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1915, No. 3 (Local). The Wellington City Empowering Act 1908 Amendment Act, 1815. —This Act authorizes the Wellington City Council to borrow moneys not exceeding £30.000 for drainage-works in outlying portions of the city. 1915, No. 4 (Local). 'Ihe Auckland City Markets and Empowering Act. 1915.-This Act empowers the Auckland City Council to undertake the purchase and Mile of fish, and to control the sale and disposal of fish within the City of Auckland. It also extends the powers of the Auckland City Council with respect to the .Auckland Domain. 1915, No. 5 (Local). The Papakura Reach Vesting Act. 1915. This Act vests portion of the foreshore of the Mmiukau Barbour in the Papakura Town Board. 1915, No. (i (Local). The Wyndhain Recreation Reserve Amendment Ad, 1915. This Act vests the control of tin- Wyndhani Recreation Reserve in ihe Wyndhain Town Board. 1915, No. 7 (Local). The Wollingt mil Karori Sanitation and Water-supply Amendment Act. 1915. —This Act amends in various particulars ihe provisions of the Wellington and Karori Sanitation and Water-supply Act, 1912. 1915, No. 8 (Local). The Tokomaru Ray Harbour Act. 1915. -This Act vests the foreshore of Tokomaru Ray in the Waiapu County Council for harbour purposes. 1916, No. 9 (Locai). The Christchurch Electrical Supply Amendment Act. 1915. This Act amends the provisions of the Christchurch Electrical Supply Empowering Act, 1913, and extends the powers conferred by that Act mi the Christchurch City Council. 1915, No. 10 (Local), the Bluff Harbour Improvements Act, 1915.—This Acl authorizes the Bluff Harbour Board to raise a loan not exceeding £100,000 for harbour-work purposes. 1915, No. 11 (Local). The Devonporl Borough Vesting Act, 1915. —This Act vests certain lands in the Corporation of the Borough of Devonport to be held as a public domain. 1915, No. 12 (Local). The Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Acts Amendment Act, 1915. — This Act authorizes the Dunedin District Drainage Board to raise a sum of £35,000 for the purposes of the Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Acts. It also amends in various particulars the provisions of the said Acts. 1915. No. 13 (Local). —The high-wood Borough Endowment Disposal Ad. 1915. -This Act authorizes the Inglewood Borough Council to sell certain borough endowments, and to invest the proceeds in the purchase of other lands. I ill 5, No. 14 (Local). The Lyttelton Borough Extension Amendment Act. 1915.--'Phis Act extends tlu' powers of the Lyttelton Borough Council in connection with Diamond Harbour. 1915, No. 15 (Local), '(he Springs County Council Reclamation and Empowering Act, 1915. This Act empowers the Springs County Council to reclaim parts of a lagoon (known as Yarr's Lagoon) for the purpose of improving the How of a certain river, and generally for drainage purposes. 1.915, No. 16 (Local). The Tauranga Foreshore Vesting and Endowment Act, 1915.—This Act vests the foreshore of the Tauranga Harbour in the Tauranga Harbour Board. 1915, No. 17 (Local). The Otago Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1915.—This Ad authorizes the Otago Harbour Hoard to raise a loan not exceeding tIOO.OOO for the improvement of thi' Otago Harbour. Private Arts. 1915, No. 1 (Private). The Church Property Trust (Canterbury) Act 1879 Amendment Act. 1915. —This Act extends the trusts and purposes upon which the Dean and Chapter Kstate is held by the Church Property Trustees within the Diocese of Christchurch. 1915, No. 2 (Private). The Georgetti Trust Estate Act, 1915. —This Act authorizes the trustees appointed under the will of Augustin Georgetti (deceased) to sell the trust property, and declares the trusts for which the proceeds of such sale are to lie applied.

No. 41. New Zealand—Honours. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 3rd November, 1915. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, "Honours," dated the 11th August, together with the enclosures mentioned therein. 2. In accordance with your request, I beg to report that at 8.30 p.m. on Monday, Ist November, at Government House, Wellington, I held an investiture, at which, in the presence of certain of my Ministers, and a number of gentlemen holding the distinctions of K.C.M.G. and C.M.G., and their friends —in all about sixty persons—l duly invested the Honourable Francis Henry Dillon Bell, K.C., with the insignia of Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and presented to James Mackenzie, Esquire, the badge of the Imperial Service Order. 3. I also presented to Sir Francis Bell the Warrant passed under the Royal Sign-manual and Seal of the Order, a copy of the Statutes of the Order, and the Warrant conferring upon him the dignity of Knight Commander. 4. To Mr. James Mackenzie I handed, in addition to his badge, the letter forwarded with your despatch containing his Warrant of appointment and a copy of the Statutes of the Order.