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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

(4.) The land shall be sold in one section, as shown upon the survey plan in the office of the Chief Surveyor of Canterbury, at Christchurch.

(5.) Sections forty-three and forty-four of “The Land Act, 1877,” are declared to be part of the terms upon which the said land shall be sold, and shall take effect accordingly, so far as the same is consistent with these terms.

(6.) Upon full payment of the purchase-money the purchaser will be entitled to his Crown grant, to be issued in the usual way, upon payment of the fees prescribed by law.

SCHEDULE.

RESERVE No. 785 (Rangitata Island), containing 108 acres 3 roods.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Patutahi Domain Board under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of February, 1885.

Present:

His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR 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 twenty-third day of April, 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 Patutahi Public Domain Board, namely,—

ARIEL HENRY GRAHAM,
JAMES WOODBINE JOHNSON,
CHOLWELL DEAN PITT,
GEORGE LANGDALE SUNDERLAND, and
WILLIAM SMITH

(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 noon, at the Resident Magistrate’s Office, Gisborne, 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 sixth day of April, 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 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, being Section No. 81, Block I., Turanganui Survey District, containing by admeasurement 61 acres and 22 perches, more or less. Bounded towards the North by a road-line, 3030 links; towards the East by the Whenuakura Block, 1639 links; towards the South by Sections Nos. 32 and 33, 2737 links; and towards the West by Section No. 35, 2794 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Ashburton Domain Board under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of February, 1885.

Present:

His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR 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 eleventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, 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 Ashburton Public Domain Board, namely,—

WILLIAM CAMPEBLL WALKER,
JAMES EBENEZER TREVOR, M.R.C.S.E., &c.,
EDWARD GEORGE WRIGHT,
THOMAS BULLOCK,
His Worship the MAYOR of ASHBURTON,
WILLIAM GEORGE HERBERT ST. HILL,
JOHN ORR, and
DONALD McDONALD

(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 second Wednesday in each month, at half-past two o’clock p.m., at the County Council Offices, Ashburton, 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 Wednesday, the eleventh 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 second Wednesday 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 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Township of Ashburton, Provincial District of Canterbury, containing 72 acres, more or less, and numbered 308 (in red); bounded on the North-eastward by the north-eastern boulevard of the town; on the North-west by the north-western boulevard; on the South-west by the northern edge of the dry river-bed; on the South-east by West Street. Also that parcel of land in the Town of Ashburton, containing by admeasurement 22 acres and 32 perches, more or less; bounded towards the North-east generally by reserve for public gardens and recreation, No. 308; towards the South-east by West Street; towards the South-west by Wills Street; towards the North-west by Section No. 598; again towards the South-west by Sections Nos. 598 and 599; again towards the North-west by Section No. 601; again towards the South-west by said Section No. 601, Park Street, and Sections Nos. 1093, 1094, 1095, and 1096; again towards the South-east by said Section No. 1096; again towards the South-west by Sections Nos. 1088, 1087, 1086, and 1253; thence towards the West by a right line to the eastern angle of Section No. 1085, and by that section and a right line to a point on the north side of Peters Street 100 links distant in an easterly direction from the southern