15 SEPT. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1429

Altering Representation of Certain Districts on the Gisborne Harbour Board, and Appointing a Principal Authority

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 29th day of August 1955

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. S. G. HOLLAND PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

WHEREAS the First Schedule to the Harbours Act 1950 (hereinafter called the said Act) provides, inter alia, that five members of the Gisborne Harbour Board shall be elected by the electors of the County of Cook and three shall be elected by the electors of the County of Waikohu:

And whereas it is now expedient that only the electors within the Gisborne Harbour District, as defined in the First Schedule to the Gisborne Harbour Board Empowering Act 1952, shall elect members of the Gisborne Harbour Board:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General, pursuant to section 30 of the said Act and to all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, HEREBY ORDERS AND DECLARES—

That five members of the Gisborne Harbour Board shall be elected by the electors of the portions of the Counties of Cook and Wairoa within the harbour district in lieu of the election of five members by the electors of the County of Cook, and hereby selects and appoints the Cook County Council to be the principal authority for the purpose of such elections by the electors of the said combined district as altered; and

That three members of the Gisborne Harbour Board shall be elected by the electors of the portion of the County of Waikohu within the harbour district in lieu of the election of three members by the electors of the County of Waikohu.

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

(M. 3/2/35)

Authorizing Arthur Cowie Nichols, of Maheno, Sheepfarmer, to Use Water for the Purpose of Generating Electricity

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 14th day of September 1955

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Public Works Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby grants to Arthur Cowie Nichols, of Maheno, Sheepfarmer (hereinafter referred to as the licensee), a licence, subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to take and use from the Island Stream (hereinafter referred to as the said stream) situated in Section 5, Block VII, Otepopo Survey District, in the County of Waitaki, for the purpose hereinafter set forth, a stream of water not exceeding one cubic foot per second at any one time.

CONDITIONS

IMPLIED CONDITIONS

1. The conditions directed to be implied in all licences by the Water Power Regulations 1934 and the Electrical Supply Regulations 1935 shall be incorporated in and shall form part of this licence, except in so far as the same may be inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

LICENCE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS

2. This licence is issued under the Water Power Regulations 1934, and is subject thereto, and to the Electrical Supply Regulations 1935, the Electrical Wiring Regulations 1935, the Radio Interference Regulations 1934, and to all regulations hereafter made in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor respectively.

UTILIZATION OF WATER AND LOCATION OF HEADWORKS

3. Water shall be used under this licence solely for the purpose of generating electricity and shall be taken from the said stream at the point in Section 5, Block VII, Otepopo Survey District, indicated on the plan marked S.H.D. 350 deposited in the office of the State Hydro-electric Department at Wellington.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORKS

4. The licensee is hereby authorized, subject to the conditions hereof, to construct, maintain, and use the following works for the purpose of this licence, the positions of the said works being indicated on the said plan S.H.D. 350.

(a) Headworks consisting of an intake, water race, dam, and pipe line leading to the powerhouse hereinafter referred to, giving a static head of approximately 90 ft.

(b) Pelton wheel and powerhouse with all necessary equipment for generating electricity, situated in Section 4, Block VII, Otepopo Survey District.

(c) Tail race leading from the said powerhouse back to the said stream.

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SYSTEM OF SUPPLY

5. The system of supply shall be direct-current system as described in paragraph (d) of regulation 21-01 of the Electrical Supply Regulations 1935.

DURATION OF LICENCE

6. Unless sooner lawfully determined this licence shall continue in force until the 31st day of March 1976.

RENTAL

7. For the purpose of assessing the rental or annual sum payable in respect of this licence, the licensee may install a suitable maximum-demand indicator to the satisfaction of the Inspecting Engineer of the State Hydro-electric Department, and failing such installation the rental shall be assessed on the maximum generating capacity of the plant installed. The present plant is rated at 5 kilowatts.

NO RIGHT TO WATER CONFERRED

8. Nothing in this licence shall of itself confer upon the licensee any right to water.

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

(S.H.D. 11/20/2583)

Altering the Boundaries of the Nelson Catchment District

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 14th day of September 1955

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941, and the Local Government Commission Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby alters the boundaries of the Nelson Catchment District, as constituted by Order in Council published in Gazette, 11 August 1943, Vol. II, page 974, by excluding therefrom the areas of land described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

AREAS EXCLUDED FROM THE NELSON CATCHMENT DISTRICT

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, Waimea County, and bounded as follows: Commencing on the Waimea County boundary at Trig. Station Saddle Hill; thence proceeding in a southerly direction generally by the Waimea County boundary to Slaty Peak; thence north-westerly generally by a right line to Mount Starveall on the Bryant Range; thence north-easterly generally by the summit of the Bryant Range; through Mount Gale, Trig. LA, Trig. Rocks, Mangatapu, to the point of commencement.

Also, all that area in the Nelson Land District, Waimea County, and bounded as follows: Commencing on the Waimea County boundary at Wards Pass, Richmond Range; thence proceeding southerly generally by the Waimea County boundary to a point due south from Trig. Station Red Hill; thence by a right line due north to Trig. Station Red Hill; thence north-easterly generally by the summit of the Richmond Range to Wards Pass, the point of commencement.

Also, all that area in the Nelson Land District, Waimea County, and bounded as follows: Commencing on the Waimea County boundary at the south-western corner of Section 11, Block XIV, Motupiko Survey District; thence proceeding northerly and easterly generally by the western and northern boundaries of Sections 11, 1, 2, and Part 4 to the Waimea County boundary; thence south-westerly generally by the Waimea County boundary to the point of commencement.

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

(P.W. 75/2)

Constituting the Marlborough Catchment District

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 14th day of September 1955

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 and 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 constitutes and declares the parts of New Zealand described in the Schedule hereto a catchment district under the said Acts as from the 15th day of September 1955, and hereby assigns to such catchment district the name ‘‘The Marlborough Catchment District’’.