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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

in Council of the same date, made and issued under
"The Public Reserves Act, 1877," aforesaid, dele-
gated to Elias De La Perrelle, Andrew Cunningham
Thomson, Robert Pritchard, William Tiley Smith,
and William Jenkins:

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, the Adminis-
trator of the Government of the Colony of New
Zealand, by virtue and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me by "The Public Domains
Act, 1881," and by and with the advice of the Exe-
cutive Council of the said colony, do hereby revoke
the Order in Council delegating the Governor's
powers to the above-named persons; and do hereby
further delegate, in respect of the lands referred to
in the aforesaid Orders in Council, all the powers
conferred by "The Public Domains Act, 1881," except
the powers under or conferred by sections five and
twelve, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be
known as the Arrowtown Domain Board:—

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM THOMSON,
ROBERT PRITCHARD,
WILLIAM TILEY SMITH,
WILLIAM JENKINS, and
WILLIAM SCOLES

(herein referred to as "the Board"), subject to the
stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of
   business on the first Monday in each month, at seven
   o'clock p.m., at the Arrow Athenæum, Arrowtown,
   or at such other time or place as may from time to
   time be fixed by the Board. The first meeting shall
   be held on Monday, the fourth day of September, one
   thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.

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 second Monday in January 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.

"Highways Act, 1874," brought into Operation in
Waitakerei West Highway District, County of
Waitemata.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

UNDER and in pursuance of an Act of the Pro-
vince of Auckland intituled "The Highways
Act, 1874," and by "The Abolition of Provinces
Act, 1875," I, James Prendergast, the Administrator
of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, do
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hereby notify that I do hereby bring the said "High-
ways Act, 1874," into operation in the Waitakerei
West Highway District; and I further notify that I
do hereby appoint the thirteenth day of September,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, at one
o'clock, at the Oratia Hotel, Henderson's, to be the
day, hour, and place for the first meeting of rate-
payers for the said district; and I appoint John
O'Neill to be the Chairman of such meeting.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
twenty-third day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

THOMAS DICK.

Changing Purpose of a Reserve in Otago.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance of the sixth section of "The Public
Reserves Act, 1881," it is hereby notified that,
in the opinion of His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government, it is expedient to change the
purpose of the land described in the second column
of the Schedule hereto, from the purposes named in
the first column, to the purpose named in the third
column of the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and Purpose
of Reserve. | Area of which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended
Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Parts of Sections Nos.
10 and 11, Block VI.,
Town District, conveyed
to Her Majesty by John
Mitchell. For railway
purposes. | All that area of land in
the Provincial District of
Otago, containing by ad-
measurement 7 acres and
271 perches, being part of
Sections Nos. 10 and 11,
Block VI., Town District;
commencing at a point on the
north-west corner of said
Section No. 11; and bounded
thence on the North-east by
part of said Sections Nos. 11
and 10, 1464 links; thence
again on the North-east by
part of Section No 9, Block
VI., Town District, 100 links;
thence on the South-east by
part of said Sections Nos.
10 and 11, 668 links; thence
on the North-east by other
part of said Section No. 11,
495 links; and finally on the
South-west by part of Sec-
tions Nos. 12 and 18, 1375
links, to the commencing
point: all the aforesaid area
and linkages being a little
more or less. | For a recreation-ground. |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
fifteenth day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Changing Purpose of a Reserve in Canterbury.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance of the sixth section of " The Public
Reserves Act, 1881," it is hereby notified that,
in the opinion of His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government, it is expedient to change the
purpose of the land described in the second column
of the Schedule hereto, from the purpose named in