H—2B

2

CONTENTS —continued VIII. Union and Merger op Districts : Involving Public Inquiries— page (1) (a) Christchurch City : Riccarton Borough .. .. .. .. 42 (b) Christchurch City : Lyttelton Borough .. .. .. .. 42 (2) Wellington City : Johnsonville Town District .. .. .. .. 42 (3) Ellesmere County : Southbridge Town District .. .. .. .. 42 (4) (a) Ellesmere, Halswell, Heathcote, Paparua, Springs and Waimairi Counties .. 42 (b) Ellesmere County : Leeston Town District .. .. .. .. 42 (5) Ashley, Eyre, Kowai, Oxford and Rangiora Counties .. .. .. 42 —tr-ffti Akaroa, Mount Herbert and Wairewa Counties .. .. .. .. 42 (7) Malvern, Selwyn and Tawera Counties .. .. .. . . .. 42 IX. Abolition of Districts : Involving a Public Inquiry—(l) Christchurch Drainage District .. .. .. .. . . . . 42 (2) Christchurch Tramway District .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 X. Abolition of Districts : Not Involving Public Inquiries—(l) Ahikouka River District .. .. .. .. .. 42 (2) Kahutara River District .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (3) South Wairarapa River District .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (4) Te Ore Ore River District .. .. .. .. .. 42 (5) Waiohine River District .. .. .. .. .. 42 XI. Functions Transferred : Involving a Public Inquiry— Ashley, Eyre, Kowai, Oxford and Rangiora County Councils : Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 XII. Functions Transferred : Not Involving a Public Inquiry— Kaituna River Board : Tumu Kaituna and Te Puke Drainage Boards .. 43 XIII. Constitution of District : Involving a Public Inquiry— Constitution of Independent Town District: Tawa Flat - Linden Localities in Makara County .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 XIV. Constitution of District : Not Involving a Public Inquiry— Tuapeka Rabbit District .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 XV. Change of Status : Not Involving a Public Inquiry— Runanga Urban Fire District .. .. .. .. .. 45 XVI. Other Public Inquiries Held — (1) Local Government: North Shore Area, Auckland; Birkenhead, Devonport, Northcote, and Takapuna Boroughs; Waitemata County; Rangitoto and Herald (Pine) Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 (2) Local Government: Auckland Metropolitan Area and Environs ; Auckland City; Ellerslie, Henderson, Manurewa, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, New Lynn, Newmarket, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Otahuhu, Papakura, and Papatoetoe Boroughs; Glen Eden and Howick Town Districts; Mount Wellington, Orapiu, Panmure Township, and Western Waiheke Road Districts ; Manukau and Waitemata Counties ; Auckland and Waitemata Electric-power Districts; Auckland Metropolitan Drainage and Fire Districts; Auckland Harbour and Hospital and Milk and Transport Boards .. .. .. 46 XVII. Miscellaneous — (1) Fire Districts .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 48 (2) Rabbit Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 (3) Constitution of District Committees .. .. .. .. .. 50 (4) Unimproved-value Rating System—Poll of Ratepayers : Christchurch Drainage District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 (5) Electric-power Supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 (6) Tauranga Borough : Mount Maunganui Borough .. .. . . 50 Tauranga Borough Council: Tauranga Harbour Board .. ~ 59 (7) Waihi Borough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 (8) Karapiro Lake Domain .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 (9) Commissioner Control: Localities of Porirua and Titahi Bay in Makara County 52 XVIII. Matters Under Consideration .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 XIX. Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 XX. Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Appendix .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55-58