June 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1899

Order in Council consenting to the Raising by the Napier Harbour Board of certain Specified Loans on the Instalment-repayment System.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 11th day of June, 1934.

Present:

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

WHEREAS by Orders in Council made on the respective dates stated in the Second Column of the Schedule hereto the Napier Harbour Board (hereinafter called “the said local authority”) was authorized to borrow, in respect of the loans enumerated in the First Column of the said Schedule, the respective sums stated in the Third Column of the said Schedule, and the respective amounts specified in the Fourth Column of the said Schedule have not yet been borrowed:

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 authorities conferred on him by section thirty-two of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, doth hereby consent to the raising by the said local authority of the respective amounts specified in the Fourth Column of the said Schedule upon terms of making the same, together with interest thereon, repayable by equal aggregate annual or half-yearly instalments extending over the respective periods of years stated in the Fifth Column of the said Schedule.

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SCHEDULE.

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

(T. 40/562/16, 49/206/11, 12.)

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Postal Regulations: Small Packets.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 18th day of June, 1934.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto for the acceptance, transmission, and delivery of “small packets”; and doth order and declare that such regulations shall have effect on and from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four.

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SCHEDULE.

SMALL PACKETS.

1. SMALL packets containing articles of merchandise may be accepted for transmission in letter-mails to certain countries.

2. The postage on small packets shall be 1½d. for each 2 oz. or fraction thereof, with a minimum charge of 6d., and the maximum weight of a small packet shall be 2 lb.

3. The maximum dimensions of small packets shall be 18 in. in length, 8 in. in width, and 4 in. in depth, or, if in the form of a roll, 18 in. in length and 6 in. in diameter.

4. Dutiable articles may be enclosed in small packets, but otherwise the restrictions imposed in the letter-post apply to the small-packets service. In addition, the following articles shall be excluded from transmission in small packets:— Letters, notes, or documents having the character of actual and personal correspondence; coin, bank-notes, currency notes, or any article constituting the sign of a monetary value (such as cheques, drafts, money-orders, &c.); platinum, gold, or silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewels and other valuable articles.

5. Small packets shall be subject to the regulations laid down in the overseas Pattern and Sample Post as regards make-up and packing. In addition, the name and address of the sender shall be shown on the outside of the packet; and each packet shall be conspicuously marked “Small Packet” in the left-hand top corner. An open invoice reduced to the simplest form may be enclosed.

6. A package intended for transmission by small-packet post shall be handed in at a post-office and not posted in a posting-box.

7. A label showing particulars of the contents for Customs purposes shall be affixed by the sender to the address side of each small packet. A Customs declaration shall also be attached when required by the country of destination.

8. Small packets may be registered but not insured.

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

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Reappointing Members of the Government Railways Board.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 11th day of June, 1934.

Present:

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

WHEREAS by section two of the Government Railways Amendment Act, 1931, it is enacted as follows:—

“2. (1) There is hereby constituted a Board which shall be known as the Government Railways Board (hereinafter in this Act called the Board).

“(2) The Board shall consist of five persons to be from time to time appointed by the Governor-General in Council. One such member shall be so appointed as Chairman of the Board.

“(3) The first person appointed as Chairman of the Board shall hold office as a member of the Board and as Chairman thereof for a period of four years from the date of his appointment. Every subsequent such appointment shall be for a period of three years.

“(4) Of the first members of the Board other than the Chairman, two shall be appointed for a period of two years and two shall be appointed for a period of three years from the date of their respective appointments, and thereafter every such member of the Board shall be appointed for a period of two years from the date of his appointment.

“(5) On the termination of the period for which he was appointed every person appointed as aforesaid shall cease to be a member of the Board, but shall, unless otherwise disqualified, be eligible for reappointment.”

And whereas the respective terms of appointment of Sir James Henry Gunson, C.M.G., C.B.E., of Auckland, and Daniel Reese, Esquire, of Christchurch, as members of the Government Railways Board have expired: