APRIL 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of March, 1899.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the twelfth section of “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor, by Order in Council, may from time to time delegate all or any of the powers by the said Act conferred, save as is therein mentioned, to any person or persons, for any period, and subject to such stipulations as may be specified in such Order, and that every such delegation may from time to time in like manner be altered or revoked: And whereas, pursuant to “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” by an Order in Council of even date herewith, the land described in the Schedule thereto, situate in the Wellington Land District, and being part of Section No. 47, Makairo Village Settlement, is declared to be brought under the operation of and to be subject to the provisions of the said “Public Domains Act, 1881”:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony of New Zealand, doth by this present Order delegate all the powers conferred by the Act first above mentioned, except the powers under or conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Makairo Domain Board, namely,—

SAMUEL KENNING STULE TIPPING,
CARL GOTHRICK ENGSTROM,
JAMES TIPPING,
OLE SEVERIN CHRISTIANSEN, and
RICHARD CHARLES ELLINGHAM

(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 Monday in each month, at seven o’clock p.m., at the public school, Makairo, 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 eighth day of May, 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 second Monday 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.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Declaring Ports and Cool-stores under “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898.”—Notice No. 538.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of March, 1899.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by section twenty-five of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,” 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 order and declare the several ports mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be ports for the shipment of dairy produce, and the buildings described hereunder to be cool-stores and stores for the purposes of the said Act; and it is hereby declared that this Order in Council shall come into force from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

PORTS FOR THE SHIPMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCE.

Auckland, Waitara, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Bluff.

BUILDINGS FOR THE STORAGE, COOLING, OR FREEZING OF DAIRY PRODUCE PRIOR TO EXPORT—

TO UNITED KINGDOM.

For Butter only.

The Auckland Freezing Company’s Cold-store, Auckland.
The Wellington Meat Export Company’s Freezing-works, Wellington.

For Cheese only.

The Wellington Harbour Board’s Store, Wellington.

For both Butter and Cheese.

The Waitara Freezing Company’s Works, Waitara.
The Taranaki Freezing-works, Moturoa, New Plymouth.
The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s Cold-store, Lyttelton.
The Otago Dock Trust’s Cold-store, Port Chalmers.
The Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company’s Store, Bluff.

TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES AND FIJI.

Butter and Cheese.

The Auckland Freezing Company’s Store, Auckland.
The Taranaki Freezing-works, Moturoa, New Plymouth.
The Wellington Harbour Board’s Store, Wellington.
The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s No. 2 Brick Shed, Lyttelton.
Messrs. J. Duthie and Co.’s Store, Bond Street, Dunedin.
Messrs. Nichol Bros.’ No. 1 Store, Bluff.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending Regulations under “The Government Railway Department Classification Act, 1896.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of March, 1899.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by “The Government Railways Department Classification 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, did, on the twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, for the purpose of the aforesaid Act, make certain regulations (hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”), that were gazetted on the twenty-third idem: And whereas it is expedient to amend those regulations, and to make further regulations for the purposes of the aforesaid Act: Now, therefore, in further exercise of the aforesaid powers, and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor, acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby, for the purposes of the aforesaid Act, make the additional regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

1. No person shall become a member if two or more persons belonging to his family are already members; and clause 3 of the principal regulations is hereby modified accordingly.

2. In the case of apprentices in the second division, the age of the applicant at the time of his becoming a member shall not exceed sixteen years; and clause 9 of the principal regulations is hereby modified accordingly.

3. Persons may be temporarily employed in any branch of the department in cases where the Minister is satisfied that the exigencies of the department so require; and clause 26 of the principal regulations shall apply only to persons in the temporary employment of the department.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council,