PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the eighth section of "The Canterbury Public Domains Act, 1872," it is enacted that the Superintendent of Canterbury, with the advice and consent of his Executive Council, may by Proclamation under his hand from time to time delegate all or any of the powers thereby conferred upon him acting as aforesaid to any person or persons for any period, and subject to such stipulations, conditions, and limitations as may be specified in such Proclamation:

Now, therefore, I, William Rolleston, Superintendent as aforesaid, by and with the advice and consent of my Executive Council, do hereby delegate in respect of the lands contained in the Schedule to the said Act all the powers conferred by the said Act to the undermentioned persons, who shall be known as "The Canterbury Public Domains Board":—

William Guise Brittan, Esq., who shall be Chairman.

The Secretary for Public Works for the time being.

George Gould, Esq.

Robert Wilkin, Esq.

James Richard Hill, Esq.

Charles Christopher Bowen, Esq.

Edward Jollie, Esq.

Thomas Henry Potts Esq.

subject to the stipulations hereinafter contained.

1. None of the powers delegated shall be exercised in respect of the building known as the Canterbury Museum, or by any buildings pertaining thereto, which are or may hereafter be erected in connection therewith by authority of the Superintendent and Provincial Council, or to such enclosures in connection therewith as may be approved by the Board and the Provincial Government.

2. The Trustees of the said Museum and their officers and servants shall at all times have the right of ingress and egress to and from the said Museum, and the public shall have the right of ingress and egress to and from the said Museum at such times as shall be determined by the said Trustees.

3. The Board shall meet at such times and places as shall be from time to time appointed by the Chairman, or when it shall be convened by him; and the business shall be conducted under such regulations as shall be determined on by the Board.

4. The Board shall keep proper minutes and records of its proceedings, and full accounts of its receipts and expenditure, and a yearly statement of the same, together with a general report of its proceedings, shall be forwarded to the Superintendent once in every year.

5. This delegation of powers to the Board shall not in any way affect any lease or contract now in force between the Superintendent and any person or persons in respect of any portion of the lands named in the Schedule to the Canterbury Public Domains Act, 1872, nor any agreement between the Superintendent and any person or persons in respect of the dedication of any portion of the said lands to any purpose of public recreation or amusement.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this sixteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, intituled "The Canterbury Roads Ordinance, 1872," it is among other things enacted that if at any time the persons qualified so to do shall refuse, or neglect to elect members of the Board of any district, or if the members of the Board of any district shall refuse or neglect to carry this Ordinance into operation, the Superintendent shall by Proclamation published in the Gazette declare the powers of such Board to be suspended, and shall by such proclamation appoint a Commissioner for such district: and whereas the persons qualified so to do in the Port Levy Road District have neglected to elect members of the Board of the said district:

Now, therefore, I, William Rolleston, Superintendent of the said Province, in pursuance of the powers so vested in me as aforesaid, and by and with the advice and consent of my Executive Council, do hereby appoint

James Harris

to be the Commissioner for the said district.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this seventeenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent.