944
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 44

Amendment to Rules of Wellington Acclimatisation Society

PURSUANT to section 29 of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby gives notice that he has approved of the following new rule made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society to stand in place of rule 9 as approved by the then Minister of Internal Affairs on 4 March 1956:

9. The election of councillors shall be by postal ballot conducted in the following manner:

(a) In each year in which vacancies will occur on the Council due to the expiry of the term of office of a councillor or councillors, the Secretary shall, not less than 4 months beforehand, advise members of such vacancies and call for nominations either by circular or by advertisement in daily papers circulating in the district or districts where the vacancies will occur.

(b) Nominations for office shall be in writing signed by a proposer and seconder and carrying a written acceptance by the nominee. All these such persons shall be members of the Society. Nominations shall indicate the area which it is intended the nominee should represent if elected and shall be in the hands of the Secretary on the date nominated by him in his advice to members and in no event less than 10 weeks before the annual general meeting.

(c) Not less than 21 clear days before the date of the annual general meeting the Secretary shall forward to each member a ballot paper containing the names of the nominees for office, their addresses and occupations, and the area which they seek to represent. The ballot paper shall contain clear instructions on how to vote and state that the voting papers are returnable to the Secretary on or before a specified date, which shall in each case be fixed by the Council. The instructions on how to vote shall always include the following:

“Each member shall leave uncancelled the name of any candidate for whom he desires to vote and shall strike out the name of any candidate for whom he does not desire to vote. Every voting paper that clearly indicates more than the number to be required to be elected shall be invalid.”

(d) Any ballot paper received by the Secretary after the specified date shall be marked with particulars of the date and time of receipt and signed by the Secretary. Such papers shall be disregarded in counting the ballot and may be destroyed 1 month after the annual general meeting.

(e) On receipt of the duly completed ballot papers (other than those mentioned in clause (d) hereof), the Secretary shall deliver them unopened to the scrutineers appointed by the Council and shall receive from them a receipt for the total number of ballot papers delivered. The scrutineers shall then, in the presence of each other, count the ballot and deliver to the Secretary, immediately before the opening of the annual general meeting, a certificate signed by each of them disclosing the result of the ballot and shall at the same time hand over to the Secretary, under sealed cover, all the ballot papers. The ballot papers may be destroyed 1 month after the annual general meeting.

(f) The chairman of the meeting shall, immediately following the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, read out the names of the members successful in the ballot and declare them elected to the Council for the prescribed period of office.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of May 1973.

HENRY MAY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. Wil. 2/23/1)

Amendment to Rules of West Coast Acclimatisation Society

PURSUANT to section 29 of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby gives notice that he has approved the following new rules made by the West Coast Acclimatisation Society to stand in place of rule 8 which was approved on 26 November 1956 by the then Minister of Internal Affairs:

8. (1) The Society shall be governed by a Council of 15 members, one of whom shall be elected President in accordance with subclause (3) of this rule. Those members shall be elected from and by the general membership in accordance with the regional representation as set out in subclause (2) of this rule, and shall not be eligible for election unless they have their permanent and principal or only place of residence within the district.

(2) At least 2 members of the Council shall be resident within the Buller Subdistrict comprising the County of Buller and the Borough of Westport; at least one member shall be resident within the Inangahua Subdistrict, comprising that portion of the Inangahau County north of the Reefton Saddle; and 12 members resident anywhere within the Society’s district.

(3) The Council shall hold a meeting as soon as convenient after the holding of the annual general meeting to elect from among its number a President. The President shall, so long as he continues to be a member of the society, hold office for a term of 3 years, or for such lesser term as he is qualified by membership of the Council. If, for any reason, the position of President becomes vacant, the Council may elect one of its members to be President for the unexpired term.

(4) The Council at its first meeting following the annual general meeting shall elect from among its number such number of Vice-Presidents as it sees fit. The Vice-Presidents shall retire as Vice-Presidents at the next annual general meeting held after their election, but shall be eligible for re-election.

(5) At each annual general meeting the one-third of the number of councillors who have been longest on the Council without being re-elected shall retire but shall be eligible for re-election. The vacancies thus created shall be filled by ballot as provided in rule 9 hereof. As between 2 or more councillors who have been in office an equal length of time the member or members to retire shall in default of agreement between them be determined by lot.

(6) Vacancies on the Council caused by the retirement of members shall be filled from such members as will maintain the subdistrict representation as set out in subclause (2) of this rule.

(7) Where any member of the Council ceases to have his permanent and principal or only place of residence within the district he shall cease to be a member of the Council as from the commencement of the next annual general meeting.

(8) In the event of any member of the Council dying, resigning, or vacating his office, the Council may appoint to the vacancy any member of the society who is available and eligible. Every such appointee shall hold office for the balance of the term of his predecessor.

(9) A member of the Council shall vacate his office if he has absented himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without leave of absence having been granted by the Council.

(10) An elected member or a member appointed to fill a vacancy under subclause (8) of this rule shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Society.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1973.

HENRY MAY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. Wil. 2/24/1)

Licensing A. M. Ironside Ltd. to Occupy a Site for a Store and Living Accommodation at Mangonui Harbour

PURSUANT to section 162 of the Harbours Act 1950, the Minister of Transport hereby licenses and permits A. M. Ironside Ltd. (hereinafter called the licensee, which term shall include its successors or assigns unless the context requires a different construction) to use and occupy a part of the foreshore and bed of the sea at Mangonui Harbour, Northland, as shown on plan marked M.D. 3027 and deposited in the office of the Ministry of Transport at Wellington, for the purpose of maintaining thereon a store and living accommodation as shown on the said plan, such licence to be held and enjoyed by the licensee upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto. The licence of 26 January 1966* is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

CONDITIONS

(1) This licence is subject to the Foreshore Licence Regulations 1960 and the provisions of those regulations shall, so far as applicable, apply hereto.

(2) The term of the licence shall be 14 years from the 1st day of April 1973.