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duties, powers and functions of the Chairmen and Mayors of the uniting authorities:

(2) The Principal Administrative Officer of the district council shall be appointed jointly by the uniting authorities and shall have and may exercise the duties, powers and functions of the Principal Administrative Officers of the uniting authorities.

8. Wanganui United Council—(1) The district council shall appoint two members to the Wanganui United Council.

(2) The member appointed by the former Waimarino County Council and the member appointed jointly by the Ohakune Borough Council and the Raetihi Borough Council to the Wanganui United Council shall continue in office until such time as successors are appointed.

9. Finance—Notwithstanding anything in this order, for a period of not less than six years nor more than nine years, as the district council may by special order determine, the united district shall for the purposes of subclause (2) of this clause be divided into three divisions as follows:

(1) The Rural Financial Division, comprising the area of the former Waimarino County

(2) The Ohakune Financial Division, comprising the area of the former Ohakune Borough; and

(3) The Raetihi Financial Division, comprising the area of the former Raetihi Borough.

(2) For a period of one year or such longer period as the district council may by special order determine, the administrative costs of the district council shall be allocated as follows:

The Rural Financial Division shall pay 43%

The Ohakune Financial Division shall pay 37%

The Raetihi Financial Division shall pay 20%.

(3) The special funds of the uniting authorities shall be expended only for the purpose for which they were set aside.

(4) All loan liabilities existing at the date of the union shall continue to be secured against the areas over which they were secured as at that date.

10. Transfer of Responsibilities—Except as otherwise provided in this order, the district council, in respect of the districts of the uniting authorities:

(1) 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 former authorities;

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

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

(4) Shall succeed to the bylaws which are in force in the districts of the uniting authorities and which are applicable to the district council's circumstances, and, until revoked or altered by the district council, 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 district council's circumstances shall be deemed inapplicable and revoked by the union;

(5) Shall succeed to all rates and levies, and other money payable to the former authorities

(6) 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 district council, 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.

11. Petroleum Tax—For the purpose of Part XI of the Local Government Act 1974 the district council shall be the successor of the uniting authorities.

12. Town and Country Planning—The district planning schemes, and scheme statements, and codes of ordinance in force in the respective districts of the uniting authorities shall be deemed to be the district planning scheme, and scheme statement, and code of ordinances of the united district, and the district council shall not be required forthwith to prepare a new district scheme for the whole of its district.

13. Vesting of Property—All property, real and personal, vested in the corporations of the districts of uniting authorities shall, subject to all existing encumbrances, vest in the corporation of the district council.

14. Title to Property—For the purposes of clause 13 of this order any reference, (expressed or implied) to “the Waimarino County Council” or “the Ohakune Borough Council” or “the Raetihi Borough Council” in any instrument or other document whatsoever, or in any entry or record made on any register in relation to any instrument or other document, or in any entry or record whatsoever, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Waimarino District Council.

15. Creditors—Subject to section 37F of the Local Government Act 1974, the rights or interests of creditors of any district affected by this order shall not be affected.

First Schedule

Manganui Ward

All that area in the Wellington Land District being portions of the County of Waimarino bounded by a line commencing at Trig Station Ruapehu in Block XI, Ruapehu S.D., and proceeding generally south-westerly along the south-eastern boundary of Urewera 1A to Trig Station E in Block XI, Ruapehu S.D., and proceeding generally easterly along the north-eastern boundary of Rangataua North part 1 and 3 to the north-eastern corner of part 3, thence south-westerly along the south-eastern boundary of part 3 to its south-eastern corner, thence north-westerly along the eastern boundary of part 3 to the easternmost corner of part 2B2B, thence south-easterly along the southern boundaries of part 2B2B, part 11, part 10, part 6, part 16, part 1 and part 3 Block Karioi S.D., to the northern boundary of part 1, Block V, Karioi S.D., thence westerly and southerly along the northern and western boundaries of the said part 1 to and along the eastern boundary of the Borough of Ohakune to State Highway 49, thence westerly along the southern boundary of the Borough of Ohakune to the north-western corner of part 17, Block V, Karioi S.D., thence south-westerly along the western boundary of the said part 17 and its production across Ratarua Road to the easternmost corner of Section 10, Block VIII, Makotuku S.D., thence north-westerly along the northern boundary of Sections 10 and 61, Block VIII, Makotuku S.D. to the northmost corner of Section 60, Block VIII, Makotuku S.D., thence south-westerly to its south-western corner adjoining Lakes Road, thence southerly and south-westerly following the eastern boundary of that road to its junction with Mangahouhou Road, and along the north-eastern boundary of that road until a point in line with the north-western boundary of part 14, Block VIII, Makotuku S.D., thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and south-easterly along the southwestern boundary of the said part 14 to the north-western corner of Otiranui 4C, Block XII, Makotuku S.D., thence south-westerly along the northwestern boundary of the said Otiranui 4C to the northernmost boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 29362, thence south-easterly along that boundary to its intersection with Lot 7, D.P. 29362, thence westerly along the northern boundaries of Lots 7, 6, and 3 D.P. 29362 and its