1264
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 49

Now, therefore, pursuant to section 8 of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Act 1960, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order,

ORDER

1. Title and commencement—(1) This Order may be cited as the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District Order 1977. (2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Inner Area extended—The boundaries of the Inner Area of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District are hereby altered so as to include the land described in the Schedule to this Order.

3. Determination of financial obligations—The financial obligations and assessment under the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Act 1960 of the body corporate called the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Waitemata shall be determined as if this Order had come into force on the 1st day of April 1977.

SCHEDULE

ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District, Waitemata City, in Block XIV Waitemata Survey District bounded by a line commencing at the northernmost corner of Lot 5, D.P. 47208, and proceeding south-westerly along the north-western boundaries of Lots 5 and 6, D.P. 47208, and Lot 1, D.P. 78754, to its westernmost corner; hence south-easterly and north-easterly along the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of that Lot 1, to and north-easterly along the boundary of the Inner Area of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District as described in the Third Schedule to the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District Act 1960, to and north-westerly along the north-eastern boundary of Lot 5, D.P. 47208, to the point of commencement.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order includes certain land in the City of Waitemata in the Inner Area of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District. Contributions in respect of that area are to be calculated as if the land had been included as from 1 April 1977. (I.A. 103/1/11)

Amending Order in Council Authorising Greymouth Harbour Board to Reclaim Land in Greymouth Harbour

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 12th day of April 1977

THE RIGHT HON. B. E. TALBOYS PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to section 265 of the Harbours Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby extends the time within which the Greymouth Harbour Board may reclaim from the sea in Sawyers Creek, Greymouth Harbour, all the land containing 19 acres 2 roods 36 perches, more or less, coloured pink on plan M.D. 11857, deposited in the office of the Ministry of Transport at Wellington, from 12 years from the 9th day of December 1964 (as provided in an Order in Council notified in the New Zealand Gazette No. 79, of 17 December 1964, at page 2341) to 17 years from the said date, upon the ground that the board has omitted to complete the reclamation within the time originally allowed, and he thinks it fit to extend the time for completion of the said reclamation.

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

(M.O.T. 43/3/9/4)

Authorising Highways Construction Ltd. to Reclaim Land at Nelson Haven

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Government Buildings at Wellington this 18th day of April 1977

THE RIGHT HON. B. E. TALBOYS PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to section 175 (3), and subject to sections 176 to 182 of the Harbours Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby authorises Highways Construction (Nelson) Ltd., to reclaim from the bed of Nelson Haven an area of 1.54 hectares, more or less, as shown cross-hatched red on plan M.D. 15829, and deposited in the office of the Ministry of Transport at Wellington.

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

(54/16/193)

Union of the Counties of Ashley and Waipara

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 2nd day of May 1977.

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. Commencement: This order shall come into force on 2 May 1977.

2. Constitutional: The districts of Ashley County and Waipara County shall be united into one district to be known as “the Ashley-Waipara County” (hereinafter referred to as “the county”) or by such other name as the council of the county may decide.

3. The councils of the Ashley County and the Waipara County (hereinafter referred to as the “uniting councils”) shall be dissolved.

4. Representation: For the purposes of representation, for a period of 5 years the county shall be divided into 2 divisions as follows:

(a) The Ashley Division, comprising the district of the former Ashley County;

(b) The Waipara Division, comprising the district of the former Waipara County.

5. (1) Until the next triennial general election of councillors, the Ashley Division shall be divided into 5 ridings, being the ridings of the Ashley County described in the New Zealand Gazette 1968, page 704, and having representation appointed from the members of the former Ashley County as follows:

North Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Amberley Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
South Riding ....... ....... ....... 2 members
Loburn-Whiterock Riding ....... ....... 1 member
Mount Thomas Riding ....... ....... 1 member

and the Waipara Division shall be divided into 6 ridings, being the ridings of the Waipara County described in the New Zealand Gazette 1968, page 719, as amended by the New Zealand Gazette 1974, page 1478, and having representation appointed from the members of the former Waipara County Council as follows:

Glenmark Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Waikari Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Hawarden Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Hurunui Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Scargill Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member
Stonyhurst Riding ....... ....... ....... 1 member

(2) The representatives referred to in subclause (1) of this clause shall be appointed by the uniting councils and for this purpose only, the uniting councils shall be deemed to have continued in existence after the date this order comes into force.

6. The first meeting of the Ashley-Waipara County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the council”) shall be convened by the County Clerk of the former Ashley County Council and, at that meeting, the council shall elect a Chairman from amongst its members.

7. In the event of a vacancy occuring in the council prior to the first triennial general election of councillors following the union, the provisions of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1966 regarding the filling of extraordinary vacancies shall apply.

8. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the provisions of the Counties Act 1956 shall apply to the county and the council.

9. Rating: The system of rating in the county shall be the capital value system.