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Taranaki Land District—North Taranaki District Council

1041 square metres, more or less, being Section 1, S.O. 12788, situated in Block I, Waitara Survey District. All certificate of title H2/1168.

Dated at Wanganui this 24th day of June 1988.

J. CONNELL, Wanganui Regional Manager.
(D.O.C. R.O. 9/7; D.O. 8/204)

IN7090

Internal Affairs

Local Government Act 1974

Carterton Borough - Wairarapa South County Union Order 1988

PAUL REEVES, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 27th day of June 1987

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to section 36 of 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 Carterton Borough - Wairarapa South County Union Order 1988.

(2) This order shall come into force on 1 April 1989.

2. Constitution—(1) The districts of Carterton Borough and Wairarapa South County are hereby united into one district to be known as the “Carterton District” (hereinafter referred to as “the united district”).

(2) The Carterton Borough Council and Wairarapa South County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the uniting authorities”) are hereby dissolved.

(3) A council for the united district to be known as the “Carterton District Council” (hereinafter referred to as “the district council”) is hereby constituted.

3. Ridings—The united district is hereby divided into 4 ridings as follows:

• The Carterton Riding (comprising the district of the former Carterton Borough);
• The Tararua Riding (comprising the area of the Tararua Riding of the former Wairarapa South County);
• The Parkvale Riding (comprising the area of the Parkvale Riding of the former Wairarapa South County);
• The Maungaraki Riding (comprising the areas of the East and South Ridings of the former Wairarapa South County).

4. Membership of District Council—(1) Until the date of the triennial general election of members of local authorities to be held on the 14th day of October 1989:

(a) The mayor of the former Borough of Carterton shall be the mayor of the united district;

(b) The chairman of the former Wairarapa South County Council shall be the deputy mayor of the united district;

(c) The district council shall comprise those members of the uniting authorities holding office immediately prior to the constitution of the united district.

(2) From the date of the triennial general election of members of local authorities the district council shall comprise a mayor to be elected by the electors of the district as a whole and 12 members elected as follows:

• 6 members to be elected from the Carterton Riding;
• 2 members to be elected from the Tararua Riding;
• 2 members to be elected from the Parkvale Riding;
• 2 members to be elected from the Maungaraki Riding.

5. First meeting of council—The first meeting of the district council shall be convened by the person appointed to be the principal administrative officer under clause 7 of this order and shall be convened not later than 1 month after the provisions of this order come into force.

6. Mayor and principal administrative officer—(1) The mayor of the united district council shall have and may exercise the duties, powers, and functions of the mayor and chairman of the uniting authorities.

(2) The principal administrative officer of the district council shall have and may exercise the duties, powers, and functions of the principal administrative officers of the uniting authorities.

7. Principal administrative officer—The principal administrative officer of the district council shall be the county clerk of the former Wairarapa South County.

8. Membership of Wairarapa United Council—(1) The district council shall appoint 3 members to the Wairarapa United Council.

(2) Those members of the Wairarapa United Council appointed separately by the councils of the uniting authorities shall continue in office until such time as successors are appointed.

9. Transfer of responsibilities and other matters—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Order, the district council in respect of the districts of the uniting authorities:

(a) Shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all the powers, duties, acts of authority and functions which were previously exercised or which would have been so exercised by the uniting authorities;

(b) Shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all liabilities, obligations, engagements and contracts which were, or which would have been the responsibility of the uniting authorities;

(c) Shall have and may exercise and be responsible for all actions, suits, and proceedings pending by or against, or which would have been the responsibility of the uniting authorities;

(d) Shall succeed to the bylaws which are in force in the districts of the uniting authorities and which are applicable to the united district’s circumstances and, until revoked or altered by the council of the united district, every such bylaw shall remain in force in the area in which it was in force immediately before the union; and every bylaw which cannot be restricted to the area in which it was in force immediately before the union or which is not applicable to the united district’s circumstances shall be deemed inapplicable and revoked by the union;

(e) Shall succeed to all rates and levies, and other money payable to the uniting authorities;

(f) Shall succeed to the valuation rolls, electoral rolls, and rate records in force in the districts of the uniting authorities, and these shall remain in force in the united district until such rolls or records are made by the council of the united district, and until that time Part IX of the Rating Act 1967 shall apply as if the united district was the district of a special purpose authority and the areas from which it was formed were constituent districts.

10. Finance—(1) Notwithstanding anything in this order, for a period of not less than 3 years, and thereafter for such further period (if any) not exceeding 6 years as the district