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provisions of the Oamaru Harbour Board Ordinance Amendment Act, 1878, and the Harbours Act, 1878; also to raise a loan for the purpose of carrying into effect the said compromise and of redeeming all other loans of the said Board. No. 10. The Kaiapoi Reserve Act, 1910 : This Act authorizes the appointment of a Commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances of the dispositions by will of certain portions of the lands forming the Kaiapoi Reserve, with a view to the validation of all or any of those dispositions. Pending the report of the Commission, all rents in respect of the lands affected are made payable, in trust, to the Public Trustee. No. 11. The Nelson City Drainage Loan and Empowering Act, 1910: Authorizes the Nelson City Council to raise a loan of .£4,000 under the Local Bodies' Loans Act for the purpose of completing its drainage system; and also authorizes the said Council to raise a loan of £5,000 to enable it to make advances to owners of private property within the City of Nelson to defray the cost of connecting their properties with the city drainage system. No. 12. The Horowhenua County Loan Act, 1910 : This Act authorizes the Horowhenua County Council to raise a loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 (but without obtaining the consent of the ratepayers as required by that Act), for the pur-pose of repaying to its General Account an amount advanced out of that account towards the payment of the cost of constructing water-races in the Hautere Water-race District; and also foi the purpose of paying an amount still due and owing in respect of the cost of the said water-races. No. 13. The Waikouaiti County Council Reserve Vesting Act, 1910 : This Act vests certain land situated in the Otago Land District in the Corporation of the County of Waikouaiti as an endowment for the benefit of that Corporation. No. 14-. The Greyniouth Harbour Board Loans Consolidation Act, 1910 : Authorizes the consolidation of certain loans raised by the Greymouth Harbour Board, and the raising of further loans not exceeding £400,000 for the completion of harbour-works, and generally for the improvement of the Greymouth Harbour. No. 15. The Wyndham Show-ground Reserve Act, 1910: Authorizes the Wyndham Showground Reserve Trust to pay to the trustees of the Wyndham Recreation Reserve such part of its revenues as it thinks lit for the purposes of the recreation reserve. No. 16. The Waiapu County Council (Tokomaru Harbour) Empowering Act, 1910 : Authorizes the Waiapu County Council to raise a loan of £100,000 for the purpose of acquiring certain harbour-works at Tokomaru Bay, and of constructing additional harbour-works. No. 17. The Wanganui Harbour Board Vesting Act, 1910 : This Act vests in the Wanganui Harbour Board as an endowment certain foreshore lands at the mouth of the Wanganui River. No. 18. Ths Waitara Harbour Board and Borough Empowering Act, 1910 : This Act vests in the Corporation of the Borough of Waitara a certain bridge over the Waitara River in the Borough of Waitara, and confers upon the Council of that borough the management and control of the said bridge. The Borough Council is also authorized to raise a loan under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, for the purpose of rebuilding the said bridge, and the Waitara Harbour Board is empowered to make an annual payment to the said Borough Council in respect of its expenditure under this Act. The Act also vests certain lands in the said Harbour Board, and declares that Board to be a leasing authority under the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908. No. 19. The Hastings Borough Loan Empowering Act, 1910: Authorizes the Hastings Borough Council to raise a loan for electric lighting, drainage, water-supply, and other purposes.. No. 20. The New Plymouth Recreation and Racecourse Reserve Amendment Act, 1910: This Act declares the New Plymouth Borough Council to be a leasing authority within the meaning of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908, in respect of land described in the schedule to the Act. The Act also provides for tiie application of the revenues derived from, leasing the said lands for the purpose of the improvement and maintenance of the botanical gardens and recreation-grounds in New Plymouth. No. 21. The Lyttelton Harbour Board Reclamation and Empowering Act, 1910 : This Act authorizes the Lyttelton Harbour Board to reclaim certain lands from the sea, and vests these lands when reclaimed in the said Board. No. 22. The Templeton Domain Alteration of Boundaries Act, 1910 : This Act alters the boundaries of a reserve situated in the Canterbury Land District, and known as the Templeton Domain, by disposing of part of the said reserve, and by adding thereto part of an adjoining reserve. No. 23. The Selwyn County Subdivision Act, 1910 : This Act subdivides the county formerly known as Selwyn County into the following subdivisions, namely : Malvern County, Paparua County, Heathcote County, Halswell County, Springs County, Ellesmere County, and Selwyn County'; and also constitutes a new borough, to be known as the Spreydon Borough. No. 24. The Invercargill Tramway Buildings and Works Site Act, 1910: Vests certain land situated in the Town of Invercargill, and described in the schedule to the Act, in the Corporation of the Borough of Invercargill, as a site for tramway buildings and works; and provides for setting aside a sum of .£SO per annum from tramway revenues for the purpose of the improvement and maintenance of recreation-grounds within the borough. No. 25. The Thames Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1910 : Authorizes the Thames HarbourBoard to dispose by way of sale of certain lands vested in it, and to pay the proceeds thereof into the Harbour Fund. No. 26. The Havelock Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1910 : This Act authorizes the Havelock Harbour- Board to make and levy a rate over all rateable property within its district as security for- any loan which the said Harbour Board is empowered to raise.