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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 36

3. Rights and Obligations of Supply Authority—The Board shall exercise all rights and undertake all obligations previously exercised by the Council in carrying on its electricity undertaking.

4. Representation—The Borough of Te Aroha shall remain a constituent district of the Board. The present representation whereby one elected member represents both the Borough of Te Aroha and the Borough of Thames as defined in the Order in Council, which reapportioned representation on the Board, dated 29 July 1959 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 30 July 1959, shall continue until such time as representation on the Board is altered.

The present representative of the Boroughs of Te Aroha and Thames on the Board shall hold office until the next triennial local body election. All subsequent representatives of the two Boroughs shall be elected by the electors of the two Boroughs.

5. Purchase Price—The price to be paid by the Board for the purchase of the said electricity undertaking, property, and assets, excepting only stock in hand and such other assets as are detailed in the Schedule to the Agreement shall be the sum of $254,068.30 plus the value of any capital expenditure out of revenue expended or otherwise put into the Council’s said electrical undertaking by the Council between the 1st day of April 1976 and the date of completion of this sale and purchase.

6. Disposition of Assets—As from the date of completion of this sale and purchase the Board shall take over from the Council the electricity undertaking, property, and assets described in the Schedule to the Agreement.

7. Tariffs—As from the date of completion the scale of charges payable by consumers (including the Council) of electrical power in the supply district of Te Aroha Borough shall be the charges payable by consumers in the Boards supply district.

8. Staff—The Board shall continue to employ, as required by the Local Authorities (Employment Protection) Act 1963, all those persons employed in the Council’s electricity undertaking who elect to continue in that employment provided the conditions of employment shall be no less favourable than those enjoyed formerly.

9. Date of Completion—The date of completion of the sale and purchase shall be 1 April 1977, and the merger shall come into force on that date. Possession of all property included in the sale shall be taken on that date.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(N.Z.E.D. 10/93/1; 10/54/1)

Appointment of Member of the Copyright Tribunal

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington this 21st day of February 1977
Present:

THE RIGHT HON. R. D. MULDOON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to section 30 (2) of the Copyright Act 1962, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoints

Margaret Mary Hutchinson
chartered accountant, of Wellington, to be a member of the Copyright Tribunal for a period of 5 years, commencing on and from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of February 1977.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(Adm. 3/4 (6))

Consenting to the Exchange of Reserve Land for Other Land

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington this 8th day of March 1977
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to section 4 of the Waimakariri River Improvement Amendment Act 1930, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby consents to the exchange of the reserve for river conservation purposes, described in the first Schedule hereto, for the land, described in the second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—EYRE COUNTY
Lot 2, L.T. Plan 38822 (formerly Part Reserve 3542), situated in Block I, Christchurch Survey District: area, 12.0970 hectares, more or less.

SECOND SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—PAPARUA AND EYRE COUNTIES
Lot 1, L.T. Plan 38822, situated in Blocks I and V, Christchurch Survey District: area, 12.0970 hectares, more or less. Part certificates of title, No. 10K/1118 and No. 13F/1368, of the Canterbury Land Registry.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/1143; D.O. 8/5/364)

The Local Elections and Polls (Postal Voting) Order 1977

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 28th day of March 1977
Present:

THE RIGHT HON. B. E. TALBOYS PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to section 64B (2) of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1966, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, and on the advice of the Minister of Local Government given at the request of the Borough Councils to which this order applies, hereby makes the following order.

ORDER

1. Title—This order may be cited as the Local Elections and Polls (Postal Voting) Order 1977.

2. Borough Councils authorised to conduct polls by postal vote—The Returning Officers, at the polls to be conducted pursuant to requests for polls made, in accordance with section 24 of the Local Government Act 1974, by the electors of the Borough Councils specified in the Schedule to this order to be held on the dates specified in the said Schedule, are hereby authorised to conduct those polls by postal vote.

SCHEDULE

Name of Borough Council Date of Poll
Milton Borough Council 2nd day of April 1976.
Balclutha Borough Council 16th day of April 1976.
Kaitangata Borough Council 16th day of April 1976.

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

Extending the Time Within Which the Commission of Inquiry into the Heavy Engineering Industry May Report

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
To all unto whom these presents shall come, and to:

RONALD KEITH DAVISON, of Auckland, one of Her Majesty’s Counsel Learned in the Law, and
JAMES WILLIAM DEMPSEY of Wellington, Retired Deputy General Manager of the New Zealand Government Railways Department:

GREETING:

Whereas, by Order in Council made on the 8th day of November 1976*, you, the said Ronald Keith Davison and James William Dempsey, were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon factors which have affected or are affecting the efficiency of the heavy engineering industry:

And whereas by the said Order in Council you were required to submit your report not later than the 1st day of April 1977:

And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be extended as hereinafter provided: