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the name of the person whom he appoints to act as assessor
on his behalf at the hearing of the appeal, and such assessor
shall give in writing his consent to act.

8. Within a period of twenty-one days after receipt of such
   notice of appeal the Board shall inform the appellant of the
   name of the Magistrate before whom the appeal will be heard
   and of the assessor appointed by the Board, and shall at the
   same time forward to such Magistrate a copy of the Board’s
   decision and the notice of appeal therefrom, together with a
   notice of the appointment of an assessor by the Board.

TIME OF HEARING.

9. The Magistrate shall fix a convenient time and place
   for the hearing of the appeal, such time to be not more than
   forty-two days after the receipt by the Board of the notice
   of appeal referred to in Regulation 7 hereof.

10. The Magistrate shall cause at least seven days’ previous
    notice of such time and place to be given to each assessor,
    the Board, and the appellant.

PROCEDURE AT HEARING.

11. The Board of Appeal may, in its discretion, receive any
    evidence that it thinks fit (whether on oath or otherwise),
    and may act on any statement, document, information, or
    matter which in the opinion of the Board of Appeal may assist
    it to deal with the matters before it, whether the same would
    be legally admissible in a Court of law or not.

12. In the matters not expressly provided for in the said
    Act or by these regulations the procedure of the Board of
    Appeal shall be such as the Magistrate may determine.

13. The Board of Appeal may from time to time adjourn
    the hearing or consideration or determination of the appeal
    as it thinks fit.

14. At the hearing of the appeal the appellant may himself
    appear or may be represented by some other person on his
    behalf, and the Board may be represented by any member
    thereof appointed by the Board, or by some other person
    appointed by the Board.

15. If the appellant or his representative fails to appear
    at the hearing, the Board of Appeal may determine the
    appeal in his absence on such evidence as is available. If
    he appears, the evidence shall be taken in his presence or in
    the presence of his representative or both.

16. The determination made in respect of an appeal shall
    be in writing signed by the Magistrate, and a copy of such
    determination shall be forwarded by the Magistrate to the
    appellant and to the Board, and the Board shall forthwith
    give effect to such determination. The Magistrate shall
    advise the Board whether or not the determination was
    unanimously arrived at.

17. The assessors hearing any appeal may be paid such
    fee and allowances as may be considered reasonable by the
    Board of Appeal, but so that in no case shall the fee payable
    to any assessor exceed £2 2s. per diem, together with such
    reasonable travelling-expenses as are actually incurred by the
    assessor in attending a sitting of the Board of Appeal.

18. Any notice required to be given or document required
    to be served by these regulations may be given or served
    personally, or by registered letter addressed to the person
    to be served at his last known place of business or abode,
    and in the latter case shall be deemed to be served at the time
    when it would reach its address in the ordinary course of
    registered post.

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SCHEDULE.

NOTICE OF APPEAL.

To the Registrar, Survey Board, Wellington.

TAKE notice that I [Full name], of [Full postal address and
occupation], do hereby appeal under section 15 of the Sur-
veyors Registration Act, 1928, against the decision of the
Survey Board, conveyed to me by notice from the Registrar,
dated the day of , 19 , [Here insert
“declining my application for registration,” or “removing
my name from the register,” or “suspending my registra-
tion”].

The following are the grounds upon which I make my
appeal:—

[Here insert fully the grounds of appeal.]

And I do hereby appoint [Name in full], of [Full postal
address and occupation], as my assessor for the purposes of this
appeal.

Dated at this day of , 19 .

[Signature of Appellant.]

I hereby consent to act as an assessor for the purpose of
this appeal.

[Signature of Assessor for Appellant.]

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

(L. and S. 17/32/1.)

The Taupo Slipway Regulations, 1931.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 16th day of
February, 1931.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS it is provided by the Harbours Act, 1923
(hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), that in
harbours where there is no Harbour Board the Governor-
General in Council shall have all the powers, functions,
duties, and authorities by the said Act conferred upon
Harbour Boards, and may, in cases where such powers would
be exercised under by-laws to be made by a Board, exercise
the same under regulations to be made in the manner provided
in section two hundred and thirty-four of the said Act :

And whereas there is no Harbour Board having jurisdiction
in Lake Taupo, which is a harbour within the meaning of
that term as defined by the said Act :

And whereas by section three of the Land Act, 1924, it is
enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time
by Order in Council make regulations for the purposes of
that Act as therein provided, and the Landing Reserve at
Taupo hereinafter referred to is a reserve in respect of which
regulations may be so made :

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 Dominion,
and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority
conferred upon him by section nine of the said Act and by
section three of the Land Act, 1924, and of all other powers
and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby
make the regulations hereinafter contained, and doth order
that the same shall, on and after the date of this Order in
Council apply to the Government slipway erected at Taupo
and hereinafter described.

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REGULATIONS.

INTERPRETATION.

1. (a) In these regulations, where not inconsistent with the
   context,——

“Department” means the Minister of Internal Affairs,
and includes any person acting for, by, or under the
direction of the Minister :

“Master boatman” includes any person, licensed or
otherwise, from time to time for the time being in
charge of any vessel :

“Slipway” and “slip” mean the slipway erected partly
upon the Landing Reserve at Taupo described in the
Third Schedule to the Taupo Landing Reserve
Regulations, 1927, and partly in the Waikato River
adjoining the said reserve, together with any addi-
tions to the said slipway that may hereafter be
made, and includes first the cradle—that is to say,
the mechanism for raising vessels from the water
and the ways and supports of such mechanism ; and
secondly, the skids—that is to say, the structure
extending laterally from the cradle, and intended to
carry vessels when raised from the water and re-
moved from the cradle :

“Slipmaster” means any person appointed to control
the slipway :

“Vessel” includes steamer, ship, launch, and boat.

(b) There regulations may be cited as “the Taupo Slipway
Regulations, 1931.”

CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.

2. The slipway shall be under the control of the slipmaster.

3. The master boatman of a vessel entering or leaving the
   slip, or whilst in or upon the slip, shall attend to and obey
   the directions of the slipmaster.

4. Neither the Department nor the Crown nor any officer
   of the Government shall be responsible for any accident
   occurring or injury done to any person, vessel, or other
   property before any vessel is slipped, or while it is in the
   process of slipping, or is on the slipway or is leaving the slip-
   way.

5. Any alteration of the position of the vessel on the slip,
   or the shifting or taking out of blocks whether at the request
   of the slipmaster or of the master boatman or other person
   in charge of the vessel shall be at the sole risk of the owner
   of the vessel.

6. Any person who accidentally or otherwise damages or
   destroys any of the Department’s property shall be liable for
   the cost of repair or removal thereof.