V.  Australien.  1418  252.  New  Zealand.

I.  The  said  Acts,  and  all  Charters,  Letters  Patent,  Instructions,  and  Orders
in  Council  issued  in  pursuance  thereof,  shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed,
80  far  as  the  same  are  repugnant  to  or  would  prevent  or  interfere  with  the  Operation
of  this  Act,  or  any  Letters  Patent  or  Instructions  to  be  issued  under  the  Authority
or  in  pursuance  of  this  Act:  Provided  nevertheless,  that  all  Laws  and  Ordinances
made  and  Acts  done  under  and  in  pursuance  of  the  said  recited  Acts,  and  any  Charters,
Letters  Patent,  Instructions,  or  Orders  in  Council  issued  in  pursuance  thereof,  shall
continue  as  lawful,  valid,  and  effectual  as  if  this  Act  had  not  been  passed,  save  so
far  as  any  such  Laws,  Ordinances,  or  Acts  may  be  repugnant  to  or  would  prevent
or  interfere  with  the  Operation  of  this  Act:  Provided  also,  that,  until  the  Expiration
of  the  Time  or  latest  of  the  Times  appointed  for  the  Return  of  Writs  for  the  First
Election  of  Members  of  the  Provincial  Councils  of  the  Provinces  established  by  this
Act,  the  existing  Provincial  Legislative  Councils  shall  continue  to  have  and  exercise
all  Rights,  Jurisdiction,  Powers,  and  Authorities  which  they  would  have  had  if
this  Act  had  not  been  passed;  and  until  the  Expiration  of  the  Time  appointed  for
the  Return  of  the  Writs  for  the  First  Election  of  the  Members  of  the  House  of  Representatives
  to  be  constituted  under  this  Act,  the  Legislative  Council  of  New  Zealand
  shall  continue  to  have  and  exercise  all  Rights,  Jurisdietion,  Powers,  and  Authorities
  which  such  Legislative  Council  would  have  had  if  this  Act  had  not  been  passed.

II.  The  following  Provinces  are  hereby  established  in  New  Zealand;  namely,
Auckland,  New  Plymouth,  Wellington,  Nelson,  Canterbury,  and  Otago;  and  the
Limits  of  such  several  Provinces  shall  be  fixed  by  Proclamation  by  the  Governor
88  soon  as  conveniently  may  be  after  the  Proclamation  of  this  Act  in  New  Zealand.

III.  For  each  of  the  said  Provinces  hereby  established,  and  for  every  Province
hereafter  to  be  established  as  herein-after  provided,  there  shall  be  a  Superintendent
and  a  Provincial  Council,  and  the  Provincial  Council  of  each  of  the  said  Provinces
hereby  established  shall  consist  of  such  Number  of  Members,  not  less  than  Nine,
88  the  Governor  shall  by  Proclamation  direct  and  appoint.

IV.  Upon  or  before  the  Issue  of  Writs  for  the  First  Election  of  Members  of  the
Provincial  Council  for  any  Province  established  ‚by  or  under  this  Act,  the  Persons
duly  qualified  in  each  of  the  said  Provinces  to,  elect  Members  for  the  Provincial
Councils  as  hereinafter  mentioned  shall  elect  a  "Superintendent  of  such  Province;
and  on  the  Termination  of  such  Council  by  Expiration  of  the  Period  herein-after
fixed  for  its  Continuance,  or  by  the  previous  Dissolution  thereof,  the  Persons  qualified
as  aforesaid  shall  elect  the  same  or  some  other  Person  to  be  Superintendent,  and  so  on
from  Time  to  Time;  and  every  such  Superintendent  shall  hold  his  Office  until  the
Election  of  his  Successor:  Provided  always,  that  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Governor
of  New  Zealand,  on  behalf  of  Her  Majesty,  to  disallow  any  such  Election;  and  if  such
Disallowance  be  signified  by  the  Governor,  under  the  Seal  of  New  Zealand,  to  the
Speaker  of  such  Council,  at  any  Time  within  Three  Months  after  such  Election,  the
Office  of  Superintendent  shall  become  vacant;  and  on  any  Vacancy  occasioned  by
such  Disallowance,  or  by  the  Death  or  Resignation  of  the  Superintendent  (such
Resignation  being  accepted  by  the  Governor  on  behalf  of  Her  Majesty),  a  new  Election