Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 30

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✨ Order in Council

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

Vol. XVII. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1870. No. XXX.

[Extract from the New Zealand Gazette,
No. 33, June 22nd, 1870.]

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Wellington, this Twenty-second day of June, 1870.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by “The Bridges and Ferries Act 1868 Amendment Act, 1869,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, at the time of making any proclamation bringing “The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” into operation in any Province, or at any time thereafter, to delegate all or any of the powers by “The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” vested in the Governor, and exercisable by him within the Province in such Proclamation mentioned, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said “Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” to the Superintendent of the Province in which the said Act shall be so brought into operation, or to any other person or persons, and such delegation from time to time to alter and revoke:

And whereas by a Proclamation bearing even date herewith, His Excellency the Governor has declared that the said “Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” shall be in operation in the Province of Canterbury, on the twenty-second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in him by the said “Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, doth hereby delegate to

William Rolleston, Esq.,

Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, all the powers by “The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” vested in the Governor, and exercisable by him within the said Province of Canterbury, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said Act.

Forster Goring,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vol. XVII., No. 30.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 30

The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed between 1858 and 1865 and are the only purpose-built provincial government buildings in New Zealand still in existence.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Delegation of Powers under Bridges and Ferries Act

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated22 June 1870
KeywordsBridges and Ferries Act, Delegation of Powers, Canterbury Province
👱🏽 Names

William Rolleston (Esquire), Delegated powers under Bridges and Ferries Act

👩‍💼 Officials

G. F. Bowen, Governor
Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

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