Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2189

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, 1897.

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 thirteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, 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 Omaka Public Domain Board, namely,—

His Worship the Mayor of Blenheim,
Thomas Horton,
Charles Redwood,
Arthur Penrose Seymour,
Robert McArtney, and
George Cleghorn, M.R.C.S.

(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 Wednesday in each month, at two o’clock p.m., at the offices of the Borough Council, Blenheim, 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 fifth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-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 second Wednesday 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 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Marlborough Land District, containing by admeasurement 270 acres, more or less, situate in the District of Omaka, and being Section No. 31, and Part 2 of Section No. 33, on the plan of the said district. Bounded towards the north, 3750 links, by Sections Nos. 32 and 30 on the said plan, and 1900 links by a public road 75 links wide; towards the east by the River Taylor; towards the south, 700 and 3750 links, by a public road 75 links wide; and towards the west, 5500 links, by Part 1 of Section No. 33 on the said plan.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, 1897.

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 thirtieth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-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 parcels 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 Taieri Lake Domain Board, namely,—

Robert Logan,
Robert Scott,
Samuel Harris,
Alexander Pearson,
James Coram, and
John Durward

(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 third Thursday in each month, at half-past seven o’clock p.m., at Kyeburn, 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 twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-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 third 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 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.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 368 acres 1 rood, more or less, being part of Section No. 12, Block XI., and Section No. 2, Block XII., Maniototo Survey District. Bounded generally towards the north by ordinary flood-level, 158 chains; towards the south-east by Taieri Lake, 43 chains; and towards the south-west by main channel of Taieri River, 132 chains: be all the aforesaid measurements more or less.

Also, all that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 62 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 18, Block XI., Maniototo Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by a road-line, 4282 links; towards the east by Section No. 7, Block XII., of same district, 3028 links; towards the south by Crown lands, 1777 links; and towards the south-west by a road-line, 1400 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: and intersected by a road-line 100 links wide.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.