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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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the middle of Louie Street to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Lot 30, DP 3146; thence south-westerly to and along the north-western boundaries of Lots 30 and 29, DP 3146 and their production to the middle of Howard Street; thence north-westerly along the middle of Howard Street to a point in line with north-western boundary of Lot 34, DP 1938; thence north-easterly to and along that boundary, the north-western boundary of part Lot 1, DP 1938, along a right line to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 3, DP 7638 and its production to the south-western boundary of Lot 2, DP 4384; thence south-easterly along that boundary and the south-western boundary of Lot 3, DP 10931 to the north-western boundary of Lot 2, DP 8090; thence north-easterly along that boundary to the north-western boundary of Lot 1, DP 8090 and its production to the north-eastern side of Ada Street; thence south-easterly along that roadside to the point of commencement.

Fifthly, containing 7.7 hectares, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the south-western side of Murdoch Road and the southern boundary of Lot 1, DP 8304 and proceeding westerly and north-easterly along the southern and north-western boundaries of Lot 1, DP 8304 to the left bank of the Southland Drain as shown on DP 2998; thence westerly along that left bank to the south-eastern side of the Wellington-Napier railway; thence north-easterly along that side to the south-western side of Murdoch Road; thence south-easterly along that roadside to the point of commencement.

Sixthly, containing 1.5 hectares, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the production of the north-eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Lot 15, DP 7643 and proceeding south-westerly to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 15, DP 7643 to the south-western boundary of that lot; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundaries of Lots 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, and 10, DP 7643, along a right line to and along the south-western boundaries of Lots 9, 8, 7, 6. 5, and 4, DP 7643, and along a right line to and along the south-western boundaries of Lots 3, 2, and 1, DP 7643 to the north-western boundary of Lot 1, DP 7643; thence north-easterly along that boundary to the south-western side of Murdoch Road; thence south-easterly along that roadside to and along the north-eastern boundary of Lot 15, DP 7643 and its production to the point of commencement.

Seventhly, containing 11.1 hectares, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the south-western side of Murdoch Road and the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, Deeds Plan 937, and proceeding south-westerly generally, along the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of Lot 2 and the north-western boundary of Lot 1, both Deeds Plan 937 to and along the north-eastern and north-western boundary of Lot 23, Deeds Plan 118 to the south-western boundary of Lot 2, DP 13854; thence north-westerly along that boundary, the south-western boundaries of Lot 1, DP 13854, Lot 1, DP 8148 and Lot 2, DP 13893 and the production of the last-mentioned boundary to the middle of Southland Road; thence north-easterly along the middle of that road to a point in line with the south-western side of Murdoch Road; thence south-easterly to and along that roadside to the point of commencement.

Eighthly, containing 2300 square metres, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at a point on the original north-western boundary of Lot 1, DP 1949, in line with the north-eastern boundary of Lot 2, DP 12845 and proceeding south-westerly along the north-western boundary of Lot 1, DP 1949 to the north-eastern boundary of part Lot 194, DP 1695; thence north-westerly along that boundary to the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, DP 12845; thence north-easterly along that boundary and south-easterly along the production of the north-eastern boundary of Lot 2, DP 12845 to the point of commencement.

Ninthly, containing 180 hectares, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at the southernmost corner of Lot 1, DP 12863 and proceeding north-westerly, north-easterly and north-westerly along the south-western, north-western, and south-western boundaries of Lot 1, DP 12863 to the northernmost corner of Lot 1, DP 11528; thence north-easterly along a right line to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, DP 13512 and its production to and along the middle of Kirkwood Road and the latter's production to the middle of Omahu Road; thence south-easterly along the middle of Omahu Road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 1, DP 2276; thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and the south-eastern boundary of Lot 4, DP 7785 to the southernmost corner of that Lot; thence north-westerly along the south-western boundaries of the said Lot 4 and part Lot 3, DP 7785 to the easternmost corner of Lot 2, DP 13653; thence south-westerly

along the south-eastern boundary of the said Lot 2, along a right line to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 1, DP 12863 to the point of commencement.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.

(I.A. 103/10/90)

Union of Whakatane County and Whakatane Borough:
Dissolution of Whakatane Harbour Board

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 22nd day of March 1976.
Present:
THE RIGHT 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 the County of Whakatane and the Borough of Whakatane shall be united into one district under the name of "The Whakatane District" (in this Order referred to as the "district").
3. The Whakatane County Council and the Whakatane Borough Council shall be dissolved.
4. The Whakatane Harbour Board shall be dissolved and the Whakatane Harbour District shall be abolished.
5. The Council of the Whakatane District shall be a district council under the name of "The Whakatane District Council" (in this Order referred to as the "district council").
6. The communities and community councils of the County of Whakatane shall enure as if they had been constituted and appointed by the district council.
   REPRESENTATION
7. For the purpose of representation only, the district shall be divided into 8 wards, having the names and boundaries described in the schedule to this Order.
8. The mayor of the district shall be elected by the electors of the district, and the district council shall comprise, in addition to the mayor, 14 members to be elected by the electors of each ward as follows:
   Whakatane Ward: 7 councillors. Matata Ward: 1 councillor. Omataroa Ward: 1 councillor. Edgecumbe Ward: 1 councillor. Tarawera Ward: 1 councillor. Taneatua Ward: 1 councillor. Galatea Ward: 1 councillor. Waimana Ward: 1 councillor.
   Provided that, until the mayor and councillors of the district council to be elected at the 1977 triennial general election of councillors come into office, the district council shall comprise the mayor and councillors of the Borough of Whakatane and the councillors of the County of Whakatane holding office immediately prior to union, and three members of the Whakatane Harbour Board appointed by and from the members of that Board; and the mayor of the district shall be chosen by the district council from amongst its members at its first meeting:
   Provided further, that in the event of any vacancy occurring in the district council prior to the 1977 triennial general election of councillors, such vacancy may either be filled by appointment, or be left vacant, as the district council shall determine.
9. The electors' lists and electors' rolls in force in the County of Whakatane and the Borough of Whakatane shall continue in force in the district until new electors' lists and electors' rolls are made for that district.
10. The first meeting of the district council shall be convened by the Town Clerk of the Whakatane Borough Council.
    POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
11. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, the provisions of Part III and Part XIX of the Municipal Corporations Act 1954 shall apply to the district as if it were a borough and to the district council as if it were a borough council; and the provisions of the Counties Act 1956, except those of Part IV and Part XX, shall apply to the district as if it were a county and to the district council as if it were a county council, and as if references therein to "ridings" were references to "wards".