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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

making of the gas and for the purposes afore-
said may remove and use all earth and materials
in and under such streets and bridges and may in
such streets erect any pillars lamps and other
works and do all other acts which the Company
shall from time to time deem necessary for
supplying gas within the limits hereinafter men-
tioned doing as little damage as may be in the
execution of the power hereby granted and
making compensation for any damage which may
be done in the execution of such powers.

That the Company may let for hire any meter for
ascertaining the quantity of gas consumed or
supplied and any fittings for the gas for such
remuneration in money as shall be agreed upon
between the Company and any person to whom
the same may be so let and such remuneration
shall be recoverable in the same manner as the
rents or sums due to the Company for gas and
such meters and fittings shall not be subject to
distress for rent of the premises where the same
may be used nor to be taken in execution under
any process or proceeding of a Court of Law or
Equity or in bankruptcy against the person in
whose possession the same may be.

That the Clerk Engineer or other officer duly
appointed for the purpose by the Company may
at all reasonable times enter any building or
place lighted with gas supplied by the Company
in order to inspect the meters fittings and works
for regulating the supply of gas and for the
purpose of ascertaining the quantity of gas con-
sumed or supplied and if any person hinders
such officer as aforesaid from entering and
making such inspection as aforesaid at any
reasonable time he shall for every such offence
forfeit to the Company a sum not exceeding five
pounds.

That in all cases in which the Company are auth-
ized to cut off and take away the supply of gas
from any house building or premises under the
provisions of this Act the Company their agents
or workmen after giving forty-eight hours' pre-
vious notice in writing to the occupier or if no
occupier then after leaving such notice on any
portion of the premises may enter into such
house building or premises between the hours
of nine in the forenoon and four in the afternoon
and remove and carry away any pipe meter

fittings or other works the property of the Com-
pany.

That when any consumer leaves the premises
where gas has been supplied to him without
paying to the Company the gas rent due from
him the Company shall be entitled to require
from the next tenant payment of the arrears
accruing since the meter shall have been last
taken by the Company if such next tenant shall
consume any gas without having first given to
the Company twenty-four hours' notice of his
intention to do so.

Power to the Company to make alter and repeal
By-laws and by such By-laws to impose a
penalty not exceeding five pounds for any
breach of or offence against such By-laws.

The limits within which such gas works as afore-
said are intended to be made extend to and include
all lands lying within a radius of two miles from
the north-western corner of Howitt Square in the
Town of Hokitika.

Such gas works as aforesaid are intended to be
made and maintained in and through the Town of
Hokitika and its vicinity with gas.

Dated this 15th day of June, 1877.

BUTTON AND REID,
Solicitors for the Bill.

F. M. OLLIVIER,
Parliamentary Agent. 287

In the matter of "The Westland Steam Tug and
Freight Company, Limited," and in the matter
of "The Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860."

NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meeting
of the Shareholders in the above-mentioned
company, held at the office of the Liquidator, Revell
Street, Hokitika, on Monday, the 4th day of June
instant, the following resolution was passed unani-
mously, namely, —

"That, on consideration of the winding-up accounts,
this meeting is of opinion that the affairs of the
company have been fairly wound-up."

Dated at Hokitika, the 5th day of June, 1857.

JOSEPH CHURCHES,
Manager.

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By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.