Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1247

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 twenty-sixth day of February, one thousand eight hun-
dred and eighty-four, 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 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 Te Ngutu-o-te Manu Public Domain
Board, namely,--

The Chairman of the Hawera County Council,
George Francis Robinson,
George Richard Campbell Rakes,
Henry Cook, and
Harry Downey

(hereinafter 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 second Thursday in each month, at two o'clock p.m.,
   at Manaia, 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 Thursday, the tenth day of December, one thousand
   eight hundred and ninety-one.

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
   Thursday 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 mem-
   bers may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a Chair-
   man.

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 in the Land District of Taranaki,
being Section No. 40 of Block XVI., Kaupokonui, contain-
ing by admeasurement 50 acres, more or less. Bounded
towards the north by Section No. 39 of said block; towards
the east by Section No. 41; towards the south by Section
No. 47; and towards the south-west by Ahipaipa Road.

R. WALROND,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Christchurch, this thirty-first
day of October, 1891.

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 twentieth day of March, 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 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 Ahaura Public Domain Board,
namely,--

James Hargreaves,
James Stewart, and
John William Jones

(hereinafter 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 Saturday in each month, at seven o'clock p.m., at
   the Courthouse, Ahaura, 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 Saturday, the fifth day of Decem-
   ber, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

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 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
   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 mem-
   bers may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a Chair-
   man.

7. All questions shall be determined by the majority of
   votes of the members of the Board present at a meeting.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Land District of
Nelson, containing by admeasurement 100 acres, more or
less, being Section No. 12, Block I., Ahaura Survey District,
and Section No. 30, Block XIII., Mawheraiti Survey District.
Bounded on the northward by a public road, 1305 links; on
the north-eastward by Crown lands, 4275 links; on the
south-eastward by a public road, 427 and 3483 links; and
on the west by a public road, 2720, 2853, 294, 509, 190, 224,
and 136 links respectively.

R. WALROND,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Christchurch, this thirty-first
day of October, 1891.

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 twenty-second day of April, one thousand 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 pieces or parcels of land described in the Sche-
dule 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 Kowai Public Domain Board, namely,--

William Vaughan,
Charles Ensor,
John Cameron,
Frank Courage,
Samuel Coleman,
George Baynton Starky,
Thomas McNaught,
Thomas Henry Evans,
Bryan Flynn, and
William Simpson Smith

(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 Wednesday in each month, at eleven o'clock a.m.,
   at the office of the Chairman, 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 second day of De-
   ember, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

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.