Page 4953 - No. V. (A.D. 1897.) An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the opening, closing, and survey of roads; to make provision for the disposal of unnecessary roads and of lands resumed or withdrawn but not required for roads, and of certain other lands; for the prevention of the obstruction and injury of roads; for the alignment and the alteration of the alignment of streets in Municipalities; for granting leave to place public gates in certain cases; and for other matters of the like nature; and for that purpose to amend the Act 4 Wm. IV No. 11; the Public Gates Act of 1875; and the Crown Lands Acts of 1884 and 1889. [Assented to, 30th June, 1897.]