Whereas pursuant to the Reprint of Statutes Act 1895 Commissioners were appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General to prepare and arrange for publication an edition of the Public General Statutes of New Zealand:

And whereas the said Commissioners have prepared and submitted to His Excellency a revised and consolidated edition of 208 Acts, the Short Titles of which are set forth in Appendix A, and the full text of which is set forth in Appendix D:

And whereas for reasons stated in the report of the said Commissioners the edition so prepared does not include certain Acts the Short Titles of which are set forth in Appendix C:

And whereas the enactments specified in Appendices B and C together comprise all the Public General Acts of New Zealand printed as such in the statute books up to and including the close of the last session of Parliament and then not specifically repealed:

And whereas, in further pursuance of the above-recited Act, the report of the Commissioners, together with the aforesaid revised and consolidated edition, has been transmitted to the Legislature by His Excellency in order that the said edition may be enacted by the Legislature and the force of law be given thereto, if the Legislature thinks fit:

And whereas it is expedient that the Acts so revised and consolidated as aforesaid should be enacted in manner hereinafter appearing: