THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 41

mediately preceding the application for the
Bill, shall, on or before the commencement
of the Session, be deposited in the office of
the Colonial Secretary.

Deposit of Plans, &c., in Private Bill Office.
32. On or before the commencement of the
Session, a copy of the said plans, sections,
and books of reference shall be deposited in
the Private Bill Office.

Gazette Notices to be deposited with Plans, &c.
33. Wherever any plans, sections, and
books of reference are required to be de-
posited, a copy of the notice published in
the Gazette of the intended application shall
be deposited therewith.

4. DEPOSITS WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER
   THE COMMENCEMENT OF SESSION.

Petition for Bill, with Agent's Declaration and Bill, to be
deposited in Private Bill Office,
34. Every Petition for a Private Bill,
headed by a short title descriptive of the
undertaking or Bill, corresponding with that
at the head of the advertisement, with a
declaration signed by the Agent, and a
printed copy of the Bill annexed, shall be
deposited in the Private Bill Office, within
fourteen days after the commencement of the
Session; and such Petition, Bill, and Decla-
ration shall be open to the inspection of all
parties, and printed copies of the Bill shall
also be delivered therewith, for the use of
any member or agent who may apply for the
same.

Declaration of Agent.
35. Such declaration shall state to which
of the Classes of Bills such Bill, in the
judgment of the agent, belongs, and if the
proposed Bill shall give power to effect any
of the following objects, that is to say--

Power to take any lands or houses
compulsorily, or to extend the time
granted by any former Act for that
purpose:

Power to levy tolls, rates, or duties,
or to alter any existing tolls, rates, or
duties, or to confer, vary, or extinguish
any exemption from payment of tolls,
rates, or duties, or to confer, vary, or
extinguish any other right or privilege:

Power to amalgamate with any other
company, or to lease or sell their under-
taking, or to purchase or take on lease
the undertaking of any other company:

Power to interfere with any Crown,
Ecclesiastical, or Corporation property,
or property held on trust for public or
charitable purposes:

Power to relinquish any part of a work
authorised by a former Act:

Power to divert into any intended cut,
canal, reservoir, aqueduct, or navigation,
or into any intended variation, extension,
or enlargement thereof respectively, any
water from any existing cut, canal, reser-
voir, aqueduct, or navigation, whether
directly or derivatively, and whether

under any agreement with the proprie-
tors thereof or otherwise:

Power to make, vary, extend, or en-
large any cut, canal, reservoir, aqueduet,
or navigation:

Power to make, vary, extend, or en-
large any railway:

The said declaration shall state which of
such powers are given by the Bill, and shall
indicate in which clauses of the Bill (referr-
ing to them by their number) such powers are
given; and shall further state that the Bill
does not give power to effect any of the
objects enumerated in this order, other than
those stated in the declaration. If the pro-
posed Bill shall not give power to effect
any of the objects above enumerated, the said
declaration shall state that the Bill does
not give power to effect any of such objects.

The said declaration shall also state that
the Bill does not give any powers other than
those included in the notices for the Bill.

Deposit of Bills in office of Colonial Secretary,
36. Within fourteen days after the com-
mencement of the Session, a printed copy of
every Railway or Canal Bill, and of every
Bill for incorporating or giving powers to
any company, and of every Bill relating to
any tidal lands, dock, harbour, navigation,
pier, or port, shall be deposited in the office
of the Colonial Secretary.

Deposit of Estimates, &c.
37. Within fourteen days after the com-
mencement of the Session, there shall also be
deposited in the Private Bill Office, all esti-
mates, declarations, and lists of owners,
lessees, and occupiers, which are required by
the Standing Orders. (Sec. 53, 54 and 55.)

Documents to be Deposited in Private Bill Office in regard to
Joint Stock Companies,
38. As respects all Bills for the incorpora-
tion of Joint Stock Companies, or proposed
Companies for carrying on any trade or busi-
ness, or for conferring on such Companies
the power of suing and being sued, there
shall be deposited in the Private Bill Office,
within fourteen days after the commencement
of the Session, a copy of the Deed or Agree-
ment of Partnership (if any) under which the
Company, or proposed Company, is acting;
and, in all cases, a declaration stating the
following matters :---

1st. The present and proposed amount
of the capital of the Company:

2nd. The number of shares, and the
amount of each share:

3rd. The number of shares subscribed
for:

4th. The amount of subscriptions
paid up:

5th. The names, residences, and de-
scriptions of the shareholders or sub-
scribers (so far as the same can be made
out), and of the actual or provisional
directors, treasurers, secretary, or other
officers, if any; and such documents
shall be verified by the signature of