Whereas the said sections of land were by Order in Council bearing date 21 August 1922, vested in the Onerahi Town Board as a reserve for water-conservation purposes:

And whereas in the preparation of a scheme for supplying water to the Town District of Onerahi from the said sections of land it was found that the cost would be very great, and the Engineer of the Board after consultation with other Engineers advised the Board that it would be a better and cheaper scheme to connect up with the Whangarei Borough Council’s water-supply mains, which was accordingly done:

And whereas the said Town Board desire to extend the usefulness of the said sections 239 and 240 by obtaining authority to clear and lay down in pasture a portion of the said land, and to lease the said land and apply the income thence derived towards the upkeep and cost of maintenance of the present water-supply so derived from the Whangarei Borough Council: