Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 277

Validating Election of Members of Auckland Harbour Board.

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.

WHEREAS it is provided by the two hundred and thirty-third section of “The Harbours Act, 1878” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), that in any case in which, by any misadventure or accident, anything is at any time done after the time required by the said Act, or is otherwise irregularly done in matter of form, the Governor may, by Order in Council duly gazetted, from time to time make provision for any such case, or may extend the time within which anything is required to be done, or may validate anything so done after the time required or so irregularly done in matter of form, so that the true intent and purpose of the said Act may have effect: And whereas, on the fifth day of February instant, the Auckland City Council elected four members of the Auckland Harbour Board, but such election should have taken place on the ninth day of February instant, that being the date for the election as fixed by the said Act: And whereas doubts have arisen as to whether the said four members have been duly elected, and it is expedient to remove such doubts, and to validate the election so held as aforesaid:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby validate the said election, and doth declare that William Richard Waddel, Edmund Augustus Mackechnie, Albert Devore, and David Goldie, the persons elected on the said fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, by the Auckland City Council as members of the Auckland Harbour Board, shall continue to hold office as such members of the Auckland Harbour Board in the same manner as if the irregularities hereinbefore mentioned in connection with such election had not taken place.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Election of Members of Waitara Harbour Board.

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.

WHEREAS it is provided by the two hundred and thirty-third section of “The Harbours Act, 1878” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), that in any case in which, by any misadventure or accident, anything is at any time done after the time required by the said Act, or is otherwise irregularly done in matter of form, the Governor may, by Order in Council duly gazetted, from time to time make provision for any such case, or may extend the time within which anything is required to be done, or may validate anything so done after the time required or so irregularly done in matter of form, so that the true intent and purpose of the said Act may have effect: And whereas on Monday, the second day of February instant, the Town Board of Raleigh elected two members, that is to say, Robert Trimble and John Stephens Bailey, to be members of the Waitara Harbour Board: And whereas such election should have been held on Monday, the ninth day of February instant, that being the second Monday in the month of February, the day fixed by the said Act for the said election: And whereas it is expedient to validate the said election:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, doth hereby validate the said election, and doth declare that Robert Trimble and John Stephens Bailey, the persons elected on the said second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, by the Town Board of Raleigh as members of the Waitara Harbour Board, shall continue to hold office as members of the Waitara Harbour Board in the same manner as if the irregularities hereinbefore mentioned in connection with such election had not taken place.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Time for Election of Members of Patea Harbour Board.

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.

WHEREAS by the two hundred and thirty-third section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” it is enacted that in any case in which, by any misadventure or accident, anything is at any time done after the time required by the said Act, or is otherwise irregularly done in matter of form, the Governor may, by Order in Council duly gazetted, from time to time make provision for any such case, or may extend the time within which anything is required to be done, or may validate anything so done after the time required or so irregularly done in matter of form, so that the true intent and purpose of the said Act may have effect: And whereas by misadventure the time for advertising the notice of the biennial election of the members of the Patea Harbour Board has been allowed to pass, making it impossible to give a fortnight’s notice in compliance with the provisions contained in “The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876” (which Act is incorporated with the said Act): And whereas it is expedient to extend the time of election of the members of the said Board:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony of New Zealand, doth hereby extend the time for the election of the members of the Patea Harbour Board from Monday, the ninth day of February, until Monday, the sixteenth day of March next.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Reserves in the Borough of Waimate.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

WHEREAS by section thirty-eight of “The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884,” it is provided that the reserves to be made for any borough or town district under such section shall be made only in cases where no such reserves for the purpose of sections three, five, and six of “The Plans of Towns Regulation Act, 1875,” exist therein, or, if existing, do not equal or exceed the amount of reserves authorized to be made under such last-mentioned Act:

And whereas the existing reserves for the Borough of Waimate do not equal the amount of reserves authorized to be made under “The Plans of Towns Regulations Act, 1875,” and it appears expedient to make the reserves hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sections of “The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884,” and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, do hereby declare that the lands enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purposes respectively stated opposite to the descriptions of such land in the second column hereto, for the benefit of the Borough of Waimate, as constituted under the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,” on the eighth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Borough of Waimate, commencing at the junction of Goldsmith Street and Queen Street at the corner of Section No. 354; thence by the southern side of Goldsmith Street, and by a continuation of the same straight line to the north corner of Section No. 429; thence north-east by the boundary-line of Sections Nos. 430 to 434, inclusive, to Victoria Terrace West; thence by Victoria Terrace West to the north-east corner of Section No. 490; thence by a straight line north-easterly along the boundary of Sections Nos. 221 to 208; thence by the eastern boundary of Sections Nos. 208, 235, and 242 to Holmes Street; thence south-westerly by Holmes Street and a straight line in continuation thereof to the southern side of Railway Terrace; thence by Railway Terrace, the Railway Station Reserve, and Queen Street (but excepting from the said area Sections Nos. 217 and 226): and containing 47 acres, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this ninth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

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