THE COMPLETION OF AMALGAMATION.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11499, 4 February 1903, Page 9

THE COMPLETION OF AMALGAMATION.

THE FINAL STEPS

In the event of Sydenham deciding in favonr of amalgamation it will be of interest to state the further stops that have to be taken before the union of the boroughs and the city is completed. Sub•jctipn o qf section 15 of the Municipal Uiiporations Amendment Act, 1902 proVides:— ' l

It the result of the poll is in favour of the proposal, bnt jiot otherwise a petition shall, within thirty days after the taking of the poll, be presented to the Governor by the Councrl of the borough in' yhKh the poll was taken, praying that such bormighs be constituted one united ooiough. The Governor then, by proclamation, way coiHtitule such boroughs one borou2ii by such name as is assigned thereto by •ucb proclamation, and such several borwigns shall thereupon become and be sued one borough accordingly under this Act. (Municipal Corporations' Act, 1900. Sub«ction 3, section 177.) ' -All valuation rolls, electors' lists, electors rolls ard rate-book* in force in the Ooroughs forming nny united borough on the issue of the GoVernors proclamation declaring the boroughs united, are to contmue m force in the united borough until mw list,, rolfe mi d ra te-boota are made for the united borough. (Sub-section 4, toI t 1«»!M ipUl Cor P° rutions Amend

Dunnif the period between the issue <>f the proclamation and the election of Councillors which in the case of Greater Cliristeliurch will probaEly be ,i month o r so. tiie foUowing provisions will apply: — - The Mayor of the borough luivin c the largest population shall be the first Mayor ot the united trough, and sIkiII continue in oHice until the coming inh» »ffi w ~f the hrst elected .Mayor of the united borougii: and thu other M.iyor ~r .Mayors Btuill be. v, Councillor or Councillors of" the united b.-raui-h, niu \ lte ,„. t)iev alld tlip toiijifillors of the .several boroughs shall Jintil the firm annual election of Councillow after the *,id union, be and continue to be the duly constituted Council for mh-Ii United borough, irrespective of the niimli«-r of such Councillors, and notwithstanding «eh number nwiy exceed that allowed by win Ac;.

'At the first biennial election of Connfellow after such union all the Councillors "»ajl go out of office, and the. electors of Wdi War ,i s i, ; ,|i e j et , t j )e mmi b ei . ()f L . oun . cilkirs assailed to it by the «aid pro'"Sjation." (Munieijial Corporations Act 1SQ0; sections 119 and 180.) In the «vent of amalgamation it. -will «* seen from sectiun 179 quoted abovd tint *n» first Council of (Greater Christchurch *■«! comprise 62 members.