THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 161

Delegation of certain of the Governor's Powers under
"The Gold Mining Claims Drainage Act, 1868,"
to the Superintendent of the Province of Westland.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Gold Mining Claims Drain-
age Act, 1868," it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to dele-
gate to the Superintendent of any Province, or to
such other person as the Governor may deem fit,
within any Province, county, district, or division of
the Colony, and subject or not to any limitations or
restrictions as the Governor may think fit, all or any
of the powers by the said Act vested in the Gover-
nor, except such powers as are therein directed to be
exercised by the Governor in Council; and that
whenever the Governor shall have delegated the
powers thereby conferred on him, or any of them,
the Governor shall also appoint a Gazette or News-
paper in which such delegate shall cause to be pub-
lished such Proclamations and instruments and other
matters made or done by him, which would, if made
or done by the Governor, be required to be published
in the New Zealand Gazette.

Now therefore, I, Sir James Fergusson, Baronet,
the Governor of New Zealand, in exercise and
pursuance of the power and authority in that behalf
vested in me, do hereby delegate to

JAMES ALEXANDER BONAR, Esq.,
the Superintendent of the Province of Westland,
within the said Province, so long as he shall continue
to hold the office of Superintendent as aforesaid, all
the powers by "The Gold Mining Claims Drainage
Act, 1868," vested in the Governor, except such
powers as are by the said Act directed to be
exercised by the Governor in Council; and in
further pursuance and in exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me, I do hereby appoint the
Westland Gazette to be the Gazette in which the
said James Alexander Bonar, as such delegate, shall
cause to be published such Proclamations and instru-
ments and other matters made or done by him,
which would, if made or done by the Governor, be
required to be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and
its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of
the same, at Wellington, this nineteenth
day of February, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.

Delegation of certain of the Governor's Powers under
"The Gold Fields Act, 1866," to the Superin-
tendent of the Province of Westland.

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
limitations 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

JAMES ALEXANDER BONAR, Esq.,
as Superintendent of the Province of Westland, 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 Westland,
the said powers hereby given to the said James
Alexander Bonar, so long as he shall continue and
remain Superintendent of the said Province, and no
longer: Provided always that copies of all rules
and regulations made under the delegation afore-
said shall be forthwith transmitted to the Colonial
Secretary, in order that the same may be laid before
the General Assembly, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the one hundred and tenth clause of "The
Gold Fields Act, 1866."

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
same; and issued under the Public Seal
of the said Colony, at Wellington, this
second day of February, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four.

JULIUS VOGEL, Presiding.

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Delegation under Public Health Act to
Superintendent of Westland.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Public Health Act, 1872,"
it is, among other things, enacted that the
Governor may from time to time, as he thinks fit,
order that all or any of the powers, functions, duties,
authorities, or acts vested in, conferred on, or
authorized or required to be performed by the
Governor within any Province, district, port or place
in the Colony, by or under the fifty-third and seventy-
seventh sections of the said Act, shall be exercised
performed, or done by the Superintendent of such
Province with the advice of the Executive Council
of such Province (if any), as in the said Act men-
tioned; subject, however, to any limitations or
restrictions as he may think fit:

Now therefore, His Excellency Sir James Fergus-
son, Baronet, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority enabling him under the hereinbefore in part
recited Act, doth hereby order that all the powers,
functions, duties, authorities, or acts vested in, con-
ferred on, or authorized or required to be done by
him as such Governor as aforesaid, within the Pro.