The Short Title of this Act is “The Wellington (City) Suburbs Water-supply Act, 1895.”

In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context,—

The portions of the Boroughs of Melrose and Karori described in the First Schedule to the Wellington (City) Suburbs Sanitation Act, 1893,” shall be deemed included within the boundaries of the City for the purpose of the provisions contained in the said Act, and all other public Acts for the time being in force relative to the subject of the supply of water to boroughs.

The said portions of boroughs shall, from and after the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, be subject to the same water-rates and charges as for the time being are levied and made in the City.

For the purposes of making and levying every such water-rate and charge as aforesaid, in and for the said portions of the Boroughs of Melrose and Karori, the same proceedings shall be adopted as if the said portions of the boroughs were an entire borough, and the Wellington Council and the Wellington Corporation were respectively the Council and Corporation of such borough, and the officers of the Wellington Council were the officers of such boroughs; and the valuation-list and the valuation-roll of the annual values of properties in the said portions of boroughs, made under “The Wellington (City) Suburbs Sanitation Act, 1893,” shall be the valuation-list and-roll for the purposes of this Act; and every such rate and charge shall be demanded and sued for by the Wellington Council or its officers; and all other proceedings in connection with the making and levying thereof shall be taken and suffered as for the time being are or ought to be taken or suffered by the Wellington Council or its officers with respect to the making and levying of rates in and for the City.

The said portions of the Boroughs of Melrose and Karori shall be deemed to be included within the boundaries of the City, so far as may be necessary to bring the same within the operation of any by-laws or regulations for the time being in force in the City regulating or relating to waterworks or water-supply.