New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 18 November 1980
| Private Act | 1980 No 1 |
| Date of assent | 17 November 1980 |
| Commencement | 17 November 1980 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
3 Validation of preceding administration
4 Discharge of present trustees
5 Application of unexpended balance
6 Reimbursement of Borough of Gore for services of town clerk
An Act to discharge the trustees from their administration of certain moneys held in trust for the charitable purpose of providing relief or assistance to persons suffering loss or damage from floods occurring in Otago and Southland in October 1978, and to appoint trustees to administer the unexpended balance of the fund for the relief of those persons and in particular for those who have suffered subsequent loss or damage by recurring flooding, and to provide reimbursement for the loss of services by the Gore Borough Council of its town clerk
Whereas extensive flooding occurred in Otago and Southland in October 1978: And whereas the Government appointed a committee to administer funds provided for the relief of persons suffering loss or damage as a result of that flooding, which committee comprised the mayor of Gore as its chairman, the mayors of Balclutha, Alexandra, and Mataura, the chairmen of the Southland County, Clutha County, and Tuapeka County, and the county clerk of the Bruce County as members, and the town clerk of the Borough of Gore as secretary of the committee: And whereas subscriptions to that fund were made by organisations and individuals throughout New Zealand, a portion of which fund was subsidised by the Government: And whereas payments have been made from the fund since that time for the relief of persons suffering loss or damage in or as a result of that flooding: And whereas the accounts for the fund have been audited and the approval of the Controller and Auditor-General to the handling of the fund and the making of payments to date has been given: And whereas there is an unexpended balance remaining in the fund: And whereas the township known as Kelso and its surrounding district suffered severe flood damage in October 1978 and subsequently: And whereas those persons whose property has been subjected to recurring floods have suffered additional distress and it is inexpedient that the trustees should seek to isolate distress meriting payment from the fund only to that relating to the October 1978 floods: And whereas there are few remaining claims from the 1978 floods to be met and the trustees have sought to disburse the balance of the funds between those claims and the relief of persons who have suffered recurrence of flooding subsequent to October 1978: And whereas it is desired for this purpose to release the trustees from administration of the remainder of the fund and to vest its administration in the persons hereinafter named, and to make provision for the reimbursement for the Gore Borough Council of the time and expenses of its town clerk directly attributable to his work in the administration of the unexpended balance of the fund.
