with the advice and consent of Her Privy Council. ordered that the Governor and Commander-in-Chief for the time being in and over the And it was thereby further Colony of New South Wales should be, and he was thereby constituted, Governor of Norfolk Island with the powers and authorities in the said Order mentioned:
And whereas it is expedient that other provision should be made for the Government of Norfolk Island, and that, in prospect of the future annexation of that Island should at surch-time on Hur Alajesty-may think fit, be annexed to the Colony of New South Wales, or to any Federal Body of which that Colony may hereafter form part, and that, in the meantime, the affairs of the Island should be administered by the Governor of New South Wales as herein provided :
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the power in this behalf by the Australian Waste Lands Act, 1855, or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order and it is hereby ordered as follows:-
1. The affairs of Norfolk Island shall henceforth and until further order is made in that hehalf by Her Majesty be administered by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief for the time being of the Colony of New South Wales and its dependencies. The said Governor and Commander-in-Chief is herein-after called the Governor, and the title the Governor shall include the Officer for the time being administering the Government of New South Wales.
2. The Governor shall keep and use the public seal of Norfolk Island for sealing all things that shall pass the said seal.
3. The Governor may constitute and appoint all necessary judges, justices of the peace, and other public officers for the said Island.
4. The Governor may by proclamation published in the New South Wales Govern- ment Gazette make laws for the peace order and good Government of Norfolk Island, subject, nevertheless, to any instructions that may be given to him by Her Majesty under Her sign manual and signet or through one of Her Principal Secretaries of State.
5. The Governor may make grants or other dispositions of any lands within the said Island which may be lawfully granted or disposed of by Her Majesty,
6. All laws, ordinances, and regulatione in force in Norfolk Island at the time when this Order takes effect shall continue in force until repealed or altered by competent authority.
7. The said Order of the 24th day of June 1856 is hereby revoked, but without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder.
8. This Order shall be published by the Governor in the New South Wales Govern- ment Gazette at such time as the Governor may think fit, and shall take effect at the date of such publication, or at such later date as the Governor shall declare by notice in the said Gazette.
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