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A copy of every such report and statement, certified by the Chairman to be correct, shall be sent to the Minister of Lands as soon as possible after each annual meeting.

9. The Board shall control the said reserve and the building erected thereon for the purposes of a memorial public hall, and shall also afford settlers and residents of Ratanui and the surrounding district such facilities for meeting within the said hall as may from time to time be determined by the Board; provided that the Board shall have power to fix reasonable charges for the use of the said hall.

10. The Board shall out of its revenue, whether rents, donations, or subscriptions, pay all debts now owing in respect of the erection of the said hall.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 29, Block III, Woodland Survey District: Area, 1 rood 2 perches.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Vesting Management of Howick Wharf in Howick Town Board, and prescribing Dues for its Use.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of July, 1923.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the nineteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 24, of the twenty-seventh day of the same month, the management of the wharf at Howick was vested in the Howick Township Road Board for a period of ten years from the date of the hereinbefore-recited Order in Council, and dues and rates were prescribed for the use of the said wharf:

And whereas the said period having expired, it is advisable to vest the wharf in the Howick Town Board (hereinafter called “the Board”) for a period of fourteen years, and to prescribe dues and rates for the use of the wharf:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the Harbours Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby vest the management of the wharf at Howick aforesaid, erected as shown on plan marked P.W.D. 17471, and deposited in the office of the Public Works Department at Wellington, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the First Schedule hereto; and doth hereby prescribe that the dues and rates specified in the Second Schedule hereto shall, on and from the date of this Order in Council, be taken and charged by the Board for the use of the wharf.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. IN these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. All His Majesty’s subjects shall at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and all rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

3. His Majesty or the Governor-General, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, over, and out of the said wharf without payment.

4. The Board shall maintain and keep the above-mentioned wharf, and all erections on or in connection with the wharf, in good order and repair, and shall at all times exhibit therefrom, and maintain at its own cost, suitable and necessary lights for the guidance of vessels; provided that no new light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved by the Minister.

5. All dues and rates received on account of the said wharf by the Board shall be applied to keeping the said wharf, and all erections on or in connection with such wharf, in good order and repair.

6. Any person authorized by the Minister may at all reasonable times enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings erected on the wharf or in connection therewith, and view the state of repair thereof; and upon his leaving at or

posting to the last known address of the Board a notice in writing of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings, requiring the Board, within a reasonable time to be therein prescribed, to make good or repair the same, the Board shall, with all convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such repairs to be made.

7. The Board shall not erect, or suffer to be erected, on the said wharf any building or structure whatever except with the consent of the Minister.

8. The Board shall keep a separate account of the receipts and expenditure on account of such wharf and premises, and shall cause such account to be balanced to the 31st day of March in every year, and shall send a copy of such account when balanced to the Minister, and shall supply any particulars in reference thereto as may be required by the Minister.

9. The Board shall appoint all officers necessary for the working and management of the wharf.

10. Nothing herein contained shall authorize the Board to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or any regulation of the Minister of Customs, or with any provisions of the Harbours Act, 1908, or its amendments, or any regulations thereunder, and that are now or may hereafter be in force.

11. The rights, powers, and privileges hereby conferred shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority; and the Board shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the Minister first obtained.

12. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred under or by virtue of this Order in Council may be at any time resumed by the Governor-General on giving to the Board three calendar months’ notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Minister and delivered at or posted to the last known address of the Board. No compensation or allowance shall be payable in such case.

13. The Board shall be liable for any injury which may be caused by the said wharf to any vessel or boat through any default or neglect on the part of the Board.

14. In case the Board shall—
    (1.) Commit or suffer a breach of the conditions hereinbefore set forth, or any of them; or
    (2.) Cease to use or occupy the said wharf for a period of thirty consecutive days,—
    then and in either of the said cases every right, power, or privilege hereby conferred may be revoked and determined by the Governor-General in Council without notice to the Board or other proceeding whatsoever, and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to the Board, and to all persons concerned or interested, that this Order in Council, and the rights and privileges thereby conferred, have been revoked and determined.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

DUES AND RATES.

Wharfage.

On each small boat or launch anchored or moored near the wharf or fastened thereto by a line or chain, per annum in advance .. .. .. £ s. d.
0 10 0
On each regular trading-vessel occupying a berth alongside the said wharf, per quarter .. .. 1 10 0
On each excursion-boat or casual trader lying alongside the wharf, per day or part of a day.. .. 0 3 0
For use of truck, per trip .. .. .. 0 0 3

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Vesting a Reserve in the Amuri County Council.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 30th day of July, 1923.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto has been permanently reserved for a site for a night-soil and rubbish depot: And whereas it is expedient to vest the said reserve in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Amuri County:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said