Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3663

And whereas by an Order in Council made on the fifth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, powers were delegated to the Dobson Domain Board in respect of the Dobson Domain for a period of ten years:

And whereas it appears expedient to again appoint a Domain Board to control the domain:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby appoint

THE BRUNNER BOROUGH COUNCIL

to be the Dobson Domain Board, having control of the land described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of and subject to the provisions of Part II of the said Act; and doth hereby appoint Tuesday, the twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, at eight o’clock p.m., as the time when, and the Borough Council Office at Taylorville, Brunnerton, as the place where, the first meeting of the Board shall be held.

SCHEDULE.

DOBSON DOMAIN.

ALL that area in Westland Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 258 (in red), Town of Dobson, Block X, Arnold Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Omanere Street, 1000 links; towards the north-east by Maori Street, 500 links; towards the south-east by Mawhera Street, 1000 links; and towards the south-west by Herald Street, 500 links.

Also all that area in Westland Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Reserve 290 (in red), Town of Dobson. Bounded towards the north-west by Mawhera Street, 700 links; towards the north-east by Maori Street, 500 links; towards the south-east by Pukaki Street, 700 links; and towards the south-west by Sections Nos. 391 and 362, 500 links.

Be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same are delineated on the plan marked L. and S. I/548, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

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

Incorporating the Clarkin Land Settlement Association.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of September, 1914.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section seven of the Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is provided that, as soon as possible after the complete execution of any agreement under the said Act, application in the prescribed form shall be made to the Governor, by or on behalf of the purchasers, for an Order in Council confirming the agreement, in pursuance of the said Act:

And whereas by sections eight and nine of the said Act it is further provided that upon receipt of such application, the Minister of Finance shall refer the same, together with the agreement, to the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for its report thereon; and if the Board reports that the agreement is fit and proper to be so confirmed the Governor may, if he thinks fit, by Order in Council confirm the agreement accordingly:

And whereas under the provisions of the said Act an agreement, bearing date the twenty-sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, has been entered into between John Clarkin, vendor, of the one part, and Edward Hunter, William McCabe, William John Heaslip, Thomas Henry Rowe, James Alexander McWilliams, Augustine Barnabus Cassidy, and John Clarkin, Junior, purchasers, of the other part, for the purchase of the land therein described, and the said purchasers therein agreed to become incorporated as the Clarkin Land Settlement Association:

And whereas application has been made in the prescribed form for the issue of an Order in Council confirming the said agreement: And whereas the said application, together with the said agreement, was referred to the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for its report, and the Board has reported that no roading is required in respect of the said land, and that the said agreement is fit and proper to be so confirmed:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by the said Act, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby confirm the said agreement dated the twenty-sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

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

License authorizing the Christchurch Tramway Board to erect Electric Lines from the Trolley-wire to the Premises of Messrs. Duckworth and Turner (Limited), Carlyle Street, Sydenham.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of September, 1914.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section two of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall lay, construct, put up, place, or use any electric line except under the authority of a license issued to him by the Governor in Council under that Act:

And whereas the Christchurch Tramway Board (hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”) desires to erect electric lines from the trolley-wire to the premises of Messrs. Duckworth and Turner (Limited), situated in Carlyle Street, Sydenham, in the City of Christchurch (hereinafter referred to as “the said electric lines”), and it is expedient accordingly to issue a license in respect thereof under the said section:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth, subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto, hereby authorize the licensee to erect and maintain the said electric lines for the purpose of supplying electrical energy to a five brake horse-power motor on the aforesaid premises, such electric lines and the position of the premises being indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 36236, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS.

1. THE conductors shall be supported at a minimum height of 20 ft. above the surface of the ground.

2. The positive lines shall consist of 7/20 S.W.G. copper wires, insulated with vulcanized indiarubber of 600-megohm grade, and the negative lines of 7/20 S.W.G. copper wires, which may be bare. The lines shall be insulated by means of porcelain insulators, carried on substantial hardwood poles placed not more than 200 ft. apart.

3. A fuse cut-out shall be placed on the positive conductor where it leaves the tramway trolley-wire, to operate at 50 per cent. above the maximum load of the circuit. A switch and a fuse that will operate with 50 per cent. excess current over the full load of the circuit shall be inserted at the distribution-box on the positive conductor in each lighting circuit, and for a motor circuit a switch and circuit-breaker set to operate with an overload of 50 per cent. excess current, and with a no-load release, shall be inserted in the positive conductor and placed near each motor respectively.

4. The negative conductor shall be continuous throughout its length from the distribution-box or the motor terminal to the tramway-rail, to which it shall be effectively bonded.

5. The conductors shall be carried on substantial supports, which shall be designed to have a factor of safety of five under a wind-pressure of 30 lb. per square foot.

6. At crossings the conductors shall pass over or under the telegraph wires, as may be decided by the Minister of Telegraphs. Where the conductors cross telegraph or telephone wires, or if any telegraph or telephone wire is hereafter installed so as to cross the conductors, and at such other points as may be deemed necessary by the Minister of Telegraphs, substantial guard-wires effectively earthed shall be erected by or at the cost of the licensee. Such guard-wires shall consist of two-stranded galvanized-steel wires carried on substantial supports at a height of 2 ft. above the