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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

under the operation of and to be subject to the provisions of
the said “Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent 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 sections five and
twelve, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known
as the Featherston Domain Board, namely,—

The FEATHERSTON TOWN BOARD

(herein referred to as “the Board”), subject to the stipula-
tions hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of business on
   the third Monday in each month, at three o’clock p.m., at
   the Town Board Office, Featherston, 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 eighteenth
   day of May, 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 third
   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 mem-
   bers 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.

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

———

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of
April, 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 first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, 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 pieces or parcels 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 Puniu Domain Board, namely,—

JAMES WALTON,
WILLIAM JOHNS,
WILLIAM BOND,
JOHN HUTCHINSON,
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM

(herein referred to as “the Board”), subject to the stipula-
tions hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of business on
   the first Saturday in each month, at three o’clock p.m., at
   the Public Library at Te Awamutu, 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 Saturday, the sixth day of
   June, 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 mem-
   bers 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.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasure-
ment 50 acres, more or less, being Lot 46 of the Parish of
Puniu, Puniu Survey District, Provincial District of Auck-
land. Bounded towards the North by a road-line, 1898 links ;
towards the East by Lot 48, 2540 links ; towards the South
by Lot 47, 1765 links ; and towards the West by Lots 41 and
43, 2979 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more less.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasure-
ment 80 acres 3 roods 3 perches, more or less, being Lot 223
of the Parish of Puniu, Puniu Survey District, Provincial
District of Auckland. Bounded towards the North by
Lots 214 and 215, 4263 links ; towards the East by a road-
line, 2090 links ; towards the South by Lots 224, 225,
and 226, 4570 links ; and towards the West by Lot 220,
1470 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Powers delegated to the Gisborne Borough Council under
“The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

———

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of
April, 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”
(hereinafter termed “the said Act”), 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 eighteenth
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight,
delegating to the persons and in manner specified in such
Order in Council certain of the powers conferred by the said
Act ; and doth, in exercise of the like powers and authorities,
and 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 said Act, except the powers under or conferred by
sections five and twelve thereof, to

The MAYOR, COUNCILLORS, and CITIZENS of the BOROUGH
of GISBORNE

(hereinafter referred to as “the Council”), subject to the
stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The Council shall meet for the transaction of business
   on the first Monday in each month, at seven o’clock p.m.,
   at the offices of the City Council, at Gisborne, or at such
   other time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the
   Council. The first meeting shall be held on Monday, the
   fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
   five.

2. Special meetings may be convened by the Mayor, or by
   any two members of the Council, 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. A majority of the members of the Council present at any
   meeting shall form a quorum for the purpose of transacting
   any business under the powers hereby conferred. Any
   meeting may be adjourned from time to time.

4. The annual meeting of the Council for the purpose
   aforesaid shall be held on the fourth day of January in
   each year, unless such day shall fall on a Sunday or a
   public holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on
   the day following, not being a Sunday or holiday. At such