Now, therefore, pursuant to section 11 of the Local
Government Loans Board Act 1926 as set out in section 29
of the Finance Act 1932 (No. 2), His Excellency the Governor-
General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council, hereby varies the determinations aforesaid
in respect of the said sum by prescribing as follows:

1. In lieu of a term of twenty-five (25) years, as specified
   in clause 1 of the said Order in Council, the term for which
   the said sum or any part thereof may be raised shall not
   exceed twenty (20) years.

2. In lieu of a rate of interest not exceeding three pounds
   five shillings (£3 5s.) per centum per annum, as specified in
   clause 2 of the said Order in Council, the rate of interest that
   may be paid in respect of the said sum or any part thereof
   shall be such as shall not produce to the lender or lenders a
   rate or rates exceeding four pounds (£4) per centum per
   annum.

3. No moneys shall be borrowed under the consent given
   by the said Order in Council after the expiration of four
   (4) years from the date thereof.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(T. 49/494/2)

Investment of £8,600 of Lyttelton Harbour Board Funds

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 16th day of
September 1953
Present:
His Excellency The Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to section 53 of the Harbours Act 1950, His
Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby authorizes
the Lyttelton Harbour Board to invest out of its funds the
sums of £400 of the Special Accident Insurance Fund, £2,300
of the Special Fire Insurance Fund, and £5,900 of the Special
Renewal Fund in debentures of local bodies as shown in the
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE
Harbour Board Fund Amount of Local Body
Investment
£
Special Accident Insurance 400 Christchurch Transport
Fund Board.
Special Fire Insurance 2,300 Christchurch Transport
Fund Board.
Special Renewal Fund 1,500 Christchurch Transport
Board.
Special Renewal Fund 4,400 Christchurch City
Council.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking a Previous Order in Council and Reapportioning
Representation on the Ashburton Electric Power Board

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
September 1953
Present:
His Excellency The Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to the Electric Power Boards Act 1925, His
Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby revokes
the Order in Council dated the 21st day of November 1921 and
published in the New Zealand Gazette on the 24th day of
the same month, apportioning representation on the Ashburton
Electric Power Board, and hereby determines in lieu thereof
that the number of representatives of each constituent district
of the Ashburton Electric Power District on the said Board
shall be the number specified in the Schedule hereto opposite
the name of that constituent district; and further determines
that the constituent districts which are bracketed together in
the first column of the Schedule hereto are hereby constituted
a combined district for the purposes of the said Act, and that
the local authority of the constituent district distinguished
in the first column of the Schedule hereto by the letter "(P)"
shall be the principal local authority of such combined dis-
trict; and further determines that the first election of the
representatives of the said combined district shall be held on
the 31st day of October 1953.

SCHEDULE
Constituent Districts Number of Members
Ashburton Borough 3
Tinwald Town District 1
Part Ashburton County (P) 8
Part Geraldine County

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(S.H.D. 10/20/1)

Amending an Order in Council Declaring the Number of
Members and Apportioning Representation on the Otago
Catchment Board

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
September 1953
Present:
His Excellency The Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control
Act 1941, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council,
hereby amends the Order in Council dated the 17th day of
March 1948 and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16
of the 24th day of the same month at page 330, as amended
by Order in Council dated the 7th day of July 1948 and
published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 39 of the 8th day
of the same month at page 854, declaring the number of
members and apportioning representation on the Otago
Catchment Board by deleting therefrom the Schedule thereto
and substituting therefor the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE

Constituent Districts Number of
Members
Borough of Balclutha (P)
Boroughs of Roxburgh, Queenstown, Arrow-
town, Cromwell, Alexandra, Naseby, Tapanui,
Lawrence, Kaitangata, Milton
City of Dunedin (P)
Boroughs of St. Kilda, West Harbour, Port
Chalmers, Mosgiel, Green Island
Borough of Oamaru (P)
Boroughs of Waikouaiti, Palmerston, Hampden
County of Vincent (P)
County of Lake (part of)
County of Maniototo
County of Tuapeka
County of Clutha (part of) (P)
County of Bruce
County of Southland (part of)
County of Taieri (P)
County of Peninsula
County of Waihemo (P)
County of Waikouaiti
County of Waitaki (part of)

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(P.W. 75/17)

The Eastern Side of Portion of Lorne Street and the Western
Side of Portion of Kitchener Street, in the City of
Auckland, Exempted from the Provisions of Section 128
of the Public Works Act 1928

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of
September 1953
Present:
His Excellency The Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to section 128 of the Public Works Act 1928,
His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby
approves of the following resolution passed by the Auckland
City Council on the 20th day of August 1953 in so far as
it affects the sides and portions of streets described in the
Schedule hereto, viz.:

The Auckland City Council, being the local authority
having control of the streets in the City of Auckland, by
resolution declares that the provisions of section 128 of the
Public Works Act 1928 shall not apply to the eastern portion
of Lorne Street and the western portion of Kitchener Street
fronting subdivision of Lot 4 of Allotment 4 and part Allot-
ment 5, Section 14, City of Auckland, and comprised in
certificates of title, Volume 36, folio 221, Volume 67, folio 235,
and Volume 754, folio 179, Auckland Registry.

SCHEDULE
The eastern side of all that portion of street situated in the
North Auckland Land District, City of Auckland, known as
Lorne Street, fronting Allotment 4 and parts Allotment 5,
Section 14, City of Auckland.
Also the western side of all that portion of street in the
said land district and city, known as Kitchener Street, fronting
Allotment 4 and part Allotment 5, Section 14, City of
Auckland.
As the same are more particularly delineated on the plan
marked P.W.I). 141169, deposited in the office of the Minister
of Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(P.W. 51/719; D.O. 27/31/185)