Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 15

Removal of Limit of Amount of Interest-bearing Deposits in Post-Office Savings-Bank.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth day of January, 1904.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section seventy-six of “The Post Office Act, 1900” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is enacted that the limitation of interest-bearing amounts of Post-Office Savings-Bank deposits therein mentioned shall not apply in the case of such non-mercantile societies as the Governor in Council specifies from time to time :

And whereas it is desirable to extend the specification of non-mercantile societies in the manner hereinafter set forth for the purposes of such section :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities for that purpose vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, and acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that volunteer fire brigades, public libraries or mechanics’ institutes, agricultural and pastoral associations, church mission societies, domain boards, cemetery boards, religious societies, and every branch thereof, are non-mercantile societies to which the hereinbefore-mentioned limitation of the amount of interest-bearing deposits shall not apply: Provided always that a copy of the rules of any such society the funds of which it is desired to deposit in the Post-Office Savings-Bank, and of every amendment thereof, be rendered to the Postmaster-General, with the names and addresses of the trustees or officers for the time being.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Licensing T. M. Lane and Sons to use and occupy Part of the Foreshore of Whangaroa Harbour as a Site for a Boom.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth day of January, 1904.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned, Thomas Major Lane, Joseph Solloway Lane, and Major William Lane, of Totara North, trading under the style of “T. M. Lane and Sons” (hereinafter called “the licensees”), have applied to the Governor in Council for a license under “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), to occupy a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark in order to erect and maintain thereon a boom on the east side of Whangaroa Harbour, in the Provincial District of Auckland; and, in accordance with the one-hundred-and-fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” have deposited a plan in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington (marked M.D. 1029) showing, the place in the said harbour where it is intended to construct such boom, and the area of foreshore and land below low-water mark intended to be occupied for such purpose: And whereas it has been made to appear to the Governor in Council that the proposed work will not be or tend to the injury of navigation; and the said plan has, prior to the making of this Order in Council, been approved by the Governor in Council: And whereas it is expedient that a license under the said Act for the purpose aforesaid should be granted and issued to the licensee on the terms and conditions hereinafter expressed:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby approve of the purpose or object for which the said license is required by the licensees as aforesaid; and, in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and with the like advice and consent as aforesaid, doth hereby license and permit the licensees to use and occupy that part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark which is particularly shown and delineated on the plan so deposited as aforesaid, for the purpose of constructing or erecting thereon a boom; such license to be held and enjoyed by the licensees upon and subject to the following terms and conditions, that is to say,—

1. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister having charge of the Marine Department, as defined by “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877,” and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to the part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark on the east side of Whangaroa Harbour, shown on the said plan marked M.D. 1029.

3. In consideration of the concessions and privileges granted by this Order in Council, the licensees shall, on being supplied with a copy thereof, pay to the Minister the sum of two pounds ten shillings, and thereafter an annual sum of one pound, such annual payment to date from the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and four, and the first of such annual payments to be made to the Minister on a copy of this Order in Council being supplied to the licensees.

4. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall continue in force for eleven years, computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in the meantime such rights, powers, and privileges shall be altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority; and the licensees shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the Minister first obtained.

5. The said rights, powers, and privileges may be at any time resumed by the Governor, and the licensees may be required to remove the boom at their own cost, without payment of any compensation whatever, on giving to the licensees one month’s previous notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Minister, and delivered at or posted to the last known address of the licensees in New Zealand.

6. The licensees shall be liable for any injury which may be sustained by any vessel or boat in passing the boom, or by contact with it, and which may be occasioned by any default or neglect on their part.

7. In case the licensees shall—

(1.) Commit or suffer a breach of the conditions hereinbefore set forth, or any of them;

(2.) Cease to use or occupy the said boom for a period of thirty days;

(3.) Fail to pay the sums specified in clause three of these conditions; or

(4.) Become bankrupt, or be in any manner brought under the operation of any law in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy,—

then and in any of the said cases this Order in Council, and every right, power, or privilege, may be revoked and determined by the Governor in Council without any notice to the licensees 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 licensees, and to all persons concerned or interested, that this Order in Council, and the rights and privileges thereby conferred, have been revoked and determined; and upon such revocation the Minister may cause the said boom to be removed, and may recover the cost incurred by any such removal from the licensees.

8. The construction of the boom shall be deemed to be an acceptance by the licensees of the conditions of this Order in Council.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Licensing Daniel Gilbert Lane to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore of Hokianga River as a Site for a Jetty and Fish-cleaning Shed.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth day of January, 1904.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned under “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), Daniel Gilbert Lane, of Rawene (hereinafter called “the licensee”), has applied to the Governor in Council for a license under the said Act to occupy a part of the foreshore at Rawene, on the south side of the Hokianga River, in the Provincial District of Auckland, in order to construct a jetty and fish-cleaning shed thereon; and, in accordance with the one-hundred-and-fifty-sixth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” has deposited a plan in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, marked M.D. 2676, showing the area of foreshore intended to be occupied, and the manner in which it is proposed to