County Act, 1908 : Constituting the Matamata County, and altering the boundaries of the Piako and West Taupo Counties accordingly. 16. Wellington Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1908 : Empowering the Wellington Harbour Board to carry out an agreement with the Wellington Patent Slip Company (Limited) for the purchase by the Board of the Patent Slip and other property of the said Company ; also authorising the Board to acquire land at Evans Bay for purposes of reclamation. 17. Christchurch City Sanitation Empowering Act, 1908 : Authorising the Christchurch City Concil to borrow £30,000 for the purposes of sanitation, in the City of Christchurch. 18. Auckland University College Land Act, 1908 : Validating the sale by the Crown of section 245 a Block II Whakatane Survey District, part of which land was vested in the Auckland University College Council, at the time of the said sale. 19. Waipuka Block Road Revesting Act, 1908 : Closing part of the Waipuka Block Road through certain nat.ve land in the Kidnapper Survey District and revesting the portion closed in the original native owners or in their successors in title as the case may be. 20. Gore Public Library Vesting Act, 1908 : Cancelling the reservation by which certain lands in the Borough of Gore are held as a site for Government Buildings, and vesting the same in the Corporation as a site for a public library. 21. Hauraki Plains Act, 1908 : Authorising the Minister of Finance to issue a sum not exceeding £80,000 to be expended according to the direction of the Minister of Lands for the settlement of the Hauraki Plains. 22. Hokitika Harbour Amendment Act, 1908 : Amending in various particulars the Hokitika Harbour Act, 1908. 23. Waikohu County Act, 1908 : Constituting the Waikohu County, and altering the boundaries of the Cook County accordingly. 24. Auckland and Manukau Canal Act, 1908 : Empowering the Auckland Harbour Board to acquire land under the Public Works Act for the construction of a canal connecting the Waitemata Harbour with the Manukau Harbour. Until the land so taken is required for the purposes of the construction of such canal, the Board may lease it in the same way as it has power to lease other lands held by it. 25. Auckland and Suburban Drainage Act, 1908 : Providing for the drainage of the City of Auckland and the suburbs thereof. Establishing a Drainage Board and setting forth the powers and functions of that Board. 26. Carterton Borough Council Vesting and Enabling Act, 1908 : Vesting certain land, previously held in trust for fire brigade purposes, in the Corporation of the Borough of Carterton as an estate in fee simple, free from incumbrance and derecting that the revenues derived therefrom shall be used for the requirements of the. Carterton Fire Brigade. 27. Christchurch Drainage Act, 1908 : Amending in various particulars the Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1907. -^ 28. Foxton Harbour Board Act, 1908 : Constituting the Foxton Harbour Board ; describing the constitution thereof and vesting in the Board certain lands for the purposes of endowments. 29. Gonville and Castlecliff Tramway District Act, 1908 : For facilitating the construction, administration and working of tramways in and for the district of Gonville and Castlecliff. Making provision for the election of the Gonville and Castlecliff Tramway Board ; determining the manner of election and the qualification of voters ; and setting forth generally the powers and duties of the Board. 30. Hawera Technical School Site Exchange Act, 1908 : Providing for an exchange between the Corporation of the Borough of Hawera and the Wanganui Education Board of certain lands vested in them for Municipal purposes and for a site for a technical school respectively. 31. Murchison County Act, 1908 : Constituting the Murchison County, and altering the boundaries of the County of Inangahua accordingly. 32. Napier Public Baths Act, 1908 : Empowering the Napier Harbour Board to lease part of the foreshore to the Corporation of the Borough of Napier as a site for public baths and authorising the Napier Borough Council to erect public baths thereon. 33. Ohura County Act, 1908 : Constituting the Ohura County and altering the boundaries of the Waitomo County accordingly. 34. Otago Dock Trust Merger Act, 1908 : Providing for the merger of the Otago Dock Trust in the Otago Harbour Board,