THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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that purpose vested in him by the said Act, doth
hereby delegate to
JOHN WILLIAMSON, Esq.,
Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, all the
powers vested in the Governor by the said recited
section of "The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act,
1868," to have, hold, and exercise, within the Province
of Auckland, the said powers hereby delegated to
the said John Williamson, so long as he shall
continue and remain Superintendent of the said Pro-
vince, and no longer: Provided always that no
Proclamation affecting any lands shall be made by
the said John Williamson, under the powers hereby
delegated to him, unless the Governor shall have
obtained power to authorize entry on such lands
for mining for gold, in the manner required by the
said Act.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Delegation of Governor's Powers under "The Lunatics
Act, 1868," to the Superintendent of the Province of
Auckland.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Christchurch, this eleventh day of December, 1873.

Present:

THE HONORABLE THE PREMIER, PRESIDING.

WHEREAS by "The Lunatics Act, 1868," it
is enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Governor in Council, from time to time to order and
direct that all or any of the powers, functions, duties,
and authorities vested in or required to be performed
by the Governor, or the Governor in Council, or the
Colonial Secretary, by the said Act, within any
Province or other district of the Colony, shall be
exercised or performed by the Superintendent of any
such Province, or by any other person the Governor
may think fit; and thereupon such functions, powers,
duties, and authorities may by such Superintendent
or other person be exercised or performed within the
Province or other district of the Colony specified:

Now therefore, His Excellency Sir James Fer-
gusson, the Governor of New Zealand, with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
said Colony, in pursuance and in exercise of the
power and authority for that purpose vested in him,
doth hereby order and direct that all the powers,
functions, duties, and authorities vested in or
required to be performed by the Governor, or the
Governor in Council, or the Colonial Secretary, by
"The Lunatics Act, 1868," within the Province of
Auckland, shall be exercised by the Superintendent
of such Province.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Delegation of Governor's Powers under "The Gold
Fields Act Amendment Act, 1868," to the Superin-
tendent of the Province of Taranaki.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Christchurch, this eleventh day of December, 1873.

Present:

THE HONORABLE THE PREMIER, PRESIDING.

WHEREAS by "The Gold Fields Act Amend-
ment Act, 1868," it is enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor, if and whenever he shall
have, by lease, agreement, or otherwise, by consent
of the Native owners of any land over which the
Native title has been extinguished, or the Native

owners of any land over which the Native title
has not been extinguished, obtained power from
such Native or other owners to authorize entry on
such lands for mining for gold, by Proclamation
issued under the third section of "The Gold Fields
Act, 1866," to include such land within any Gold
Field, or to proclaim such land a Gold Field: And
by the said 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 Superintendent of any Province,
or to such other person as the Governor may deem
fit, all or any of the powers vested in the Governor
by the preceding sections of the said Act (including
the above-recited sections), subject or not to any
limitations or restrictions as the Governor may think
fit:

Now therefore, His Excellency Sir James Fergus-
son, Baronet, the Governor of New Zealand, with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
Colony, in pursuance and exercise of the power for
that purpose vested in him by the said Act, doth
hereby delegate to
FREDERICK ALONZO CARRINGTON, Esq.,
Superintendent of the Province of Taranaki, all the
powers vested in the Governor by the said recited
section of "The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act,
1868," to have, hold, and exercise, within the Province
of Taranaki, the said powers hereby delegated to the
said Frederick Alonzo Carrington, so long as he
shall continue and remain Superintendent of the said
Province, and no longer: Provided always that no
Proclamation affecting any lands shall be made by
the said Frederick Alonzo Carrington under the powers
hereby delegated to him, unless the Governor shall
have obtained power to authorize entry on such lands
for mining for gold, in the manner required by the
said Act.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Delegation of certain of the Governor's Powers under
"The Gold Fields Act, 1866," to the Superintendent
of the Province of Taranaki.

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 limita-
tions 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
FREDERICK ALONZO CARRINGTON, Esq.,
as Superintendent of the Province of Taranaki, 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 Taranaki,
the said powers hereby given to the said Frederick
Alonzo Carrington, so long as he shall continue and
remain Superintendent of the said Province, and no