July 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 819

Patea River; towards the South-west by Portia Street, 140 links; and towards the North-west by Fenton Street, 440 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Also all that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 acre and 33 perches, more or less, being Section No. 858 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Miranda Street, 300 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 440 links; towards the South-west by Portia Street, 250 links; and towards the North-west by the Patea River: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Also all that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 8 perches, more or less, being Section No. 935 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Portia Street, 165 links; towards the South-east by the Patea River; towards the North-west by Hamlet Street 255 links, and by Fenton Street 120 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Also all that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 2 perches, more or less, being Section No. 936 on the map of the Town of Stratford. Bounded towards the North-east by Portia Street, 220 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 440 links; towards the North-west by Hamlet Street 180 links, and by the Patea River: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Also all that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 50 acres, more or less, being Section No. 28 of Block I., Ngaiire Survey District. Bounded towards the North-east by Hamlet Street 1365 links, by the Patea River, and by Hamlet Street 280 links; towards the South-east by Page Street, 2133 links; towards the South-west by Brecken Road, 2363 links; and towards the North-west by Regan Street, 2133 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Stratford Town Board under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of June, 1885.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by the twelfth section of “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor, by Order in Council, may from time to time delegate all or any of the powers by the said Act conferred, save as is therein mentioned, to any person or persons for any period, and subject to such stipulations as may be specified in such order, and that every such delegation may from time to time in like manner be altered or revoked: And whereas, pursuant to “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” by an Order in Council of even date herewith, the land described in the Schedule thereto is declared to be brought 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 Stratford Domain Board, namely,–

The Stratford Town Board

(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 third Monday in each month, at three o’clock p.m., at the Town Board Office, Stratford, 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 twentieth day of July, 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 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.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Corporation of the Borough of Patea under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of June, 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 March, 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 Patea Public Domain Board, namely,–

The Corporation of the Borough of Patea

(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 third Wednesday in each month, at eleven o’clock a.m., at the office of the Borough Council, 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 fifteenth day of July, 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 Wednesday in December 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 containing by admeasurement 5 acres 2 roods 25 perches, more or less, being Block XLIV. on the record plan of the Township of Carlyle. Bounded towards the North-east by the Taranaki Road 120 links wide, 940 links; and towards the South-east, South-west, and North-west by Block XLV., 602 links, 940 links, and 602 links respectively.

All that parcel of land containing by admeasurement 60 acres, more or less, being Block XLV. on the record plan of the Township of Carlyle. Bounded towards the North-east by a public road 1 chain wide 133 links and 900 links, by Middlesex Street 120 links wide 950 links, by Taranaki Road 120 links wide 191 links, by Block XLIV. 940 links, and by Taranaki Road 836 links; towards the South-east by Block XLIV. 602 links, and by Section No. 73 2000 links; towards the South-west by Sections Nos. 50 and 51, 3921.