And whereas, pursuant to section 34 of the said Act, the
Local Government Appeal Authority dismissed the appeal but
recommended that effect should not be given to the final
scheme unless a majority of the votes recorded at the poll to
be taken on the proposal contained in that scheme were in
favour of that proposal:

And whereas, at the poll of electors taken pursuant to
section 22 of the said Act, a majority of the votes recorded
were in favour of the proposal contained in the final scheme:

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 the area described in the
Schedule hereto shall be excluded from the County of Hutt
and included in the City of Lower Hutt, and with like advice
and consent hereby also declares that the alteration of boundaries of the said county and the said city hereinbefore made
shall be deemed to have been effected under the Municipal
Corporations Act 1954.

SCHEDULE

AREA EXCLUDED FROM COUNTY OF HUTT AND INCLUDED IN CITY OF LOWER HUTT

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, bounded by a
line commencing at a point in Block X, Belmont Survey
District, being a point on the boundary of the City of Lower
Hutt, as described in Gazette 1955, at page 985, and being
the northernmost corner of part Section 64, Hutt District, as
shown on the plan numbered 21084 lodged in the office of
the Chief Surveyor at Wellington; thence north-easterly generally up the left bank of the Hutt River to a point in line
with the north-eastern boundary of Section 191, Hutt District;
thence south-easterly to and along the northern boundary of the said Section 191 and Section 204, Hutt District,
to the easternmost corner of the last-mentioned section;
thence south-westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 204 and 205 to the north-eastern boundary of Section 248,
Hutt District; thence along the north-eastern and south-eastern boundaries of said Section 248 to the north-western
corner of Section 235; thence southerly along the western
boundaries of Sections 235, 236, and 237, Hutt District, to the
southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence
south-westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections
233, 232, and 231, Hutt District, to the north-western boundary
of the land as shown on the plan numbered 12561 deposited
in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington;
thence north-easterly along that boundary to the northern-most corner of the land as shown on the plan numbered 12561
aforesaid, the said corner being a point on the boundary of
the City of Lower Hutt as described in Gazette 1955, at page
985; thence northerly generally along the boundary of the
City of Lower Hutt to the northernmost corner of part Section
64, Hutt District, being the point of commencement.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 103/5/199)

Union of City of Invercargill and Borough of South
Invercargill

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 8th day
of October 1956

Present:

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

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the Local Government Commission has approved
as final a scheme bearing date the 1st day of June 1956
providing for the union of the Borough of South Invercargill
and the City of Invercargill:

And whereas, at a poll of electors of the Borough of South
Invercargill taken pursuant to section 22 of the said Act, the
valid votes recorded against the proposal that the said borough
should be united with the City of Invercargill were less than
60 per cent of the total valid votes recorded at the poll:

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 the City of Invercargill and the Borough of South
Invercargill are hereby constituted one united borough and
that the borough so constituted is a city under the name of the
City of Invercargill.

(2) That the united borough hereby constituted shall be an
undivided borough and that the number of councillors to be
elected at the first triennial election of councillors shall be
twelve, exclusive of the Mayor.

(3) That Leo Arthur Best, the Town Clerk of the former
City of Invercargill, shall be the Town Clerk and Returning
Officer of the united borough hereby constituted.

(4) That the said union hereinbefore made shall be deemed
to have been effected under the Municipal Corporations Act
1954.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 104/53)

Counties of Collingwood and Takaka and Town District of Takaka United and Collingwood and Waitapu Harbour Boards Dissolved

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 8th day
of October 1956

Present:

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

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Government Commission Act 1953, the Local Government Commission has approved
as final a scheme bearing date the 21st day of May 1956, providing
for the union of the Counties of Collingwood and Takaka and
the Town District of Takaka and making supplementary provision incidental thereto:

And whereas, at polls of electors of the Counties of Collingwood and Takaka taken pursuant to section 22 of the said
Act, the valid votes recorded against the proposal that the said
Counties and Town District should be united were in each case
less than 60 per cent of the total valid votes recorded at that poll:

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) (a) That the Counties of Collingwood and Takaka and
the Town District of Takaka are hereby united to form one county under the name of the County of Golden Bay (hereinafter referred to as the united county).

(b) That the united county is hereby divided into five ridings
to be known respectively as the Pakawau, Aorere, Anotoki, Waitapu, and Takaka Ridings.

(c) (i) That the Pakawau Riding of the united county shall
comprise the former Westhaven, Puponga, and Pakawau Ridings
of the former County of Collingwood.

(ii) That the Aorere Riding of the united county shall
comprise the former Bainham, Collingwood, Parapara, and Rockville Ridings of the former County of Collingwood.

(iii) That the Anotoki and Waitapu Ridings of the united
county shall comprise respectively the former Anotoki and Waitapu
Ridings of the former County of Takaka.

(iv) That the Takaka Riding of the united county shall
comprise the former Town District of Takaka.

(d) That the number of members of the Council of the united
county shall be twelve, to be elected as follows:

For the Pakawau Riding
For the Aorere Riding
For the Anotoki Riding
For the Waitapu Riding
For the Takaka Riding

2 members.
2 members.
3 members.
3 members.
2 members.

(e) That the first election of members of the Council of the
united county shall be held on the day fixed by law for the next
triennial general elections of members of county councils.

(f) That until the members elected at the first election of
members of the Council of the united county come into office,
the Council of the united county shall consist of four members
of the Council of the former County of Collingwood to be chosen
by that Council, the six members of the Council of the former
County of Takaka, and two members of the Council of the former
Town District of Takaka to be chosen by that Council. For the purpose of choosing the members of the Council of the united county as aforesaid, but for no other purpose the Collingwood County Council and the Takaka Town Council shall continue in office.

(g) That George Edward Boyes, County Clerk of the former
County of Takaka, shall be County Clerk and Returning Officer
of the united county.

(h) That, except as otherwise provided herein, the said
union hereinbefore made shall be deemed to have been effected
under the Counties Act 1920, and the provisions of that Act
shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in all respects
as if the former Town District of Takaka had been a county.

(2) (a) That the Collingwood and Waitapu Harbour Boards
are hereby dissolved.

(b) That all the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements
of the Collingwood and Waitapu Harbour Boards shall vest in
and become the property, debts, liabilities, and engagements
of the Council of the united county.

(3) (a) That the Takaka Secondary Urban Fire District is
hereby abolished.

(b) That the urban area of Takaka, being the former Town
District of Takaka, is hereby constituted a secondary urban fire
district by the name of the Takaka Secondary Urban Fire District.

(c) That, until the next triennial appointment and election
of members of fire brigade committees, the members of the fire
brigade committee of the district hereby abolished shall be
members of the fire brigade committee of the district hereby
constituted.

(d) That, except as otherwise provided herein, the constitution
of the Takaka Secondary 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. 104/15)