And whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province hereinafter named, intituled "The Executive Council Ordinance 1861," it is provided that the Superintendent of the said Province shall, in the administration of the Government thereof, act by and with the advice and consent of an Executive Council:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson, Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in exercise of the power and authority for this purpose in me vested, do hereby delegate unto the Executive Government, for the time being, of the Province of Otago, all such powers vested in the Governor or the Governor in Council by "The Gold Fields Act 1866," and "The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act 1868," as under or by virtue of the one hundred and ninth section of "The Gold Fields Act 1866," may be delegated by the Governor in Council, to have, hold, and exercise within the said Province the said powers hereby given:

Provided always that copies of all rules and regulations made under the said delegation shall be forthwith transmitted to the Colonial Secretary, in order that the same may be laid before the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the one hundred and tenth clause of "The Gold Fields Act 1866."

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

Donald M’Lean,
Presiding.

Approved in Council.

Forster Goring,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, 1870.

Present:

The Honourable Donald M’Lean, Native and Defence Minister, Presiding; and Members of the Executive Council.

Whereas by "The Lunatics Act 1868," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to time, to order and direct that all or any of the powers, functions, duties, and authorities vested in or required to be performed by the Governor, or the Governor in Council, or the Colonial Secretary, by the said Act, within any Province or other district of the Colony, shall be exercised or performed by the Superintendent of any such Province, or by any other person the Governor may think fit; and thereupon such functions, powers, duties, and authorities may, by such Superintendent or other person, be exercised or performed within the Province or other district of the Colony specified:

Now therefore, His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Colony, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority for that purpose vested in him, doth hereby order and direct that all the powers, functions, duties, and authorities, vested in or required to be performed by the Governor, or the Governor in Council, or the Colonial Secretary, by "The Lunatics Act 1868," within the Province of Otago, shall be exercised by the Superintendent of the said Province.

Forster Goring,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

Whereas by "The Diseased Cattle Act 1861," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time delegate to the Superintendent of any Province within the Colony all or any of the powers vested in the Governor or the Governor in Council by the second, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth, and tenth sections of "The Diseased Cattle Act 1861," or of "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865," or by the Superintendent of any Province under or in pursuance of any powers delegated under the powers of delegation contained in "The Diseased Cattle Act 1861" or "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865;" and whereas by the fourth section of "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865," it is enacted that the Governor may, by any Order in Council, from time to time make void or alter or vary and make anew any Orders in Council, regulations, appointments, or prohibitory or other declarations made and published by the Governor under the authority of "The Diseased Cattle Act 1861," or of "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1861;" and whereas by the fifth section of "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865," it is enacted that the power of annulling, making void, or altering or varying and making anew any such regulations, appointments, or prohibitory or other declarations vested in the Governor by "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865," may from time to time be delegated by the Governor in Council by Warrant under his hand to the Superintendent of any Province:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Colony, do hereby delegate to James Macandrew, Esquire, the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, within the said Province, so long as he shall remain Superintendent of the Province, the several powers vested in the Governor or the Governor in Council by the second, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth, and tenth sections of "The Diseased Cattle Act 1861," aforesaid, and all the powers which by the fifth section of "The Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865," the Governor is authorised to delegate.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, and issued at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

Donald M’Lean,
Presiding.

Approved in Council.

Forster Goring,
Clerk of the Executive Council.