New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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Reprint as at 1 June 2010
| Public Act | 1938 No 9 |
| Date of assent | 14 September 1938 |
Carter Observatory Act 1938: repealed, on 1 June 2010, by section 6 of the Carter Observatory Act Repeal Act 2010 (2010 No 34).
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
3 Establishment of Carter Observatory
3A Functions of Carter Observatory
6 Representation of absent members
8 Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Board
11 Procedure of Board and committees
12 Travelling allowances and expenses
16 Wellington City telescope to be transferred to Board
17 Carter bequest to be vested in Board
18 Contributions to Board's funds
21 Power of Board to charge for admission, etc
22 Exemption from rates and taxes
22A Members of Board not personally liable
24 Power to borrow on overdraft
An Act to provide for the establishment in the City of Wellington of an astronomical observatory, and for the application of certain money bequeathed for that purpose by the late Charles Rooking Carter, and for matters incidental thereto
WHEREAS the late Charles Rooking Carter, who died in the year 1896, by his last will bequeathed certain money, being the residue of his estate, to the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute to form the nucleus of a fund for the establishment in or near Wellington of an astronomical observatory for the public use and benefit, and for the endowment of the staff thereof: And whereas the money comprised in the said bequest, together with the accumulated income thereof, were, by section 13 of the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1933, vested in the Royal Society of New Zealand, and are now held by that society upon the trusts declared in respect thereof by the said will: And whereas the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Wellington City Council have agreed that provision should be made as follows in respect of the matters aforesaid, and it is expedient that provision be made accordingly.
