April 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 407

annual meeting a report upon the dealings with the land
described in the Schedule hereto during the preceding year,
and a balance-sheet and statement of the revenue received
and the disbursements made in respect of the said land, shall
be submitted to the Council for adoption; and it shall be the
duty of the Chairman of such meeting to forward to the
Minister of Lands for the time being a true copy of the
minutes and proceedings at such annual meeting, certified
under his hand, together with a true copy of the report,
balance-sheet, and statement which shall have been so sub-
mitted as aforesaid.
5. Subject to the provisions of the said Act, and to the
stipulations in this Order in Council contained, all meetings
of the Council for the transaction of any business under the
powers conferred by the said order shall be held, and the
like procedure thereat followed, as in the case of ordinary
meetings of the Council, so far as practicable: Provided,
however, that such meetings shall not be open to the public,
and the minute-book of proceedings shall not be open to
public inspection, unless the Council shall at a special meet-
ing so resolve.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auck-
land, containing by admeasurement 48 acres, more or less,
being a portion of that piece of land known as the " Govern-
ment Paddock," situate in the Tauranganui Survey District.
Bounded towards the North by the Taruheru River, 3500
links; towards the East by a line bearing south 60° 59′
east, 1125 links; towards the South by Matawhero No. 5
Block, 2994 links; towards the West by the Mangamoteo
Block, 685 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less;
as the same is delineated on the plans deposited in the Pro-
vincial District Survey Office, Auckland.

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 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 twenty-third day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-five, 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 afore-
said, except the powers under or conferred by sections five
and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who
shall be known as the Ashburton Domain Board, namely,—

WILLIAM CAMPBELL 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 McLEAN

(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 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 sixth 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 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 mem-
   bers may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a Chair-
   man.

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 Town of Ashburton, containing
by admeasurement 90 acres, more or less. Bounded towards
the North-east by the Town Belt North; 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 one hundred (100)
links distant in an easterly direction from the southern angle
of Section No. 1025; again towards the South-west by Peters
Street; again towards the North-west by Grigg Street to the
western angle of Section No. 979; thence again towards the
South-west by a right line across Grigg Street to the southern
angle of the Hospital Reserve; again towards the North-west
and South-west by the said Hospital Reserve; and again
towards the North-west by the Town Belt West: as the same
is delineated on the plans in the Survey Office, Christ-
church.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting a Reserve in the Mount Peel Road Board.

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.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
was reserved for plantation purposes: And whereas,
in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the
said land in the Road Board of the Mount Peel District:
Now, therefore, 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, and in exercise of the
powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of
"The Public Reserves Act, 1881," doth hereby declare that,
from and after the day of the date hereof, the said reserve
shall become vested in the Road Board of the Mount Peel
District, in trust, for plantation purposes.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land situate in the Timaru District, Land
District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 50
acres, more or less, being Section No. 1859 (in red), taking
frontage on the road from Hamilton's to Raine's. Bounded
on the South by the River Opuha; on the West by a line
parallel to and 40 chains distant from the aforesaid road;
and on the North by a line at right angles to the eastern
boundary, to include the above quantity.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Order to take Land for the North Island Main Trunk Rail-
way. Length about 210 miles.

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 pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in me
by "The Public Works Act, 1882," and of all other
powers enabling me in that behalf, I, William Francis
Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-