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AUCKLAND

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

Published by Authority.

Vol. XIX. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1870. No. 3.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, under his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, from time to time to delegate to the Superintendent of any Province, or such other person as the Governor may deem fit, all or any of the powers vested in the Governor or the Governor in Council, by the Act now in recital, except the powers conferred by sections twenty-two, forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-six, and one hundred and seven of the said Act, subject or not to any limitations or restrictions as he may think fit, and in like manner to alter or revoke any such powers:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor as aforesaid of the said Colony, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in the exercise of the power and authority for this purpose in me vested, do hereby delegate unto

Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, Esquire,

as Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, all the powers vested in me under or by virtue of the said "Gold Fields Act, 1866," except the powers conferred by sections twenty-two, forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-six, and one hundred and seven, to have, hold, and exercise within the Province of Auckland the said powers hereby given to the said Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, so long as he shall continue and remain Superintendent of the said Province, and no longer: Provided always that copies of all Rules and Regulations made under the delegation aforesaid shall be forthwith transmitted to the Colonial Secretary, in order that the same may be laid before the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the one hundred and tenth clause of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866."

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, and issued this seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

Approved in Council:
Henry D. Pitt, Captain R.A.,
Private Secretary,
For Clerk of the Executive Council.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

Order in Council.

At Auckland, this seventh day of January, 1870.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by "The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act, 1868," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, if and whenever he shall have by lease, agreement, or otherwise, by consent of the Native owners of any land over which the Native title has been extinguished, or from the Native owners of any land over which the Native title has not been extinguished, obtained power from such Native or other owners to authorise entry on such lands for mining for gold, by Proclamation issued



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πŸ›οΈ Delegation of Powers under the Gold Fields Act, 1866

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
7 January 1870
Gold Fields Act, Delegation of Powers, Auckland Province
  • George Ferguson Bowen (Governor), Delegated powers under the Gold Fields Act
  • Thomas Bannatyne Gillies (Esquire), Delegated powers under the Gold Fields Act

  • G. F. Bowen, Governor
  • Henry D. Pitt, Captain R.A., Private Secretary, For Clerk of the Executive Council

πŸ›οΈ Order in Council under the Gold Fields Act Amendment Act, 1868

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
7 January 1870
Gold Fields Act Amendment, Mining Authorisation, Native Land
  • George Ferguson Bowen (Governor), Issued Order in Council

  • G. F. Bowen, Governor