WHEREAS the Board by the Wellington Harbour Board Loan and Empowering Act 1952 was inter alia given power to borrow and to apply and expend the sum of ninety thousand pounds in the construction and carrying out of one of the works specified in the Schedule to that Act, namely, the provision and erection of new electric wharf cranes on King’s Wharf at the Port of Wellington and strengthening such wharf: And whereas the Board by the Wellington Harbour Board Loan and Empowering Act 1961 was inter alia given additional power to borrow and to apply and expend the sum of five hundred and twenty-two thousand pounds in the construction of one of the harbour works specified in the Schedule to that Act, namely, an additional amount for reconstruction of King’s Wharf, including rebuilding of shed 31 with facilities for overseas passengers and cargo, and including shed cranes and ten wharf cranes: And whereas the Board intended to apply and expend the sum of three hundred and twelve thousand pounds in the aggregate for the purpose of the provision and erection of ten wharf cranes on King’s Wharf, and such expenditure of the said sum of three hundred and twelve thousand pounds was intended to be made out of the said sum of ninety thousand pounds authorised to be borrowed by the 1952 Act and the said sum of five hundred and twenty-two thousand pounds authorised to be borrowed by the 1961 Act: And whereas, to facilitate the shipping and unshipping of goods and to suit the convenience of ships and to improve the working of export facilities at the Port of Wellington, it is desired by the Board to convert the Glasgow Wharf into an export wharf and to erect the said ten wharf cranes on that wharf: And whereas it is also desired to construct and carry out certain other harbour works: