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(2.) Where an Order has been confirmed under section 5 of the said Act, and such Order is afterwards varied or rescinded, notification thereof shall be remitted to the Court which made the Provisional Order and also to the Under-Secretary of Justice.

(3.) The failure to give any such notification shall not affect the validity of any Order or other proceeding.

9. All moneys paid into Court in pursuance of a maintenance order under this Act shall be passed through the Law Trust Account of the Clerk of the Court and paid into the Public Account.

If the money is to be remitted abroad, the Public Account bank receipt shall be forwarded to the Under-Secretary of Justice, with a pay-out receipt and with sufficient particulars of the case to enable the Treasury to remit the amount to the proper officer or person entitled thereto.

10. Any officer of police or constable may appear for any party or person in any proceeding under the said Act, and may lay any information or complaint or make any application or take or defend any proceeding with regard to the making, confirming, enforcing, varying, or rescinding of any Order under the said Act.

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SCHEDULE.

[D.P.—23.

REQUISITION TO JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1921.

To , of , Justice of the Peace.

WHEREAS, upon the application of , a Provisional Order under the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1920 (Imperial), was made against in the Court held at , for the payment of towards the maintenance of :

And whereas a certified copy of the said Order, together with the depositions of witnesses and a statement of the grounds on which the order might have been opposed, has been transmitted to me in the appropriate manner:

Now, therefore, I, , Minister of Justice for the Dominion of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1921, do hereby forward to you the said documents, and request you to issue a summons against the said , calling upon him to appear before a Magistrate to show cause why the said Order should not be confirmed.

Dated at Wellington this day of , 192 .

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Minister of Justice.

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[D.P.—24.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANT UPON A COMPLAINT.

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1921.

To , of .

WHEREAS, upon the application of , a Provisional Order under the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1920 (Imperial), was made against you in the Court held at for the payment of towards the maintenance of :

And whereas a certified copy of the said Order, together with the depositions of the witnesses, and a statement of the grounds on which the order might have been opposed, has been transmitted in the appropriate manner to the Minister of Justice for the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Minister of Justice has caused the said order, depositions, and statement to be sent to the undersigned, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for New Zealand, with a requisition that a summons be issued thereon:

This is to command you to appear on day, the day of , 192 , at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Magistrates' Court, , before such Stipendiary Magistrate as may then be there, to show cause why the said Order made against you should not be confirmed in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided.

Given under my hand this day of , 192 , at .

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A Justice of the Peace for New Zealand.

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[D.P.—25.

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR TAKING FURTHER EVIDENCE.

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1921.

New Zealand: To wit.

Between , Complainant,

and , Defendant.

To the above-named Complainant.

In pursuance of the powers vested in me by the above-mentioned Act, I hereby give you notice, under section 4 thereof, that I will take further evidence in the above case, and I hereby appoint the day of , 192 , at o'clock in the forenoon, as the time, and the Magistrates' Court at as the place, for the taking of such further evidence.

If you desire to proceed with your application, you must appear at the time and place aforesaid either personally or by your solicitor, and produce further evidence on the matter.

Given under my hand at this day of , 192 .

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Stipendiary Magistrate.

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[D.P.—26.

ORDER CONFIRMING PROVISIONAL ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE.

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act, 1921.

New Zealand: To wit.

Between , Complainant,

and , Defendant.

Before the undersigned, a Magistrate, sitting in open Court at , the day of , 192 .

WHEREAS on the day of , 192 , a Provisional Order was made by the [Set out description of Court] sitting at [Describe place and country] in pursuance of [Set out title of Act], whereby the above-named defendant was ordered to pay [Here set out order]:

And whereas a summons was duly served upon the said defendant to appear on the day of , 192 , at the Magistrates' Court at before such Stipendiary Magistrate as might then be there, to show cause why the Provisional Order hereinbefore mentioned should not be confirmed:

And whereas the said defendant now appears and fails to satisfy me the said Stipendiary Magistrate that the Order should not be confirmed [or does not appear]:

Now, therefore, it is hereby adjudged that the Order be confirmed without modification [or with the modifications hereinafter set out].

All payments hereunder shall be made to the Clerk of the Magistrates' Court at .

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Stipendiary Magistrate.

C. A. JEFFERY,

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Hokitika Borough Council declared a Leasing Authority under the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 10th day of September, 1923.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS the Hokitika Borough Council is a body of persons having power to lease lands held in trust, reserved, or set apart for public purposes, and has requested the Governor-General in Council to declare it to be a leasing authority within the meaning of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in compliance with such request, and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred by the above-mentioned Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the Hokitika Borough Council is a leasing authority within the meaning of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

C. A. JEFFERY,

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Prescribing the Term for which the Dargaville Borough Council may borrow the Sum of £7,000 authorized to be raised for completing the Traffic-bridge over the Wairoa River, and also the Rate of Interest payable thereon.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 10th day of September, 1923.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, as amended by section six of the Local Bodies' Loans Amendment Act, 1921, provides that, notwithstanding