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8. The Board may appoint committees of their members, may 

 fix a quorum for each committee and may lay down rules for its 

 guidance. Every question before a committee shall be decided by a 

 majority of votes of the members voting on that question and in 

 the event of an equality of votes the Chairman for the time being 

 shall have a second or casting vote. 



9. Any minute made of proceeding at a meeting of the Board if 

 signed by the Chairman of that meeting either at the meeting of 

 the Board at which such proceeding took place or at the next 

 ensuing meeting of the Board at which such person may be present 

 shall be receivable in evidence in all legal proceedings without further 

 proof and until the contrary is proved every meeting of the Board 

 in respect of the proceedings of which the minutes have been so 

 made shall be deemed to have been duly convened a,nd held and all 

 members thereof to have been qualified. 



10. The Board shall have power within the limits of this Act to 

 do the following things or such of them as they may in their dis- 

 cretion think expedient (i.e.}. 



(I) From time to time by writing under the seal of the Board to 

 appoint a sufficient number of water bailiffs and other officers 

 to assign to them their salaries and duties and to remove any 

 water bailiff or officer so appointed. 



Provided always that nothing herein contained shall prevent the 

 Board from obtaining the services of additional constables under 

 the Act third and fourth Victoria Chapter 88 section 19 for the 

 purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act ; such constables 

 when appointed to have all the powers and privileges of water 

 bailiffs and to be paid for their services by the said Board. 



(2) To take legal proceedings against persons violating the pro- 



visions of the Act. 



(3) Generally to execute such works do such acts and incur such 



expenses as they may deem expedient to be executed done 

 or incurred for carrying out the purposes of this Act but so 

 that it shall not be lawful for the Board to pay to any 

 member of the Board any salary fees or other remuneration 

 for his acting in any way as a member of or under the Board. 

 Provided that this section shall not authorise the construc- 

 tion of any works below high water mark or anything which 

 may injuriously affect any navigable river, cut or inland 

 navigation. 



11. The Board shall have power to make and similarly from 

 time to time vary or rescind byelaws for any or all of the purposes 

 following (i.e.) 



(1) To determine the time in each year during which it shall be 

 illegal to fish for take or kill or attempt to take or kill 

 otherwise than by rod or line all or any of the different 

 kinds of fresh-water fish found within the limits of this Act. 



