542 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 111
or the Governor or any person on his behalf to take, purchase,
or acquire any lands, or any estate, interest, or easement
therein for any public works or for any other public purposes
whatsoever ; ‘contracts for the loan of money or securities
given for the payment of money only ; contracts for advertis-
ing by which a sum of over £50 is payable, if the contract
is entered into after public tender.
A ‘public defaulter > means a person convicted of wrong-
fully spending, taking, or using any moneys the property
of the Crown or of any local authority or of any corporation
represented by a local authority.
Members of the Council appointed since the passing of
the Act of 1891 hold office for seven years only, to be reckoned
from the date of the instrument of appointment, but they
may be reappointed. In the case of any member of the
Council, his seat shall 1pso facto be vacated—
(a) If he takes any oath or makes any declaration or
acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to
any foreign prince or power ; or
(6) If he does, or concurs in, or adopts any act whereby
he may become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or
power, or entitled to the rights, privileges, or immunities of
a subject of any foreign state or power ; or
{c) If he is bankrupt, or compounds with his creditors
under any Act for the time being in force ; or
(d) If he is a public defaulter, or is convicted of any crime
punishable by death or by imprisonment with hard’ labour
for a term of three years or upwards ; or
(e) If he resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed
to and accepted by the Governor ; or
(f) If for more than one whole session of the General
Assembly he fails, without permission of the Governor
notified to the Council, to give his attendance in the
Council
2. Itis provided by s. 54 of the Imperial Act (15 & 16 Vict.
e. 72) that it shall not be lawful for the House of Representa-
tives or the Legislative Council to pass, or for the Governor
to assent to, any Bill appropriating to the public service
any sum of money from or out of His Majesty’s revenue
within New Zealand unless the Governor, on His Majesty's
behalf, shall first have recommended the House of Repre-+
sentatives to make provision for the specific public purpose
towards which such money is to be appropriated. The
