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Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby authorize and empower the Board to reclaim from the sea in Auckland Harbour all the lands shown edged in red on plan marked M.D. 4713, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, such reclamation to be carried out and constructed in accordance with plan marked M.D. 4713, subject to the provisions of the said Act.

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

Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £5,000 proposed to be raised by the Council of the Borough of Tauranga.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this ninth day of January, 1917.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Tauranga Borough Council lately proposed to raise a special loan of five thousand pounds, under the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), for the purpose of metalling certain streets of the borough, and of purchasing, acquiring, towing, hauling, and rolling the metal therefor (the nature of the work and the estimated cost and amount proposed to be spent on each street being set out in detail in the notices of the loan and in the voting-papers used at the poll):

And whereas irregularities or defects occurred in the notices of the loan and in the voting-paper used at the poll, inasmuch as (1) such notices and voting-paper did not specifically state that it was not intended to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the same or the first year’s interest and sinking fund thereon, and (2) in such notices and voting-paper the general purpose of the loan is stated to be metalling, and the nature and details of the work stated in such notices and voting-paper include asphalting, kerbing, channelling, screenings, and sumps at corners:

And whereas the nature and details and estimated cost of the work set out in the notices and voting-paper show that the whole of the loan was to be spent on the works, and the exact nature of the work, and that it was not intended to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan or the first year’s interest and sinking fund thereon:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor is satisfied that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularities or defects, and it is expedient to validate the same:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare the proceedings in connection with the said loan to be as valid to all intents and purposes as though the intention not to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan or the interest and sinking fund thereon had been set out in the notices of the loan and voting-paper, and as though asphalting, kerbing, channelling, screenings, and the making of sumps at corners had been set out in the notices of the loan and voting-paper as part of the general purposes of the loan as well as in the details thereof, and doth hereby further declare that the said proceedings shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularities or defects aforesaid.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council

Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £32,000 proposed to be raised by the Council of the Borough of Masterton.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this ninth day of January, 1917.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Masterton Borough Council did, on the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, pursuant to the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, take a poll of the ratepayers of the said borough on a proposal of the said Council to raise a loan of thirty-two thousand pounds (£32,000), for the purpose of extending the drainage system of the said borough to such roads or streets as were not served by the existing drainage system: And whereas the said poll was duly carried, and the said Council is desirous of borrowing the said sum of thirty-two thousand pounds (£32,000) so authorized by the poll of the ratepayers as aforesaid:

And whereas certain irregularities or defects occurred in the proceedings required to be taken by section ten of the said Act antecedent to the said poll, in that the first publication of the notice of the date of the said poll was made less than fourteen days before the date of the said poll, and also that the said poll was taken more than three weeks after the date of the last publication of the notice mentioned in section nine of the said Act:

And whereas His Excellency the Governor is satisfied that the ratepayers of the said borough have not been misled by such irregularities or defects, and it is expedient to validate the said proceedings:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that all proceedings in connection with the said poll shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the said notice had been published as required by section ten of the said Act, and the said poll had been taken not more than three weeks after the date of the last publication of the notice issued, pursuant to section nine of the said Act, and that the said proceedings shall not be called into question by reason only of the said irregularities or defects.

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

Regulations under the Tobacco Act, 1908.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this ninth day of January, 1917.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the Tobacco Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities 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 hereby make the following regulations.

REGULATIONS.

GENERAL.

1. (1.) APPLICATIONS for the approval and appointment of buildings or premises to be used as bonded tobacco-factories shall be addressed to the Minister of Customs and forwarded through the Collector of Customs, and shall state the exact locality where such buildings or premises are situated, and shall contain or have annexed thereto a full description, with such diagrams or drawings as may be required by the Collector, of such buildings or premises.

(2.) The description shall set forth every separate room, cellar, shed, or other compartment of the buildings or premises, and shall specify what use is to be made of each, and shall contain a list and state the location of all tools, presses, machinery, and appliances proposed to be used therein in the manufacture of tobacco.

2. All buildings approved and appointed as a bonded tobacco-factory under the said Act must be sound and strong, properly lighted and ventilated, and windows must be secured by stout iron bars; those on the ground floor, in addition to iron bars, must have shutters made to open internally, with strong hinges thereon, and a cross-bar to each window. The principal entrance must be secured with two locks, one to be kept by the holder of the tobacco license and the other by the Collector of Customs.

3. Over the principal entrance of every building approved and appointed as a bonded tobacco-factory the designation “[Stating name of factory] Bonded Tobacco-factory” shall be marked in oil colours on a dark ground in white or yellow letters, or on a light ground in black letters. Such letters shall be not less than 4 in. in length and of proportionate breadth.

4. Every holder of a tobacco license shall provide a room to the satisfaction of the Collector, to be known as “the factory bulk store,” in which all raw tobacco and materials for the manufacture of tobacco shall be placed and stored. Such tobacco and materials shall only be issued from the