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Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on him by section two of the Local
Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Amend-
ment Act, 1934, and of all other powers and authorities
enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the pro-
ceedings of the said Council in connection with the said
notice shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the
said notice had been delivered by the said Council to the
holders of the existing securities to which the said Order
applies after the confirmation of the resolution to issue the
new securities and not later than fourteen days before the
date of conversion, and that neither the said proceedings nor
any new securities issued by the said Council shall hereafter
be questioned in any Court on the ground of any such
irregularity, defect, invalidity, or omission aforesaid.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 49/139/5.)

Validating Loans Conversion Proceedings of Wanganui City
Council.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
January, 1935.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council dated the sixth day
of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
three, and published in the Gazette of the seventh day of
December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, His
Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New
Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in pursuance
and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by
the Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Con-
version Act, 1932–33 (hereinafter called “the said Act”),
did consent to the issue by the Wanganui City Council (here-
inafter called “the said City Council”) of new securities in
conversion of any existing securities to which the said Order
applies, and did thereby make the provisions contained in the
said Order in Council :

And whereas by a resolution duly passed and confirmed
as provided by subsection two of section nine of the said Act
the said City Council resolved to issue new securities in con-
version of the existing securities to which the said Order
applies :

And whereas by clause six of the said Order in Council it
was provided that the said City Council should cause a notice
in the form numbered one in the Second Schedule thereto to
be published, not later than the fourth day of January, one
thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, at least once in
the publications mentioned in the said clause :

And whereas such publications included the Gazette :

And whereas the Gazette was not published between the
date of the confirmation of the said resolution and the fourth
day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four,
and therefore the said notice could not be published in the
Gazette in accordance with the provisions of the said clause
six of the said Order in Council :

And whereas the said notice was published in the Gazette
of the eleventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-four :

And whereas it is desirable to validate the proceedings
aforesaid :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on him by section two of the Local
Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Amend-
ment Act, 1934, and of all other powers and authorities
enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the proceedings
of the said City Council in connection with the said notice
shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the said
notice had been published in the Gazette not later than the
fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
four, and that neither the said proceedings nor any new
securities issued by the said City Council shall hereafter be
questioned in any Court on the ground of any such irregularity,
defect, invalidity, or omission aforesaid.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 49/159/10.)

Validating Loans Conversion Proceedings of Auckland
Harbour Board.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
January, 1935.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council known as the
Auckland Harbour Board Loans Conversion Order,
1934 (No. 2), dated the tenth day of December, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-four, and published in the Gazette
of the fourteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-four, at page 4256 thereof, His Excellency the
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the
powers and authorities conferred on him by the Local
Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act,
1932–33 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), did consent
to the issue by the Auckland Harbour Board (hereinafter
called “the said Board”) of new securities in conversion of
any existing securities to which the said Order applies, and
did thereby make the provisions contained in the said Order in
Council :

And whereas by a resolution passed and confirmed by the
said Board the said Board resolved to issue new securities
in conversion of the existing securities to which the said Order
applies :

And whereas the public notice under subsection two of
section nine of the said Act did not state the place fixed for
the holding of the meeting to confirm the said resolution :

And whereas the said Board caused the notice mentioned
in clause six of the said Order to be forwarded to the holder
of the existing securities to which the said Order applies but
did not forward together with the said notice a copy of the
said Order :

And whereas a copy of such Order was delivered to such
holder not later than the date of conversion :

And whereas it is desirable to validate the proceedings
aforesaid :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on him by section two of the Local
Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Amend-
ment Act, 1934, and of all other powers and authorities enabling
him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
doth hereby order and declare that the proceedings of the said
Board in connection with the said resolution and the said notice
shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though—

(a) The public notice under subsection two of section nine
of the said Act had stated the place fixed for the
holding of the meeting to confirm the said resolution ;

(b) A copy of the said Order had been forwarded together
with the notice given by the said Board under
clause six of the said Order ;

and that neither the said proceedings nor any new securities
issued by the said Board shall hereafter be questioned in any
Court on the ground of any such irregularity, defect, invalidity,
or omission aforesaid.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 49/260/12.)

Validating Loans Conversion Proceedings of Auckland Harbour
Board.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
January, 1935.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council known as the Auck-
land Harbour Board Loans Conversion Order, 1934
(No. 3), dated the tenth day of December, one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-four, and published in the Gazette of the
fourteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-four, at page 4260 thereof, His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities conferred on him by the Local Authorities Interest
Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932–33 (hereinafter