"WASHING-UP" BILL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9128, 25 October 1917, Page 2

"WASHING-UP" BILL.

PROVISIONS AFFECTING CANTERBURY.

WELLINGTON, Oct. 24. There are no fewer than 126 clauses in the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering; Bill, commonly known as the " Wash-ing-up " Bill, which passed its first reading in the. House of Represonta-i tives this evening. The following clauses relate to Canterbury: —

Clause 79 vests in the Public Trustee certain property held by trustees in trust for the religious purposes of the German Protestant inhabitants of Canterbury. . ;, ) Clause 81 authorises the leasing to the Salvation > Army of the old immigration barracks at Addington.. Special provision is made by Clause 82 as to returns relating, t« domains controlled by the Christehurch Council. The vesting of additions to Selwyn plantation reserves is provided for in Clause 83. , Certain closed roads in ( the Opihi Survey District are declared under Clause 84 to be education- endowment reserves.' Clause 85 cancels the reservation for State forest purposes over Reserve 3273,.810cks 2, 5, and 6, Upper Ashley Survey District. Clause 80' vests a portion of Reserve 2237, Block 6, ltakaia Survey District, in the .Board of Governors'of Cpnter--1 bury College in trust for : the establishment and maintenance of' the J Christehurch Boys' High School: ' Clause 88 provides for the exchange of National Endowment land ai Clayton for Crown land. Clause 89 severs an area of land from the Ellesmere Lands Drainage District, and places it under' the conI trol of the Ellesmoro County Council as a drainage district. Clause 124 provides power for county councils to supply water for domestic and other purposes.