JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1241

Now, therefore, 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 acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby authorise and empower the Board to reclaim certain land from the sea as a site for boat-sheds in Wellington Harbour, and to construct for the purpose of such reclamation a low concrete sea-wall in the boat-harbour contiguous to Clyde Quay, Wellington, as shown on plan marked M.D. 2739, such reclamation to be carried out and constructed in accordance with plan and specifications marked M.D. 2739; subject to the condition that the boat-sheds to be erected thereon shall be in accordance with plan deposited in the Marine Department and marked M.D. 2743, and that no part of them shall be erected to a greater height than the level of the parapet of the quay; and also subject to the condition that they shall be maintained by the Board in good order and condition, and also subject to the provisions of the said Act. And it is hereby ordered and declared that the said work shall be completed on or before the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and six.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing an Inspecting Valuer under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of May, 1905.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” 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

JOHN PINDAR DUGDALE, of Wellington,

to be Inspecting Valuer under the said Act. This appointment to date from the fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and five.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Additional Regulations under “The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of May, 1905.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section forty-eight of “The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations for all or any of the purposes therein mentioned:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby, for the purposes of the said Act, make the additional regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto, and also doth hereby declare that these regulations shall be read and construed together with and as part of the regulations made under the said Act on the twelfth day of December last, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the fifteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and four.

SCHEDULE.

RATES, CLASSIFICATION, VALUING, AND GENERAL RULES.

9. The principle and method to be adopted in fixing the premium rates, valuing fire risks, and in accepting, rejecting, or cancelling such risks, classifying buildings and other risks, for the purposes of insurance or reinsurance, and the maximum risk to be taken, and the minimum margin of value to be required, shall be those fixed from time to time by the General Manager, with the approval of the Colonial Treasurer.

10. It shall be the duty of all persons employed by the State Fire Insurance Office to carefully and faithfully carry out the instructions from time to time given them by the General Manager.

THE BOARD.

11. The first meeting of the Board shall be held at the office of the General Manager on such day as may be fixed by the Colonial Treasurer. The Board shall meet together at least once every calendar month, on such day in each month as may be determined at its first meeting.

12. It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the General Manager on any matters which he may place before them for their consideration and direction.

FIDELITY GUARANTEE BONDS OF STAFF.

13. In the case of every officer of the permanent staff whose fidelity is not guaranteed under “The Civil Service Officers Guarantee Act, 1893,” his fidelity shall be assured in some public insurance company transacting business in New Zealand for an amount proportionate to the aggregate annual amount of salary received by him, such proportion being determined by the following scale:—

On salaries aggregating—

£100 and upwards, but under £150 £300
150 " " 200 600
200 " " 250 800
250 " " 300 1,000
300 " " 350 1,200
350 " " 400 1,400
400 " " 450 1,600
450 " " 500 1,800
500 " " 550 2,000
550 " " 600 2,200
600 " " .. 2,500

THE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF MONEYS.

14. All moneys received by the permanent staff and agents shall be forthwith paid into the Bank of New Zealand at its nearest branch, to the credit of “The State Fire Insurance Account.”

ACCOUNTS.

15. Agents shall from time to time, as the General Manager may direct, render full and accurate statements of moneys received and disbursed by them, and such statements shall, together with the accompanying vouchers, be forwarded to the General Manager as soon as possible after the close of each period.

16. The books and accounts and methods of keeping same shall be those customarily in use by fire-insurance companies, and shall be in such forms as may be approved by the General Manager.

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

17. The State Fire Insurance General Manager shall have power at his discretion to pay at any time the amount of any claim or claims which have been duly formulated by the insured to his satisfaction.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Fixing Fees under “Coroners Act Amendment Act, 1888.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of May, 1905.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Coroners Act Amendment Act, 1888,” 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 rescind the Order in Council dated the ninth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, fixing the fees under the said Act, and doth hereby order and appoint that, instead of the sums mentioned in the Third Schedule to “The Coroners Act, 1867,” or the said Order in Council, there shall be paid in respect of all inquests held on and after the date whereon this Order in Council comes into force the fees specified in the Schedule hereto: provided that the actual travelling expenses of a Coroner incurred in holding an inquest may be paid in lieu of mileage fees in any case, at the discretion of the Minister of Justice: provided also that in any case where exceptional circumstances render it desirable that any of the fees specified in the Schedule hereto shall be exceeded in any