Local Legislation Act 1951

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Local Legislation Act 1951. County councils
2: Provision with respect to expenditure of moneys by Cheviot County Council in connection with Canterbury centennial celebrations
The Cheviot County Council (in this section referred to as the Council
3: Authorising Matamata County Council to make
ex gratia Whereas by an agreement dated 10 March 1947, made between McHarrie Brothers, of Hamilton, bridge builders (in this section referred to as the contractors Council And whereas, owing to circumstances beyond their control causing delay in completion of the works, increased costs were incurred by the contractors and the contractors suffered considerable loss: And whereas the Council, in the circumstances, is desirous of making a payment of 634 pounds 10 shillings and 5 pence to the contractors: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby empowered to pay the sum of 634 pounds 10 shillings and 5 pence to the contractors by way of compensation in respect of the loss incurred by the contractors.
4: Validating raising of certain loan moneys by Tauranga County Council
Whereas by Order in Council made on 30 July 1947 consent was given to the raising by the Tauranga County Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas one of the said terms and conditions was that no moneys should be borrowed after the expiration of 2 years from the date of the said Order in Council: And whereas, at a date subsequent to the expiration of the said period of 2 years, the Council raised the sum of 4,000 pounds as portion of the loan: And whereas it is expedient that the action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan after the expiration of the period specified by the said Order in Council is hereby validated, the moneys received by the Council in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed, and the debentures issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully executed and issued by the Council and shall have full force and effect according to their tenor.
5: Authorising raising of special loan by Murchison County Council
Whereas, by Orders in Council made on 2 February 1949 and 6 September 1950 pursuant to the Local Government Loans Board Act 1926 Council And whereas, after expending the amount of the said loans, the Council expended, out of its County Fund Account, moneys amounting in the aggregate to the sum of 2,463 pounds 10 shillings and 5 pence in completion of the works for which the aforesaid loans were raised: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to raise a loan of 2,450 pounds for the purpose of recouping its County Fund Account in respect of portion of the moneys advanced thereout 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 Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act
6: Provision with respect to certain contract of Whangaroa County Council
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or rule of law, nothing in the Local Authorities (Members' Contracts) Act 1934
7: Authorising Westland County Council to raise a special loan for housing purposes
Whereas the Westland County Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Local Government Loans Board has no authority to sanction the raising of a loan for the purpose of enabling the Council to refund the said sum to its County Fund Account: And whereas it is desirable that authority be given for that purpose: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act
8: Provision with respect to overdraft of Coromandel County Council
Whereas the Coromandel County Council (in this section referred to as the Council Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22 And whereas the liabilities of the Council in excess of the limits prescribed by the said Act, as at 31 March 1951, amounted to the sum of 7,145 pounds 3 shillings and 4 pence: And whereas it is desirable to make provision in manner hereinafter appearing: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Local Bodies' Finance Act 1921–22
2: For the purpose of partially repaying the said excess liabilities the Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow from its bankers by way of overdraft, in the manner prescribed by section 3 of the said Act
3: The Council shall repay the said sum of 7,000 pounds by 7 equal payments out of moneys credited to its General Account, 1 such payment to be made in each year during the period of 7 years commencing on 1 April 1952: provided that the Council may in any year repay out of the said General Account an amount greater than a seventh part.
4: The said sum of 7,000 pounds shall be carried to a separate account at the bank, and all payments made in reduction of the said sum shall be credited to that account.
5: The said sum of 7,000 pounds shall not at any time heretofore be deemed to have been taken into account, nor shall any amount at any time lawfully owing under this section hereafter be taken into account, in determining the amount that may be borrowed or that may be owed by the Council pursuant to section 3 of the said Act
9: Provision with respect to expenditure of moneys by Manawatu County Council in connection with jubilee celebrations
The Manawatu County Council (in this section referred to as the Council
10: Authorising Waikohu County Council to raise a special loan for housing purposes
Whereas the Waikohu County Council (in this section referred to as the Council proposed loan And whereas, prior to sanction being given to the raising of the proposed loan, the Council had expended out of its General Account the sum of 1,300 pounds in the purchase of the land described in subsection (3): And whereas the Local Government Loans Board has no authority to sanction that part of the proposed loan which relates to the purposes upon which the said sum has been expended: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to raise a special loan not exceeding 1,300 pounds for the purpose of recouping its General Account in respect of the moneys advanced thereout as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act
2: The Council is hereby authorised, out of the proceeds of the said loan, when raised, to refund to its General Account such moneys as may have been advanced thereout for the purposes for which the said loan is to be raised.
3: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that parcel of land containing by admeasurement 6 acres 3 roods and 23 perches, more or less, being part of Karaka 1 Block and being also Lot 2 on a plan deposited in the Deeds Registry Office at Gisborne as Number 3085, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 103, folio 138, Gisborne Registry. City and borough councils
11: Authorising Wellington City Council to effect a changeover from direct current system to alternating current system
Whereas the Wellington City Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas it is expedient to authorise the change and prescribe the conditions subject to which the Council may cease supplying electrical energy on the direct current system: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Subject to the provisions of this section and of any Order in Council made pursuant to this section, the Council is hereby authorised to discontinue the supply to any consumer of electrical energy on the direct current system and to supply instead electrical energy on the alternating current system.
2: The Council shall not discontinue the supply to any consumer of electrical energy on the direct current system until the consumer has had reasonable notice of the date when any such supply will be discontinued so as to enable him to adapt his installation to utilise alternating current or to install other power.
3: The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make provision as to the methods of apportioning the cost and expenses in connection with the change in the method of supply of electrical energy referred to in subsection (1) and as to the payment thereof and may prescribe any further conditions he thinks fit, and all such provisions and conditions shall be valid and binding on the Council and on every consumer affected.
4: The Council is hereby authorised to pay its proportion of the costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this section.
12: Authorising Opotiki Borough Council to raise a special loan for housing purposes
Whereas the Opotiki Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Council purchased the said land and the buildings erected thereon for the purpose of providing a dwelling for an employee of the Council: And whereas the amount paid by the Council for the said land and buildings and for incidental costs amounted to the sum of 1,936 pounds, and the amount subsequently spent by the Council in repairs and renovations to the house erected on the said land amounted to the sum of 374 pounds, both of which amounts were paid by the Council out of its District Fund Account: And whereas, in order to refund to its District Fund Account the amounts expended as aforesaid, it is desirable that the Council should be authorised to raise a special loan of 2,300 pounds: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered, by special order, to raise the sum of 2,300 pounds by way of special loan pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act
2: The Council shall, out of the proceeds of the said loan when raised, refund to its District Fund Account the moneys advanced thereout for the purpose of meeting the cost of the purchase of the said land and buildings and of repairs and renovations to the buildings and of incidental expenses.
3: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that parcel of land, situated in the Borough of Opotiki containing by admeasurement 1 rood 11 perches and ninety-two hundredths of a perch, more or less, being Lot 2 on Deposited Plan Number 3690, Gisborne Registry, and being the whole of the land comprised in certificate of title, Volume 95, folio 238, Gisborne Registry.
13: Authorising Dannevirke Borough Council to expend moneys in connection with jubilee celebrations
The Dannevirke Borough Council is hereby authorised and empowered to expend moneys, not exceeding the sum of 510 pounds, out of its general revenues in connection with the celebration and commemoration of the Borough Jubilee in 1952, and to make payments and grants to any person or persons for those purposes.
14: Authorising Putaruru Borough Council to levy separate rate
Whereas, by an agreement (in this section referred to as the first agreement Board County Council And whereas, by a further agreement (in this section referred to as the second agreement And whereas the County Council made an offer to the Putaruru Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Borough Council And whereas the Borough Council is desirous of making and levying a separate rate, based on the unimproved value, on all lands in the Borough of Putaruru to provide for the said payments: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Borough Council is hereby authorised and empowered to make and levy a separate rate, based on the unimproved value, on all rateable property in the Borough of Putaruru for a period of 5 years commencing on 1 April 1952 to provide for payments due to the County Council in terms of the second agreement.
15: Validating raising of certain loan moneys by Dannevirke Borough Council
Whereas by Order in Council made on 10 November 1948 consent was given to the raising by the Dannevirke Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas one of the said terms and conditions was that no moneys should be borrowed after the expiration of 2 years from the date of the said Order in Council: And whereas at a date subsequent to the expiration of the said period of 2 years the Council raised the sum of 1,900 pounds as portion of the loan: And whereas it is expedient that the action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan after the expiration of the period specified by the said Order in Council is hereby validated, the moneys received by the Council in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed, and the debentures issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully executed and issued by the Council and shall have full force and effect according to their tenor.
16: Validating raising of certain loan moneys by Christchurch City Council
Whereas by Order in Council made on 23 July 1947 consent was given to the raising by the Christchurch City Council (in this section referred to as the Council loan And whereas one of the said terms and conditions was that no moneys should be borrowed after the expiration of 2 years from the date of the said Order in Council: And whereas, by Order in Council made on 20 July 1949, the time within which the loan was authorised to be raised was extended for a further period of 1 year: And whereas, subsequent to the expiration of the period specified by the said Orders in Council, the Council raised sums amounting in all to 1,200 pounds as portion of the loan: And whereas it is expedient that the action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in raising the said portion of the loan after the expiration of the period specified by the said Orders in Council is hereby validated, the moneys received by the Council in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed, and the debentures issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully executed and issued by the Council and shall have full force and effect according to their tenor.
17: Validating certain agreement made between New Plymouth City Council and the Crown
Whereas by an agreement dated 30 July 1951, of which a certified copy is deposited in the Department of Internal Affairs at Wellington, under Number IA 105/629, made between the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of New Plymouth (in this section referred to as the Corporation Crown And whereas, to assist the Corporation to meet the cost of erecting the said new building, the Crown agreed in the said agreement to make the following payments to the Corporation by way of rent paid in advance, that is to say:
a: a payment of 6,000 pounds immediately the erection of the said new building shall have begun; and
b: a payment of 6,000 pounds immediately the said erection shall have been half completed; and
c: a payment of 6,000 pounds immediately the said erection shall have been three-quarters completed; and
d: a final payment when the said erection shall have been completed of an amount which, when added to the amount of 18,000 pounds already paid, will equal 85% of the cost of the erection of the new building: And whereas by the said agreement it was further agreed that the payments made by the Crown as aforesaid should represent the present value of the rent so paid in advance actuarily calculated as at the date of payment on the basis of 3 pounds per cent per annum with yearly rests: And whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of the said agreement and it is desirable that it should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: Notwithstanding anything contained in the Municipal Corporations Act 1933
18: Provision with respect to application of proceeds derived from sale of certain land by Lower Hutt City Council
Whereas the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Lower Hutt (in this section referred to as the Corporation And whereas the Lower Hutt City Council (in this section referred to as the Council section 156 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1933 And whereas the Council has adequate sanitary reserves for the purposes of the city, and it is expedient to authorise the Council to hold and apply the proceeds of the sale of any portion of the said land for the purposes of the erection of a public library: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: Notwithstanding anything contained in the Municipal Corporations Act 1933
2: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that area in the Wellington Land District, City of Lower Hutt, situated in Block XIV, Belmont Survey District, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 2 perches and eighty-four hundredths of a perch, more or less, being part of Lot 2 on a plan deposited in the Land Registry Office at Wellington under Number 985, being part of Section 77, Hutt District, and being the balance of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 394, folio 154, Wellington Registry.
19: Provision with respect to certain contract entered into by Dunedin City Council
Whereas, for the purpose of extending and augmenting its water supply system, the Dunedin City Council (in this section referred to as the Council company And whereas the Council has been informed that the company is in a position to fulfil the said contract, and a progress payment has been made by the Council to the company on account: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to charge the whole of the moneys paid and payable to the company in respect of the said contract against any loan which may hereafter be raised pursuant to the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised to charge the whole of the moneys paid and payable to the company in respect of the said contract against any loan hereafter authorised and raised pursuant to the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 provided that the total amount that may be charged as aforesaid shall not exceed the sum of 30,000 pounds.
20: Provision with respect to refund to general account from loan moneys by Auckland City Council
Whereas, prior to authority being obtained to the raising of a loan of the sum of 400,000 pounds, known as the Freemans Bay Redevelopment (Acquisition of Land) Loan 1951, £400,000 (in this section referred to as the loan Council And whereas authority has since been obtained to the raising of the loan, and the Council is desirous of recouping its General Account out of the proceeds of the loan: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Council to recoup its General Account in respect of the moneys advanced thereout prior to authority being obtained for the raising of the loan: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to refund to its General Account out of the proceeds of the loan the sum of 7,636 pounds 3 shillings and 1 penny, and any payment by way of refund of that amount made by the Council to its General Account out of the proceeds of the loan before the passing of this Act is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.
21: Provision with respect to closing of street in the Borough of Whangarei
Whereas an unnamed and unformed street adjoining Cameron Street is vested in the Corporation of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Whangarei: And whereas the said street is along the bank of a tidal river known as the Waiarohia River: And whereas it is desirable that the said street, shown coloured green on a plan deposited in the office of the Minister of Works, at Wellington, as Number 132954, should be stopped: Be it therefore enacted as follows: Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section 175 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1933 Schedule 5 of that Act
22: Provision with respect to construction of bridge by Lower Hutt City Council
Whereas the Lower Hutt City Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Council is of the opinion that it is reasonable that the Wellington City Council, the Petone Borough Council, the Eastbourne Borough Council, and the Hutt County Council (in this section referred to as the adjacent local authorities And whereas the Council and the adjacent local authorities have agreed that the construction of the said bridge should proceed, but are at present unable to agree upon the amount of their respective contributions to the cost thereof: And whereas the amounts of any such contributions may be determined in the manner set out in section 135 of the Public Works Act 1928 And whereas the Council and the adjacent local authorities consider it advisable that certain plans should be prepared and investigations made, and that materials, plant, and land required in connection with the approaches to the said bridge should be acquired in anticipation of the construction of the said bridge and the settlement of the respective contributions towards its cost: And whereas the adjacent local authorities have agreed with the Council that the Council should proceed to obtain the said plans and make investigations and to acquire materials, plant, and land in anticipation of the authorisation of a loan or loans to meet the cost or partial cost of the said bridge, but without prejudice to any liability of the adjacent local authorities to contribute towards the said cost: And whereas it is expedient to authorise the Council to reimburse its District Fund Account in respect of any moneys expended by the Council as aforesaid out of loan moneys subsequently authorised and raised: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to reimburse its District Fund Account out of the proceeds of any loan or loans raised by the Council, or from contributions by the adjacent local authorities, for the purpose of the construction of the said bridge and incidental thereto, in respect of all sums expended by the Council in the preparation of plans, or the making of investigations, or the acquisition of materials, plant, or land, or for any work done or professional services rendered in connection with the construction of the said bridge and necessary in the opinion of the Council and the adjacent local authorities.
2: Nothing in this section shall be deemed to impose upon the adjacent local authorities any liability to contribute any sum or any particular sum towards the cost of the construction of the said bridge.
3: The amount of the respective contributions to be made by the adjacent local authorities towards the cost of the construction of the said bridge may be fixed pursuant to the provisions of section 135 of the Public Works Act 1928
23: Validating borrowing of certain loan moneys by Gore Borough Council
Whereas, by Order in Council made on 30 July 1934, consent was given to the issue by the Gore Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas, on 2 August 1948, the Council by special resolution resolved to apply for the consent of the Governor-General in Council to the borrowing of the sum of 14,500 pounds for the purpose of redeeming and converting securities issued under the said Order in Council, but, contrary to the provisions of the Local Government Loans Board Act 1926 And whereas the sum actually borrowed by the Council amounted to 13,500 pounds: And whereas it is desirable that the action of the Council in borrowing this sum should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Council in borrowing the sum of 13,500 pounds without first obtaining the sanction of the Local Government Loans Board and the consent of the Governor-General in Council is hereby validated, and the said moneys shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed. Harbour boards
24: Authorising Wellington Harbour Board to make
ex gratia Whereas by an agreement dated 11 February 1947 made between the Wellington Harbour Board (in this section referred to as the Board contractors And whereas the contractors have carried out the said work, but in so doing have incurred heavy additional and unanticipated expense during the progress of the work owing to lengthy delays caused through shortage of materials and increases in costs: And whereas the Board in the circumstances is desirous of making a payment of 3,739 pounds 11 shillings and 8 pence to the contractors as part compensation for the said additional and unanticipated expense incurred by the contractors: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby empowered to pay the sum of 3,739 pounds 11 shillings and 8 pence out of its Harbour Fund to the contractors.
25: Authorising raising of special loan by Lyttelton Harbour Board
Whereas the Lyttelton Harbour Board (in this section referred to as the Board Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan Act 1949 And whereas the Local Government Loans Board has no authority to sanction the raising of that part of the proposed loan which relates to the purposes for which the said sum has been expended: And whereas it is desirable to authorise the Board to raise a loan of 5,200 pounds for the purpose of recouping its Harbour Fund Account in respect of the moneys advanced thereout as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act Town board
26: Validating incorrect application of loan moneys by Otorohanga Town Board
Whereas by Order in Council made on 11 June 1947 consent was given to the raising by the Otorohanga Town Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas one of the said terms and conditions was that the sum of 5,000 pounds should be allocated to the forming, metalling, and sealing of roads and the sum of 4,000 pounds should be allocated to the construction of concrete footpaths: And whereas the Board borrowed moneys amounting to the sum of 7,800 pounds, and of the said moneys applied the sum of 6,484 pounds 9 shillings and 9 pence to the forming, metalling, and sealing of roads, and the sum of 1,252 pounds 12 shillings and 3 pence to the construction of concrete footpaths: And whereas, by the expenditure of the said sum of 6,484 pounds 9 shillings and 9 pence, the Board exceeded the amount authorised to be expended for the forming, metalling, and sealing of roads by the sum of 1,484 pounds 9 shillings and 9 pence: And whereas it is expedient that the action of the Board should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The action of the Board in expending the sum of 1,484 pounds 9 shillings and 9 pence in the forming, metalling, and sealing of roads is hereby validated, the moneys borrowed by the Board in respect of the said works shall be deemed to have been lawfully borrowed, and the debentures issued in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been lawfully executed and issued by the Board and shall have full force and effect according to their tenor. Road board
27: Authorising Orapiu Road Board to raise a special loan
Whereas the Orapiu Road Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas the Board desires to raise a loan for the purpose of carrying out the repairs, but has no power so to do: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby authorised to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 River board
28: Authorising Hutt River Board to expend certain moneys in publication of booklet
Whereas the Hutt River Board (in this section referred to as the Board And whereas it is expedient to authorise the expenditure of certain moneys in the publication of the said booklet: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby authorised to expend a sum not exceeding 500 pounds in collecting information, preparing for publication, and publishing a booklet comprising a history of the Hutt Valley and of the activities of the Board in relation to its development. Catchment board
29: Authorising Nelson Catchment Board to make
ex gratia Whereas, by an agreement dated 4 December 1950, made between Lewis William Krammer, of Motueka, contractor (in this section referred to as the contractor Board And whereas, as a result of an increase of wages payable by the contractor, there has been an increase in costs and expenses generally payable by him, and there is no provision in either of the said agreements for a variation of contract price to cover any increase in wages, costs, or expenses: And whereas, in respect of payments by the Board for work done under the said agreements, the Board is in receipt of contributions by way of subsidy from the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council (in this section referred to as the Council And whereas the Board is desirous, with the approval of the Council, of compensating the contractor in respect of loss incurred through increases in costs and expenses: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby authorised and empowered, on the contractor producing proof to the satisfaction of the Board and the Council of additional costs and expenses incurred by him, to pay to the contractor an amount in addition to the said contract prices to compensate the contractor for any such increased costs and expenses in respect of work done by him pursuant to the said agreements subsequent to 15 February 1951: provided that any payment under this section shall not exceed a sum equivalent to 10% of the contract prices for the work pursuant to the terms of the said agreements. Affecting 2 or more classes of public bodies
30: Section 56 of Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act 1919 further amended
Section 30 repealed 25 October 1960 section 28(2) Local Legislation Act 1960
31: Authorising St Kilda Borough Council to make certain payment to Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board
Whereas the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board (in this section referred to as the Board sections 53 and 54 of the Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Act 1900 Council And whereas the Council, in purported performance of such a direction, made, levied, and collected rates on behalf of the Board for the rating year ended on 31 March 1951, amounting to the sum of 6,639 pounds 15 shillings: And whereas the Board has claimed that the Council should have collected the sum of 10,722 pounds 10 shillings instead of the aforementioned sum collected, and has claimed to recover a sum amounting to 4,082 pounds 15 shillings from the Council: And whereas the Council has agreed to pay to the Board, and the Board has agreed to accept, the sum of 2,857 pounds 18 shillings and 6 pence in settlement of the said claim: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Council is hereby authorised and empowered to pay to the Board out of its General Account, and without levying any further rate, the sum of 2,857 pounds 18 shillings and 6 pence in settlement of the said claim by the Board.
32: Validating agreement between Rotorua County Council and Rotorua Borough Council
Whereas the Local Government Commission, on 11 May 1949, promulgated a final scheme providing for the exclusion of the land described in subsection (2) from the Borough of Rotorua and the inclusion thereof in the County of Rotorua: And whereas a condition of the said final scheme was that the Rotorua Borough Council (in this section referred to as the Borough Council County Council And whereas in pursuance of that condition, the County Council and the Borough Council entered into a written agreement dated 20 September 1949, containing the said indemnity, a copy of which is deposited in the Department of Internal Affairs at Wellington, under Number IA 105/564: And whereas it is desirable that the said agreement should be validated: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The action of the County Council and of the Borough Council in entering into the said agreement is hereby validated, and the agreement is hereby declared to have been lawfully made and shall for all purposes have effect according to its tenor.
2: The land to which this section relates is more particularly described as follows: All that area in the Auckland Land District, situated in the Borough of Rotorua, containing 127 acres, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at a point being the northernmost corner of Tihi O Tonga C No 1 Block, and running northerly generally along the eastern boundary of Section 65, Suburbs of Rotorua, and along the eastern boundaries of Lots 2 and 1 as shown on the plan numbered 26991 deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland, being parts of Section 64, Suburbs of Rotorua, to the easternmost corner of the last mentioned lot; thence south-easterly generally along the southern boundary of part Section 63, Suburbs of Rotorua, as shown on the plan numbered 24263, deposited as aforesaid, to and along the generally southern boundary of part Lot 2 as shown on the plan numbered 23567, deposited as aforesaid, being part of Section 32, Suburbs of Rotorua, and part Section 10, Block 1, Tarawera Survey District, and being that part of the Rotorua Domain as described in the Gazette Gazette
33: Provision with respect to stopping of street in Opunake Borough and vesting land in Opunake Electric Power Board
Whereas the Opunake Town Board (in this section referred to as the Town Board And whereas the Opunake Electric Power Board (in this section referred to as the Power Board And whereas, in the original hydroelectric scheme, provision was made for a site for the erection of a generating station, but the said site was not transferred by the Town Board to the Power Board at the time of the sale of the hydroelectric works: And whereas the Power Board has since built a generating station and other buildings on the said site which comprises portion of the street in the Borough of Opunake known as Bowen Crescent: And whereas the said site is not required for the formation of a street and the stopping of the said portion of the street will not deny access to the land of any person: And whereas it is desirable that the said site should be vested in the Power Board: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: That portion of the street in the Borough of Opunake known as Bowen Crescent, upon which are situated the Power Board's generating station and other buildings, together with the land surrounding the same, containing in all by admeasurement 1 rood 22 perches and nine-tenths of a perch, more or less, is hereby stopped.
2: The land comprising the said portion of the street is hereby vested in the Power Board.
3: The Power Board shall forthwith pay to the Opunake Borough Council, as successor to the Town Board, the sum of 50 pounds as consideration for the said land.
4: The District Land Registrar for the Land Registration District of Taranaki is hereby authorised and directed, at the request of the Power Board, to issue a certificate of title for the said land in the name of the Power Board upon completion by that Board of all surveys which may be required, and to make such entries in the register books and to do all such things as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this section.
34: Provision with respect to certain contract entered into by Southbridge Town Board as Southbridge Secondary Urban Fire Authority
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or rule of law, nothing in the Local Authorities (Members' Contracts) Act 1934
35: Validating certain Deed made between Lower Clutha River Trust and Otago Catchment Board
Whereas by a deed of arrangement dated 25 June 1951 (in this section referred to as the deed Trust Board Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 And whereas the Board duly prepared and submitted the said report and was required to present the said petition to the Governor-General and duly performed that requirement: And whereas the Trust has given notice of objection to its dissolution and to the transfer of its powers and functions to the Board unless full effect is given to the provisions of the deed: And whereas the Board is desirous of giving full effect to the provisions of the deed, but doubts have arisen as to the validity thereof and of the authority of the Board to give effect to its provisions: Be it therefore enacted as follows: Notwithstanding anything contained in the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 Miscellaneous
36: Section 3 of Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Amendment Act 1927 (as to contracting with Wellington Gas Company, Limited) amended
Whereas the Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Board (in this section referred to as the Board section 3 of the Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Amendment Act 1927 Companies Act 1933 Company And whereas it is expedient to authorise the Board to enter into such a contract with the Company without the necessity of taking such a poll: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Amendment Act 1927
3: Board may contract with Wellington Gas Company, Limited
It shall be lawful for the Board to enter into a contract with the Company for the supply of gas in bulk by the Company to the Board upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board and the Company may determine, and at any time and from time to time to vary, alter, amend, or rescind any such contract and to enter into a new contract in respect thereof.
37: Authorising Wellington Acclimatisation Society to borrow moneys for certain purpose
Section 37 repealed 1 April 1954 section 73(1) Wildlife Act 1953
38: Authorising Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board to make
ex gratia Whereas by an agreement dated 29 June 1950 made between Julian Kenneth Wooldridge, of Dunedin, contractor (in this section referred to as the contractor Board And whereas, by reason of certain unexpected difficulties encountered by the contractor, including the nature of the ground to be worked, statutory increases in wages, and additional work required in consequence of the methods of operation necessitated for the said work, the contractor was unable to complete the contract: And whereas the Board, being satisfied that the difficulties encountered were not and could not reasonably have been contemplated by the contractor at the time the said contract was entered into, is desirous of making a payment of 1,282 pounds 8 shillings and 9 pence to the contractor, the said sum representing the difference between the contract price and the estimated reasonable cost of the work: Be it therefore enacted as follows: The Board is hereby authorised and empowered to pay the sum of 1,282 pounds 8 shillings and 9 pence to the contractor by way of compensation for the loss incurred by him in endeavouring to carry out the said contract.
39: Authorising Waimahaka Rabbit Board to raise a special loan for housing purposes
Whereas the Waimahaka Rabbit Board (in this section referred to as the Board said works And whereas, in order that the Board may reimburse its General Account in respect of the moneys expended thereout in carrying out the said works, it is expedient that the Board be empowered to raise by way of special loan a sum not exceeding 2,150 pounds: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The Board is hereby authorised and empowered to borrow by way of special loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act 1926 sections 9 to 13 of that Act
2: The Board is hereby authorised, out of the proceeds of the said loan when raised, to refund to its General Account such moneys as may have been advanced thereout for the purposes for which the said loan is to be raised.
40: Change of title of Christchurch Tramway Board
1: This section shall be read together with and deemed part of the Christchurch Tramway District Act 1920 principal Act
2: The name of the Board, constituted by section 6 of the principal Act
3: The change of name shall not affect any rights or obligations of the Board, or render defective any legal proceedings by or against the Board, and any legal proceedings that might have been continued or commenced against it by its former name may be continued or commenced against it by its new name.
4: Notwithstanding its change of name the Board shall be and shall continue to be the same body corporate and the same local authority as was constituted by the principal Act.
5: All references to the Christchurch Tramway Board in any Act, regulation, rule, bylaw, or other enactment, or in any contract, agreement, deed, application, notice, or other document whatsoever, shall, unless inconsistent with the context, be hereafter read as references to the Christchurch Transport Board.