NEW FROVINCES ACT.
[The following Bill has been introduced by the Government in the General Assembly.] A Bill intituled an Act for Limiting the Operation of the New Provinces Act, 1858.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—: —
I. The short title of this Act shall be " The New Provinces Act Limitation Act 1865."
11. The Governor shall not establish any new Province within the Colony under the provisions of " The New Provinces Act 1858" until after the expiration of six calendar months from the passing of this Act.
111. If the Superintendent and Provincial Council of any Province shall hy Act or Ordinance duly made in that behalf make or shall have made provision to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council for the construction repairs maintenance and management of roads bridges ferries streets drains and other public works within such Province or the settled portions thereof and for constituting convenient districts for such purposes and sbal by such Act or Ordinance or by any other Act or Ordinance to be made in that behalf make provision to\he satisfaction of the Governor in Council for the permanent appropriation year by year of at least one-fourth part of the net territorial revenue accruing to such province within the limits of each district after payment of all charges for the time being payable by law towards the construction repairs maintenance and management of roads bridges ferries and other public works within such district then and as soon thereafter as conveniently can be tbe Governor may and he is hereby required by Proclamation in manner hereafter mentioned to declare that such provision has been made to his satisfaction and he may and is hereby required to publish such Proclamation in the Government Gazette of the colony and also of the province to which the same shall relate.
IV. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Provinces respectively to make and pass Acts and Ordinances for appropriating such proportion of net territorial revenue as aforesaid to such services as aforesaid provided that every such Act or Ordinance be reserved for the Governor's assent.
V. After such proclamation so made and published as aforesaid no part of any province to which such proclamation shall relate shall be constitiited as or as part of anew province under the provisions of the said " New Provinces Act 1858."
NEW FROVINCES ACT.
Otago Witness, Issue 714, 5 August 1865, Page 9
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