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zines shall previously be registered by lodging with the Secretary at the General Post Office, Wellington, a duly authenticated copy of such magazine, otherwise the ordinary rate as for printed papers will be charged in respect of the postage of such magazines.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventh day of December, 1898.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE A. J. CADMAN PRESIDING 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 May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, 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 aforesaid, except the powers under or conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Waihou Public Domain Board, namely,—

JAMES LAVERY,
GEORGE LIPSEY,
FRANCIS PAVITT,
ALEXANDER WATSON EDWARDS,
WILLIAM HETHERINGTON,
HUGH ROSS,
ANDREW JOSEPH FARMER, and
THOMAS MCINDOE

(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 Friday in each month, at three o’clock p.m., at Te Aroha, 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 Friday, the sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

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 Friday 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, containing by admeasurement 68 acres, more or less, being portion of Te Aroha Township, Auckland Land District. Bounded towards the north-west by Reserve No. 91 and Suburban Section No. 112; towards the north-east generally by the road reserved along the left bank of the Waihou River; towards the south-east by the road forming the south-east boundary of Blocks IV., VIII., XII., XVI., and XX. of Te Aroha Township; and towards the south-west by the road forming the south-west boundary of Blocks XX. and XIX. of said Te Aroha Township.

Also all that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 39 acres 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 8 of Block XI., Te Aroha Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 13 of Block IX., 2595 links; towards the north-east by Section No. 90 of Block XI. aforesaid, 1392 links, and by a reservation, 100 links wide, along the banks of the Waihou River; towards the south-east by Section No. 6 of Block XI. aforesaid, 980 links; towards the south-west by a public road, 1693 links; towards the north-west, again towards the south-west, and again towards the south-east by Section No. 8A of Block XI. aforesaid, 1110, 925, and 1110 links respectively; and again towards the south-west by the aforesaid public road, 1398 links, to the commencing-point: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Deputy Valuer-General under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of December, 1898.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby appoint

GEORGE FREDERICK COLIN CAMPBELL, Esquire,

of Wellington, to be Deputy Valuer-General under the said Act, as from the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing District Valuers under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of December, 1898.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby appoint each of the several persons named in the Schedule hereto to be the District Valuer for the special district set opposite the name of such person in such Schedule, and doth hereby order and declare that the several appointments shall take effect from the dates set opposite the names of the said persons respectively in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Fixing Date of Payment of Income-tax for the Year 1898–99.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of December, 1898.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him under “The Land-tax and Income-tax Act, 1898,” 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 order and