THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1469

of the Executive Council of the colony, and in
exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me
by the said Act, do hereby vest the management of
the wharf at Pigeon Bay, in the County of Akaroa,
in the Pigeon Bay Road Board, subject to the condi-
tions set forth in the First Schedule hereto: And
with the like advice and consent I do hereby fix the
following scale of dues, set forth in the Second
Schedule hereto, for the use of the said wharf:
Provided always that the aforesaid conditions and
dues, and other the rights and privileges hereby con-
ferred, may from time to time be altered, revoked, or
modified by the Governor in Council.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

1. That all Her Majesty's subjects shall, at all
   reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper
   dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-
   mentioned wharf, and of ingress and egress thereon.
2. That Her Majesty or the Governor, and all
   officers of the Marine Department or Customs acting
   in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have
   free ingress, passage, and egress into, through, and
   out of the wharf without payment.
3. That the said Road Board shall maintain and
   keep the above-mentioned wharf and all erections
   thereon in good order and repair, and shall at all
   times permit to be erected and exhibited therefrom
   any lights for the guidance of vessels, and shall
   maintain at its own cost any such lights: Provided
   that no new light shall be exhibited until after it
   has been approved of by the Marine Department.
4. That any person authorized by the Minister
   having charge of the Marine Department, or any
   officer acting with his approval, may, at all reasonable
   times, enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings
   erected thereon, and view the state of repair thereof,
   and may leave at the last-known office of the Board
   a notice in writing of any defect, requiring the Board,
   within a reasonable time to be therein prescribed, to
   repair the same.
5. That the Board will not erect or suffer to be
   erected on the said wharf any building or structure
   whatever, except with the consent of the Marine
   Department.
6. That nothing herein contained shall authorize
   the Board to do or cause to be done anything repug-
   nant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the
   Customs, or any regulation of the Commissioner of
   Customs.
7. That the rights, powers, and privileges con-
   ferred by this Order in Council shall continue in
   force for fourteen years, computed from the date of
   this Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered,
   modified, or revoked.
8. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred
   under or by virtue of this Order in Council may be
   at any time resumed by the Governor, on giving to
   the said Road Board six calendar months' notice in
   writing; any such notice shall be sufficient if given
   by the Governor or the Minister having charge of
   the Marine Department, or any person acting under
   his or their instructions, and delivered at the last-
   known office of the said Board, their successors or
   assigns. No compensation or allowance shall be
   payable in such case.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
Wharfage. - Scale of dues, inwards and out-
wards:-
Single parcels, under 100 lb. ... s. d.
0 1
Sawn timber, per 100 feet superficial ... 0 2
Firewood, per cord ... ... ... 1 0
Posts and rails, per 100 ... ... ... 1 0
Palings, per 100 ... ... ... 0 2
Shingles, per 1,000 ... ... ... 0 3
Cheese, per ton ... ... ... 1 6

Wool, per bale ... ... ... s. d.
Grain and grass seed, per sack ... 0 2
Root crop, per ton ... ... ... 1 6
Horses and great cattle ... ... 1 0
Sheep and pigs ... ... ... 0 1
All other goods, per ton, weight or
measurement ... ... ... 1 8
Provided that nothing herein contained shall
charge with wharfage dues-

1. Any ship of, or in the service of, Her Majesty,
   her heirs and successors, or any stores or goods
   required for the use of Her Majesty's Naval
   and Military Forces.
2. Any ship in the service of the Government
   of this or any other British colony.
3. Vessels employed in fishing, sealing, or oyster
   dredging, and not conveying goods for hire.
4. Any steamship carrying mails under any con-
   tract made with the Postmaster-General, in
   cases where it is provided by the terms of
   such contract that such steamship shall be
   exempt therefrom.
5. Any person in the service of Her Majesty, or
   the Government of the colony, travelling on
   public service, or his baggage.
6. Any ship or goods under seizure by officers
   of revenue.
7. Goods of, or for the service of, Her Majesty
   in the colony.
8. Any of Her Majesty's Military Forces, or of
   the Militia or Volunteer Forces, or any con-
   stable or peace officers while on duty.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Presiding Officer appointed for the Railway District,
Waimea Plains Railway.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the regulations made
under "The District Railways Act, 1877," by warrant
dated the eleventh day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight, published in the Gazette
No. 68, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis
of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby appoint

JOHN MACARTHUR,
of Invercargill, Esquire, to be Presiding Officer for
the Railway District within which the Waimea Plains
Railway Company (Limited) propose to construct a
railway under the said Act, and to constitute a
Railway District.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-third day of Octo-
ber, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight.

J. MACANDREW.

Revising Officer appointed for the Railway District,
Waimea Plains Railway.

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the regulations made
under "The District Railways Act, 1877," by warrant
dated the eleventh day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight, published in the Gazette
No. 68, I, George Augustus Constantine, Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

HENRY HERMON SIMON,
of Invercargill, Esquire, to be Revising Officer for the
Railway District within which the Waimea Plains