The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works Amendment Act 1871.”

The ninth section of “The Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works Amendment Act 1870” is hereby repealed and the following section is hereby enacted in place thereof:—

In the twenty-first section of “The Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works Act 1867” the term “Timaru Harbour Works” shall be taken and construed to include all works which the Board shall deem necessary for the protection repairs or construction of any shed store landing stage or landing apparatus now erected or hereafter to be erected for the purposes of the Harbour of Timaru and any steam tugs boats or other appliances which the Board may deem necessary for the landing of goods and passengers and which may be approved of by the Minister for Public Works on the recommendation of the Marine Engineer of the General Government and the words “Marine Engineer of the General Government” shall be taken to mean such Engineer as may be approved of for the purpose of supervising such harbour works by the Minister for Public Works.