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5. Administering Authority—The administering authority of
   the council shall be the Masterton Borough Council.

6. First Appointment of Members—(1) Each constituent
   authority shall, not later than 1 month after the date of the
   commencement of this order, appoint the first member or the
   first members of the council which that authority is to appoint
   under clause 4 of this order.
   (2) The members of the council appointed pursuant to
   subclause (1) of this clause shall come into office on the
   day of the first meeting of the council.
   (3) Each constituent authority shall, not later than the 31st
   day of December 1978, give the names of the person or
   persons appointed by it pursuant to subclause (1) of this
   clause to the principal officer of the administering authority.
   (4) The principal officer of the administering authority shall
   not be prevented, by any failure to comply with subclause (3)
   of this clause, from convening the first meeting of the council
   in accordance with clause 7 of this order.

7. First Meeting of Council—(1) The first meeting of the
   council shall be held not later than 2 months after the date
   of the commencement of this order.
   (2) The principal officer of the administering authority
   shall convene the first meeting of the council and shall preside
   at that meeting until the election of a chairman.
   (3) That principal officer may do all things necessary for
   the convening of that meeting.

8. Committees—(1) Subject to section 104 of the Local
   Government Act 1974, section 6 of the Town and Country
   Planning Act 1977, and subclause (2) of this clause, the
   council may appoint such committees as it thinks fit.
   (2) The council shall appoint and maintain a Civil Defence
   Committee which committee shall include a nominee of the
   Director of Civil Defence and a nominee of the Commissioner
   of Works.

9. Finance—For the purposes of and subject to section 123
   of the Local Government Act 1974 the net expenditure of
   the council shall be apportioned among the constituent
   authorities of the region as follows:
   Eketahuna County Council shall pay one sixteenth;
   Masterton Borough Council shall pay three sixteenths;
   Masterton Borough Council shall pay one quarter;
   Wairarapa South County Council shall pay one eighth;
   Carterton Borough Council shall pay one sixteenth;
   Featherston County Council shall pay one eighth;
   Greytown Borough Council shall pay one sixteenth;
   Featherston Borough Council shall pay one sixteenth;
   Martinborough Borough Council shall pay one sixteenth.

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

(I.A. 104/121)

West Coast Region Constitution Order 1978

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 27th day of
November 1978

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General 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. Title and commencement—(1) This Order may be cited as
   the West Coast Region Constitution Order 1978.
   (2) This order shall come into force on the 30th day of
   November 1978.

2. West Coast Region—(1) There is hereby constituted a
   region to be called the West Coast Region (hereinafter
   referred to as "the region").
   (2) The constituent districts of the region are the districts
   of:
   (a) The County of Buller,
   (b) The Borough of Westport,
   (c) The County of Inangahua,
   (d) The County of Grey,
   (e) The Borough of Runanga,
   (f) The Borough of Greymouth,

(g) The County of Westland, and
(h) The Borough of Hokitika.

3. West Coast United Council—The Council for the region
   shall be a united council described as "The West Coast United
   Council" (hereinafter referred to as "the council").

4. Membership of Council—The council shall consist of 14
   members, of whom:
   (a) Two shall be appointed by the Buller County Council:
   (b) One shall be appointed by the Westport Borough
   Council:
   (c) One shall be appointed by the Inangahua County
   Council;
   (d) Two shall be appointed by the Grey County Council:
   (e) One shall be appointed by the Runanga Borough
   Council;
   (f) Three shall be appointed by the Greymouth Borough
   Council:
   (g) Three shall be appointed by the Westland County
   Council:
   (h) One shall be appointed by the Hokitika Borough
   Council:

5. Administering authority—The administering authority of
   the council shall be the Grey County Council.

6. First appointment of members—(1) Each constituent
   authority shall, not later than 1 month after the date of the
   commencement of this order, appoint the first member or the
   first members of the council which that authority is to appoint
   under clause 4 of this order.
   (2) The members of the council appointed pursuant to
   subclause (1) of this clause shall come into office on the day
   of the first meeting of the council.
   (3) Each constituent authority shall, not later than the 31st
   day of December 1978, give the names of the person or
   persons appointed by it pursuant to subclause (1) of this
   clause to the principal officer of the administering authority.
   (4) The principal officer of the administering authority
   shall not be prevented by any failure to comply with sub-
   clause (3) of this clause, from convening the first meeting
   of the council in accordance with clause 7 of this order.

7. First meeting of Council—(1) The first meeting of the
   council shall be held not later than 2 months after the date
   of the commencement of this order.
   (2) The principal officer of the administering authority
   shall convene the first meeting of the council and shall preside
   at that meeting until the election of a chairman.
   (3) That principal officer may do all things necessary for
   the convening of that meeting.

8. Committees—(1) Subject to section 104 of the Local
   Government Act 1974, section 6 of the Town and Country
   Planning Act 1977, and subclause (2) of this clause, the
   council may appoint such committees as it thinks fit.
   (2) The council shall appoint and maintain a Civil Defence
   Committee which committee shall include a nominee of the
   Director of Civil Defence and a nominee of the Commissioner
   of Works.

9. Finance—(1) For the purposes of and subject to section
   123 of the Local Government Act 1974 the net expenditure
   of the council shall be charged and assessed to each con-
   stituent authority according to the arithmetic mean of the net
   adjusted capital value and population of its district expressed
   as proportions of the adjusted net capital value and population
   of the region.
   (2) For the purposes of section 123 of the Local Govern-
   ment Act 1974 the functions of regional planning and civil
   defence shall be deemed to be functions for the benefit of
   the whole region.

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

(I.A. 104/130)

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resigna-
tions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand
Army

Pursuant to section 35 of the Defence Act 1971, His Excel-
lency the Governor-General has approved the following
appointments, promotions, extensions, transfers, resignations,
and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Army.

REGULAR FORCE

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Captain (temp. Major) D. T. Weston to be Major, with
seniority and effect from 11 October 1978.