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power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of
interest that may be paid by the Waitemata County Council
in respect of the said sum of six hundred and fifty pounds
shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and
the said Waitemata County Council is hereby authorized to
borrow the said sum of six hundred and fifty pounds
accordingly.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Inglewood County Council in respect of a Loan of £150 authorized to be raised for the Purpose of erecting a Bridge on the Upland Road.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 18th day
of October, 1926.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. DOWNIE STEWART PRESIDING IN
COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of the
Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, it is provided that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or
in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has
been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is
thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to
a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate
of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not
specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof
has not been borrowed, the local authority or public body
may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance,
borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been
borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be
prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Inglewood County Council has been
authorized to borrow the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds
for the purpose of erecting a bridge on the Upland Road :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent
consent as required by the above-recited section one hundred
and fourteen, and it is desired that the rate of interest at
which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six
per centum per annum :

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 as aforesaid, and
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the
rate of interest that may be paid by the Inglewood County
Council in respect of the said sum of one hundred and fifty
pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per
annum, and the said Inglewood County Council is hereby
authorized to borrow the said sum of one hundred and fifty
pounds accordingly.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations as to the Constitution of the Tuwharetoa Trust Board and Matters relevant thereto.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 18th day
of October, 1926.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. DOWNIE STEWART PRESIDING IN
COUNIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him
by section sixteen of the Native Land Amendment and
Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926, 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 Dominion, doth hereby make the following
regulations with respect to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board, and
otherwise for the purpose of giving effect to the said section :—

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations—
   “Board” means the Tuwharetoa Trust Board :
   “Member” means a member of the Board :
   “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board :
   “Under-Secretary” means the Under-Secretary for
   Native Affairs :

“The said section” means section 16 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926.

MEMBERS.

2. The Board shall consist of eight members, being members of the Tuwharetoa Tribe, to be appointed by the Governor-General in Council as provided in paragraph ($a$) of the said section.

3. Subject to the provisions of these regulations as to resignation or forfeiture of office, a member shall hold office for two years, and thereafter until his successor has been appointed. A retiring member may be reappointed.

4. A member may at any time be removed from office by the Governor-General if the Governor-General is of opinion that that member is, from any cause, incapable of efficiently performing the duties of his office, or has been guilty of any misconduct which renders him unfit for office.

5. A member may at any time resign his office by notice in writing under his hand sent or delivered to the Under-Secretary.

6. The office of any member of the Board shall be vacated if he becomes bankrupt or is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment.

7. When a member of the Board dies, or resigns, or forfeits his office, or is removed from office, the Governor-General may appoint some person to fill the vacancy so created, who shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor and thereafter until his successor is appointed.

8. The powers of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership thereof.

MEETINGS.

9. The Board shall meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Board or Chairman may appoint, and a meeting may be summoned at any time by the Chairman.

10. The Native Minister may direct a meeting to be convened at any time, and thereupon such meeting shall be held.

11. (1.) The first meeting of the Board shall be held at such time and place as may be directed by the Native Minister.
    (2.) At its first meeting the Board shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, and such member when so elected shall thereupon preside over the meeting of the Board at which he has been so elected, but he shall not come into office until his election as Chairman of the Board has been approved by the Native Minister.
    (3.) At every meeting for the election of a Chairman the Secretary of the Board shall preside, and in any case of an equality of votes shall determine the election by lot in such manner as the Board directs.
    (4.) The Secretary of the Board shall forthwith submit to the Native Minister the name and description of the member elected to be Chairman of the Board.

12. All questions coming before the Board at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present thereat.

13. At every meeting the Chairman, or, in his absence, some other member to be chosen by those present, shall preside, and the Chairman or presiding member shall have a deliberative vote, and in case of equality of votes shall have a casting-vote also.

14. A quorum at any meeting of the Board shall consist of five members, and no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is then present.

15. If within half an hour after the time for which a meeting of the Board has been appointed, whether by summons or by adjournment, a quorum is not present, the member or members present, or, if no member be present, an officer of the Board, may adjourn the meeting to such time and place as is thought fit.

16. All proceedings and resolutions of the Board shall be recorded in a minute-book to be kept for the purpose. At the end of each and every meeting the Chairman or Secretary of the Board shall supply a copy of or an extract from the minutes of the Board to the Under-Secretary.

SEAL.

17. The seal of the Board shall be such as is determined by the Board and approved by the Native Minister, and shall be kept in the custody of the Chairman or of such officer of the Board as it may appoint for the purpose.

18. The seal of the Board shall not be affixed to any document except in the presence of two members of the Board and of the Secretary or other responsible officer of the Board, all of whom shall attest the sealing of the document.

OFFICERS.

19. (1.) The Board may from time to time, with the approval of the Native Minister, appoint some fit and proper person to be the Secretary of the Board, and, with the like approval,[No. 73