This Agreement is made the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight (1968) between the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of New Plymouth (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”
) of the first part the Taranaki Harbours Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”
) of the second part and Her Majesty the Queen acting by and through the Minister of Housing (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”
) of the third part. Whereas the Council with the consent and agreement of the Board and the Minister proposes to introduce in the House of Representatives a Local Bill having as its object the consolidation and amendment of the Paritutu Centennial Park Act 1938 and the validation of this Agreement which provides for: firstly, the stopping as streets of Eden Street and parts of Paritutu Crescent being streets in the City of New Plymouth (the lands comprising Eden Street and parts of Paritutu Crescent to be stopped as aforesaid being described in the First Schedule hereto); secondly, the vesting in the Council for the purposes of Paritutu Centennial Park in the City of New Plymouth of that part of the lands firstly described in the said First Schedule; thirdly, the vesting in the Board of that part of the land secondly described in the said First Schedule; fourthly, the vesting in the Board of those parts of the said Paritutu Centennial Park which are described in the Second Schedule hereto; and, fifthly, the vesting in the Council for the purposes of Paritutu Centennial Park aforesaid of the land now belonging to the Board which is described in the Third Schedule hereto. And whereas the proposed stopping as aforesaid of part of Paritutu Crescent will cause loss to the Minister by reason of such stopping depriving land which adjoins such part of Paritutu Crescent and is vested in Her Majesty the Queen for State housing purposes, of access to Paritutu Crescent, and the Minister has agreed to such stopping on the condition that the Council will compensate the Minister for such loss in the manner hereinafter mentioned. Now this Agreement witnesseth as follows:
1 As soon as is practicable after these presents shall have been executed by the parties hereto the Council will at its own sole cost and expense take such action as may be necessary to obtain statutory validation of this Agreement so as to ensure that notwithstanding anything contained in any Act the parties hereto shall be respectively deemed to have been at all times authorised and empowered to enter into and execute and complete the terms and provisions of this Agreement and also to ensure that this Agreement shall be binding on the respective parties hereto and shall be for all purposes effective according to its tenor, and the Board agrees to give all such assistance as is required or necessary to enable such statutory validation to be obtained.
2 The Board hereby agrees with the Council that on the lands secondly described in the said First Schedule and the lands described in the said Second Schedule hereto being vested in the Board by such statutory validation as aforesaid the Board shall pay to the Council the sum of fifty thousand dollars by five annual payments of ten thousand dollars each, the first of such payments to be made on a date twelve calendar months after the coming into force of the validating statute.
First Schedule
Firstly all that area in the Taranaki Land District and situated in the City of New Plymouth containing 25.9 perches, more or less, being part Paritutu Crescent, City of New Plymouth, adjoining part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830) Omata District; as more particularly shown on Survey Office Plan 9934, lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at New Plymouth and thereon coloured green.
Secondly all that area in the Taranaki Land District and situated in the City of New Plymouth containing 4 acres 0 roods 12.1 perches, more or less, being Eden Street and part of Paritutu Crescent, City of New Plymouth, adjoining or passing through Lot 3, Deposited Plan 8465, being part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830), Lot 1, Deposited Plan 9022, being part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830), and part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 4087), Lots 1 and 2, Deposited Plan 9829, being parts Section 137 and Lot 30 and part Lot 32, Deposited Plan 6983, being parts Section 58, parts Section 137 (Deposited Plan 4087), and parts Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830), Omata District, as more particularly shown on Survey Office Plan 9934, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at New Plymouth and thereon coloured green.
Second Schedule
All those areas in the Taranaki Land District situated in the City of New Plymouth containing firstly 25.4 perches, more or less, being part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830), Omata District, and secondly, 24.2 perches, more or less, and 24.8 perches, more or less, being parts Section 137 (Deposited Plan 4087), Omata District; being parts of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 144, folio 97, Taranaki Registry; as more particularly shown on Survey Office Plan 9934, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at New Plymouth and thereon coloured blue.
Third Schedule
All that area in the Taranaki Land District and situated in the City of New Plymouth containing 15.6 perches, more or less, being part Section 137 (Deposited Plan 3830), Omata District; and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 144, folio 101, Taranaki Registry; as more particularly shown on Survey Office Plan 9934, lodged in the Office of the Chief Surveyor at New Plymouth and thereon coloured sepia.
In witness whereof these presents have been executed the day and year first hereinbefore written.
Sealed with the common seal of the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of New Plymouth and signed by two members of the New Plymouth City Council on behalf of and by direction of the said Council in the presence of:
[Seal]
A G Honnor, Councillor
D J Little, Councillor
Sealed with the common seal of the Taranaki Harbours Board duly affixed by order of the Board and signed by two members of the Board for and on behalf of the Board pursuant to a resolution of the Board in the presence of:
[Seal]
J G Boddy, Secretary, New Plymouth
J H Boon, Member
H E Blyde, Member
Signed by the Minister of Housing in the presence of:
John Rae, Minister of Housing
Name: J R Stevenson
Address: 86 Bell Street, Linden
Occupation: public servant