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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of July, 1902.

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 a certain Order in Council, dated the twenty-second day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, 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 Howick Domain Board, namely,—

THOMAS McINNES,
JOHN FINLAY,
JOHN WILLIAM WHITE,
THOMAS CRAWFORD, and
EDWIN HEATH

(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 Monday in each month, at twelve o’clock noon, at the Public Library, Howick, 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 first day of September, 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 Monday 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, 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.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 8 acres, more or less, being Suburban Allotments Nos. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, and 148, Village of Howick. Bounded towards the north by Abercrombie Street; towards the east by Moore Street; towards the south by Nelson Street; and towards the west by Wellington Street: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of July, 1902.

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 a certain Order in Council dated the sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-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 undermentioned persons, who shall be known as the Lincoln Domain Board, namely,—

JOHN WOLFE,
JAMES DOHERTY,
CHARLES MCPHERSON,
CORNELIUS KELLEHER, and
DAVID WILLIAM HARRY BARTRAM

(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 last Monday in each month, at seven o’clock p.m., at the schoolhouse, Lincoln, 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 twenty-fifth day of August, 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 last 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. 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, 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.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, being parts of Rural Sections Nos. 884, 1712, 1880, and 2223, Halswell Survey District, situated in the Township of Lincoln. Bounded towards the north by the Town Belt; towards the east by Leinster Terrace; towards the south by the Town Belt; and towards the west by Kildare Terrace: as the same is delineated on the plan of the Township of Lincoln, deposited in the Deeds Registry Office, at Christchurch, No. 21.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.