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poses as though the advertisement of the deposit of the said roll and the ratepayers’ consent had been given and taken in the proper manner, and that the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularities aforesaid.

F. W. FURBY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £1,000 proposed to be raised by the Kakepuku Road Board.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of November, 1919.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Kakepuku Road Board, acting under and in pursuance of paragraph (e) of section sixteen of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, lately proposed to raise a loan of one thousand pounds for the purpose of constructing drains :

And whereas the ratepayers’ consent given under paragraph (e) of section sixteen aforesaid is irregular, in that two of the subscribing ratepayers have attested the signatures of the other subscribers thereto :

And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by the said irregularity, and it is expedient to validate the same :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General 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 Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the ratepayers’ consent to the raising of the said loan shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the same had been properly witnessed, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.

F. W. FURBY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under Section 329 of the Land Act, 1908.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred by section three hundred and twenty-nine of the Land Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth hereby declare that the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the day of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. THE lessee of any land under section 329 of the Land Act, 1908, shall, before making any improvements on the land comprised in his lease, whether by the way of erection of any building or buildings in, over, or about any mineral or other spring, the felling of bush, or the alteration of the configuration of the land adjacent to any such spring, or otherwise, obtain the written consent of the Minister of Lands.

2. The lessee shall take all reasonable care of the land comprised in his lease, and shall not divert or alter, or allow to be diverted or altered, any spring in any manner whatsoever, except with the written consent of the Minister of Lands.

3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise part with the possession or occupation of the whole or any part of the area comprised in his lease without the written consent of the lessor first had and obtained.

4. The lessee shall, within six months from the date of his lease, securely fence in the land with a legal fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act, 1908.

5. The lessee shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants growing upon the land comprised in his lease, and thereafter shall, during the currency of the term of such lease, keep the land clear and free of all such noxious weeds or plants,

6. The lessee shall, within one year from the date of his lease, erect upon the said land proper bath-houses, with all baths, dressing-rooms, lavatories, and other conveniences for the use by the public of the water from the hot spring or springs situated upon the land, and shall at all times thereafter maintain all such buildings, erections, baths, lavatories, and other conveniences in good order and condition at his own expense in all things. The plans and specifications of such buildings and erections shall be submitted to the Minister of Lands for his approval, and erection shall not be commenced until written notice of such approval has been obtained.

7. The aforesaid bath-houses, baths, dressing-rooms, and other conveniences shall be kept open for the use of the public at such reasonable hours as the Minister of Lands shall approve, and the lessee shall provide all necessary attendance, towels, and other appliances for the use and enjoyment by the public of the baths, dressing-rooms, lavatories, and other conveniences, and shall provide refreshments at reasonable hours.

8. The lessee shall be entitled to make and levy for the use of the baths, dressing-rooms, lavatories, and other conveniences, for attendance and appliances, and for refreshments provided, such charges as the Minister of Lands shall from time to time approve.

9. The lessee shall be entitled to make rules for the use and enjoyment of the aforesaid baths, dressing-rooms, lavatories, and other conveniences, for the maintenance of good order, decency, and cleanliness therein, for the prevention of nuisances and the exclusion of undesirable characters, and generally for securing and promoting the public convenience and enjoyment thereof, provided that such rules shall first be approved by the Minister of Lands.

10. The lessee shall construct and maintain in good order and condition all such gardens, beds, paths, steps, plantations, and other conveniences as may be required for access to or enjoyment of the purposes for which the land leased is granted.

11. The lessee shall construct and maintain in good order and repair all such tanks, reservoirs, or dams as may in the opinion of the Minister of Lands be necessary for the conservation of water from any spring or springs upon the land comprised in the lease.

12. For breach of any of the regulations herein made the lessee shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50, or imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months; provided that no person convicted of a breach of the regulations shall be sentenced to any period of imprisonment unless upon the order of a Magistrate before whom the information upon which such person was convicted was heard.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this twenty-seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Crown Lands Ranger for Westland District appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th November, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 29 of the Land Act, 1908, been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM LIDDELL FLEMING

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Westland Land District, from the 1st December, 1919.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Resignation of Trustee of Te Aroha Public Cemetery accepted.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th November, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation of

JAMES BUCHANAN THOMAS

as trustee of the Te Aroha Public Cemetery.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.