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the Governor in Council, at the time for making any Proclamation bringing "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," into operation in any Province, or at any time thereafter, to delegate all or any of the powers by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," vested in the Governor; and exercisable by him within the Province in such Proclamation mentioned, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," to the Superintendent of the Province in which the said Act shall be so brought into operation, or to any other person or persons, and such delegation from time to time to alter and revoke:

And whereas by a Proclamation bearing date the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, His Excellency the Governor has declared that the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," shall be in operation in the County of Westland on the said twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy :

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in him by the said "Bridges and Ferries Act 1868 Amendment Act, 1869," and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, doth hereby delegate to

HENRY LEE ROBINSON, Esq.,
Chairman of the County Council of Westland,

all the powers by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," vested in the Governor, and exercisable by him within the said County of Westland, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said Act.

G. M. WATERHOUSE,
Presiding.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 8, of the 6th of February 1873.]

Delegation of Governor’s Powers under "The Public Health Act, 1872," to County Chairman of Westland.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Public Health Act, 1872," it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor may from time to time, as he thinks fit, order that all or any of the powers, functions, duties, authorities, or acts vested in, conferred on, or authorised or required to be performed by the Governor within any Province, district, port, or place in the Colony, by or under the fifty-third and seventy-seventh sections of the said Act, shall be exercised, performed, or done by the Superintendent of such Province with the advice of the Executive Council of such Province (if any), as in the said Act mentioned ; subject, however, to any limitations or restrictions as he may think fit : And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that the term "Superintendent" shall include the Chairman of the County Council of the County of Westland :

Now therefore, His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority enabling him under the hereinbefore in part recited Act, doth hereby order that all the powers, functions, duties, authorities, or acts vested in, conferred on, or authorised or required to be done by him as such Governor as aforesaid, within the County of Westland, under the fifty-third and seventy-seventh sections of the said Act, shall be exercised, performed, or done by

HENRY LEE ROBINSON, ESQ.,
the Chairman of the County Council of the said County, as and in manner by the said Act required:

Provided that this order shall only remain in force so long as the said Henry Lee Robinson shall be and remain such Chairman as aforesaid, or until other provision in that behalf shall be made by the Governor under the powers aforesaid.

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 fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

JOHN HALL.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with the provisions of section forty-three of "The Westland Waste Lands Act, 1870," that the lands described in the Schedule hereunto annexed are open for sale.

By order of the Waste Lands Board,

G. G. FITZGERALD,
Chief Commissioner