May 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1027

Appointing Members of Assessment Courts under “The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Act, 1900.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of April, 1902.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Act, 1900,” 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 the persons named in the Schedule hereto to be members of the Assessment Court for the special district or special districts, as the case may be, set opposite the name of each respectively.

SCHEDULE.

Name. Special Districts.
Frederick Overton .. County of Selwyn.
William J. Mills .. Borough of Sumner.
Frederick Pratt .. Borough of Sumner.
William Rollitt .. County of Akaroa.
John C. C. Gebbie .. County of Akaroa.
George Lyall .. County of Geraldine and Borough of Waimate.
John Mee .. County of Geraldine and Borough of Waimate.
George France .. Boroughs of Roslyn and Maori Hill.
Robert Crawford .. Boroughs of Roslyn and Maori Hill.
James Waddell Blair .. Boroughs of Green Island and Mosgiel, and County of Taieri.
Alexander Chisholm .. Boroughs of Green Island and Mosgiel, and County of Taieri.
David Thomson .. County of Bruce.
William Grey .. County of Bruce.
Matthew Paterson .. County of Clutha.
Robert Grigor .. County of Clutha.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Management of Waiau Wharf, Manukau Harbour, in the Mauku Road Board.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of April, 1902.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Harbours Act, 1878” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling him in that behalf, 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 vest the management of the Waiau Wharf, which is situated in Manukau Harbour, and shown on plan marked M.D. 2521, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, in the Mauku Road Board, subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. THAT all His Majesty’s subjects shall, at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

2. That His Majesty, or the Governor, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, over, and out of the wharf without payment.

3. That the Mauku Road Board (hereinafter termed “the said Board”) shall maintain and keep the abovementioned wharf, and all erections thereon, in good order and repair; and shall at all times exhibit on the wharf suitable and necessary lights for the guidance of vessels, and shall maintain at its own cost such lights: Provided that no light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved of by the Minister for the time being having charge of the Marine Department (hereinafter referred to as “the said Minister”).

4. That any person authorised by the said Minister, or any officer acting with his approval, may at all reasonable times enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings erected thereon, and view the state of repair thereof; and that, upon his leaving at or posting to the last known address of the said Board a notice in writing of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings, requiring the Board within a reasonable time, to be therein prescribed, to repair the same, the said Board shall, with all convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such repairs to be made.

5. That the said Board shall not erect, or suffer to be erected, on the said wharf any building or structure whatever, except with the consent of the said Minister.

6. That the said Board shall keep a separate account of the receipts and expenditure on account of such wharf, and shall cause such account to be balanced to the thirty-first day of March in every year, and shall send a copy of such account when balanced to the said Minister, and shall supply any particulars in reference thereto that may be required by the said Minister, or any person acting with his approval.

7. That the said Board shall appoint all officers necessary for the working and management of the said wharf.

8. That nothing herein contained shall authorise the said Board to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or any regulation of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, or with any provisions of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” or its amendments, or any regulation thereunder.

9. That the ballast of all vessels loading at the said wharf shall be taken away by the said Board, and deposited above high-water mark, or at such other place as may be approved of by the said Minister, or by any person appointed by the said Minister for that purpose.

10. That the rights, powers, and privileges hereby conferred shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of the foregoing Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority; and the said Board shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the said Minister first obtained.

11. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred under or by virtue of the foregoing Order in Council, or any of them, may be at any time resumed by the Governor, without payment of any compensation whatever, on giving to the said Board six calendar months’ previous notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Governor or the said Minister, or by any person acting under his or their instructions, and delivered at or posted to the last known address of the said Board, its successors or assigns.

12. The Board shall be liable for any injury which may be caused at the said wharf to any vessel or boat through any default or neglect on the part of the Board.

13. In case the Board shall—
    (1.) Commit or suffer a breach of the conditions hereinbefore set forth, or any of them; or
    (2.) Cease to use or occupy the said wharf for a period of thirty consecutive days,—
    then and in either of the said cases every right, power, or privilege hereby conferred may be revoked and determined by the Governor in Council without any notice to the Board or other proceeding whatsoever, and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to the Board, and to all persons concerned or interested, of the facts stated in such Order in Council.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking Notice reserving Land for the Purposes of the Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Railway and Coal Company (Limited) under “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1895.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the fifth section of “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1895,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby revoke the notice dated the eighteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and published at page 1315 of Gazette No. 64, of the twentieth day of August then instant, reserving the Crown lands therein mentioned and also described in the Schedule hereto to be used by the Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Railway and Coal Company (Limited) for the purposes named in the said notice.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, containing by admeasurement 386 acres, more or less, situated in Block