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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.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Management of Owake Wharf in Clutha County Council, and prescribing Dues.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of June, 1892.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Harbours Act, 1878” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor in Council may vest the management of any wharf the property of Her Majesty in any local governing body or person, upon such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council thinks fit :

And whereas it is provided by section seventeen of the said Act that in and by any such Order in Council it may be prescribed what dues and rates shall be taken by the body or person in whom any such wharf shall be vested as aforesaid :

And whereas it is thought desirable to vest in the Clutha County Council the management of the wharf at Owake, in the Glenomaru Survey District, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and to prescribe the dues and rates which shall be taken by the said Council for the use of such wharf :

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 pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said fourteenth and seventeenth sections of the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby vest the management of the wharf and premises in connection therewith at Owake aforesaid, as shown on plan marked M.D. 1729, deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, in the Clutha County Council, subject to the conditions set forth in the First Schedule hereto ; and doth hereby prescribe that the dues and rates set forth in the Second Schedule hereto shall be taken by the said Council for the use of the said wharf and premises.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. THAT all Her Majesty’s subjects shall, at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

2. That Her Majesty, or the Governor, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, over, and out of the wharf without payment.

3. That the Clutha County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) shall maintain and keep the above-mentioned wharf, and all erections on or in connection with the wharf, in good order and repair ; and shall at all times permit to be erected and exhibited therefrom any lights for the guidance of vessels, and shall maintain at its own cost any such lights : Provided that no new light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved by the Minister for the time being having charge of the Marine Department (hereinafter referred to as “the said Minister”).

4. That all dues and rates received on account of the said wharf by the Council shall be applied to keeping the said wharf and all erections on or in connection with such wharf in good order and repair.

5. That any person authorised by the said Minister, or any officer acting with his approval, may, at all reasonable times, enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings erected on the wharf or in connection therewith, and view the state of repair thereof ; and that, upon his leaving at or posting to the last known address of the said Council a notice in writing of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings, requiring the Council, within a reasonable time to be therein prescribed, to make good or repair the same, the said Council shall, with all convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such repairs to be made.

6. That the Council shall not erect, or suffer to be erected, on the said wharf any building or structure whatever, except with the consent of the said Minister.

7. That the Council shall keep a separate account of the receipts and expenditure on account of such wharf and premises, and shall cause such account to be balanced to the thirty-first day of March in every year, and shall send a copy of such account when balanced to the said Minister, and shall supply any particulars in reference thereto as may be required by the said Minister, or any person acting with his approval.

8. That the Council shall appoint all officers necessary for the working and management of the wharf.

9. That nothing herein contained shall authorise the said Council to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or any regulation of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, or with any provisions of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” or its amendments, or any regulations thereunder.

10. That the rights, powers, and privileges hereby conferred shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of the foregoing Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered, modified, or revoked.

11. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred under or by virtue of the foregoing Order in Council may be at any time resumed by the Governor on giving to the said County Council six calendar months’ notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Governor or the said Minister, or by any person acting under his or their instructions, and delivered at or posted to the last known address of the said Council, its successors or assigns. No compensation or allowance shall be payable in such case.

12. The Council shall be liable for any injury which may be caused at the said wharf to any vessel or boat through any default or neglect on the part of the Council.

13. In case the Council shall—
    (1.) Commit or suffer a breach of the conditions hereinbefore set forth, or any of them ; or
    (2.) Cease to use or occupy the said wharf for a period of thirty consecutive days,
    then and in either of the said cases every right, power, or privilege hereby conferred may be revoked and determined by the Governor in Council without notice to the said County Council or other proceeding whatsoever, and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to such County Council, and to all persons concerned or interested, of the facts stated in such Order in Council.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

WHARFAGE.

On all vessels making fast to the wharf, per ton register 0 2
On all goods, both imports and exports, per ton or part of a ton .. .. .. .. .. 1 0.

Exports—
STORAGE.
First fourteen days .. .. .. .. Free
After fourteen days, per ton or part of ton, per week or part of week .. .. .. .. 1 0

Imports—
First seven days .. .. .. .. Free
After seven days, per ton or part of ton, per week or part of week .. .. .. .. 1 0
Parcels, minimum charge after first week .. .. 0 6

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Special District under “The Auctioneers Act, 1891.”

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of June, 1892.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority contained in the eighth section of “The Auctioneers Act, 1891,” 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, doth hereby declare that the County of Rotorua and the Township of Rotorua, as constituted under “The Thermal-Springs Act, 1881,” shall together be a special district for the purposes of the said “Auctioneers Act, 1891,” and shall be known by the name of the Rotorua District; and it is hereby declared that the amount of the auctioneer’s license-fee for the said district shall be ten pounds, and that the Clerk of the Rotorua Town Board shall be the Licensing Officer for the said Rotorua District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.