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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Powers delegated to the Corporation of the City of
Nelson under "The Public Domains Act, 1860."
—
JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
fourth day of March, 1879.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the eleventh section of "The
Public Domains Act, 1860," it is enacted
that the Governor, by Order in Council, may from
time to time delegate all or any of the powers by the
said Act conferred upon any person for any period,
and subject to such stipulations as may be specified
in such order, and that every such delegation may
from time to time in like manner be altered or re-
voked: And whereas it is enacted by "The Public
Domains Act, 1865," that the word "person" in the
hereinbefore recited section of "The Public Domains
Act, 1860," shall be deemed to include more persons
than one: And whereas, pursuant to "The Public
Reserves Act, 1877," by an Order in Council of even
date herewith, the land described in the Schedule
thereto is declared to be brought under and to be
subject to the said "Public Domains Act, 1860:"

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Executive Council of the Colony of New
Zealand, doth, by this present order, delegate all the
powers conferred by the Act first above-mentioned,
except the powers under or conferred by subsections
five and ten of section five and section eleven, to the
Corporation of the City of Nelson (herein referred
to as "the Board"), subject to the stipulations here-
inafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of
   business on the first Monday in each month, at two
   o'clock in the afternoon, at the City Council Cham-
   bers, or at such other place as may from time to time
   be fixed by the Board. The first meeting shall be
   held on Monday, the seventh day of April, one
   thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

2. Special meetings may be convened by the Chair-
   man, or by any two members of the Board, provided
   that two days' notice of such meeting be given to
   each member, specifying the business to be transacted
   at such special meeting; and no other business than
   that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.

3. Any three of the said Board shall form a
   quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time
   to time.

4. The members of the Board shall at their first
   meeting, and thereafter at an annual meeting to be
   held on the first Monday in April in every suc-
   ceeding 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 mem-
   bers 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 members may at any monthly or special
   meeting appoint a Chairman.

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

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Time for the Preparation, &c., of the
County of Southland Valuation List.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
sixth day of March, 1879.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Valuers of the County of South-
land were by misadventure unable to prepare,
sign, and transmit to the Council of the said county
valuation lists, as by the sixth section of "The Rating
Act, 1876," is provided:

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, the Admin-
istrator of the Government of the Colony of New
Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, and in exer-
cise of the powers and authorities vested in me by
"The Rating Act, 1876," and "The Counties Act,
1876," do hereby extend the time for the preparing,
signing, and transmitting of the valuation lists for
the said county until not later than the twenty-fifth
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine; and, with the like advice and consent,
do hereby order that such valuation lists shall be
deposited, lie open for inspection, be publicly notified,
ratepayers and others may inspect the same, and
take copies thereof, and make objections thereto, as
provided by the said Act, from the twenty-fifth day
of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
nine, until the fifteenth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine; and, with the like
advice and consent, I do hereby extend the time
accordingly.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Filling up Vacancy in the Senate of the University
of New Zealand.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
sixth day of March, 1879.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the seventh section of "The New
Zealand University Act, 1874," it is, among
other things, enacted that, until a Convocation shall
be constituted, the Governor in Council shall appoint
persons to fill up all vacancies in the Senate by re-
signation or otherwise:

And whereas a Convocation has not yet been
constituted: And whereas the Honorable James
Macandrew has resigned the seat held by him in the
said Senate, and it is expedient to fill up the vacancy
so caused:

Now, therefore, His Excellency James Prendergast,
the Administrator of the Government, by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
the colony, in exercise and pursuance of the power
and authority in that behalf vested in him, doth
hereby appoint the following person to be a Fellow
of the University:—

The Reverend CHARLES FRASER, M.A.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.