Oct. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1921

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
ROBERT STOUT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of October, 1900.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise 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 certain Orders in Council, dated the third day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and ninth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, making delegation of certain powers in manner as therein appears; and doth hereby, with the like advice and consent, and in respect of the land hereinafter mentioned, delegate all the powers conferred by the said Act, except the powers conferred by sections five and twelve thereof, for the period of ten years from the date hereof (unless previously altered or revoked under the said Act) to the under-mentioned persons, who shall be known as the Wanaka Islands Domain Board, namely,—

ROBERT McDOUGALL,
JOHN IRONSIDE,
GEORGE MILLER,
THEODORE RUSSELL, and
ANDREW McDOUGALL.

(herein 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 Wednesday in each month, at three o’clock p.m., at Pembroke, 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 twenty-first day of November, one thousand nine hundred.

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 members of the 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 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. The Board shall prepare and submit at each annual meeting a report of the proceedings of the Board for the previous year ending on the thirty-first day of December, together with a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Board for such year. A copy of every such report and statement, certified by the Chairman to be correct, shall be sent to the Minister of Lands as soon as possible after each annual meeting.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

And with the like advice and consent as aforesaid doth hereby also order that this delegation shall take effect in respect of the parcel of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 300 acres, more or less, and known as Manuka or Pigeon Island, Lake Wanaka. Bounded on all sides by the Wanaka Lake, for a distance of 227 chains; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 290 acres, more or less, known as Crescent or Rabbit Island, Lake Wanaka. Bounded on all sides by the Wanaka Lake, for a distance of 23500 links;
as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 113 acres, more or less, being an island in Stevenson’s Arm, Lake Wanaka. Bounded on all sides by the Wanaka Lake, for a distance of 14600 links; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, known as Merino or Roy’s Island, in Lake Wanaka, situate about two miles from Pembroke; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 100 acres, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block XIII., Lower Wanaka Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a road-line, 2927 links; towards the east by a road-line, 3304 links; towards the south by a road-line, 4656 links; and towards the west by Section No. 2 of same block, 2644 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All that parcel of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 11 acres 2 roods 17 perches, more or less, being Section No. 29, Block XIV., Lower Wanaka Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a road-line which bounds Lake Wanaka, 1967 links; towards the east by a road-line, 1185 links; towards the south-west by a road-line, 2163 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

All those several parcels of land in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 13 acres and 13 perches, more or less, situate in the Town of Pembroke, and being sections numbered respectively 1, 2, 3, 4 of Block XIV.; Sections 1, 2, and 3, Block XV.; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Block XVI.; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, Block XVII., of said town. Bounded towards the north-west by Dungannon Street, 1581 links, also by Section 7 of Block XVI., 200 links; towards the north-east by Macdougall Street, 1000 links; towards the south-east by Brownston Street, 1581 links, also by Section 7 of Block XVI., 200 links; towards the south-west by Stone Street, 875 links, also by Section 7 of Block XVI., 125 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: and intersected by Dunmore and Connor Streets, each 100 links wide.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Regulations authorising Advances to Settlers in the Aorangi Settlement.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,
ROBERT STOUT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of October, 1900.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section twelve of “The Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1896,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may make regulations to authorise advances to be made out of the Land for Settlements Account to successful applicants for the allotments, in aid of the cost of fencing and planting the same and building dwellinghouses thereon, provided that in no case shall the total advance to any one such applicant exceed twenty pounds, nor shall any advance exceed pound for pound of the sum expended by him in fencing, planting, and building as aforesaid:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by section twelve of the aforesaid Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations authorising advances being made to the successful applicants in the Aorangi Settlement, in the Wellington Land District, which has been acquired under “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

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REGULATIONS.

1. Advances may be made to lessees in the Aorangi Settlement under section 12 of “The Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1896,” and such advances shall be made upon and subject to the following conditions:—

(1.) If the lessee is married an advance of not more than £20, and if he is single an advance of not more than £10,