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··V 'IC'rrO RI···.tE· ,RE"(j-,'I/NATI.No. ·XCI.

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Title.1. Short Title.2. Interpretation-.

CONSTITUTION OF :BOARD-ELECTIONS.

3. Board constitQted.4. Eleqtion, of first members.5. Vacancies.6. How filled up.7. In default of members being elected, Governor

may appoint persons to fill vacancies.CHAIRMAN.·

'8.. Fil'~t l:neeting of Board.MEETINGS.

9. Ann,ual meetings.INCORPORATION OF BOARD.

10. Incorporation of Board.OFFICERS.

n. Board may appoint officers.BY-LAWS.

12. Boal'd may make by-laws.13. Disallowance ot by-laws.

HARBOUR FUND.

14. Moneys constituting JIarbour Fund.15. Disposal of moneys cOlllprising Harbour Funq.

HARBOUR IMFROVEMENTRATE-:-EXEMPTIONS.

16. Board maY<ll,ake regulations respecting ton;nagedQes, &c.

17. Vessels and goods the prop(3rty of the Ol'OWn'9rGovernment exempt from tolls and dues.

18. Steamers carrying mails exempt from dues ih'certain cases.

.... POWERS' OF ..BOARD.

(1.) Oontracts. . . ". . .Q9. Board may enter into contracts fOf certain works.

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0, 20: O()lltl'act e~ceedillg' £20 to 'b~~fl,d~only'afterpublic tender.

21. Power to compound for. breach O£coMl;aQt.(2.) Le#i'J1>f} ha~,ds.

.22. Board.may lea,se langs.(3.) Har1;Jou,t;. T¥ork$;

23.. :Reclamationwol'ks.24.' Breahyaters, dpcks, &0.

(4.y Jtliscellaneous.25. Powers.' of Superinten&ent un&er secl+ions 30,

31, and 32 of " Marine;4-ct, 1867/'vested in. Board.' I' " ,

26. Oer~·ainproyisionsof "l\f!trine. Ac~, 1,~{)tt'·llr.nd '".II,~rbour'W"orksA-ct,1874,'~ to apply.

27. Boardmayenterllpon and take lands;fo~pur.

'poses q(,p.arbourworks. . .".' •. ,.' .... ;. ..••.28. QOtnpens,ation for loss throughponstruction ,of

harbour works. .

ACCOUNTS AN?· AUDIT.

2D. Board to keep books ofaGconnts,&c.30. Acc.ount,s to •. bebalt~nc~d,.; a.~(lstJ'\t~m~n~ of

accounts to be prepared: . ,... " ..... . #'31. Such statement to be lai,dbefore Auditors.32..stateDlent .to be' prillted . and :.l~ft:opep. .,for

,inspection. ' ,33. Accounts to bennally settled atanuuf!,l meeting.34. Governor to ~ppoint ~uditors.·

MISOELLA:NEOUS.

35. Penalties, &c.,how recovered.36. Board to be deemedaHarbo~r Board,under

"~'he IIarboQl' B0ltrds A?h1S70:",37. Prod~ction~f Gazette to bepr,im~:I(J,c~evii

dence oivalidity of by-laws an<lrc~gulations.38.· Power to the Governor to .:tlir],re P9rt~qnqf Ifl,p.ds

f vested in Board fpr works of'pllbyc lltility.Schedules.' ". ',,' , '. .

AN ACT to constitute a HarbourBoardfortne Port Title.

of ·Foxton. ,[31st Octooer,'Ii8;t6.]DE IT .ENACTED by the GeneraL Assembly .or ... New •. Z~~}and in1) Parlia,meutassenrMed,aud by tbe I),uthority oithe llatt),~,asfollows:-' , '

59'4 4°0 VICTORllE.

:Foxton Harbour Board.

No. g1.

Short Title.

Interpr,etation,

Board constituted.

:QJ~~~tiOIi'of firstIQ.e:b:lbers.

Vacancies.

.' How filled up.

I. The Short Title of this Act shall be "The Foxton HarbourBoard Act, 1876;" and it shall come into operation on the firstday of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. '.

,2. 'In the construction of this Act, ,the following words and, .expressions shallhav~ the meaningsrhereby assigned to them, unles.sthere shall be' some~hingin· th~ conte:xt repugnant,t~ereto:- .' .

"Port" means thePorto]'Foxton as defined at the·timeof.thecoming into operation' oft~is Act,or as it, may her~after

be defin~4!.under "The Marine ,Act, 1867," 01' any Act. amending the same.

"Board"~means the Harbour Boal'd constituted under theprovisions' of this Act. .' ., '. '.. ' .

"Governing body" means 'and includes the Town Board ofFoxton, or in. the event of the Town of Foxton beingconstituted a borough underany.A:ct for the time beingin force constituting Corporations, it sh'all mean the Mayorand.Oouncillors, of the Borough of Foxton.

."Oounty" rrl.(:~ans the Oounty of Manawatu." Gazette" means the New Zealand Gazette."Gazetted" means inserted in the Gazette.

CONSTITUTION OF :BOARD-ELECTIONS.

.. 8. There IS her<~by constituted for.the port aBoard to consist ofthe following persons :-'. ..'

(1.) Three persons to be from tiIl1eto time appointed by theGovernor, and whose names shall be inserted in the Gazette.

(2.) The Ohah;man or _Mayor, asthe case may be, for the timebeing of the governing' body.

(3.) .The Ohairman of the .Council of th~ Oounty.(4.) Two members to be elected'by the governing body.

4. On the second Monday in .the month of January, one thousandeight hundred. and. seventy-seven,' and On the second l\fonday in suchmpnthin .• every second'year thereafter, the governing body shall elect.two members to be members of the. Board, who shall hold .office for

(two years, or until the election or appointment -of.their successors,but shall be eligible for re-election. '

The~election of the members of .the Board shall be held in suchmanner as the governing body shall determine.

5~ If any member of a .Board shall, by writingaddressedtot:p.~

Oh~irnlahof the Board, resign his office oi. membe.r of the. Board, ordie, or hecomeof unsound mind,. or accept .any office of profit underthe Board, or become interested either solely or j()intly with any othel"person in any co;ntract with th.e Board otherwise than as a melllber'0:t:any incorporated or. registereq. .company orof any pody corporate, orb.y,adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or "take the benefit ofar. b~,brought under .the operation of any Act relating to' bankrupt orinsolvent debtors, or be absent without leave'ofthe Board from fourconsecutive meetings thereof, or be convicted ,of treason felony p~rjurY01' any 'infamous' crime, ·he shall immediately cease to· bea member of

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the Board.No act of the Board shall be questioned on the ground, that the

sef\jtof any member of the Board is vacant,orthat anysupposed i '

memper thereof is incapable of being a. member.. .. . .....6., If the,. 0m.ceofal1y.member of aBoard shall become vacan~ .

from any of .ihecauses 'las,t aforesaid,the' election' or· appointm;ent,as"the· case maybe,.of a new· member .~hallas ,s()onas possible 'oe 'held':)\

1876. 40° VTCTORIJE.FQxton Harbour" Board.

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or made ; and such. new member shall' retain his ofi(ice so ,long as thevacating member, ,would have retained. the. S3Jme if no vacancy hadoccurred. . ,

7. In the event of the governiIigbodyrefusingorneglectingto In default of

electthe full number of elective members of the Board required byn:embdr~eing

tJiis Act, or to stipply any vacancie~,·it. shall be law~ul for the Governor •~:i:ppoi~~e~~:on!tto appoint as many members as may be necessary t,O complete such to fill vacancies.number orto.supply such :vacancies, 'as the case may be.' .. -

CHAIRMAN.

8. The l first Board. shall I hold itsnrst m~etingon.a day to be First meeting of

appointed by the Governor, as soon, as convm;:LientlYIllay be after the Board.:constitiltion thereof, for the ,election of a Ohairman.

'. .Every succeeding Board shall hold a similarmeet~ngon the secondTuesday after the biennial election of. the elective members ther~of.

At every such meeting •. the Board, by ~ wajority. of. the memberspresent, shall elect .one 'of its number to beOhairman, who shaU40ldoffice' until the election' of members of ,a new Board.' ,. .

At all meetings of. ,the Board theChairIlla~, or in his abs~ncesuch member of the Board as the majority of the members assembleds~all choose,shall preside, and such ,Chairl11an, ,or presiding membershall- have a deliberative vote,~nd in~ll q:lisesofequality a castingvote also. _ . "

If the Ohairman s,hallfromahy cause ceaseto be a memberof theBoard, or resign the office of Chairman, the Board shall, as soon there­after as conveniently maybe, elect another member of the. Board tobe.Ol;tairman in. his stead, who shall hold. office till the elecUon of, hissuccessor.

MEE~INGS.

9. The Board sh3Jll hold an annual meeting; at noon on the third .A.nnualmeetings.,Monday in' the month of Jt:tnuaryin each year, at the office of. theBoard. They shall also hold ordinary meeti:q.gs. for the transaction·,ofgeneral business, and the ordinary meetings shall beheld at the officeof the Board" at such stated time as the BoardshaU from time to timeappoint.

INCORPORATION OF BOARD.

. .10. The Board shall be a, corporate body bylthe name of "The IncorporationofFoxton Harbour Board," with perp~tualsuccession and a coIllmon,seal, Board. ,and with full power and authority by that name to sue and be sued inall Courts whatsoever, and shall be capable in law, for thepurposesandsubject to ,this Act, to do and suffer all such acts and things as bodiescorporate may do al1d suffer, with power to take and hold all suchlands tenements or hereditaments as maybe in any manner vested inthe Board.,

OFFICERS.

It. The Board may from time to time appoint and employ a ' Bo~rd may appoint;Secretary, Treasurer, Wharfinger, Coll~ctors, and allsuch other officers.oflicer••to assist in the execution of this Act as it shall thinkpropel~,and fromtime, .to ,ti1ll8 remove any ofs,uch officers,.· and appoint others in theroom of such.as.shall be.~o l'el1loved,orasmaydieresignordiscontin;ue'their office~, ,and m~y' PAt .Of the. Ha.rbq-qr,J31und. pa.y,sucb:salariesandallowances to _the sai(1,officers respectively .• as the Board shall ,'thinkreasPIlable. '

596 ,4°0 •. ·vICTORIlE..Poxton .··.Harbour Board.

No..g:! .

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Board ma.y makeby-laws.

Disallowa.nce ofby-laws.

',13efore anyqfficer intrust~d hy ~he Board with the custody. orcontrol of moneys hy virtue of hisoffi,ceshall enter upon such office,th~ ~o3Jrdshalltakesufficient security from him for. the faithful'e~ecutionthereof. , . '. . . . .

~o 111~mher .of the Board shall receive. any .salary.or remunera­.tion other than his •actual travelling expenses; and no member of -the~

Board . shall, if any salary is attached .to such office, be capable ofbeing or .continuing' Olerk or .eTreasureror any. other such officer{)f

, the Board I as in. this preceding section mentioned.One person may hold two or more of any of the offices herein­

,before'mentioIl;ed.

By":LAWS.

, 12. TIle BO[trd may f,~9m ti~e to tiIA~ Il;l3J~e ~y-Ia~s for theIollo.';Yil:l,g p~rpo~~s:-' . .' ," '. .'.'.... /

. ':,{1.)Reg1l1ating the,ma~ner in 'Yh~9h and, times w4en meetings. •. shall.b(3called.and held. .... . . '" I

(2.) Appoi.llting the,place of meeting and providing f9radj0tlJ;n-IrleIlts o~lUeetiIlgs~ , ..'

(3.{]1i~i.J;l~thequor:tlmatmeetings.•.. No such quorum sh.all. ',oe fLxea.at,less than one-third of the Board.(4.):Re8'1l1~ti~g: the dU,ties of officers. ". . ...,'(5.) . Genera;Ily, for regulating the conduct of the business ap.d

••. ,:BrQc~edings of ,the B0:;l;rd. ;....''Suchb!-l~ws shal~ p.otbe rePllgnant to the provisions ofthis,.Act

8f[tny otl;17-r Act pf ~~e General1\.ssembly, and. they shall not. c0Pl;eIIltO, opera~lqJJ. untllltftera copy under the searl of .'. the. Board has beepsent to, and the receipt thereof has been acknowledged by, the 0610-nial' Secretary.' , . ..' . '

13. The. Gove~nor may within three. months after. receiving thecopy ofanyhy-Iaw,at·a time to be specified in theacknowleqgment

'of the receipt .ofsuch by~law,disallow.tIle same, and upon·' such dis­aUowancebeiuggazetted such by-law shall cease to havearlyforce;but such disallowance shall not affect tp.e validity of anything thereto­foredone under tlleby-Iaw so· disallowed.

Moneys constitutingHarbour Fund.

HARBOUR FUND.

14. The Harbour Fund shall consist of the moneys arising- fromthe following sources:- . . "

(l·}Wharfag~rates. ,,,(2.) lIarbouriJ:b.pr~nreli)1e;p.t l'~te..

(3.) }telltsand prqfits of landvest~d. in the lloa.ra..(4.) Proceeds and prpfits 'of lanQ. setasideas'end<nvrneJ;lts.(5.) AIl Rther 'molleys wIlieh maybe received by o:r;become the

prqperty Qf the Board. I " I

Dispoa.a~ of moneys ...15,. '.L'lle .1Iarbouf Fund.sh~ll be·e~pelld.ed and ,laip. ·,Qllt in. the'j;:!d?Slng

Ilarbour paYment of expenses incurred by the Board in carrying 01lt this .A9t , ,, and' in the construction maintenance and repair, of harbour works

within the port as hereinafter menti<;>ued,or for the payment of interestandsin~ing,fUlld, :Jf any,,-q.pon' ~oneys horrowed for,the. pUTppses of,

, such. works-' ,:t'-: ,'.,',::1;< .,' '~;':.<: "_'; ,t:

.• 'IlA.RROUR ,IM:~:lt(JVEME:N~ ·ltAT:J!)-:....FJKEM::Pr.rIONS.

:Boardmaypla.ke '. ..,lEt touhe\.Boardm.ayfromtime ·to ,time:m~kealter or revokel'egulationsrespecting reg'U~ationspro:viding"that a harbour il[il?ravemerit r~te .. not exceedingtonna.ge d,.ues, &e. '.' , .,' .. ,.... .' .. ' 'h"ll" . . ;' d···· ....., t" . <t..: . • 'ht' ··b··'·· .,. .' '... ~rlany" case/?ne'~ .. l}P.g' all'" .sl:x:pencepe\r ,~~, jJJ~we19. or .!measure-

ment~;asshall"be·e~presse€1.1nsllch.r~g:t4.a,tl()JJ.,s,hallbeleVIed. upon allgoods and merchandise discharged" a.tprsJ.1ipped from the port, and in

I.87,6~ 40 0.' YIG'TORIJE.

Foxton·· Harbour Board.

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.a:ndbY.,·slilcn .'. regulations. the Board may.pr()vid~ .' for .. theJllal3;nyr oflevyillg and colleeting such rate, ,and by whom thesaU1eishal11:)~P3Ji<l,

and in whatma:t1ner the same sh~ll be paid toallyauthorize4o$ce~.()f

the Board." . 'TheBoardm~yby, .. allY such regulations impose 'peIlaltie,sfor: any

breach~thereof,':notexc~e{].ing five .• pounds for ... any one. offence; andevery such regulationshaUhe'so framed ,as tq allo,w the Court before

· which anysuchpenalty'shall be bronghttol>e recoveredtQQrderapart only of' 8uchpenalty to be paid.; ." ,

No sucb ,regulations,. or any alteration thereof, shall have any forceor effect unless and until the same' shall have been approved of by theGove~norinCouncil,and shallhave·beenpublishep.'1.n theG-azetteand at leastolle newspaper circulating .,inthe•. borough. . ..... . ..... •..• .' . .'

i 17. ,The Board shallnot levy any rates tolls.ordnesofallyki:t;ldvesselsand-goods/'in respect.of.•··.a..ny v.'.e.sse.. lbelbnging to. orein th.e service.·.of·J:[er Ma.·J·.e.s.'ty.·. t..he p.roper.tyof.the. • '. . '. .• '. .. .... .. ...; ". .. . .'Crown or Govern-'or belonging tD or in the .. service of the Government of the .. colony, or ment exempt fromin respect of the landing, shipping or!wha#ing of any goods or mer-. tolls and dues.chanaise the, .property: of Her .M~jesty 'Or qfthe Government of tbecolony, or l~nded shipped or wharfed onher',ortheir :1CCPll11t. ". ...• \

18. ~he Board shall not· levy any pilotagelightlt()ll.setonIlage Or. Ste~mersc~rrytngharbour dues inrespecte>f any steam~hips, carrying. mails .to or from malls.exempt.from .

, '.. :... .' . . '. '. . ,"\ '. '. :' <"<.... . dues In certalD: cases.places outSIde the. Oolonyof New Zealand under 3JAyqontract Dla,de .' -, ,'Yiththe Postmaster-General in e,aseswIH~rejt isproiTided bY~lte termsof such contract·that, auch steam,ships shall.be exemp,t therefroUl~

POWERS .QF:BOARD'.

(1.) .Oontract8~

19. The B.oard. may enter. illto contracts with any person <for th~.' ~oard may enter·execu.tion of any'. works permitted or authorized to be done. by the mto ~ontracts for.' . .... . . '. .. . • ..' .' .... ....• . .... certam works.:Board, or for furnIshing materials,orfora:p.y other .things. necess~ryfor thepurposes'of this Act;· and every s1lch .• contraet for the.e:X,;:~eu,tiQn

of any work sh~llbe in writing, and sball specify the work to. ,be done,and the materials to be furnished, and the price to be paid. for thesame, and; the time or tiDtes within which the work is to<be completed,'and the penalties to be suffered in case oinon-performance thereQf;alid .the 'power hereby granted to the Board to enter .into. cOIltractsIrl.aylawfully' b~_exercised as follows, that is tosay,-.,. .... . .'

Any contract•which if made between .• private '. persol1s .•,would; bebylaw required tobein writing, and uI;ldersea.l,theBpardmay make in. writing .• and under .. the... common sealof.theBoard, and· in the 'same manner. may vary or. discharge thesame.

Any. contract··which,if .. made.betweenpriyatepeI'sQns'would bel'by law required to be in writing,signed bythep~r.ti¢sto

be •cbarg.edtherewith, the Board may. make in,twriting,'signed by the members· tllereof,or,any two of their n'llrnber.acting.bytheirdirecti9n· and on .behalf of the:~oard.,-and,inthe same manner may vary .01' disQhargetheElame. '.. .'<

Any contract which ii(ma,de, bet'Ween private, persons would beby law.'yalidalthoug~niade'11>yparol oil.1yandnot .~educedinto writing,·the mem;oers,pfihc, Board, or any tW0 ofthent.aetingby,thedirection. and OIl ,behalf of the~9;;tr~, .'m.~ym~keby paJ:>,o}-ollly, !'Witho'lltw.ritiD.g~.and jJl,·t:h~

saIlle'~a~nef~ai 'var"·0r,disehan~e/the.'same i: •. '..... Prov;i~e<lthatanyi'argre'ement:made:byparol only'shall I1Qt be. validfor any sumexceedillligfuenp,0lrLnds.

598 4-° 0 VICrrORIlE. No. 91.

Foxton Harbour Board.

Reclamation works.

Breakwaters, dooks~&0. <

Board may leaselands.

I

Certain provisions. of " Marine Act,1867," and" Har­bour Works Act,1874," toapply.

;Power~ 9£' Superin­tendent under sec·tions30,31, and32 of " Marine Aot,1867," vested inBoard.

Contract exceeding • 20. No contract the amount whereof exceeds _twenty pounds£20 to be ,made only shall be made except after public tender, of which notice shall beafter pubhc tender.. • -t -1 -- _.. 1 t' '. th b 'h b t- thIglVep. In a - •east· onenewspaper CIrCU a lng •. In. e oroug ; ue

. Board shall not be' compelled to accept the lowest.tender.Power to compound 21. The Board' may compound with a,ny person for such sum of{~~oteaohofoon- money ,or other recompense a~ it thinks fit in respect of thebre'ach of.

any, contract,. or any penaltyIncurred thereunder, or of any debt dueto the, Board, wliet~er before or after. any action or suit is brought for;the recovery of the same.. .

(2'.) Letting Lands.22. The Board may let any ~ands vested in -it, or any part

thereof,at such rents and profits and upon such terms and conditionsas the Board shall determine, so that such leases be for any term notexceeding thirty-five years,tot'ake effect from the time of the execu~,tion thereof.

(3.) HttrbourWorks.2,3. The Board may reclaim.fromthe sea.any land which may be

or become vested in it, and for such purpose may construct and main­tain such ,works as may be necessary.

24. The Board may construct such breakwaters embankmentswaUsdocks quays wharves piers and jetties as shall be by the Boardconsidered to b~ necessary for the requirements of the port, and do all

i things nec,essary for i the improvement of the navigation of the port,and also erect such cranes sheds and works fQr the improvement of thesaid port as shall be by th'e Board judged necessary and' proper for thesafety. convenience or reception of vessels .resorting to' the said port,and for the more convenient loading and unloading of such vessels,or for the safety and p~otectiQn of any works constructed or proposedto be constructed. by t~e Board. ',' .. \'

(4.) Mis,oeUaneou8.25. The Boa~d, for the purposes of the port, shall have and may

exerc~se all the'pd-yversand authorities which the Superintendent ofthe Province of Wellington had and .might have exercised under thethirtieth, thirty-first, and thirty-second sections of " The Marine Act,1867/' "

All such powers and a\lthorities shall be exercised subject to theprovisions of the last-me'ntioned Act, except that where 'any such,power or authority is required to be exercised by Proclamation, it shallbe's1.l:ffi.cient if. the-Board cause a notification 'to be inserted in somenewspaper circulating in, thehorough.. 26.· All worksco:q.structed by the Board, or .proposed to be con-structed, shall be subject to the •. provisions of the ·thirty~third 'sectionof" 'rhe Marine Act, 1867," as amended by" The Harbour Works Act,1874."

If at .any time the Board shall make or construct any such harbour, works as hereinbefore mentioned_without the approvalofiheGovernor

in CQuncil,or shall without 'suchapproval.deviate 'from the plans andspecifications which shall have been approved, o,r shall refuse or neglectto complete any ,such work after having commenced the same, although.thespepifications and plans thereof have been approved, it shall be 'lawful for any person appointed by the Governor in Council to take

, such steps as s:Q.all be necessary to abate and remove every such har­bour work (whether in the course of constructioh or completed); andrestore the site thel~eof to its former condition, at thecost'of the Board,and tlieamount of such cos~,shan be·a debiJdtteto the Crown,andrecover~bleagainst the Board accordingly,

1, 876• 40Q VICTORlJE,.

Poxton .. Ila1'1Joun13oC!/rd~

$9:9:,

,'.... 2<1. Subject to thep:covisions:pf this<A(}ta;na.tb.eActsher~~~~fter.• J3oardmaye~terinc6rJ5loxated'herewith .tne :Board ·.·may. enter Q]i)ontake!·:andholdil$tl up011audt~keland'S1 d . ..' . ' ' . 'h' . .' , . .'. i ' '. . '. "<"; .. ;. fot, pUl'posesOfhar-.' etJns r requlred fort epurposes0fsuchharholp.rwOrksas~re.b.~lf~el1~i.botu'works.

•uotore described, and' may". temporarily ·use··· 3Jndoccupy .'. such la:11iGLsa,smay he necessary d.uring theconstrnction ther~0f. ;.... .....28•. All persons being the ownens:. o:e·.• d~· .. l11a;yillg, any lesser··est~t.e OOll1pensatiol1 foror interest in lands which it may hene.cess~ry£()r the;BQardto,take loss t.l~l'ough con·

. .f!" t1.' . .'. f'" t1...··· At", h' 'h ... b'd ., d strnc.tlOU of.hal'bont' 'useoroccupy .101' .rlepUrpOses 0 '.; ,:rXll8; AC ,rOll/W'}CmayeepI;Tyo,e'.works. .,of ..water frontage or be. injuriously affected by'ti~scQn$!(}r1ZlctiQnof sueD.works, shall·be entit~a to receive fromtheBo~:cCl9()mpensatio:n£01;' anyinjury thereby" sustained, the amount .' where(t)f;cshal~. be ...asQert~i~eQ;ip:the. manner set,forth. in ~,' The Lands Clauses C())ns()UC4tti(J~~ct,:18Q3/"

3J11td '.. " r],he< •JLandsClausesConsolidation .. Act.A:.mend.n]J~ntAet, l@fJ,(),/'which Acts are- hereby incorporatediwiththis::Act.... ' .

ACCOUNTS AlfD .fUDIT~ ...• . . ".. .:29.'I'he Board shall callsebooks tobe·provid~~~Land.kept~ialldBoard·tokeep books

true an.d .regular accounts to bee.nteredtherein .ofa;~lsurns.receiyed,of accounts, ~c. .

and paid for and on account of this.Act,~D.d of+t4e:~ev;~r~lpllrp,p~es;

for which such surns of money shall have beenreceived and paid"wliichbooks shall at allreas~rnabletimes be open to,tp;e il1sp;ec~i()l1ofanyof'

the members· ,of theBQard, and ,any holder'of debe)1t11res,.'a~9..~nyper ..sonheing;a'. creditor ofthe Board;withoutfe~9rrewarfl.,' "

The members of the Board, ana such personsasaforesai<i, ora:nYof them, may take copies of all extracts fromth~ s~idbookswithoutpaying'anytningfor the same. '. ',.

Any clerk or other person having thecnstQdy of such books? whoshall not; on the. reasonabledeuland o£any mem-berof the. Board qrany such person as aforesaid, .permit him to insp.ect. tIle said.booKs, Qr;to take such copies or .extracts as .aforesai~"sha~l"lJ~.lillible~\)'a .penaltyof five_pounds for every such offence., 3Q.· The Board· .shall cUJ;useits.ac~oun;st9~ 'b~ bala;p.cyd inever:y Accounts ~ be

vear·to·a.· period. not less .·than. one month before .the iirst Monda'V in balanced, and state-,; ". . '.' .... '. '.' .'. " ... '. ..' ..........•... .. J ..•..... , .: ...•.... >.,. '. '.... ' .,;: .....•... meut of accounts tothe" llloIlth, of June In. each ye~:r,aIl<l sp:~ll~a,lls(3 .at:CUeStai~eT,beprepared..mant and account to be d:rawn .out. o:lIa,llcoAtractsentered into .ando£allmoneys~eceived 0.1' expend~~by; 'V'i;rtueo1'tbis .i\-et duringthe preceding year,andof all available~ssetsof, and Q,rwlldebtsthen.

lowing by, the.l?oard. .' . '. . .' ,:Sllch ,st{1tementand account shall be laid before the Audit0rs of

the]?9ard, to, be. appointed as .hereinafter .m(jntioned, who arehe,rep.Yirequired to attend at the office of the J30ard asspon asconvel1iently-;may be after the balancing of the said accounts, and drawing out ofthe said. statement and account, .and who shall in the prese;nee. of theClerk, ifhede~ir'etobe present, proceedtoaudi£ the accounts 01 theyearp:receding .such balancing. ' ' .

31. The. Board .··shall produce and lay ,be£ore .theAuditorsthe'S~ehstatement ~o b.eaceountsisobalancedasaforesaid, together with the said statement and laId before Audltors.acconnt,accompa;nied.with proper YouchersillSnppolttof the.same,:ilJnc1all books papers and ·writings in theircnstody or .powerrelating thereto.

Any person interested in the said accounts, either as a holder ofdebentures or a creditor of the Board, maybe present at the 'audit ofthe said. accounts hyhimselfor his agent, and may make any objectionto any part of sucnaecounts. . '. '. . .

If the accounts. oithe'Board .be· 'foillnd correct, such .Auditors .shall sign: the same in. token of··thei~allowancethereof; but .if suchAuditors'think there is justcanse to disapprove ofany part of the saidaccoul1ts, tp.ey may disallow any such parts of·the said accounts as shallbe sQr:lisapproved of. " '. /

600 40°' .VICTORIlE.Fo:cton Harbour· Board.

No. 91 .

Accounts to befinally. settled atannual. meeting.

Statem.ent to be .82. The Board shall cause such statement and accouut to be/i,'.•.•••printed andleft open· 't d"d II' ·t·h .'t .. f . t' t th .' ffi .' .o~for inspection. '. . prIn e ,an a. owesame ·0 re,maln . orlnspeC.Ion a .eo· ce o.t ','.'

. the Board ; and every holder.of debentures, credItor, or ratepayer ofthe city ,;Luayatall reasonable times inspect, such statementandaQcount, and compare the same with the books and documents relatingthereto inthepo,ssession of the13oard. ...

Th~ Olerkshal1ondemand furnish a printed copy of the saidstatement·~ndaccoullt.to every such holder. of debentures and creditorof the Board, 'without fee. . .

Seven 'days at least before .the meeting for ex~iningandsettling'such accounts as. hereinafter mentioned; the. Board shall give publicliotice of such intended meeting, stating in I such notice that the saidstatement and account are printed, and lie at the office ,of the Boardready for the inspection ofthe. creditors or otheJ; parties interested.: sa. The accounts of the Board, so balanced and audited, and'eith~rallowed or disallowed by theAuditor~, together with the saidstatement' and account,shail he produced at the annual meeting o~ theBoard, or at some .. adjournment thereof, at which meeting all suchhol~ers of debentures: creditors, and other persons interested, Imay be

present. ". "" '. '. '... . " '. '., I

The· accounts shall. be. then. finally examIned and settled by theBoard; and if the same be found correct, they shall be alJowedbytheBoard,. and certified .accordingly under the hand of the Chairman ofthe Board, or person who shall act as Chairman at such meet~ng:

A.fter ..'such accounts .have been so allowed and signed by su<;h'Ohairman, and also by theA.uditors, they shall be forwarded to theOolonial Secretary,. who .. shall. cause an abstract of the same to' bepublished in the. Gazelte.. 'l'hereafter ,the same shall be final in regard~o .. ~ll person~ whomsoever.,

Gov~rnol' to appoint 34. The Governor may from time to tilne appoint one ormoreAudItors. persons, as he shall think ~t, to be an .Auditor or 'Auditors for the-

'purposes of' this Act, and from time to time .toremov~ .any •sucl,tpersons; and on the· 4eat4 resignation or removal of any such Auditoror.Auditors, to appoint ,any other person or persons in the place of anyperson so dying resigning or being removed.

The' Governor rnaydirect. that such reasonable salary Or remunera..tionas he thinks fit may be paid t~ such Auditor or Auditors, and. theamountthereo.f shallbepaid out of the. Harbour Fund.

The Governor ·may, if he shall. think fit, from time to time makeregulations regulating the manner in which such Auditor or Auditorsshallalldit theaccouritsof the Board. .

Penalties, &c., howrecovered. .

:Bbard to be deemeda Harbour Boardunder (' The Har­bour Boards Act,1870."

Production of.Gazetteto beprimdfacie 'evidence ofvalidity of by~laws

and regulations.

MISCELLANEOUS.

35. All .penalties '. imposed·. by this Act, or for the breach of anyby..laws or regulations made hereunder, or in pursuance of the powershereby'granted,ma,y be recovered ina sumnl'aryway. '

sa. The Board shall be deemed to be a Harbour]3oard establishedunder and inpufsuanceofthe provisions of H The Harbour Boards .Act,1870,"alldin addition to·the .powers.·. conferred by .this A.ct shall.haveallthe·powers ·and.auth()rities conferred by the said Act upon HarbourBoards constituted·thereunder.

37. The production ·ofthe. Gazette containing any by..laws orregulations required by this Act to be insert.~d therein shall in. all pro­ceediugsb~alone sufficient>prim4faeie~vidence that allthep~ovisionsof this Act relating to the making andeollfirmation of such by-laws 9r

,regulations have heenduly complied .. with, and that such by-laws orr.egulationsar~jnfullforce. and effect; and the onus of proving thecontrary shall in every case be on the .person disputing the validity of~uch by-Iaw~ or (re9ul~tioru~;

I 876~ 40 0 VICTORliE.

Foxton Harbour Board.

601

lit'

88. It shall be lawful for the Governor~ or any person whom he Power to them,ay app'oint for that· purpose on behalf of Her Maiesty from. time to GOV~1'110r to take.' , .' , ' "', • OJ' , ....,portlOn of lands

tIme and at any tInle hereafter, upon gIVIng one month's notIce In vested in Boa;d for

writ~ng ,td the Board, to enter upon and take possession of. sucb. ':tir~;.of pubhc

portIon of any lands that, may hereefter. be granted to or vested In the 'Board under this Act, and that may be required' for the erection orconstruction of any public works ,or buildings of any kind, or for thepurposes of any railway authorized to be constructed under any Act ofthe General As~~mbly now or hereafter to be in force. '. " "

The Board'hall be entitled to,' receive compensation for any landso taken, but not in aD;y'caseexceeding, the amountwllich the Boardshall have actually laid Qut upon the ,said land, either for cost ofreclamation 01' otherwise in permanently improving the same ; altd theamount,-of, such. ,outlay shall, itt cuse of dispute, be ascertained andsettled in the likeman:q.er as claims for compensation. may be. ascer­tained and, settled under 'any Act for the time being in force forascertaining and settling claims to compensation for land taken forpublic purposes., . .

Upon the giving of such notice'as aforesaid, the lands, specifiedtherein shall vest absolutely in Her Majesty the Queen, her,heirs andsuccessors, freed, and discharged, from any trusts upon which the samemay be held.

All moneys to be paid by way of reimbursing the Board for suchactual" outlay as aforesaid shall be paid out of ~uch sum, or sums asmay from tirne to· time be appropriated for that purpose by the GeneralAs·sembly., '.

,Nothing herein' contained shall be construed ,to limit or abridgeany other right or power that maybe· vested in Her Majesty or theGovernor, or in any other ,-person on behalf of .Her said Majesty,- oftaking lands for all or any of such purposes a~ hereinbefore mentioned.

SOHEDULE.PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.

ALL that piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Carnarvon, in the ManawatuDistrict. aforesaid, containing 407 acres, more or less, ahd being the section numbered332 on the official plan of the said township, and formerly known as the OmarupukuBush, but now designated the Signal Station Reserve. Bounded on or' towards theNorth by'section No. 333; on, or towards' the. East by ,a public •r9ad; on or towardsthe South by SectionsNos. 475, 476, and, 471; and on or towards the West by a publicroad dividing the,.same from Section No. 329. '

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALA.ND :Pl'inted under authority of the New Zealand GoV'crument,py GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government :Printer.

Schedule.