in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Christchurch, this fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Setting apart Land in the Auckland Land District for leasing under "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882."

(L.s.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fiftieth section of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882," and of every other power and authority enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare that the sections of land enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of sections three to forty-eight of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882."

SCHEDULE.

MAKETU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Block. Section. Area.
VII. 1 198 2 16
2 151 1 36
3 126 3 7
4 49 2 16
5 98 2 0
6 130 0 0
7 131 3 7
8 136 0 0
10 224 1 14
X. 1 181 0 0
2 138 2 0
3 134 3 16
4 73 3 18
5 119 0 0
6 148 1 25
7 187 0 0
8 158 2 16

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty's Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Christchurch, this second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Setting apart Land in the West Coast (North Island) Land District for leasing under "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882."

(L.s.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fiftieth section of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882," and of every other power and authority enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare that the sections of land enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of sections three to forty-eight of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882."

SCHEDULE.

CARLYLE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Block. Section. Area.
IV. 11 18 2 28
14 14 1 24
17 13 2 32

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty's Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Christchurch, this second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Powers delegated to the Oxford Domain Board under "The Public Domains Act, 1881."

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of January, 1885.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by "The Public Domains Act, 1881," His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby revoke a certain Order in Council, dated the twentieth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, making delegation of certain powers in manner as therein appears; and doth, with the like advice and consent, by this present order, delegate, but only with respect to the piece or parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto, all the powers conferred by the Act aforesaid, except the powers under or conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Oxford Public Domain Board, namely,—

JOSEPH PEARSON, Senior,
JOHN R. GORTON,
GEORGE PLASKETT,
WILLIAM FISHER PEARSON, and
JOHN INGRAM

(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 half-past seven o'clock p.m., at the office of the Oxford Road Board, 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 second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

2. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman, 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 January 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 members present shall choose some one of their number to be Chairman of such meeting.

6. If, by resignation, death, or incapacity, or otherwise, the office of Chairman shall be or become vacant, the members