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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

first Monday in every succeeding year thereafter,
elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may
join in the discussion, and shall have an original as
well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold
office until the election of his successor.

5. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present
   at the time appointed for holding the same, the
   Delegates present shall choose some one of their
   number to be Chairman of such meeting.

6. If by resignation, death, or incapacity, or other-
   wise, the office of Chairman shall be or become vacant,
   the Delegates may at any monthly or special meeting
   appoint a Chairman.

7. All questions shall be determined by the majority
   of votes of the Delegates present at a meeting.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Time for the Preparation, &c., of Syden-
ham Borough Valuation List.

NORMANBY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
fifteenth day of January, 1878.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the sixth section of "The Rating
Act, 1876," it is, amongst other things, enacted
that the valuer or valuers for each district shall, on
or before the fifteenth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven, and upon or before
the same day in every year thereafter, prepare, sign,
and transmit, to the local body of the district a valua-
tion list:

And whereas, in consequence of the recent con-
stitution of the Borough of Sydenham to be a borough
under "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," the
valuation list aforesaid cannot be so prepared, signed,
and transmitted, and it is expedient to extend the
time for so doing:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby,
in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in
me by "The Rating Act, 1876," and "The Muni-
cipal Corporations Act, 1876," extend the time for
the preparation, signing, and transmitting of the
valuation list for the said borough until the thirty-
first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Postponing First Election of certain Education
Boards under "The Education Act, 1877."

NORMANBY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
fifteenth day of January, 1878.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in
me by the eighteenth section of "The Education
Act, 1877," I, George Augustus Constantine, Mar-
quis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby, by and with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand,
postpone the first elections under the said Act of the

several Education Boards of the several education
districts specified in the Schedule hereto, until not
later than the fifteenth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight; and, with the like
advice and consent, I do order and declare that the
members of such Boards shall take office on the
thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight.

SCHEDULE.

EDUCATION DISTRICTS of Taranaki, Hawke's Bay,
Marlborough, North Canterbury, South Canterbury,
Westland, Otago, and Southland.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Approving Times of Meeting of the Land Boards.

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the first subsection of the twenty-
fifth section of "The Land Act, 1877," it is
enacted that the Board shall sit at such Land Office
within the district as the Governor shall appoint
(which shall be called the Principal Land Office), at
certain times to be determined by the Board, and
approved of by the Governor, and published in the
Gazette:

And whereas by a warrant under my hand, dated
the second of January instant, and published in the
New Zealand Gazette of the third of January instant,
I did appoint certain Land Offices to be the Principal
Land Offices for the several districts constituted
under the said Act:

And whereas the several Land Boards hereunder
mentioned have determined the times which are here-
under set against their names respectively as the
times at which the said Boards shall sit at the said
Principal Land Offices:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in further pursuance of the herein-
before recited powers, do hereby approve of the
times so determined by the said Land Boards and
hereunder set against their names respectively; and
I declare that this approval shall operate and take
effect as and from the respective times at which the
respective Land Boards so determined the times or
sitting as aforesaid :-

Auckland-Tuesday, the 8th of January, and every
alternate Tuesday thereafter, at two o'clock p.m.
Taranaki-Each Monday; the first Monday in the
month at eleven o'clock a.m., and on other
Mondays at two o'clock p.m.
Hawke's Bay-Thursday, the 3rd January, and
every alternate Thursday thereafter, at eleven
o'clock a.m.
Wellington-Thursday, the 10th January, and on
every alternate Thursday thereafter, at 12.30 p.m.
Nelson-The second and fourth Thursday in each
month, at ten o'clock a.m.
Marlborough-First Monday in every month, at
ten o'clock a.m.
Canterbury-Monday and Thursday in each week,
at noon.
Otago-Each Wednesday in every week, at eleven
o'clock a.m.
Southland-Each Thursday in every week, at 12.30
p.m.
Westland - First and third Wednesday in each
month, at two o'clock p.m.

As witness the hand of his Excellency the
Governor, this fifteenth day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.

J. T. FISHER.