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Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOL. XXII.] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1873. [No. 53.
[Extracts from the New Zealand Gazette No. 72, said “Gold Fields Act, 1866,” dated the 18th December, 1873.]
Delegation of certain of the Governor’s Powers under “The Gold Fields Act, 1866,” to the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.
JAMES FERGUSSON, 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 James Fergusson, Baronet, the Governor as aforesaid of the said Colony, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in exercise of the power and authority for this purpose in me vested, do hereby delegate unto
JOHN WILLIAMSON, ESQ.,
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 John Williamson, 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 the Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honorable Privy Council, 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 under the Public Seal of the said Colony, at Christchurch, this eleventh day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
DANIEL POLLEN.
The Hon. the PREMIER, Presiding.
Approved in Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
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🏛️ Delegation of Governor's Powers under Gold Fields Act
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration11 December 1873
Gold Fields Act, Delegation of Powers, Auckland Province, Superintendent
- John Williamson (Esquire), Delegated powers under Gold Fields Act
- James Fergusson, Governor
- Daniel Pollen, The Hon. the PREMIER, Presiding
- Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council