17 FEB. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 247

Abolishing and Reconstituting North Shore United Urban Fire District

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 15th day of February 1955

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. K. J. HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21 of the Fire Services Act 1949, the North Shore Fire Board made application for the abolition of the North Shore United Urban Fire District:

And whereas, pursuant to section 18 of the Fire Services Act 1949, the North Shore Fire Board and the Councils of the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays, Northcote, and Takapuna made application for the constitution of those boroughs as a united urban fire district:

And whereas, pursuant to the said section 18, the Fire Service Council has certified that the appropriate standards for a united urban fire district have been complied with:

And whereas, pursuant to section 15 of the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the said applications were referred to the Local Government Commission:

And whereas, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the Local Government Commission has approved as final a scheme bearing date the 22nd day of December 1954 providing for the abolition of the North Shore United Urban Fire District and for the constitution of the area comprising the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays, Northcote, and Takapuna as a united urban fire district:

And whereas it is deemed expedient to give effect to the final scheme as hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953 and the Fire Services Act 1949, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby orders and declares:

1. That as from the date hereof the North Shore United Urban Fire District is hereby abolished.

2. That as from the date hereof the area comprising the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays, Northcote, and Takapuna is hereby constituted a united urban fire district with the name of the North Shore United Urban Fire District.

3. That the number of members to be elected to represent the Councils of the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays, Northcote, and Takapuna on the Board of the District hereby constituted shall be four, who, subject as hereinafter provided, shall be elected in the following manner:

(a) One member by resolution of the Devonport Borough Council;

(b) One member by resolution of the East Coast Bays Borough Council;

(c) One member by resolution of the Takapuna Borough Council;

(d) One member by resolution of a selection committee of four persons, two of whom shall be members of the Birkenhead Borough Council nominated by that Council and two of whom shall be members of the Northcote Borough Council nominated by that Council: Provided that in the event of the said selection committee failing to reach a majority decision the Birkenhead Borough Council and the Northcote Borough Council shall each submit a nomination of one person to the Minister of Internal Affairs who shall thereupon appoint one of such persons to represent the said Councils of the Boroughs of Birkenhead and Northcote.

4. That until the next triennial appointment and election of members of fire boards the members of the Fire Board of the district hereby abolished shall be members of the Fire Board of the district hereby constituted.

5. That, subject as otherwise provided herein, the constitution of the North Shore United Urban Fire District shall be deemed to have been effected under the Fire Services Act 1949.

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

(I.A. 76/31/13)

Boundaries of Borough of Taradale and County of Hawke’s Bay Altered

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 15th day of February 1955

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. K. J. HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 137 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1933, a petition was presented to the Governor-General praying that a certain area of land be excluded from the County of Hawke’s Bay and included in the Borough of Taradale:

And whereas, pursuant to section 15 of the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the said petition was referred to the Local Government Commission:

And whereas, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the Local Government Commission has approved as final a scheme bearing date the 11th day of August 1954, providing for the exclusion of the area described in the Schedule to the said scheme from the County of Hawke’s Bay and the inclusion of that area in the Borough of Taradale:

And whereas it is deemed expedient to give effect to the final scheme as hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby declares that as on and from the 1st day of April 1955 the area described in the Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the County of Hawke’s Bay and included in the Borough of Taradale, and with the like advice and consent hereby also declares that the alteration of boundaries of the said county and the said borough hereinbefore made shall be deemed to have been effected under the Municipal Corporations Act 1954:

SCHEDULE

AREA EXCLUDED FROM COUNTY OF HAWKE’S BAY AND INCLUDED IN BOROUGH OF TARADALE

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, Hawke’s Bay County, Meeanee Riding, containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 34·5 perches, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the middle line of Avondale Road with the boundary of the Borough of Taradale, as defined by New Zealand Gazette of 10 September 1953, page 1475; thence proceeding in a westerly direction along the said boundary of the Borough of Taradale to the south-western corner of Lot 4 on a plan numbered 8729 deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar, at Napier; thence north-easterly along the north-western boundaries of Lots 4, 3, 2, and 1 on the said plan numbered 8729 to the north-western corner of the said Lot 1; thence in an easterly direction along the northern boundary of the said Lot 1 and that line produced to the middle line of Avondale Road, being a point on the boundary of the Borough of Taradale, defined as aforesaid; thence south-westerly along the boundary of the Borough of Taradale to the point of commencement.

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

(I.A. 103/5/189)

Boundaries of City of Christchurch, County of Halswell, and County of Heathcote Altered

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 8th day of February 1955

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. K. J. HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 136 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1933, a petition was presented to the Governor-General praying that a certain area of land be excluded from the County of Halswell and included in the City of Christchurch:

And whereas, pursuant to section 24 of the Local Government Commission Act 1946, the said petition was referred to the Local Government Commission:

And whereas certain further proposals for the alteration of the boundaries of the City of Christchurch and the Counties of Halswell and Heathcote were also considered by the Local Government Commission:

And whereas, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the Local Government Commission has approved as final a scheme bearing date the 28th day of May 1954 providing, firstly, for the area described in the First Schedule to the said scheme to be excluded from the County of Halswell and included in the City of Christchurch, and, secondly, for the area described in the Second Schedule to the said scheme to be excluded from the County of Halswell and included in the Cashmere Riding of the County of Heathcote and, thirdly, for the area described in the Third Schedule to the said scheme to be excluded from the County of Heathcote and included in the City of Christchurch:

And whereas it is deemed expedient to give effect to the final scheme as hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby declares:

1. That as on and from the 1st day of April 1955 the area described in the First Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the County of Halswell and included in the City of Christchurch:

2. That as on and from the date aforesaid the area described in the Second Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the County of Heathcote and included in the City of Christchurch.

3. That as on and from the date aforesaid the area described in the Third Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the County of Halswell and included in the County of Heathcote and form part of the Cashmere Riding of that county.

4. That the alteration of boundaries of the said counties and the said city made pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof shall be deemed to have been effected under the Municipal Corporations Act 1954.

5. That the alteration of boundaries of the said Counties made pursuant to paragraph 3 hereof shall be deemed to have been effected under the Counties Act 1920.