Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 419

Additional Regulations under the State Advances Act, 1913, and its Amendments.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 12th day of February, 1934.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the State Advances Act, 1913 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities in that behalf enabling him, 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 regulation by way of addition to the regulations made under the said Act on the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, and published in the Gazette on the ninth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, at page 399; and doth declare that such regulation shall come into force on the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette.

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REGULATION.

1. For the conduct of the business of the Advances Office and for the efficient administration of the said Act the State Advances Superintendent may do all or any of the following acts:—

(a) He may with the authority of any mortgagor under any mortgage to him act as agent of such mortgagor and collect on behalf of such mortgagor the rentals or other moneys arising out of the mortgaged property, and may generally manage such property in the manner authorized by the mortgagor.

(b) He may apply such rentals or other moneys so received by him on behalf of the mortgagor as aforesaid in accordance with the terms of the authority given to him by such mortgagor.

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

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Amending Regulations relative to the Conduct of Legal Business of the Crown.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 12th day of February, 1934.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on him by the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, and of all other powers and authorities him in this behalf in anywise enabling, 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 regulations hereinafter set out.

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REGULATIONS.

1. THESE regulations may be referred to as “The Crown Legal Business Regulations, 1932, Amendment No. 1.”

2. These regulations shall be read together with and be deemed to form part of the Crown Legal Business Regulations, 1932 (hereinafter called “the principal regulations”).

3. These regulations shall take effect on the day following the date of publication hereof in the Gazette.

4. Regulation 15 of the principal regulations is revoked and the following substituted:—

“15. Solicitors having claims against the Crown for costs under these regulations shall prepare a voucher setting out full particulars. Such vouchers shall be sent by the solicitor to the nearest Registrar, who shall certify thereon as follows:—

“(a) If any scale hereby prescribed be applicable, that the costs are in accordance with the appropriate scale prescribed by these regulations:

“(b) If Regulation 21 or Regulation 67 or some similar provision hereof alone be applicable, then that the costs are fair and reasonable and in accordance with these regulations.

“If he is in doubt as to the propriety of any charge, the Registrar may refer it to the Under-Secretary of Justice for further consideration. The Registrar shall return the vouchers, when certified, to the solicitor to be forwarded by him to the Department directing the proceedings or business. The head of such Department, or other recognized certifying officer, shall certify that the services charged for have been duly performed.”

5. Regulation 21 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked and the following substituted:—

“21. In the case of any business, matter, or proceeding not herein specially mentioned, the charges to be made, whether as solicitor’s costs or counsel’s fee, will be based upon the scale allowed in matters of a like character mentioned in these regulations, to the intent that so far as may be the charges to be made to the Crown shall bear the same proportion to the usual and customary charges made to a private client as charges under the scales contained in these regulations bear to charges for work similar thereto usually and customarily made to a private client. The assessment against the Crown of costs on the ordinary solicitor-and-client basis is not contemplated.”

6. Regulation 60 of the principal regulations is amended by substituting for the words “if successful” the words “if unsuccessful.”

7. Regulation 15 of the principal regulations shall not apply to costs arising on instructions given by the State Advances Superintendent or the Government Insurance Commissioner.

8. Solicitors having claims against the Crown for costs arising on instructions given by the State Advances Superintendent or the Government Insurance Commissioner shall prepare a voucher setting out full particulars and forward the same to the Department concerned. The Permanent Head or other recognized certifying officer of the Department shall certify thereon—

(a) That the solicitors have been instructed to act for the Department;

(b) That the services charged for have been duly performed; and

(c) That the costs are fair and reasonable.

9. Nothing contained in the principal regulations or in these regulations, except Regulations 3 and 4 of the principal regulations, shall apply in the case of instructions given by the Public Trustee or the State Fire Insurance General Manager.

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

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Authorizing the Expenditure of Public Moneys out of the Accounts established by the State Advances Act, 1913, and by the Rural Advances Act, 1926, for the Purposes set out in Section 11 of the Finance Act, 1933.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 12th day of February, 1934.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on him by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1933, and by the State Advances Act, 1913, and of all other powers and authorities in that behalf enabling him, 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 authorize the expenditure of public moneys for the purposes set out in section eleven of the Finance Act, 1933, out of the accounts established by the State Advances Act, 1913, and the Rural Advances Act, 1926, and doth hereby validate any expenditure for the purposes aforesaid out of the last-mentioned accounts incurred before the passing of the Finance Act, 1933, and the provisions of section eleven of the Finance Act, 1933, shall apply to the said accounts and expenditure accordingly.

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

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Cancelling the Reservation over a Reserve in Kurow Survey District, Otago Land District.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 16th day of February, 1934.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by subsection one (b) of section seven of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General of the