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Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 222, 16 December 1854, Page 9 (Supplement)

serve frotn the operation of these regulations any tract of country inwhichthe precious metalermay be found to" exist: and the land within such* tract of country" shall be disposed of according to regulations hereafter to be issued and published in that behalf; in'the same manner and under the same 'authority as these present regulations. ' ', • ' Tovnt "Lands," t ' , 6. The sites of Towns, shall be determined by the Superintendent up^n the recomendation of tliePrbvinciarCouiiicil, and shall be r notified by Proclamation in the Government* Gazette of the Province.' **? yk«\ - *•' 7. Town Lands shall be sold by;P A ublic' Auction; in' sections/ the steered, '/utiset price of which .shall be deferminecTDy.ihe Superintendent; 'and having been so termined for each towV( severally, shall not again be altered.' l " :*vJ y' " \\^ 8. The time and* place pf every auction skle, * shall be -fixed the 0 Sttp^fcintendent/and* shall be notified in the Government Gazette of the Province/at'least* thirty "days before such sale shall take place. * , '• ' - 9. %No: such* inotificatidn of any sale of town lands shall be _ published until ajnap of the town, signed by the Government Surveyor, shall' have been'laid open-.for public -inspection in ttie Lan'iP 'Office: and such map shall set forth,'accurately delineated, all the town sections- numbered consecutively, and all the Public Reserves within the limits of such Town. . 10. Town sections may be putup to auction, either by order of the Superintendent, or upon the application of some person who shall, at the time of making such 'application; deposirten percent, of the upset price uith theCominissioner of Crown Lands. "11. If any section shall be purchased by other. th?,n Uje original applicant the deposit money shall,be forthwith returned on demand. ; 12. Ten days at least before any such auction sale, a list of all the sections.about to be offered for sale shall be * published in the Government Gazette. 13. Every auction sale of land shall be held by the Commissioner in open court as hereinafter provided. 14. The person to whom any section shall be knocked down, at such auction, shall immediately pay a deposit of ten per cent, of the purchase money to the Commissioner, and, in default thereof, the section shall be again immediately put- up to auction. 15. The remainder of the purchase money shall be paid to the Commissioner in full, within one week after the day of sale ; and, in default thereof, the purchaser shall forfeit his deposit money, and also all right or title to the land. And the section may be sold to any person applying for the same for the price at which it was knocked down at the auction : and if not so sold, the section may be again put up to auction at any future sale. Immediately on the payment of the purchase money in full, the purchasei shail receive from the Commissioner a " License to occupy," in the form set forth in the Schedule A. hereto annexed, which he shall return again to the Commissioner when heshall receive the Crown Grant of the Laud. Such " License to occupy" shall be transferable by endorsement, in the form set forth, in the schedule. v „