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him in that behalf, doth hereby prescribe that, from and after the fifteenth day of March next, the dues and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto shall be charged and taken for the use of the said wharf.

SCHEDULE.

1. THE dues and rates hereby prescribed shall apply to the wharf so constructed by the County Council of the County of Hokianga as aforesaid.

2. Every person who shall use the said wharf with any vessel shall pay to the County Council of the County of Hokianga, or to its officer or other person appointed or authorised by it to receive the dues and rates hereby prescribed, for the use thereof, as follows, that is to say,—

For every vessel lying alongside the wharf—

(a.) One halfpenny per ton per day or part of a day for every ton register up to 100 tons.

(b.) Exceeding 100 tons, ½d. per ton per day or part of a day for the first 100 tons, and ¼d. per ton per day or part of a day for every ton over 100 tons.

Every person who shall use the wharf for landing goods, or whose goods are stored in any shed on the wharf, shall pay wharf-dues in respect of the landing, storage, receiving, and delivering such goods, as follows, that is to say,—

(a.) For all goods (except such as are hereinafter provided for) landed, stored, received, or delivered, at weight or measurement, according to shipping usage.

At per Week or Part of a Week.

For parcels, each .. .. .. 0 20 10 20 2

For quantities up to ¼ ton, per lot .. 0 60 30 60 6

For quantities ¼ ton ½ ton, per lot .. 0 80 40 80 8

For quantities ½ ton to 1 ton, per lot .. 1 00 61 01 0

For quantities 1 ton and over, per ton .. 1 00 61 01 0

For every head of cattle or horses .. 1 01 01 01 0

For every pig or sheep .. 0 20 20 20 2

For passengers’ luggage, under ½ ton, provided such luggage is removed from wharf within one hour of being landed, free from landing dues.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Close Season for Rock-oysters in County of Coromandel.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of February, 1888.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and revoke regulations for the purposes therein mentioned, which said regulations shall have force and effect only in any waters or places specified therein:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the tenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, certain regulations were made, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, among other things, prescribing a close season for rock-oysters: And whereas it is expedient to extend such close season for rock-oysters in respect of the places hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulation:—

The close season for rock-oysters prescribed by Order in Council dated the tenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, is hereby extended until the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine; and this regulation shall have force and effect in respect of the County of Coromandel and the foreshores adjacent thereto.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Time for Elections, Otatau River Board.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of February, 1888.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Otatau River Board has omitted to hold the election of members of the said Board which, under the provisions of “The River Boards Act, 1884” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), ought to have been held on the second Tuesday in January last past: And whereas it appears expedient to extend the time for holding the said election, in manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby extend the time for holding the said election, and doth declare that the same shall be held on the twenty-sixth day of March next, at the Schoolhouse at Otatau aforesaid; and it is hereby further declared that, subject hereto, such election shall be held in the like manner, and the like consequences shall ensue as nearly as may be, as if the said election had been regularly held at the time appointed therefor by the said Act.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Additional Regulation for the Formation of Special Settlements.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of February, 1888.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section of “The Land Act, 1885,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations for fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any special settlement shall be disposed of, and the mode of payment for the same:

And whereas it is desirable to amend the regulations which were made by the Order in Council hereinafter specified, and to make an additional regulation for the formation of special settlements:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby amend the Order in Council of the fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, published in the New Zealand Gazette of the seventeenth day of December then instant, and do hereby make the additional regulation set forth hereunder, which said regulation shall be read and construed in conjunction with the regulations so made by the Order in Council aforesaid, viz.:—

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any regulations made under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” each member of an association formed for the purposes of the said regulations shall be entitled to hold an area not exceeding 320 acres, whether on deferred payments or on perpetual leasing.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Sale of the Tapanui Village Settlement, Otago Land District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of February, 1888.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-seventh section of “The Land Act, 1885,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may fix the terms and conditions upon which the lands comprised in any village settlement