Westland Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 31

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THE COUNTY OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

HOKITIKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1870.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No 51, of the 20th September, 1870.]

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the 17th day of September, 1870.

Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by “The Protection of Animals Act, 1867,” it is enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council, published in the New Zealand Gazette, delegate to the Superintendent of any Province, or to any other person or persons, all or any of the powers by the said Act vested in the Governor or Governor in Council, subject to such regulations as he may think fit, and may from time to time rescind such delegation:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby delegate unto

CONRAD HOOS, ESQ.,

Chairman of the County Council of Westland, so long as he shall continue and remain Chairman of the said County Council, all the powers vested by the said Act in the Governor or Governor in Council, to be exercised only within and in respect to the said County.

FOSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the 15th section of “The Protection to Animals Act, 1867,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by order published in the New Zealand Gazette, from time to time to declare in which part or parts of the Colony game shall not be hunted, shot, taken, or killed:

And whereas by the 38th section of the said Act it is enacted that the Governor may by order in Council, published in the New Zealand Gazette, from time to time delegate to the Superintendent or Executive of any Province, or to any other person or persons within the said Colony, all or any of the powers by this Act vested in the Governor or Governor in Council, subject to such Regulations as he may think fit, and may from time to time rescind such delegation:

And whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the seventeenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 51, of the twentieth September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony of New Zealand, did delegate unto me, Conrad Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, so long as I shall continue and remain Chairman of the said County Council, all the powers vested by the said Act in the Governor or Governor in

VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 31

The Westland Provincial Council was based at Hokitika and met at the Supreme Court House (depicted) from 1868-1875.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Delegation of Powers under the Protection of Animals Act

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated17 September 1870
KeywordsDelegation, Powers, Protection of Animals Act, Westland County
👱🏽 Names

Conrad Hoos (Esquire), Delegated powers under the Protection of Animals Act

👩‍💼 Officials

G. F. Bowen, Governor
Foster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Proclamation Regarding Hunting Regulations

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsHunting, Game, Regulations, Protection of Animals Act
👱🏽 Names

Conrad Hoos, Delegated powers under the Protection of Animals Act

👩‍💼 Officials

Conrad Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of Westland

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