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1922, No. 12 (Local).—The Palmerston North Reserves Act, 1922.—The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the management of the reserves vested or to be, hereafter vested in the Corporation of the Borough of Palmerston North, and for that purpose confers special powers on the Borough Council with respect to leasing, borrowing, and expenditure of revenue. 1922, No. 13 (Local).—The Petone and Hutt Gas-lighting Act, 1922.—This Act constitutes a special Board to produce and supply gas in and for the Boroughs of Petone and Lower Hutt and certain lands contiguous thereto, and confers special powers on that Board. 1922, No. 14 (Local).—The Christchurch District Drainage Amendment Act, 1922.—This Act amends in various particulars the Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1920. The, qualifications of ' electors and of voters on loan proposals are defined, and special provision is made with regard to classification of lands within drainage areas in the district. 1922, No. 15 (Local).—The Wanganui River Trust Amendment Act, 1922.—This Act amends the Wanganui River Trust, Act, 1891. The constitution of the River Trust is altered, and many new powers arc conferred on the reconstituted Board. 1922, No. 16 (Local). -The Hamilton Domains Amendment Act, 1922.—This Act amends the Hamilton Domains Act, 1911, by conferring additional leasing-powers on the Governor-General. These new powers may only be exercised with the consent of the Hamilton Borough Council, this consent being rendered necessary by the fact that the rent in respect of any lease under this Act is to be deemed to include, all rates other than water rates payable to the Council in respect of the land comprised in such lease. Provision is made for payment to the Council of one-half the rent in satisfaction of such rates. 1922, No. 17 (Local).—The Hutt River Improvement and Reclamation Act, 1922, This Act confers on the Hutt River Board certain powers for the purpose of improving the channel through the estuary of the Hutt River, vests in the Board lands reclaimed by the improvement works, provides for the drainage and other improvement of such lands, and authorizes the disposal thereof. It also validates a certain agreement between the River Board and the Wellington Harbour Board. 1922, No. 18 (Local).—The Wellington City Empowering and Amendment Act, 1922 — This Act amends the Wellington City Trading Department's Reserve and Renewal Funds Act, 1917, confers further powers on the Corporation and the City Council with respect to the control and maintenance of private ways and to street-widening, and provides for certain payments on account of interest and sinking fund out of certain loans. 1922, No. 19 (Local).—The, Mosgiel Borough Empowering Act, 1922.- This Act enables the Mosgiel Borough Council to acquire certain lands in the Borough of Mosgiel and to sell or lease, the same. 1922, No. 20 (Local).—The Bay of Islands Harbour Amendment Act 1922,-- This Act amends the Bay of Islands Harbour Act, 1920, principally in the direction of defining and extending the borrowing-powers of the Board. 1922, No. 21 (Local).—The Whangarei Borough Leasing Empowering Act, 1922.—This Act enables the Whangarei Borough Council to lease to the Whangarei Racing Club, subject to special conditions, part of a borough recreation reserve known as Kensington Park. 1922, No. 22 (Local).—The Waimakariri River Improvement Act, 1922.—The object of this Act is to make better provision for the improvement of the waterway of the Waimakariri River and the protection of certain land in Canterbury. A special district is constituted, with a Trust Board consisting of six elected members and two members (one of whom is to be chairman) appointed by the Minister of Public Works. Certain powers of both River Boards under the River Boards Act, 1908, and of Drainage Boards under the Land Drainage Act, 1908, are conferred on the Trust Board, together with a number of special powers and duties. All proposals by any person or body for drains to empty into any river in the district or into any drains controlled by the Trust, and all plans for locks, tide-gates, bridges, ferries, or wharves, must be submitted to and approved by the Trust before being carried into effect. Certain lands are vested in the Trust ; provision is made safeguarding railway lands, and the Waimakariri Harbour Board is to exercise its powers subject to this Act. 1922, No. 23 (Local).—The Paeroa Water-supply Transfer Validation Act, 1922 : This Act validates the agreement set out in the schedule thereto, being an agreement for tin' supply of water to Paeroa Borough made between the Corporation of the County of Ohinemuri and the Corporation of the Borough of Paeroa. 1922, No. 24 (Local).—The Thames Harbour Act, 1922.—The main object of this Act is to alter the boundaries of the Thames Harbour District, and the constitution of the Thames Harbour Board. 1922, No. 25 (Local).—The Whangarei Borough Empowering Amendment Act, 1922.—This Act enables the Whangarei Borough Council to vary the allocation of certain loan-moneys. 1922, No. 26 (Local).—The Eorouta District Licensing Poll Act, 1922.—This Act provides for the taking of a poll in the Horouta Maori Council District to determine whether liquor may be supplied to Natives within the district.

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