1276
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

REGULATIONS.

1. At every meeting of the Executive Commissioners (hereinafter called “Commissioners”) two shall form a quorum.

2. (1.) George Samuel Munro shall be the Chairman of the Commissioners, and shall preside at all meetings of the Commissioners at which he is present.

(2.) Robert Allan shall be the Vice-Chairman of the Commissioners and, in the absence of the Chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the Commissioners at which he is present.

3. In the event of the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman from any meeting the Commissioners present shall then appoint one of their number to preside at that meeting.

4. All meetings of the Commissioners shall be convened by the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman, and shall be held in Christchurch at such place as the convener appoints.

5. A meeting shall be convened whenever the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman thinks fit, or any two Commissioners by notice in writing to the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman request either of them to convene the same.

6. All questions arising at any meeting of the Commissioners shall be decided by a majority of the Commissioners present and voting thereon; and, in the case of equality of voting, the Chairman, or other the presiding Commissioner, shall have a casting-vote in addition to his deliberative vote:

Provided that all expenditure of money shall be subject to the direction of the Colonial Secretary:

Provided further that in any case where the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman considers that any resolution of the meeting should be submitted to the Colonial Secretary before being acted upon he may suspend it until it has been so submitted, and in such case the resolution shall not be acted upon unless the Colonial Secretary so directs.

7. Subject to any direction by the Colonial Secretary, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman acting jointly shall have and may exercise all the powers of the Commissioners, and the fact of their exercising the same shall be sufficient evidence of their authority so to do.

8. Anything that might be lawfully authorised at a meeting of the Commissioners may be authorised in writing by the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman acting jointly without the necessity of a meeting:

Provided that in case an expenditure of money is involved the same shall be subject to the direction of the Colonial Secretary.

9. Donald George Clark shall be the Accountant of the Commissioners, with such duties and powers as the Colonial Secretary prescribes.

10. Subject to the directions of the Colonial Secretary, the bank account, to wit, “The International Exhibition Account,” shall be operated upon by cheques which shall be signed by the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, or by either of them and any other Commissioner authorised in that behalf by the Colonial Secretary, and shall be countersigned by the Accountant or, in his absence, by such other officer as the Colonial Secretary appoints or authorises in that behalf.

11. The Commissioners shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all moneys received and expended, and the accounts shall be audited at such times, in such manner, and by such auditor as the Colonial Secretary directs.

12. Anything heretofore done by the Commissioners or any of them shall be as valid as if the foregoing regulations had been in force when the same was done.

13. The Commissioners shall act under the style and name of the “New Zealand International Exhibition Commissioners,” and under that style and name they may enter into contracts, be parties to instruments, sue and be sued, and generally perform their functions.

14. The Commissioners shall have a seal, which shall be in the custody of the Chairman, or of the Vice-Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.

15. Deeds and other instruments which in the case of an incorporated company would be executed under seal shall in the case of the Commissioners be executed under the seal of the Commissioners, the affixure of the seal being attested by the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, or by either of them and one other Commissioner, and also by the Accountant, as thus:—

“The seal of the New Zealand International Exhibition Commissioners was affixed hereto, this __ day of __ 19____, in the presence of—

__, Chairman.
__, Vice-Chairman.
__, Accountant.”

16. Instruments which in the case of an incorporated company might be executed otherwise than under seal may in the case of the Commissioners be executed in the name and on behalf of the Commissioners under the style aforesaid and the hands of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, or of either of them and one other Commissioner, attested by the Accountant, as thus:—

“The New Zealand International Exhibition Commissioners.”

__, Chairman.
__, Vice-Chairman.

Signed by the said __, as Chairman, and the said __, as Vice-Chairman, in the presence of—
__, Accountant.

17. Every contract involving more than £10 shall be executed by the Commissioners under seal as aforesaid.

18. The functions and powers of the Colonial Secretary under these regulations may be exercised either by him or by any member of the Executive Council, being a responsible Minister of the Crown, who for the time being is acting for him.

19. Subject to these regulations, the Commissioners may regulate their own procedure.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Licensing Mr. C. Gothard to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore of Whangaroa Harbour as a Site for a Wharf.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this eighth day of May, 1906.

Present:

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

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned, Cornelius Gothard (hereinafter called “the licensee”) has 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 fronting part of Section 51, Whangaroa, in Whangaroa Harbour, in order to erect and maintain a wharf 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. 2948) showing the place in the said harbour where it is intended to construct such wharf, 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 licensee 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 licensee 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 wharf, such license to be held and enjoyed by the licensee upon and subject to the following terms and conditions, that is to say:—

1. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine, as defined by “The Shipping and Seamen Act, 1903,” 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 in the hereinbefore-mentioned bay, shown on the said plan marked M.D. 2948.

3. In consideration of the concessions and privileges granted by this Order in Council, the licensee shall, on being supplied with a copy thereof, pay to the Minister the sum of two pounds, and thereafter an annual sum of one pound in advance, such annual payments to date from the date hereof, the first of such annual payments to be made on the licensee being supplied with a copy of this Order in Council.

4. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in the meantime such rights, powers, and privileges shall be