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5 What proportion of the present-day capital value of the after deducting therefrom the value of improvements thereon, should be paid Cthe when acquiring the fee-simple taking into the one hand the value of the unexpired term of the lease or other t which he holds the said land and the validity thereof, and on the other hand £ Increase in value of the said land occasioned by the moneys by the Crown in the town and suburbs of Rotorua and its reversionary where a lessee has subdivided his holding and dedicated' portion thereof as roads or streets he should be required to pay the unimproved value of the land so dedicated when acquiring the freehold of any other portion of his holding. . ,, •, And with the like advice and consent I do hereby appoint you, the said Frederick James Burgess, to be Chairman of the said Commission. And for the purpose of your inquiry you are hereby authorized and empowered to have before yon and to examine all books, papers and writings you deem necessary, and also to have before you and to examine on or otherwise as allowed by law all witnesses or other persons whom you think capable of affording you any information on the subject-matter ot the inspection and inquiry hereby directed to be made. And using all diligence, you are required to report to me under your hands the result of your inspection and inquiry, with any recommenda ions you think fit to make in the premises, on or before Wednesday, the thirtieth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Eight Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the beal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. W. F. Massey, Approved in Executive Council, Minister of Lands. J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council.

EXTENDING TIME OF EOTORUA TENURES COMMISSION. Liverpool, Governor. To all to whom these presents shall come, and to Frederick James Burgess, Esq of Thames, Stipendiary Magistrate; and Frederick George Ewington, Esq., of Auckland, Land Agent. Greeting. Whereas by a Warrant dated the seventh day of September one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and issued under my hand and the Public Seal of the Dominion, you were appointed a Commission to inquire into and report to mc on or before the thirtieth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, upon certain matters relating to lands in the town and suburbs of Eotorua : And whereas it is expedient that the said period should be extended as hereinafter provided : - . Now therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling mc in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby declare and appoint that the time at or before which you shall present to mc your report aforesaid is hereby extended to Saturday, the third day of October, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen: