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should make advances to the Corporation for the purpose of reclaiming such lands from the sea, upon the above stated condition of such advances being repaid from the first proceeds of the sale of any lands which may have been so reclaimed.

22. The sums named in the margin having also been voted by the Legislature, for the year 1852, for the making and repair of public roads in the vicinity of Auckland, and for the support of other Institutions which are to be handed over to the Corporation, it will be proper, until any different and further appropriation of the revenue may have been made by the Provincial Council, that the amounts due each quarter from the Colonial revenue for these purposes should be paid over to the Corporation, upon their undertaking to appropriate them to the purposes for which they were voted. And I cannot but hope that the Provincial Council, when it assembles will, upon account of the important duties devolved upon the Corporation, and its great weight in the Province, both as regards population and amount of property, continue to provide from the revenue such sums as may be really requisite to enable the Corporation efficiently to support the works and institutions for which the above-mentioned amounts have been voted.

23. Having thus stated the various objects to meet which the enclosed Charter was drawn, I should now point out that the advantages to be derived by the inhabitants of the Borough from the powers of self-government conferred upon them, will in no slight degree be influenced by the degree of active interest which they may individually take in the result of the first election. For the first Council will, in the appointment of Corporate officers, in fixing the nature and amount of their remuneration, in the enactment of the first code of bye-laws, and in other similar respects, both directly and indirectly enjoy much greater practical power, during their term of office, than any succeeding Council, and the conduct and mode of proceeding of the first Council will probably give a tone to, and stamp, for years to come, the character of the governing body of the Borough, and exert a considerable influence upon their proceedings.

24. When, therefore, it is borne in mind what extensive powers are to be confided to the Council, and what valuable institutions are to be placed under their control, it will, I think, become every inhabitant of the Borough who may have property liable to be rated, and who would desire to see such Institutions flourish and produce important advantages for the community, to take an active part in the election of such persons as he may deem worthy to be entrusted with the discharge of such important public duties.

25. It is now only necessary that I should add that the Burgesses of the Borough of Auckland being by the enclosed Charter, and the other several provisions which have been for that purpose made, charged with the administration of many valuable public trusts, and with the management of the lands set apart for their support, being also endowed with a portion of the public funds, and being empowered to take all necessary measures for improving the Borough; for facilitating and encouraging its trade and commerce; for providing for the good order, health, and convenience of its inhabitants; and for promoting the education of its youth; possessing also a large share in the administration of justice, in the persons of its Mayor and Aldermen, and in its power of making bye-laws for the holding of Quarter Sessions, or Petty Sessions of the Peace for the Borough, by the Justice of the Peace thereof; and being further empowered to raise the funds necessary to effect these important objects, the Council of the Borough will, for the future, be in a great measure responsible for the progress and prosperity of the district, and for the due discharge of many of the important duties which have hitherto been performed, however imperfectly, by the Local Government, but which it was impossible at an earlier period to devolve upon the inhabitants themselves.

26. When also the Corporation shall be fully established, it will mainly depend on the activity, practical good sense, and public spirit of the inhabitants themselves, how far the district of Auckland shall present the example of a peaceful, well ordered, and prosperous community; and when the other settlements of New Zealand shall have been in like manner incorporated with similar powers, it may well become a matter of honourable rivalry amongst them, which of them shall afford the most striking illustration of the advantages which may be derived from bestowing upon the people themselves full power for the management of their own local affairs.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,
Your Excellency’s most obedient
Humble servant,
G. Grey.

His Excellency
Lieutenant-Governor Wynyard, C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.

PROCLAMATION.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c.

ANALYSIS.

Preamble reciting 9 and 10 Vic., c. 103, Royal Instructions, 23rd December, 1846, &c., &c., &c.

I.—The Borough and the Constitution of the Corporate Body thereof.

1. Boundaries of the Borough.
2. Borough to be divided into fourteen Wards; names and description of Wards.
3. Barracks, &c., excepted from jurisdiction.
4. Capital of the Borough.
5. Inhabitants to be a Body Corporate.
6. Constitution of Corporation.
7. The Common Council.
8. Number of Common Councillors.
9. Who to Elect.
10. Number of Aldermen.

II.—Qualification of Electors, and mode of Election.

11. Qualification of Burgesses.
12. Disqualification.
13. Qualification for first Election.
14. Meeting of Justices to be called.
15. Justices to prepare Lists of Burgesses.
16. Lists to be published.
17. And afterwards to be corrected.
18. When corrected, List to form Burgess Roll.
19. Election to be Annual.
20. Polling Place of certain Wards.
21. Returning Officer.
22. Polling Place of certain Wards.
23. Returning Officer.
24. Polling Place of certain Wards.
25. Returning Officer.
26. General Returning Officer.
27. Each Ward to return a single Member.
28. Who qualified to be Elected.
29. To serve optional in certain cases.
30. Councillors how to be elected.
31. Questions that may be put to Voters.
32. Time of Election.