Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 361

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

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day of March, 1887.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING 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 thirteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, 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 aforesaid, except the powers under or conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Kawakawa Public Domain Board, namely,--

JOHN KEATLY,
FRANCIS MACKENZIE,
DAVID J. KIRKPATRICK,
JOHN A. L. HALL,
WILLIAM WARD,
EDWARD HASTINGS, and
THOMAS MCCLINTOCK

(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 first Monday in each month, at half-past seven o’clock p.m., at the Public Hall, Kawakawa, 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 fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

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 Monday 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.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land situate in the Kawakawa Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland, containing 14 acres 3 roods, being Lot No. 47, Parish of Ruapekapeka. Bounded towards the North-east by the Kuranui and Te Kapa Blocks and Awahi Tapu, 1499 links; towards the South-east by a railway-line, 1192 links; towards the South-west by a road-line, 605 links; and towards the West and North-west by a road-line, 1960 links: save and excepting a road, 100 links wide, which intersects the area hereby described; be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Native Land taken for a Road in the Omapere Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this first day of February, 1887.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING 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 that 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 a road in the Omapere Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland, shall and may be constructed on or through the parcels of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing approximately 650 acres, situate in the Omapere Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland. Bounded towards the North generally by the Whakanekeneke River; towards the South generally by the Pataikoka Block (No. 252), 598, 362, 238, 536, 233, and 1173 links; towards the East generally by the same block, 833, 770, 477, 504, and 535 links; towards the South generally by Section No. 36, Parish of Okaihau, 1205 links, by Section No. 37 of the same parish 2910 and 903 links, by Section No. 38 211 and 3396 links, by Section No. 39 2654, 670, and 610 links, and by Section No. 40, all of the Parish of Okaihau aforesaid, 1646 and 1403 links; and towards the South-west by Section No. 2, Block V., Omapere Survey District, 700 and 63 links, by the crossing of a public road 100 links wide, and again by Section No. 2 aforesaid 47, 473, 57, and 363 links to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

All that piece or parcel of land containing approximately 60 acres, more or less, situate in the Omapere Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland. Bounded towards the North generally by the Whakanekeneke River; towards the East generally by Section No. 70 of the Parish of Okaihau 55 links, by the crossing of a public road 100 links wide, and by a public road 1230 links; towards the South generally by a public road 179 links, and by Section No. 35, Parish of Okaihau aforesaid, 4083 links; and towards the West by the Pataikoka Block (No. 252), 676 links, to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Native Land taken for Portion of Hurunui-Waitaki Railway, Branch from Racecourse to Southbridge, with a Sub-branch to Little River and thence to Akaroa (Portion of Sub-branch to Little River and thence to Akaroa).

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of February, 1887.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING 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 Hurunui–Waitaki Railway, branch from Racecourse to Southbridge, with a sub branch to Little River and thence to Akaroa (portion of sub-branch to Little River and thence to Akaroa), shall and may be constructed on or through the parcel of land more particularly mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Provincial District of Canterbury; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 14506, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.