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rolls for the County of Inangahua, and the taking of certain steps consequent on such preparation, cannot be made and taken within the times limited by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and it is expedient to extend the said times respectively:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the several dates mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be the respective dates for taking the several steps set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

1. For preparing the rolls for ridings within the County of Inangahua: Until the 22nd June, 1902.

2. Time for which such rolls shall be open for inspection: From the 22nd June, 1902, to the 15th July, 1902.

3. Time for appeals against the said rolls: Until the 31st July, 1902.

4. Revision Courts may sit for hearing applications with reference to the said rolls, and adjourn: Until the 20th August, 1902.

5. Time when the said rolls, having been duly corrected and signed, shall come into force: On the 1st September, 1902.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extension of Time for Preparation of County Rolls, &c., County of Grey.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twelfth day of May, 1902.

Present:

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

WHEREAS it has been made to appear that, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the preparation of the rolls for the County of Grey, and the taking of certain steps consequent on such preparation, cannot be made and taken within the times limited by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and it is expedient to extend the said times respectively:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the several dates mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be the respective dates for taking the several steps set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

1. For preparing the defaulters’ list and the rolls for ridings within the County of Grey: Until the 18th June, 1902.

2. Time for which such list and rolls shall be open for inspection: From the 22nd June, 1902, to the 15th July, 1902.

3. Time for appeals against the said rolls: Until the 30th July, 1902.

4. Revision Courts may sit for hearing applications with reference to the said rolls, and adjourn: Until the 20th August, 1902.

5. Time when the said rolls, having been duly corrected and signed, shall come into force: On the 1st September, 1902.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending the Mining Regulations.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twelfth day of May, 1902.

Present:

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

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Mining Act, 1898,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby amend the regulations made by Order in Council dated the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and one, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-third of the same month (herein called “the principal regulations”), and doth make additional regulations as hereafter set forth.

REGULATIONS.

Amendment of Special Rules as to Dredges.

1. Clause 83 of the principal regulations is hereby amended as follows:—

(1.) By repealing subclause (2) thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof the following ;—

“In every case where the Warden or Inspector notifies the owner or manager of the dredge that the stream in which the dredge is being constructed or worked is deep or swift-flowing, then, in addition to the foregoing appliances, the dredge shall be kept provided with not less than two boats, inclusive of the boat required to be kept under subclause (1) hereof, and each of such boats must be continuously furnished with a life-buoy, a light line not less than 50 ft. in length, and a boat-hook not less than 7 ft. long. Life-belts shall also be provided, and each member of the crew of any boat shall wear a life-belt when engaged in shifting the mooring-lines of the dredge.”

(2.) By inserting in subclause (14) thereof, after the words “relating to the working of the dredge,” the words “or employed thereon.”

Licenses under Section 44 of the Mining Act.

2. (1.) Township and suburban lands shall be laid off by the District Surveyor in accordance with the regulations or instructions for the time being in force of the Department of Lands and Survey.

(2.) Subject to the provisions of section 45 of the Mining Act, the area of the several sections shall be determined by the Warden on report thereon to him by the District Surveyor.

(3.) The application for a license under subsection (3) of section 44 of the Mining Act may be in the form numbered 98 in the First Schedule hereto, and the license may be in the form numbered 99 in that Schedule.

(4.) Clause 24 of the principal regulations shall apply to every such application and license so far as that regulation is applicable.

Leases of Township and Suburban Lands under Section 45 of the Mining Act.

3. (1.) Leases of township and suburban sections under section 45 of the Mining Act shall be submitted to public auction subject to the following conditions:—

(a.) The highest bidder shall be the purchaser of the lease, and the amount bid shall be the annual rental thereof.

(b.) The bidding shall be an increase on the advertised upset rental.

(c.) The purchaser shall forthwith deposit with the Receiver of Gold Revenue the sum of £2 2s. for the cost of survey and preparation of the lease, and also the first year’s rent, being the amount of his bid.

(d.) If the purchaser of the lease fails to comply with the last preceding condition, or if any dispute arises, the lease shall be put up again and resold.

(e.) The lease shall be executed by the purchaser within thirty days from the date of notice that it is ready for execution, or the right to lease shall become forfeited, and any deposit paid on account thereof shall also be forfeited.

(f.) No person shall, unless with the consent of the Warden, be allowed to purchase or hold a lease of more than one section; and if any lease is knocked down to any person who has already leased a section such sale shall be void, and the lease shall be again put up to auction.

(g.) For the purposes of the last preceding paragraph a husband and wife shall be deemed to be one person, unless lawfully living apart under a decree of judicial separation or protection order.

(2.) The amount deposited in respect of the cost of survey and preparation of the lease shall be paid by the Receiver into the Public Account.

(3.) The lease may be in the form numbered 100 in the First Schedule hereto, or as near thereto as circumstances will admit, and with such modifications and additional terms and restrictions as the Governor in the case of each lease thinks fit to impose, and may be signed by the Warden for and on behalf of His Majesty.

(4.) The lease shall be subject to all the provisions of the Mining Act and its amendments, and regulations thereunder, relating to the forfeiture and abandonment of residence-sites and to the recovery of rent in arrear, and such provisions shall be deemed to be incorporated herein and to form part of the conditions of the lease.

(5.) Not less than thirty days’ notice of the conditions of sale and of any special terms and conditions intended to be inserted in each lease shall be given by advertisement.