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be amended by adding thereto the following clause: — “In order to remedy minor anomalies and injustices in 'connection with any classification heretofore made the classifiers if they consider any modification equitable, may upon the direction of the Board modify the classification of any land by dividing it into more than one class, provided always that no such modification shall increase the total rates payable in respect of the land so subdivided. On such subdivision any such modification shall be deemed to be part of the classification list for all the purposes of Section 35, Subsection (3). No such modification shall be deemed to be a re-classification of any land in the Board's district, and no person affected thereby shall have any right of appeal in respect thereof.” And also providing that S. Notwithstanding anything in the principal Act contained, no person shall be entitled to vote at any election of a member of the Board, or at any poll upon a proposal submitted to the ratepayers of the district, or shall be capable of being elected or of holding office as a member of the Board, while the land in respect of which his name appears on the ratepayers' roll is, by reason of the classification of that land for rating purposes, exempt from payment of all rates made and levied by the Board of the district. And that !). Section 33 (1) of the principal Act be amended by adding after the word “subdivisions” the fol- | lowing words “or any defined part of any subdivision (whether called hv a distinctive name or not)” And that 10. Section 33 (2) of the principal Act he amended by striking out the word “equally” and by adding after the word “subdivision” in line 2 and line 3 thereof the words “or defined part” and after the word “subdivisions” in line 4 thereof the words “or defined part.” And also providing that 11. Section 38 of the principal Act be amended by adding after the word “district” in line 2 thereof the following words “or subdivision or defined part.” And that 12. (1) If the Board is of opinion that any local authority whether within the district or outside the district, is deriving or will derive benefit from the operations carried out or proposed t° he carried out under the powers conferred by the principal Act and this Act, then and in every such case the Board may apply to the Govern-or-General to apportion the cost between the Board and the said local authority, and the ’Gover-nor-General may thereupon by notice gazetted apportion the cost accordingly, and the apportionment so gazetted shall he final and binding on all parties concerned. (2) When making any such apportionment the Governor-Gen-eral may apportion among all or any of the sub-divisions of the district the proportion of the cost fairly chargeable to such subdivision. (3) Before yaking the apportionment aforesaid the GovernorGeneral may if he thinks proper appoint, some, fit person or persons to he a commissioner or commissioners with all the powers of a commission appointed by the Governor-General in Council under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 for the purpose of inquiring into the proportion of the said cost fairly chargeable to the said local authority and the various subdivisions of the district, and the commissioners so appointed shall inquire into the said matters and shall report to the Governor-General thereon. (4) The commissioners shall also have power to inquire as to whether the public interest is deriving or will derive particular or special benefits from the said operation, and may embody in such report the extent to which they consider the public interest should contribute to such operation, but if shall be in the discretion of the Governor-General whether he will or will not act in accordance with any report by the commissioners as to the contribution by the public interest. And that 13. Section 34 of the principal Act be amended by adding thereto “In case of a separate rate or a special rate the Board shall classify in accordance herewith the subdivision or definite area at- j footed. Any such classification shall be in addition to any other then existing classification of the land included therein, and no variation between any such classifications in respect of any of the lands included therein shall in any wise invalidate any or all of such classifications.” AND NOTICE IS HEREBY I FURTHER. GIVEN that a Copy of ’ the said Bill and a Plan of the lands affected have been DEPOSITED at the MAGISTRATE’S COURT at PALMERSTON NORTH and also at the MAGISTRATE’S COURT PONTON and remain there OPEN FOR INSPECTION for a period of THREE WEEKS from the date hereof. A Copy may also be inspected at the Board’s Office, Rangilikei Street, Palmerston I North. Dated at Palmerston North this i 9th day of fiune, 1925. R. H. SPENCER, /V... Clerk to the Board.