This Act, consisting of 128 sections and 2 Schedules, stipulates that in every river district, a River Board shall be established. Every such Board shall be a Corporation under the name of “The (Stating the name) River Board”, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to purchase, take, hold, and transfer property, real and personal, and to sue and be sued in any Court, and to do and suffer all other acts and things which a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer. The Act defines the composition and internal organization of the board and specifies its powers and duties which shall include: construction or maintenance of any works to prevent the overflow or breaking of the banks; take or acquire land required for any river works and take any earth, gravel, sand or other material off, from, or out any land for the purpose of undertaking river works; order the removal of trees, shrubs or bushes which impede the free flow of any river or stream; and control of money and audit.
New Zealand · 1908-08-04