Local Legislation Act 1965

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Local Legislation Act 1965. County councils
2: Authorising Franklin County Council to raise special loan
Whereas the Franklin County Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Local Authorities Loans Board has no authority to sanction the raising of a loan for the purpose of enabling the Council to refund the said sum of 1,500 pounds to its County Fund Account: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to raise a special loan of not more than 1,500 pounds for the purpose of recouping its County Fund Account in respect of the sum expended from that account as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956
3: Validating refund by Rotorua County Council to County Fund Account from loan money
Whereas, before the Rotorua County Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas when that authority had been obtained and the loan raised the Council refunded to its County Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan the sum of 8,988 pounds 10 shillings and 7 pence, but had no authority to do so: And whereas it is desirable to validate the said refund: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in refunding the sum of 8,988 pounds 10 shillings and 7 pence to its County Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
4: Validating refunds by Otorohanga County Council to County Fund Account from loan money
Whereas, before the Otorohanga County Council (in this section referred to as the Council first loan And whereas when that authority had been obtained and the first loan raised the Council refunded to its County Fund Account out of the proceeds of the first loan the sum of 4,304 pounds 10 shillings and 5 pence, but had no authority to do so: And whereas, before the Council obtained authority to raise a loan of 18,000 pounds to be known as the Kawhia North Riding Road and Bridges Loan 1963 (in this section referred to as the second loan And whereas when that authority had been obtained and the second loan raised the Council refunded to its County Fund Account out of proceeds of the second loan the sum of 857 pounds 15 shillings and 9 pence, but had no authority to do so: And whereas it is desirable to validate the said refunds: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in refunding the sum of 4,304 pounds 10 shillings and 5 pence and the sum of 857 pounds 15 shillings and 9 pence to its County Fund Account out of the proceeds of the first loan and the second loan respectively, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
5: Authorising the Corporation of the County of Taupo to operate a confectionery stall in the Mangakino Cinema
Whereas the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Taupo (in this section referred to as the Corporation And whereas since 1 April 1965, the Corporation has operated a confectionery stall in the foyer of the Cinema: And whereas there are no other facilities for the purchase of confectionery in the vicinity of the Cinema during the hours within which films are screened and it is desirable that such facilities be available for the convenience of patrons of the Cinema: And whereas the Corporation has no authority to operate the confectionery stall: And whereas it is desirable to confer such authority on the Corporation: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything in the Counties Act 1956
2: The Corporation shall at all times keep such records, books, and accounts with respect to the operation of the confectionery stall, as may be required by the Controller and Auditor-General.
3: This section shall continue in force until the expiration of 5 years after the date of commencement of this Act.
6: Extending Kaihu Valley Drainage special rating area in County of Hobson
1: The special rating area within the County of Hobson created pursuant to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 Gazette
2: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of section 3 of the Rating Amendment Act 1935 section 232 of the Counties Act 1956
3: This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 1 April 1965.
4: The said special rating area, as extended by subsection (1), is more particularly described as follows: All that area in the North Auckland Land District, Hobson County, bounded by a line commencing at the southernmost corner of Lot 89, DP 10700, on the eastern side of Provincial State Highway No 12 in Block XI, Kaihu Survey District, and proceeding north-easterly along the south-eastern boundary of that lot, crossing the intervening Section 2 of the said Block XI, and along the last-mentioned boundary produced across Railway land to and westerly along the northern side of the said Railway land to and north-easterly generally along part of the north-western boundary of part Kaihu 1 shown on DP 3941, and along the right bank of the stream forming the northern boundary of the said part Kaihu 1 to and south-easterly along the right bank of the Kaihu River to a point in line with the southern boundary of Lot 24, DP 10667; thence across the Kaihu River to and along that southern boundary and southerly generally along the generally western side of Opanake Road to the left bank of the Kaihu River in Block XII, Kaihu Survey District, and along the last-mentioned roadside produced to the right bank of that river; thence still southerly along the said right bank to and westerly and then southerly along the northern and western boundaries of part Lot 52, DP 10695, and along the last-mentioned boundary produced across Railway land to and south-easterly along the south-western side of the said Railway land, to and westerly generally along the northern side of Parore Road to and along the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of Lot 18, DP 10695, and along the north-eastern side of Provincial State Highway No 12 to a point in Block XI, Kaihu Survey District, in line with the eastern portion of the northern boundary of Lot 11, DP 10695; thence to and along that northern boundary and southerly generally along the south-western boundary of the said Lot 11, and along the generally north-western sides of Scottys Camp Road to the southernmost corner of Lot 3, DP 38745 in Block XIV, Kaihu Survey District; thence along a right line across that road to the northernmost corner of Lot 41, DP 10695, and still southerly generally along the north-eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the said Lot 41, and north-westerly generally along the northern side of Baylys Coast Road, to and along the generally south-western boundaries of Lot 1, DP 39419, and along part of the south-western boundary of Lot 31, DP 14921, to the southern side of Baylys Coast-Basin Road in Block XIII, Kaihu Survey District; thence along a right line across that road to and along another part of the south-western boundary of the said Lot 31 and along that boundary produced across the last-mentioned road to and north-westerly generally along the eastern and northern boundaries of Lot 1, DP 43778, to and along the eastern boundary of Lot 12, DP 28101, to and easterly generally along the generally southern sides of Basin and Babylon Coast Roads to the north-eastern corner of Lot 37, DP 10697, in Block XI, Kaihu Survey District; thence along a right line crossing the said Babylon Coast Road to the southernmost corner of part Lot 12, DP 23704, comprised in certificate of title, Volume 919, folio 165, and then north-easterly generally along the south-western, north-western, and north-eastern boundaries of the said part Lot 12, to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 13, DP 23704, and along that boundary produced across Provincial State Highway No 12 to and north-westerly generally along the generally north-eastern side of that State Highway, to the point of commencement.
7: Amending section 3 of the Local Legislation Act 1962
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
8: Amending section 3 of the Local Legislation Act 1963
Section 8 repealed 24 November 1967 section 5(2) Local Legislation Act 1967
9: Authorising Hutt County Council to raise special loan
Whereas the Hutt County Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Local Authorities Loans Board has no authority to sanction the raising of a loan for the purpose of enabling the Council to refund the said sum of 3,600 pounds to its County Fund Account: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to raise a special loan of not more than 3,600 pounds for the purpose of recouping its County Fund Account in respect of the sum expended from that account as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 section 34 of that Act
10: Validating purchase of certain land by Hutt County Council, and authorising Council to deal with that land
Whereas the Hutt County Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas in pursuance of the said agreement the Council has become the registered proprietor of the said land: And whereas doubts have arisen as to the power of the Council to acquire and dispose of the said land: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The action of the Council in purchasing and becoming the registered proprietor of the said land is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
2: The Council shall be deemed to have purchased the said land under subsection (2) of section 380A of the Counties Act 1956 section 15 of the Counties Amendment Act 1964
3: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that area of land containing 4 acres and 24 perches, more or less, situated in Block XVI, Belmont Survey District, being part of Sections 2 and 3, Lowry Bay District and part closed road, and being also Lot 3 on Deposited Plan 25907, and being also all of the land comprised and described in certificate of title number C4/658, Wellington Registry. City and borough councils
11: Authorising New Plymouth City Council to refund to District Fund Account from loan money
Whereas before the New Plymouth City Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas authority to raise the loan has since been obtained: And whereas the Council is desirous of refunding to its District Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan the sum of 12,740 pounds, but has no authority to do so: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised to refund to its District Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan the sum of 12,740 pounds.
12: Authorising Geraldine Borough Council to raise special loan
Whereas the Geraldine Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Local Authorities Loans Board has no authority to sanction the raising of a loan for the purpose of enabling the Council to refund the said sum of 9,000 pounds to its District Fund Account: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to raise a special loan of not more than 9,000 pounds for the purpose of recouping its District Fund Account in respect of the sum expended from that account as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956
13: Validating refund by Porirua Borough Council to District Fund Account from loan money
Whereas before the Porirua Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas when that authority had been obtained and the loan raised the Council refunded to its District Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan the sum of 4,209 pounds 17 shillings and 11 pence, but had no authority to do so: And whereas it is desirable to validate the said refund: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in refunding the sum of 4,209 pounds 17 shillings and 11 pence to its District Fund Account out of the proceeds of the loan is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
14: Validating variation of terms of raising certain loan money by Whangarei City Council
Whereas by Order in Council made on 4 September 1961 consent was given to the raising by the Whangarei Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council first loan And whereas by Order in Council made on 20 September 1961 consent was given to the raising by the Kamo Town Council of a loan of 39,000 pounds to be known as the Sewerage Loan 1961 (in this section referred to as the second loan And whereas 3 of the conditions imposed by the Local Authorities Loans Board in respect of the raising of part of the first loan, namely, the sum of 188,300 pounds, were that the money borrowed should be borrowed for terms of 6 or 10 years, that the interest payable in respect of money borrowed for a term of 10 years should not exceed 5 pounds 7 shillings and 6 pence per cent per annum and for a term of 6 years should not exceed 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum, and that the amount borrowed for a term of 6 years should not exceed 56,500 pounds: And whereas the Local Authorities Loans Board imposed similar conditions in respect of the raising of part of the second loan, namely, the sum of 11,700 pounds, but in that case limited the amount that could be borrowed for a term of 6 years to 3,500 pounds: And whereas the Council raised both loans together as a joint special loan: And whereas the Council raised the sum of 94,170 pounds 8 shillings and a penny, as part of the first loan, and, on behalf of the Kamo Town Council, raised the sum of 5,829 pounds 11 shillings and 11 pence, as part of the second loan, on terms calling for repayment of 17,958 pounds 5 shillings and 11 pence, and 1,111 pounds 14 shillings and a penny, respectively, in 6 years at a rate of interest of 5 pounds per cent per annum, for repayment of 51,746 pounds 12 shillings and 9 pence, and 3,203 pounds 7 shillings and 3 pence, respectively, in 10 years at a rate of interest of 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum, for repayment of 941 pounds 14 shillings and a penny, and 58 pounds 5 shillings and 11 pence, respectively, in 15 years at a rate of 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum, and for repayment of 23,523 pounds 15 shillings and 4 pence, and 1,456 pounds 4 shillings and 8 pence, respectively, in 20 years at a rate of interest of 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum: And whereas by Order in Council made on 23 June 1965, the City of Whangarei and the Town District of Kamo were abolished and in place thereof there was constituted a borough to be known as the City of Whangarei, from and after 1 July 1965: And whereas part of the money raised was subscribed for before 1 July 1965, and the balance was subscribed for after that date: And whereas it is desirable that the actions of the Council, the Kamo Town Council and the previous and present Whangarei City Councils in respect of the raising of that loan money be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The actions of the Council, the Kamo Town Council and the previous and present Whangarei City Councils in raising the sum of 94,170 pounds 8 shillings and a penny as part of the first loan and the sum of 5,829 pounds 11 shillings and 11 pence as part of the second loan, otherwise than in accordance with the conditions imposed by the Local Authorities Loans Board as aforesaid are hereby validated and the stock issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully issued and shall have full force and effect according to its tenor.
15: Validating and authorising certain actions of the Ellerslie Borough Council in connection with certain loans
Whereas by Order in Council made on 20 April 1953 consent was given to the raising by the Ellerslie Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas by Order in Council made on 30 September 1953 consent was given to the raising by the Council of a sum of 25,000 pounds as the second portion of a loan: And whereas the said first portion and the said second portion together constituted a loan of 50,000 pounds to be known as the Streets Construction and Improvements Loan 1952 (in this section referred to as the streets construction loan And whereas the Council subsequently borrowed the said 2 sums of 25,000 pounds: And whereas to secure repayment of the streets construction loan the Council issued debentures providing for a final payment, on 1 May 1963, of 15,600 pounds in redemption of the first portion of that loan, and a final payment, on 13 November 1963, of 15,600 pounds in redemption of the second portion of that loan: And whereas the Council made both of those final payments out of its District Fund Account, the first on 8 May 1963, and the second on 13 November 1963: And whereas the Council, without first complying with the provisions of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 And whereas to secure the repayment of the said 3 further loans the Council desires to issue 3 debentures, namely, 1 debenture for the sum of 13,600 pounds repayable during a term of 10 years from 1 May 1963, by half-yearly instalments commencing on 1 November 1963, and bearing interest calculated at the rate of 5 pounds 7 shillings and 6 pence per cent per annum, another debenture for the sum of 2,000 pounds repayable during a term of 10 years from 17 July 1963, by half-yearly instalments commencing on 17 January 1964, and bearing interest calculated at the rate of 5 pounds 7 shillings and 6 pence per cent per annum, and another debenture for the sum of 15,600 pounds repayable during a term of 10 years from 13 November 1963, by half-yearly instalments commencing on 13 May 1964, and bearing interest calculated at the rate of 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum: And whereas it is expedient that the aforesaid actions of the Council be validated, and that the Council be authorised to issue the said 3 debentures: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The actions of the Council in raising the said 3 further loans of 13,600 pounds, 2,000 pounds, and 15,600 pounds, respectively, and in refunding to its District Fund Account, out of the proceeds of the said 3 further loans, the amounts paid from that Account to repay the balance of the first portion of the streets construction loan and the balance of the second portion of that loan, are hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
2: All payments made by the Council before the passing of this Act towards repayment of the said 3 further loans, and the interest accrued thereon, are hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
3: The Council is hereby authorised to issue the said 3 debentures for the purpose of securing the repayment of the said 3 further loans.
16: Validating and authorising certain actions of the Ellerslie Borough Council in connection with certain loans
Whereas by Order in Council made on 14 April 1954 consent was given to the raising by the Ellerslie Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council streets construction loan And whereas the Council subsequently borrowed the said sum of 40,000 pounds: And whereas to secure repayment of the loan the Council issued debentures providing for a final payment on 13 May 1964, of 24,874 pounds 6 shillings in redemption of the loan: And whereas the Council made this final payment out of its District Fund Account on that date: And whereas the Council, without first complying with the provisions of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 And whereas to secure the repayment of the said further loan the Council desires to issue a debenture for the sum of 24,000 pounds repayable during a term of 10 years from 13 May 1964, by half-yearly instalments commencing on 13 November 1964, and bearing interest calculated at the rate of 5 pounds 5 shillings per cent per annum: And whereas it is expedient that the aforesaid actions of the Council be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The action of the Council in raising the said further loan of 24,000 pounds and in refunding to its District Fund Account, out of the proceeds of that further loan, the amount paid from that Account to repay the balance of the streets construction loan, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful.
2: All payments made by the Council before the passing of this Act towards repayment of the said further loan, and the interest accrued thereon, are hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
3: The Council is hereby authorised to issue the said debenture for the purpose of securing the repayment of the said further loan.
17: Authorising Manukau City Council to levy sewerage rate
Section 17 repealed 12 August 1966 Manukau City Empowering (Sewerage Rate) Act 1966
18: Declaring an area of land in Borough of Cambridge to be street
Whereas certain land in the Borough of Cambridge described in subsection (3) is private land subject to various rights of way and has for many years been used as a thoroughfare known as Hally's Lane (in this section referred to as the lane And whereas the lane is 33 feet wide and serves only commercial or industrial premises: And whereas it has been found impracticable to declare the same to be a service lane as certain areas of land would thereby be deprived of frontage to a legal street: And whereas the Cambridge Borough Council is of opinion that the lane, notwithstanding its narrow width, is adequate for present and likely future traffic and desires that it be declared to be a street: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything in the Municipal Corporations Act 1954
2: The District Land Registrar for the South Auckland Land Registration District is hereby authorised and directed to make such entries in the register and to do all such other things as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this section.
3: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: Firstly, Part Allotment 49 of the Town of Cambridge East, containing 6 and two-tenths perches, more or less, being more particularly defined and shown coloured yellow on Survey Office Plan numbered 43045 lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Hamilton. Secondly, Lot 2 on DPS 3033, being also parts Allotments 49 and 50 of the Town of Cambridge East, containing 17 perches, more or less, being more particularly defined and shown coloured sepia on Survey Office Plan numbered 43045 lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Hamilton. Thirdly, Part Lot 5 on DP 26974, being also part Allotment 50 of the Town of Cambridge East, containing 19 and eight-tenths perches, more or less, being more particularly defined and shown coloured blue on Survey Office Plan numbered 43045 lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Hamilton.
19: Declaring areas of endowment land in the City of Auckland to be street
Whereas certain land was vested in the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Auckland (in this section referred to as the Corporation Auckland City Endowments and Reserves Act 1875 And whereas during the construction of the Auckland Harbour Bridge approaches certain portions of 2 allotments of the said land were laid out as a street: And whereas it is desirable that the portions of the said 2 allotments so laid out should be declared to be a street: And whereas the balance portions of the said 2 allotments are now so small that it would be uneconomic and cumbersome for the Corporation to continue to administer them as an endowment and it is desirable that they should also be declared to be a street: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything in the Auckland City Endowments and Reserves Act 1875
2: The District Land Registrar for the North Auckland Land Registration District is hereby authorised and directed to make such entries in the register and to do all such other things as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this section.
3: The Auckland City Endowments and Reserves Act 1875 clauses 1 2
4: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: Firstly, Allotment 36 of Section 42 of the City of Auckland, containing 35 and five-tenths perches, more or less, being more particularly defined and shown coloured sepia on Survey Office Plan numbered 44701 lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland. Secondly, Allotment 39 of Section 39 of the City of Auckland, containing 39 and two-tenths perches, more or less, being more particularly defined and shown coloured sepia on Survey Office Plan numbered 44701 lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland.
20: Validating an agreement with respect to land held by Corporation of City of Auckland and Auckland Hebrew Congregation Trust Board and making provision with respect to proceeds from sale of land by Corporation
Section 20 repealed 12 November 1971 section 12(1) Auckland Improvement Trust Act 1971 Harbour boards
21: Authorising Southland Harbour Board to grant a lease
Whereas the Southland Harbour Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas a building occupied by the Southland Merchant Navy Centre Incorporated (in this section referred to as the Society And whereas the Board is desirous of granting a lease of the part of the said land on which the building is erected to the Society: And whereas the Board has no authority to grant such a lease without selling the same by public auction or public tender or offering the same by public application at a fixed rental: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Board is hereby authorised to grant to the Society under the Public Bodies' Leases Act 1908 section 8 section 66
2: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that piece of land containing 86 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being Section 41, Block I, Campbelltown Hundred, and being all of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 235, folio 90, Southland Registry.
22: Validating certain expenditure incurred by Lyttelton Harbour Board
The expenditure by the Lyttelton Harbour Board during the financial year ended on 30 September 1965, of the sum of 1,353 pounds and 5 pence, in connection with the official opening of the First Berth at Cashin Quay at the new Eastern Extension of the harbour, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully incurred.
23: Validating certain expenditure incurred by Otago Harbour Board
The expenditure by the Otago Harbour Board during the financial year ended on 30 September 1965, of the sum of 500 pounds in connection with the 1964 Annual Conference of the New Zealand Harbours Association, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully incurred.
24: Validating variation of terms of raising certain loan money by Timaru Harbour Board
Whereas by Order in Council made on 3 July 1963, consent was given to the raising by the Timaru Harbour Board (in this section referred to as the Board loan And whereas one of the conditions imposed by the Local Authorities Loans Board in respect of the loan was that the loan, together with interest thereon, should be repaid by equal aggregate annual or half-yearly instalments extending over a term of 25 years: And whereas the Board has raised the sum of 50,000 pounds as part of the loan by borrowing that sum for a term of 12 years repayable by equal half-yearly instalments of principal extending over the last 10 years of that term: And whereas it is desirable that the action of the Board be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Board in raising the sum of 50,000 pounds as part of the loan, otherwise than in accordance with the conditions imposed by the Local Authorities Loans Board, is hereby validated and the said sum of 50,000 pounds shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed and all debentures and stock issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully executed and issued and shall have full force and effect according to their tenor.
25: Amending Timaru Harbour Board Loan Act 1962
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
26: Validating payments authorised by Patea Harbour Board in connection with its dissolution
Whereas the Patea Harbour Board (in this section referred to as the Board section 4(3) And whereas at a meeting held on 30 August 1965, the Board resolved to mark its dissolution by holding a suitable function and to make certain payments to its Secretary and to its solicitor: And whereas the Board had no authority to pass such resolutions: And whereas it is desirable that the action of the Board be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Board in passing resolutions on 30 August 1965, authorising the payment of—
a: a sum not exceeding 200 pounds to meet the cost of a function to mark the occasion of the dissolution of the Board and the abolition of the Patea Harbour District; and
b: a sum of 187 pounds 10 shillings to the Secretary of the Board as a retiring allowance; and
c: a sum of 50 pounds to William Collinson Nicholson, solicitor to the Board, in recognition of his long-standing service to the Board,— is hereby validated and declared to have been lawful and the payments made pursuant to those resolutions shall be deemed to have been lawfully made.
27: Repealing certain provisions of Thames Harbour Board Loans Adjustment Act 1932–33 and making provision with respect to funds derived from sale of harbour capital assets by Thames Borough Council
Whereas section 6 of the Thames Harbour Board Loans Adjustment Act 1932–33 Thames Harbour Act 1936 And whereas the Thames Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Council desires to apply the balance of 2,156 pounds 15 shillings standing to the credit of its Harbour Sale of Capital Assets Account, plus accrued interest thereon, towards the cost of the reconstruction, but has no authority to do so: And whereas, with the exception of section 6, such of the provisions of the Thames Harbour Board Loans Adjustment Act 1932–33 And whereas it is desirable to repeal the provisions of the said Act which are still in force and to provide that any money derived from the future sale of harbour capital assets purchased or constructed out of loan money should be credited to the Borough Loan Assets Realisation Account in accordance with section 104 of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 Be it therefore enacted as follows:
(1), (2): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
3: The Council is hereby authorised to apply the balance standing to the credit of its Harbour Sale of Capital Assets Account, plus accrued interest thereon, towards reimbursing its Harbour Account for the cost of reconstructing the Thames wharf.
4: All money derived from the future sale of harbour assets purchased or constructed out of loan money shall be credited to the Borough Loan Assets Realisation Account in accordance with section 104 of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 Electric power boards
28: Validating purchase by Westland Electric Power Board of the whole of the shares in Westland Power Limited
Whereas by an agreement made on 25 November 1964, between the Westland Electric Power Board (in this section referred to as the Board vendors And whereas by an Order in Council made on 9 December 1964, and published in the Gazette And whereas doubts have arisen as to the authority of the Board to enter into the said agreement and as to the validity of the said Order in Council: And whereas it is desirable that the said agreement and the said Order in Council be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The said agreement is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
2: The said Order in Council, authorising the purchase by the Board of the whole of the shares in Westland Power Limited, is hereby validated and shall have and be deemed to have had full force and effect according to its tenor as from the date of the making thereof.
29: Validating purchase by Amethyst Electric Power Board of the whole of the shares in Amethyst Power Limited
Whereas by an agreement made on 1 February 1965, between the Amethyst Electric Power Board (in this section referred to as the Board vendors And whereas by an Order in Council made on 16 December 1964, and published in the Gazette And whereas doubts have arisen as to the authority of the Board to enter into the said agreement and as to the validity of the said Order in Council: And whereas it is desirable that the said agreement and the said Order in Council be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The said agreement is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
2: The said Order in Council, authorising the purchase by the Board of the whole of the shares in Amethyst Power Limited, is hereby validated and shall have and be deemed to have had full force and effect according to its tenor as from the date of the making thereof. Rabbit boards
30: Amending section 42 of the Local Legislation Act 1949
Amendment(s) incorporated the Act(s)
31: Validating and authorising the payment by the Wanganui Rabbit Board of an honorarium
Whereas the Wanganui Rabbit Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas a Supply Committee (in this section referred to as the Committee And whereas the Chairman of the Committee has received and is receiving an honorarium of 100 pounds per annum from the Board: And whereas there is no authority for the Board to pay such an honorarium: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The payments by the Board to the Chairman for the time being of the Committee of an honorarium of 100 pounds on each of the following dates, namely, 17 December 1963, 21 August 1964, and 26 March 1965, are hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
2: The Board is hereby authorised and empowered to pay, during the financial year ending on 31 March 1966, to the Chairman for the time being of the Committee and to the acting Chairman for the time being of the Committee, by way of honorarium, a total sum not exceeding 100 pounds, in such proportions as the Committee may determine.
32: Validating and authorising the making and levying of general rate by Ararimu Rabbit Board and making provision with respect to representation on the Board
Whereas by Order in Council made on 25 August 1965 the districts of the County of Manukau and the Borough of Manurewa were abolished and the councils of that county and that borough were dissolved on and from 3 September 1965: And whereas a new borough to be known as the City of Manukau (in this section referred to as the City And whereas before the constitution of the City the district of the County of Manukau was included in the district of the Ararimu Rabbit Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas on 28 July 1965, the Board made a general rate to be levied, on all rateable property within its district, for the year ending on 31 March 1966: And whereas section 22 of the Rabbits Act 1955 section 2 of the Rabbits Amendment Act 1963 And whereas it is desirable that the rate be levied for the year ending on 31 March 1966, throughout the Board's district as that district existed on 28 July 1965, notwithstanding that the City does not now form part of that district: And whereas it is also desirable to provide that the City be represented on the Board: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rabbits Act 1955
2: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rabbits Act 1955 9 October 1971 termination date
3: The additional members shall be ratepayers in respect of land in the City of Manukau which immediately before 28 July 1965, formed part of the rateable property within the Board's district.
4: They shall be appointed by the Minister of Agriculture on the nomination of the Manukau City Council and shall hold office until the termination date.
5: Any member of the Board appointed under this section shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a ratepayer in accordance with subsection (3), or if he would have vacated his office under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 40 of the Rabbits Act 1955 Section 32(2) amended 17 December 1968 section 27 Local Legislation Act 1968 Affecting 2 or more classes of public bodies
33: Validating agreement between Mataura Borough Council and Southland Catchment Board
Whereas by an Order in Council made on 1 February 1965, consent was given to the raising by the Southland Catchment Board (in this section referred to as the Board loan And whereas certain land in the Borough of Mataura which is outside the special rating area created in respect of the loan will benefit from the works financed by the loan: And whereas by written agreement dated 28 October 1964 (in this section referred to as the agreement Council And whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of the agreement and it is desirable to validate the same: Be it therefore enacted as follows: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, the Board and the Council shall be deemed to have been authorised and empowered to enter into the agreement and the same is declared to have been lawfully made and shall have effect according to its tenor.
34: Authorising and validating the expenditure by Tauranga City Council and Tauranga Electric Power Board in connection with joint investigations into hydro-electric generating schemes
Whereas by Order in Council made on 20 December 1963, and published in the Gazette Gazette Gazette Council Board And whereas the Council and the Board have separately and jointly undertaken preliminary exploration and investigation of the water resources referred to in the said Orders in Council: And whereas doubts have arisen as to the powers of the Council and the Board to undertake such preliminary exploration and investigation as a joint undertaking and to expend money thereon: And whereas it is desirable to validate the expenditure heretofore incurred by the Council and the Board in connection therewith and to authorise expenditure in connection with current and future exploration and investigation: And whereas it is desirable to limit the expenditure by the Council and the Board for such past, current, and future exploration and investigation to 25,000 pounds each: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, regulation, or rule of law, the expenditure already incurred by the Council and the Board in connection with the said preliminary exploration and investigation of the water resources referred to in the said Orders in Council is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully incurred, and current and future expenditure by the Council and the Board in connection with the said preliminary exploration and investigation is hereby authorised: provided that the Council and the Board shall not incur an expenditure in excess of 25,000 pounds each in connection with the past, current, and future preliminary exploration and investigation.
2: It shall be lawful for the Council and the Board from time to time to borrow, subject to the provisions of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 Miscellaneous provisions
35: Dissolving Napier Airport Board and repealing Napier Airport Act 1935
Whereas the Napier Airport Board was established by the Napier Airport Act 1935 And whereas the purpose for which the Board was established has been attained by other means: And whereas the Board has no assets or liabilities and does not function: And whereas it is desirable to dissolve the Board and to repeal the Napier Airport Act 1935 Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Napier Airport Board is hereby dissolved.
2: The following enactments are hereby repealed:
a: the Napier Airport Act 1935
b: the Napier Airport Amendment Act 1938
c: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
d: Section 35(2)(d) repealed 1 March 1988 section 58(1) Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
36: Validating certain expenditure incurred by Wellington Fire Board
The expenditure by the Wellington Fire Board during the financial year ending on 31 March 1966, of the sum of 280 pounds 13 shillings and 9 pence in connection with the official celebration of the centennial of the founding of the Wellington Fire Brigade, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully incurred.
37: Authorising Auckland Regional Authority to incur certain expenditure in connection with official opening of Auckland International Airport
The Auckland Regional Authority is hereby authorised and empowered to expend, during the financial year ending on 31 March 1966, a sum not exceeding 2,650 pounds in connection with the official opening of the Auckland International Airport at Mangere.
38: Empowering Southland Catchment Board to make a classification specially for the purpose of maintenance rates in respect of certain works
Whereas the Southland Catchment Board (in this section referred to as the Board Schedule 2 of the Southland Catchment Board Empowering Act 1953 loan And whereas the rate has been made and levied on a graduated scale according to a classification, made under the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 And whereas under subsection (3) of section 106 And whereas it is desirable that the maintenance rate be made and levied by the Board on a graduated scale according to a classification specially made for the purposes of that rate: Be it therefore enacted as follows: Notwithstanding anything in section 106 section 3 of the Southland Catchment Board Empowering Act 1953