18 JANUARY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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D.P. 10208, along a road side and the north-western and
north-eastern boundaries of Lot 5, D.P. 10208, to the eastern-
most corner of the said Lot 5, along the south-eastern
boundary of a trig. reserve to Trig. Station G (Renata),
and along the watershed of the Hutt and Waiotauru River
to the summit of the Rimutaka Range in Block I, Eritonga
S.D.; thence generally south-easterly and south-westerly along
the summit of the Rimutaka Range to the point of com-
mencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District containing
7.6 square miles, more or less, being portion of the County
of Hutt bounded by a line commencing at the easternmost
corner of Section 806, Hutt District, in Block XIV, Akatarawa
S.D., and proceeding north-westerly along the north-eastern
boundaries of the said Section 806, and Lot 1, D.P. 29844,
to the westernmost corner of Lot 2, D.P. 27815; thence
generally north-easterly along the north-western boundaries
of Lots 2 and 3, D.P. 27815, the right bank of the Hutt
River, the southern boundaries of Lots 29 and 30, D.P. 12486,
the western boundaries of Lots 29, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21,
20, and 19, D.P. 12486, the northern boundaries of Lots 18,
17, 16, 15, 14, and 13, D.P. 12486, the western side of Bridge
Road, the southern boundary of Lot 3, D.P. 8723, the north-
western boundaries of Lots 3–12 (inclusive), D.P. 8723, the
north-eastern boundary of Lot 12, D.P. 8723, the northern
and north-eastern boundaries of Lot 13, D.P. 8723, the abut-
ment of a road, the western boundaries of Lot 1, D.P. 23431,
the northern boundaries of Lots 1 and 2, D.P. 23431, and
the right bank of the Akatarawa River to the southern
boundary of Section 363, Hutt District; thence generally
easterly along that boundary and its production to and along
the southern boundary of Section 364, Hutt District, and the
western and southern boundaries of Lot 2, D.P. 1820, to the
north-eastern corner of Lot 2, D.P. 28647; thence southerly
along the eastern boundaries of Lots 2 and 5, D.P. 28647,
and the production of the last-mentioned boundary to the
middle of a road; thence north-easterly along the middle of
that road to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary
of Section 181, Hutt District; thence generally southerly to
and along that boundary and its production to the southern
side of No. 2 State Highway, along that side to and along
the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 25159, the southern
boundaries of Lots 1 and 2, D.P. 25159, the western boundary
of Section 438, Hutt District, the northern boundary of
Section 9, Block XV, Akatarawa S.D., the north-eastern side
of Plateau Road to a point in line with the south-eastern
boundary of Lot 6, D.P. 21425, and to and along that
boundary to the southernmost corner of the said Lot 6;
thence generally northerly along the south-western boundaries
of the said Lot 6 and Lot 1, D.P. 30434, and the western
boundaries of Lots 3, 2, and 1, D.P. 21425, and their pro-
duction to the northern boundary of Section 9, Block XV,
Akatarawa S.D.; thence westerly along that boundary and
southerly along the eastern boundary of Section 299, Hutt
District, and the north-western boundary of Section 787, Hutt
District, to the northern boundary of part Section 299, Hutt
District, containing 17.6 perches, as shown on S.O. Plan
24516; thence westerly along the northern boundary of the
said part Section 299 to and along the generally northern side
of the Wellington-Napier Railway to the north-eastern
boundary of Section 141, Hutt District, along that boundary,
crossing the aforesaid railway, to the north-western side
of Parkes Line Road, and along that side and the south-
western boundary of the said Section 141 to and along the
southern side of the aforesaid railway to the north-western
boundary of Section 136, Hutt District, thence generally
south-westerly along the north-western boundaries of Sections
136, 137, and 138, Hutt District, and Lot 1, D.P. 26392, a
right line across Mangaroa Hill Road, the north-western
boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 29395, the north-eastern and south-
eastern boundaries of Section 295, Hutt District, the western
boundary of Section 219, Hutt District, including a right
line across railway land, and the north-western side of Parkes
Line Road to the northern side of Wallaceville Road; thence
westerly along that side to the north-western boundary of
Section 146, Hutt District; thence generally northerly along
that boundary to a point in line with the eastern boundary
of Lot 1, D.P. 10351, and to and along that boundary and
its production to the southern boundary of the land shown
on D.P. 9522, and along the southern and eastern boundaries
of the land shown on D.P. 9522, and the production of the
last-mentioned boundary to the northern side of the Wellington-Napier Railway; thence westerly along that side to the
eastern boundary of Section 121, Hutt District; thence
northerly along the boundaries of the City of Upper Hutt
as described in Gazette, 1927, p. 3287, to the point of
commencement.

THIRD SCHEDULE

THE City of Upper Hutt as described in Gazette, 1927, p. 3287.

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

Boundaries of County of Hutt and City of Lower Hutt
Altered and Hutt Valley and Bays Fire Board Constituted

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 15th day
of January 1973

Present:

THE HON. N. E. KIRK PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Local Government Commission Act 1967,
His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby
makes the following order.

O R D E R

1. This order shall come into effect on 1 April 1973.

2. The boundaries of the districts of the County of Hutt and
   the City of Lower Hutt shall be altered by excluding from
   the district of the said county and including in the district
   of the said city:

(a) The area described in the First Schedule hereto;
(b) The area described in the Second Schedule hereto; and
(c) The area described in the Third Schedule hereto.

3. The areas described in the Fourth Schedule hereto shall
   be included in the district of the said city.

4. For the purpose of representation only, the district of
   the City of Lower Hutt herein prescribed shall, for a period
   expiring on completion of the 3-year term of office of the
   councillors to be elected to the Lower Hutt City Council at
   the triennial election of councillors to be held in 1974, be
   divided into two wards as follows:

(a) The Epuni Ward, comprising the area described in the
Second Schedule hereto; and
(b) The Lower Hutt City Ward, comprising the areas
described in the Fifth Schedule hereto.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (e) of
   section 4 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1954, nothing
   contained herein shall operate to prevent the Lower Hutt
   City Council, pursuant to section 23 of the Municipal Corpo-
   rations Act 1954, from subdividing the area described herein
   as the Lower Hutt City Ward into further wards, not exceeding
   five in number, for the period specified in clause 4 of this
   order.

6. Nothing herein provided shall operate to prevent the
   Council of the City of Lower Hutt from continuing a ward
   system for representation purposes beyond the period herein-
   before prescribed in accordance with the provisions of
   section 23 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1954.

7. For the period determined in clause 4 of this order, the
   Council of the City of Lower Hutt herein prescribed shall
   comprise 16 members, exclusive of the Mayor, and ward
   representation shall be as follows:

Epuni Ward ..... ..... ..... 1 member
Lower Hutt City Ward ..... ..... 15 members

8. The first election of the Council referred to in clause 7
   of this order shall be held on the date fixed for the next
   triennial general election of members of local authorities
   pursuant to the provisions of the Local Elections and Polls
   Act 1966.

9. Until the members of the Council of the City of Lower
   Hutt come into office following the triennial general election
   of councillors referred to in clause 8 of this order, the Council
   of the said City shall comprise the Mayor of the City of
   Lower Hutt holding that office immediately prior to the date
   on which this order takes effect, and 16 councillors as
   follows:

(a) Fifteen councillors to represent the Lower Hutt City
Ward who shall be the 15 councillors of the Lower
Hutt City Council holding office immediately prior
to the date on which this order takes effect; and
(b) One councillor to represent the Epuni Ward who shall
be the member of the Hutt County Council elected
to represent the Epuni Riding of Hutt County and
holding such office immediately prior to the date
on which this order takes effect.

10. The rating system in the district of the City of Lower
    Hutt shall be the annual rental value system.