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Saturday 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.

Rules under “The Supreme Court Act, 1882.”

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of November, 1886.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the thirty-first section of “The Supreme Court Act, 1882” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and with the concurrence of His Honour the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and of His Honour Mr. Justice Johnston, a Judge of the said Court, doth hereby make the following additional rules, and doth declare that such rules shall take effect on and after the first day of December next:—

1. All affidavits, declarations, and affirmations, in causes or matters depending in the Court, may be sworn and taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or the Channel Islands, or in any colony, island, plantation, or place under the dominion of Her Majesty in foreign parts, before any Judge, Court, Notary Public, or person lawfully authorized to administer oaths in such country, colony, island, plantation, or place respectively, or before any of Her Majesty’s Consuls or Vice-Consuls in any foreign parts out of Her Majesty’s dominions; and the Judges and other officers of the Court shall take judicial notice of the seal or signature, as the case may be, of any such Court, Judge, Notary Public, person, Consul, or Vice-Consul, attached, appended, or subscribed to any such affidavits, affirmations, or declarations.

2. After Rule 254 of the code of civil procedure, printed as the Second Schedule to the said Act, there shall be inserted the following rule:—

254A. Actions or issues which may be tried by a Judge and a jury of twelve or of four, as above mentioned, may, on the application of either party, at the discretion of the Judge, be tried by a Judge and a special jury of twelve or of four respectively.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Native Land taken at Arahuira for Portion of Greymouth to Hokitika Railway.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of October, 1886.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order that the Government work known as the Greymouth to Hokitika Railway shall and may be constructed on or through the parcel of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Provincial District of Westland; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 14243, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured pink.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Native Land at Petone taken for Portion of Wellington-Napier Railway.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of October, 1886.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order that the Government work known as the Wellington-Napier Railway shall and may be constructed on or through the parcel of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Provincial District of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 14257, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured neutral tint.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revocation of Notice withdrawing Lands in the Canterbury Land District from Sale.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN pursuance of the sixth section of “The Land Act, 1885,” I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby revoke so much of a certain notification published at page one thousand two hundred and twelve of the New Zealand Gazette number eighty-four, dated the twenty-ninth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, as relates to the section of land described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

ROBERT STOUT,
(For the Minister of Lands.)