ANALYSIS.
Title.
Preamble.
- Short Title.
- Repeal.
- Constitution of New Zealand Institute.
- Board of Governors of Institute.
- Two members appointed by the Governor in Council to retire annually.
- Board of Governors to be a body corporate.
- Powers of the Governors.
- Vacancies in Board of Governors.
- Meetings of Board of Governors.
- General meetings of Institute.
- Endowment of Institute.
- Existing Board abolished.
- Transactions to be laid before Parliament.
1903, No. 48.
Title.An Act to reconstitute the New Zealand Institute.
[18th November, 1903.
Preamble.WHEREAS it is desirable to reconstitute the New Zealand Institute with a view to connecting it more closely with the affiliated institutions:
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Short Title.1. The Short Title of this Act is "The New Zealand Institute Act, 1903."
Repeal.2. "The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867," is hereby repealed.
Constitution of New Zealand Institute.3. (1.) The body hitherto known as the New Zealand Institute (hereinafter referred to as "the Institute") shall consist of the Auckland Institute, the Wellington Philosophical Society, the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, the Otago Institute, the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, the Nelson Institute, the Westland Institute, the Southland Institute, and such others as may hereafter be incorporated in accordance with regulations to be made by the Board of Governors as hereinafter mentioned.
(2.) Members of the above-named incorporated societies shall be ipso facto members of the Institute.
Board of Governors of Institute.4. The control and management of the Institute shall be in the hands of a Board of Governors, constituted as follows:—
The Governor;
The Colonial Secretary;
