WHEREAS Reginald Orton Bradley late of Charteris Bay, fanner, died on the 24th day of January 1943 having first made his Last Will together with one Codicil thereto dated, respectively, the 18th day of March 1939 and the 20th day of September 1941, and the said Will and Codicil were duly proved in the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Christchurch on the 11th day of February 1943 by Lionel Denis Cotterill, the Executor in the said Will and Codicil named: And whereas the said Will provided that it was the desire of the testator without imposing any legal obligation on the part of the Board or the Trustees as constituted under the Will that the Board and the Trustees should after the death of certain persons taking an interest under the Will apply for leave to introduce a Bill and to take all necessary steps to obtain the passing of an Act having for its objects the constitution of the Board as a corporate body and the vesting of certain property, funds, and chattels in the Board: And whereas by the R. O. Bradley Estate Act 1972, the Orton Bradley Park Board was duly constituted as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal: And whereas the last surviving life tenant died on the 21st day of April 1976 following which the Trustees conveyed and delivered all the real and personal property forming the estate to the Board: And whereas the powers, authorities, and discretions conferred upon the Board under the terms of the Will do not include the power to purchase or otherwise acquire additional real property and prohibit the sale of any portion of the Park which would preclude the Board from entering into arrangements for boundary adjustments, acquiring further land to add to the Park, or exchanging lands for the benefit of the Park: And whereas it is desirable to amend the balance date for the Board from 31st March to 30th June in each year: And whereas the objects of the Bill cannot be attained otherwise than by legislation: