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shall and may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof at such place or
places and at such time or times as aforesaid as you shall judge convenient: And
lastly, I do hereby declare that this Commission is and is intended to be issued
subject to the provisions of "The Commissioners Powers Act, 1867," and "The
Commissioners Powers Act Amendment Act, 1872."

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; 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 the
Government House at Wellington, this third day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five; and issued under the Seal
of the said Colony.

Approved in Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
DANIEL POLLEN.

TO THOMAS SHAILER WESTON, Esquire, District Judge, and to
RICHMOND BEETHAM, Esquire, Resident Magistrate, Greeting:—

WHEREAS by a certain instrument in writing or Commission bearing date the
third day of November last past, issued under the Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand, you the said THOMAS SHAILER WESTON and RICHMOND BEETHAM were
appointed to be Commissioners for the purposes and with the powers and
authorities in the said letters patent more particularly mentioned: And whereas
by the said Commission you were directed and required to report to the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand your proceedings and your opinion
touching the matters mentioned therein within two calendar months from the
date of the said Commission: And whereas it is expedient that the said period
should be extended as hereinafter provided :

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice of the
Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise and pursuance of every
power and authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby extend the period
within which you shall (using all diligence) report to me, as by the said Com-
mission provided, to three calendar months from the date thereof; and with the
like advice and consent, and in further pursuance and exercise of the said power
and authority, I do hereby confirm the said Commission except as altered by
these presents.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael
and Saint George; 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 the Government House at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five; and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony.

Approved in Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
DANIEL POLLEN.

II.—REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE WESTPORT COLLIERY
RESERVE.

To His Excellency the Most Noble the Marquis of NORMANBY, P.C., K.C.M.G.,
Governor of New Zealand.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,—

Upon the receipt of your Excellency's Commission of the 3rd day of
November last, and in exercise of the powers which your Excellency was pleased
to confer upon us thereby,—by notice published in the General Government