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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 ojjpSectiun 35, Subsection (3). No such modification shall be deemed to be a re-classification of any land in Ihe Boa rd'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 nicmber of the Board, or at. any poll upon a proposal submitted to the ratepayers of the district, or shall be capable ut' 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 following words "or any defined part of any subdivision (whether called by a distinctive name or not)’’ And that it). Section 33 (2) of the principal Act be 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 he amended by adding after the word “district" in line 2 thereof the following words "or subdivision or defined part." And tint I P2. (1 ) If the Bottl'd is of opinion that tiny local authority whether within fhe district or outside the district is deriving or will derive benefit from fhe operations carried out or proposed fo be carried out under the powers conferred hv the principal Act and this Act, then and in everv 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 parlies concerned. (2) When making any such apportionment the Governor-Gen-eral may apportion among all or any of (lie sub-divisions of the district the proportion of the cost fairly chargeable to such subdi-

vision. (dj Before making' tlie apportionment aforesaid the GovernorGeneral may if lie thinks proper appoint some lit person or persons to be a commissioner or commissioners with all the powers of a commission appointed by tlie Governor-General in Council under the Commissions oi' Inquiry Act 11MKS for the purpose of inquiring into Lire proportion at' 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 henelits from the said operation, and may embody in sueli report the extent to which they consider the public interest should contribute to such operation, but it shall be in the discretiun of t lie Governor-General whether he will or will uoi. act in accordance with any report by the commi.-'.sioners as to the contribution by the public interest. And that lb. Section Gd of the principal Act he amended by adding thereto “lu ease of a separate rate or a special rate the Hoard shall classify in accordance herewith the subdivision or delinife area affected. Any such classification shall he in addition Lo any other lhen 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 classiiications.” AND NOTICE IS HEREBY PURTHEK 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 North. Dated at Palmerston North this 9th day of -June, 1U25. R, H. SPENCER, Clerk to the Board.