WHEREAS the Oamaru Harbour Board (hereinafter called the Board) was originally constituted as a corporate body by virtue of an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, shortly intituled the Oamaru Harbour Board Ordinance, 1874: And whereas by section thirty-three of the said Ordinance the Board was empowered to construct such breakwaters, docks, quays, wharves, piers, and jetties as should by the Board be considered to be necessary for the purposes of the said Ordinance and also, inter alia, such other works as by the Board should be judged necessary for the safety, convenience, or reception of ships and vessels resorting to the harbour of the Port of Oamaru or for the safety or protection of any works constructed or proposed to be constructed by the said Board: And whereas under the authority of the said Ordinance a breakwater and other works were constructed by the Board within the Port of Oamaru: And whereas it has now been found that the said breakwater and other works are insufficient for the safety, convenience, and reception of ships or vessels resorting to the said Harbour: And whereas as part of the scheme for the harbour improvements the Board proposes to construct an extension to the said breakwater: And whereas doubts have arisen as to whether the Board is by law empowered to construct the said extension and it is desirable that such doubts should be removed: