Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 11

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Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

VOL. XVIII.] FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1869. [No. 11.

RURAL DISTRICTS ACT, 1869.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 12th March, 1869.

THE following Act, made and passed during the twenty-fourth session of the Provincial Council, is published for general information.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

AN ACT to repeal certain Acts and to make better provision in lieu thereof.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto and to make other provision in lieu thereof

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows :—

Short Title.

  1. The Short Title of this Act shall be ‘The Auckland Rural Districts Act, 1869.’

Repeal of certain Acts.

  1. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto are hereby repealed save and except as follows :—That the Dog Nuisance Act 1854 shall remain in full force and effect so far as the same extends to the city of Auckland.

AS TO HIGHWAYS.

Certain Districts shall be deemed Districts under this Act.

  1. All Districts created under or by virtue of “The Highways Act 1867” shall be deemed to be districts duly created under this Act and all existing trustees for such districts whether they have or have not been regularly appointed shall be deemed to have been duly appointed for such districts under this Act and shall hold office until the first annual meeting of electors of the district to be held under the provisions of this Act and all assessments or rates under the said Acts or any of them which shall have been made levied or finally settled by the trustees of any such district and all arrears thereof and interest thereon shall be recoverable as if such assessments or rates had been duly made or imposed under this Act and any memorial registered under the provisions of the said repealed Acts shall continue to be of the same force and effect as if the said Acts were not repealed.

Province to be divided into Districts.

  1. The Superintendent of the said Province shall so soon as conveniently may be


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🏛️ Publication of the Rural Districts Act, 1869

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
12 March 1869
Legislation, Rural Districts, Repeal, Highways, Trustees
  • J. Williamson, Superintendent