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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

Vesting a Reserve in the Mount Somers Road Board.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day
of October, 1883.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
was reserved for a gravel-pit: And whereas, in the
opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said land
in the Road Board of the Mount Somers 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 Somers
District, in trust, for a gravel-pit.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Can-
terbury, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less,
being Section No. 2737 (in red), situate in the Spaxton Sur-
vey District. Bounded towards the north by a road-line, 261
links; towards the east by a road-line, 497 links; towards
the west by a line bearing 181° 18', 372 links; and towards
the south by a line at right angles to western boundary, 230
links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the
same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District
Survey Office, Christchurch.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Oxford Domain Board under
"The Public Domains Act, 1881."

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day
of October, 1883.

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 Zea-
land, by and with the advice and consent of the Execu-
tive Council thereof, doth hereby revoke a certain Order
in Council, dated the twenty-ninth day of January, one thou-
sand 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 con-
ferred 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 Oxford
Public Domain Board, namely,--

JOSEPH PEARSON, Senior,
JOHN R. GORTON,
GEORGE PLASKETT,
JOHN INGRAM, and
ALBERT POLLARD PRICHARD

(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 Monday in each month, at half-past seven o'clock
   p.m., at the office of the Oxford Road Board, 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
   fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
   eighty-eight.

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 first
   Monday in February 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
   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 area in the Provincial District of Canterbury, con-
taining by admeasurement 216 acres, more or less, being
Section No. 1651 (in red). Bounded towards the west by
Section No. 25509 for a distance of 48 chains 64 links;
towards the south by the Eyre Road South for a distance of
34 chains 88 links; and towards the east by Section No.
24130, and also by a line in continuation of its western
boundary, a distance altogether of 51 chains 55 links: as the
same is delineated on the official map in the Provincial Dis-
trict Survey Office, Christchurch.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Powers delegated to the Christchurch Domains Board under
"The Public Domains Act, 1881."

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day
of October, 1883.

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 second day of October, one thousand eight hun-
dred 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 pieces or parcels 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 Christchurch Domains Board,
namely,--

Leonard Harper,
Sir John Hall,
The Hon. William Rolleston,
John Holland Baker,
Richard James Strachan Harman,
Hugh Percy Murray-Aynsley,
Charles Christopher Bowen,
The Mayor of the Borough of Christchurch, and
The Chairman of the Selwyn County Council,

subject to the stipulations hereinafter contained,--

1. The Board shall meet at such times and places as shall
   be from time to time appointed by the Chairman, or when it
   shall be convened by him; and the business shall be con-
   ducted under such regulations as shall be determined on
   by the Board.

2. The Board shall keep proper minutes and records of all
   its proceedings, and full accounts of its receipts and expendi-
   ture; and a yearly statement of the same, together with a
   general report of its proceedings, shall be forwarded to the
   Governor once in every year.

3. This delegation of powers to the Board shall not in any
   way affect any lease or contract now validly in force in
   respect of any portion of the lands named in the Schedule
   hereto, nor any agreement in respect of the dedication of
   any portion of the said lands to any purpose of public
   recreation or amusement.

4. None of the powers delegated shall be exercised in
   respect of the ground occupied by the building known as the
   Canterbury Museum, or by any building pertaining thereto
   which has been or may hereafter be erected in connection
   therewith, or to such enclosures in connection therewith as
   may be approved by the Board and the Governor.
   The Trustees of the said Museum, and their officers and
   servants, shall at all times have the right of ingress and
   egress to and from the said Museum, at such times as shall
   be determined by the said Trustees.

SCHEDULE.

1. THE land commonly known and described in the Schedule
   B to "The Canterbury Association's Ordinance, Session IV.,