GEORGINA BEYER (Labour-Wairarapa): I move, That the Masterton Trust Lands Bill be now read a third time. It is most gratifying to have the support of the House with regard to this bill. May I just comment on the remarks made by Mr Edwin Perry. He was quite eloquent, and he certainly summed up a vast range of the kinds of activities the Masterton Trust Lands Trust has been involved in for the benefit not only of the Masterton community but, more important, of the wider Wairarapa, because the areas that most of what the trust has been able to provide for—and this again was borne out by Mr Perry’s comments—are broader and more diverse than just within the apparent trust district.

I would like to thank all of those who have been involved with bringing the bill to this point. I thank members of the Local Government and Environment Committee for the important contributions they have made and the Department of Internal Affairs, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, and so on, for their considerations. All the select committee staff have done a brilliant job. I look forward to continued support for the remainder of the passage of this bill.