Also all that area in the North Auckland Land District,
Waitemata City, bounded by a line commencing on the southern side of the North Auckland Railway in Block XIII, Waitemata Survey District, at the westernmost corner of Allotment 121, Waipareira Parish, and proceeding easterly and southerly generally along the boundary of the Inner Area of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District, as described in the Third Schedule to the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Act 1960, to a point in line with the southern boundary of Allotment 200, Waipareira Parish; thence westerly generally along a right line across Candia Road to and along that southern boundary and the south-western boundary of the said Allotment 200 and the southern boundary of Allotment 192, Waipareira Parish, to and northerly along the eastern side of O’Neills Road to a point in line with the southern boundary of Lot 5, D.P. 14646; thence westerly along a right line across O’Neills Road to and along the southern boundary of Lot 5 aforesaid and along the southern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 36053, for a distance of 480 metres (2386.1 links); thence northerly along a right line bearing 9° for a distance of 300 metres (1491.3 links); thence westerly along a right line bearing 277° to the eastern side of Christian Road; thence northerly generally along the eastern side of that road to the point of commencement.

Also all that area in the North Auckland Land District, Waitemata City, bounded by a line commencing at the westernmost corner of Lot 3, D.P. 53135 in Block X, Waitemata Survey District on the eastern side of Hobsonville Road and proceeding north-easterly generally along the generally eastern side of Hobsonville Road to the western corner of Lot 4, D.P. 48838, dedicated for road; thence easterly along a right line to the northernmost corner of part Allotment 2, Waipareira Parish taken for Post Office by New Zealand Gazette 1960, page 1301; thence north-easterly along a right line to the western corner of Lot 1, D.P. 6750, and north-easterly generally, easterly, and southerly along the north-western, northern, and eastern boundaries of the said Lot 1, and the last boundary produced across Clark Road to and easterly along its southern side to the western boundary of part Allotment 2, Waipareira Parish, taken for defence purposes by New Zealand Gazette 1951, page 1633; thence southerly, south-easterly, and north-easterly along the western, south-western, and south-eastern boundaries of part Allotment 2, aforesaid, to the southern side of Clark Road; thence south-easterly along the north-eastern boundaries of Lots 2 and 1, of Allotment 2, Waipareira Parish, to and south-westerly along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 1, aforesaid to the line of mean high water of Waitemata Harbour; thence north-westerly and south-westerly generally along the said line of mean high water to the southernmost corner of Lot 1, D.P. 53135; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Lots 1, 2, and 3, D.P. 53135, to the point of commencement.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 103/1/11)

Union of Awatere County and Marlborough County

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 22nd day of March 1976
Present:
THE HON. R. D. MULDOON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Local Government Act 1974, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

ORDER

(1) This order shall come into force on 1 April 1976.
CONSTITUTION
(2) The districts of Awatere County and Marlborough County shall be united into one district to be known as the "County of Marlborough" (referred to in this order as "the county").
(3) The council of the county shall be a county council and shall be known as the "Marlborough County Council".
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this order the provisions of the Counties Act 1956 shall apply to the county and to the council of the county.
(5) The county shall, for a period of not less than five years nor more than ten years from the date of coming into force of this order, as the council of the county may decide, be divided into two divisions as follows;

(a) Awatere Division, comprising the area of the former Awatere County:
(b) Marlborough Division, comprising the area of the former Marlborough County.

REPRESENTATION

(6) During the period in which the county shall be divided into two divisions, the council of the county shall comprise four councillors elected by the electors of the Awatere Division, and ten councillors elected by the electors of the Marlborough Division:
Provided that, until the triennial general election of members of local authorities to be held in 1977:
(a) The Awatere Division shall be a riding of the county, and shall be represented by four councillors who shall be chosen by and from the Awatere County Council prior to its dissolution:
(b) The Marlborough Division shall be divided into six ridings; being the ridings of the Marlborough County immediately prior to union (namely, Omaka Riding, Wairau Riding, Spring Creek-Picton Riding, Pelorus Riding, Croisilles-French Pass Riding and Kenepuru Riding), and shall be represented by the members of the Marlborough County Council holding office immediately prior to union.

(7) The first meeting of the council of the county shall be convened by the County Clerk of the Marlborough County Council; and at that meeting the council shall elect a Chairman from amongst its members.
(8) In the event of any vacancy occurring in the council of the county prior to the first triennial general election of councillors to be held in 1977, the provisions of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1966 regarding the filling of extraordinary vacancies shall apply.

RATING AND FINANCE

(9) The system of rating within the county shall be the land value system.
(10) There shall be established in respect of the Awatere Division an account to be known as the Awatere Division Account which shall be debited, or credited as the case may be, with the net balance of the Awatere County Council accounts.
(11) The following special funds of the Awatere County shall be applied only for the benefit of the Awatere Division: Office Renewal Fund; Capital Asset Fund; Bridge Fund; Kay Crescent Subdivision Fund.

GENERAL

(12) Except as otherwise provided in this order, section 10 of the Counties Act 1956 (which relates to the union of counties) shall apply.
(13) The valuation rolls, electors' lists, electors' rolls, and rate records in force in Awatere County and Marlborough County shall continue in force in the county until new valuation rolls, electors' lists, electors' rolls, and rate records are made for the county.
(14) The district planning schemes, scheme statements, and codes of ordinances in force in Awatere County and Marlborough County shall be deemed to be those of the county; and notwithstanding section 28B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1953, the council of the county shall not be required to proceed forthwith to prepare a new district scheme for the whole of its district.
(15) For the purposes of the Local Authorities (Petroleum Tax) Act 1970, the council of the county shall be the successor to the Awatere County Council and the Marlborough County Council.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 103/5/310)

Dissolution of Waipa Drainage Board and Abolition of its District

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 22nd day of March 1976
Present:
THE HON. R. D. MULDOON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Local Government Act 1974, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.