THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 545

Delegation of the Governor's powers under
"The Gold Fields Act, 1862," to the
Superintendent of Otago.

By His Excellency, Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight, Commander of
the Most Honorable Order of
the Bath, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same,
&c., &c.

WHEREAS by Section 19 of an Act of
the General Assembly of New Zealand,
intituled "The Gold Fields Act, 1862," it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Go-
vernor, by Order in Council, from time to
time to constitute for any Gold Field, or for
any part thereof, Wardens' Courts for the
administration of Justice therein, and to
appoint Wardens as Judges of such Courts,
with power to act alone, or with Assessors
or Juries, and in such manner and to
exercise all or any of the powers thereinafter
mentioned as the Governor shall think fit to
direct;

And whereas, by the 5th Section of an
Act of the General Assembly, intituled
"The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act,
1863," 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 Superinten-
dent of any Province, or to such other
person as the Governor may deem fit, and
under such restrictions as he shall think fit,
all or any of the powers vested in the
Governor, or the Governor in Council, by
Section 19 of the said Act, and to alter or
revoke by said delegation:

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

JOHN HYDE HARRIS, Esq.,

as Superintendent of the Province of Otago,
all the powers vested in me by the 19th
Section of "The Gold Fields Act, 1862," to
have, hold, and exercise within the Province
of Otago the said powers hereby given the
said John Hyde Harris, so long as he shall
continue and remain Superintendent of the
said Province, and no longer, and to have,
hold, and exercise such powers subject to
the Regulations hereunder written, namely:

REGULATIONS.

All acts and appointments done and made
by the said Superintendent under the fore-
going Delegation shall be provisional until
the same shall have been confirmed and
allowed by the Governor; and the Governor
shall have power to disallow the same.

The Superintendent shall report without
delay to the Governor all such acts and
appointments.

The Superintendent shall lay before the
Provincial Council of the said Province
every such act and appointment at the
Session of the said Council next following.

The Provincial Council of the said Pro-
vince may, through their Speaker, transmit
to the Governor any Resolutions respecting
any such act or appointment.

Given under my hand, at the
Government House, at Auck-
land, and issued under the
Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand, this fourteenth day
of December, in the year of
Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-
three.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
WILLIAM FOX.

Delegation of the Governor's Powers under
"The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act,
1863," to the Superintendent of Otago.

BY His Excellency Sir George
Grey, Knight, Commander of
the most Honorable Order of
the Bath, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice Admiral of the same,
&c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS by Section 14 of an Act of
the General Assembly, intituled "The
Gold Fields Act, 1862," it is enacted that it
shall be lawful for the Governor in Council,
subject to the provision of that Act, to make
Rules and Regulations relating to the terms
and conditions upon which Miner's Rights
shall be granted, and the forms of such
Miner's Rights, and of Licenses and Leases
to be issued under that Act, and the modes,
terms, and places of the issue thereof, and
also touching the extent and condition of any
claim, and the conditions under which it
shall be worked, held, assigned, or forfeited,
the application and use of machinery, and all
such other Rules and Regulations relating to
mining under Miners' Rights or otherwise, in
any Gold Field, as he may deem most bene-
ficial. And Whereas by Section 4 of an Act
of the General Assembly, intituled "The
Gold Fields Act Amendment Act, 1863," it
is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Go-
vernor in Council, from time to time, to alter,
amend, and revoke all or any Rules and Re-
gulations made or to be made under the said
Section 14 of the said first recited Act; And
Whereas by Section 5 of the said last re-
cited Act, it is further 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 Super-
intendent of any Province, or to such other
person as the Governor may deem fit, and
under such restrictions as he shall think fit,
all or any of the powers vested in the Gover-