MAR. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 529

Powers delegated to the Taihape Domain Board under "The Public Domains Act, 1881." RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of February, 1902.
Present: THE HONOURABLE J. CARROLL PRESIDING 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 a certain Order in Council, dated the twenty-second day of December, one thousand nine hundred, making delegation of certain powers in manner as therein appears; and doth hereby, with the like advice and consent, and in respect of the lands 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 Taihape Domain Board, namely,--
WILLIAM AGATE ELLIS, of Taihape, Storekeeper; ROBERT BELL COLE, of Taihape, Storekeeper's Assistant; WILLIAM JOHN HALL McCORMICK, of Taihape, Bootmaker; JOHN SINCLAIR, of Taihape, Carrier; and ARNOLD NORRIS ARROWSMITH, of Taihape, Solicitor
(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 first Wednesday in each month, at half-past seven o'clock p.m., at the Public Hall, Taihape, 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 second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.
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 first Wednesday in February 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 parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto.
   SCHEDULE.
   All that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 9 acres 3 roods 24 perches, more or less, being Block X., Taihape Township. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 100 links wide; towards the south-east by Weka Street, 100 links wide; towards the south-west by a public road, 100 links wide; and towards the north-west by Tui Street, 100 links wide.
   Also, all those several parcels of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 97 acres 1 rood 23 perches, more or less, being Sections Nos. 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, Suburban, Taihape Township:
   As the same are delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.
   ALEX. WILLIS,
   Clerk of the Executive Council.
   Powers delegated to the Highbank Domain Board under "The Public Domains Act, 1881." RANFURLY, Governor.
   ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of February, 1902.
   Present: THE HONOURABLE J. CARROLL PRESIDING 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 a certain Order in Council, dated the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred, 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 undermentioned persons, who shall be known as the Highbank Domain Board, namely,--
   William Charles Davis,
   Hector Bond,
   John Driscoll,
   Charles Spray,
   Charles William Smith,
   Alexander Knox Gallaghan, and Albert James Waterworth
   (herein referred to as "the Board"), subject to the stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,--
9. The Board shall meet for the transaction of business on the third Saturday in each month, at half-past seven o'clock p.m., at the schoolhouse, Village of Highbank, 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 Saturday, the fifteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and two.
10. 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.
11. Any three members of the Board shall form a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time.
12. The members of the Board shall, at their first meeting, and thereafter at an annual meeting to be held on the third Saturday 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
    SCHEDULE.
    All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 3198, Block II., Corwar Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Lot 50 of the Highbank Settlement, 1225 links; towards the north-east by a road-line, 773.8 links; towards the south-east by a road-line, 1019.8 links; and towards the south-west by Lots 59 and 58 of said settlement, 856.6 links: be all the aforesaid link-ages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.
    ALEX. WILLIS,
    Clerk of the Executive Council,