15 JANUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3

Authorising a Secondary Use of Land in Block II, Tauhara Survey District, Taupo Borough, and Vesting the Control and Management Thereof in the Taupo Borough Council

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 15th day of December 1969

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 37 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1948, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

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ORDER

1. It is hereby authorised that the land described in the Schedule hereto, being land held primarily for the development of water power (Lake Taupo and the Waikato power scheme), be applied also for recreational purposes, which shall be a secondary use of the said land.

2. Part II of the Reserves and Domains Act 1953 shall apply to the said land.

3. The control and management of the said land is hereby vested in the Taupo Borough Council.

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SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

ALL that piece of land containing 11 acres and 8 perches situated in Block II, Tauhara Survey District, being part Section 1, Block XXXVIII, Town of Taupo; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked M.O.W. 23789 (S.O. 44675) deposited in the office of the Minister of Works at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

(P.W. 92/12/53/6; D.O. 92/12/53/6)

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Manawatu-Orua, Mangaone, Petane North, and Petane South River Districts Abolished

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 15th day of December 1969

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 consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

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ORDER

THE Manawatu-Orua River District, the Mangaone River District, the Petane North River District and the Petane South River District are hereby abolished.

P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

(P.W. 74/40/2)

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Appointing Auditors of the New Zealand Wool Commission

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 15th day of December 1969

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to section 29 of the Wool Commission Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoints

James Kinley Henderson, of Wellington, chartered accountant; and

Cyril Chapple Middlebrook, of Wellington, chartered accountant

to be auditors of the New Zealand Wool Commission, to hold office for a term of 2 years commencing on the 1st day of January 1970.

P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 40/772/1/3)

Approving Agreement Varying the Agreements Relating to the Supply of Electrical Power from Manapouri Between Her Majesty the Queen and Comalco Power (New Zealand) Ltd. as Assignee of Consolidated Zinc Proprietary Ltd.

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 15th day of December 1969

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Manapouri-Te Anau Development Act 1963 and to the agreement dated 15 August 1963 as varied by Order in Council dated 20 March 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby approves of the said agreement being further varied in accordance with the agreement dated the 5th day of September 1969 between the Minister and Comalco Power (New Zealand) Ltd., as assignee of Consolidated Zinc Proprietary Ltd., a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Order in Council.

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SCHEDULE

AN agreement made the 5th day of September 1969, between the Minister of Electricity of the Government of New Zealand (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) of the one part, and Comalco Power (New Zealand) Ltd., a duly incorporated company having its registered office at 20 Brandon Street, Wellington, New Zealand (hereinafter referred to as “the company”), of the other part:

Whereas, by an agreement (hereinafter referred to as “the 1963 power agreement”) made the 15th day of August 1963 between Her Majesty the Queen, in respect of the Government of New Zealand, acting by and through the Minister (hereinafter referred to as “the Crown”) of the one part, and Consolidated Zinc Proprietary Ltd., the registered office of which is at 95 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (hereinafter referred to as “Consolidated Zinc”), of the other part, which agreement was validated by, and is set out in, the Schedule to the Manapouri-Te Anau Development Act 1963, it was agreed among other things that the Crown should, if so required by Consolidated Zinc or its permitted assigns, and subject to certain terms and conditions as therein set forth, make available electrical power from a power station at Lake Manapouri;

And whereas, by an agreement (hereinafter referred to as “the 1966 notices agreement”) made the 15th day of November 1966 between the Crown and Consolidated Zinc, which agreement was approved by, and is set out in the Schedule to, an Order in Council dated the 20th day of March 1967 and published in the Gazette of the 22nd day of March 1967, at page 409, the 1963 power agreement was varied in certain respects;

And whereas, by an agreement also made the 15th day of November 1966 between the Crown and Consolidated Zinc, which agreement is set out in the Schedule to a notice by the Minister, dated the 20th day of March 1967 and published in the Gazette of the 22nd day of March 1967, at page 414, the Schedule to the 1963 power agreement was varied in certain respects;

And whereas the rights of Consolidated Zinc under the 1963 power agreement, varied as aforesaid, have (except as to certain clauses thereof) been transferred to the company with the written consent of the Minister, pursuant to clause 23 thereof;

And whereas New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd., a duly incorporated company having its registered office at 20 Brandon Street, Wellington, New Zealand (hereinafter referred to as “the smelter company”), has been formed for the purpose of establishing and operating an aluminium smelter near Bluff, which will utilise electrical power made available by the Crown under the 1963 power agreement, varied as aforesaid;

And whereas the smelter company, being a company associated with the company in its business or operations, has been approved by the Minister as an associated company for the purposes of the 1963 power agreement;

And whereas, in consequence of the aforesaid transfer and approval, it is expedient that the 1963 power agreement be further varied in the manner hereinafter set forth;

And whereas clause 22 of the 1963 power agreement provides that, with the approval of the Governor-General by Order in Council, the 1963 power agreement may be varied by agreement between the Minister and Consolidated Zinc or its permitted assigns;

Now, therefore, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. Clause 1 of the 1963 power agreement, as varied by clause 1 of the 1966 notices agreement, shall be further varied by