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Otago Daily Times, Issue 59, 23 January 1862, Page 2 (Supplement)

R E G U T.. A TIOXS POBTHK. DISPOSAL, SAT,K. LETTINC AND OCCUPATION OF THK WASTR LAXDS OF THE CUOA\> T in riiK PROVINCE OV CANTERnUKY: as a.mi;xdi:i). 1. A LL .I?epiiatio;is row in force in the. l'roj\ vir.ee of CiuiU'i-liury for the sale, letting. disposal, mifl oewp.-iiion of the Waste Lands of the Crown are hereby renea'ed. 2. All .such Waste Lands shall, from and after the day on which these Regulations shall come into force, he sold,■ L-t, disposed of, and occupied according-to these Regulations, and no! ollx-rwise. 3. Every Act which Hie is hereby authorised" or required lo perform he shall perform solely in accordance with th-j advice of his Executive Council for the time being, ami such advice shall be recorded on theininutes ol'the Council. IT. —THE WASTii T.ANDS-liOAlti). 4. There shall Ik; established a Board to be called the Waste/Lands. Board) to; consist, of one Chief C>inniissioneii,:and o.f not less than, two nor more than ny other Commissioners,.ail of whom (except Mich one as shall be ruipointeH to act as Treasurer) shall lie appointed and b.e removable by warrant under the hand of the Superintendent. 5. One 'member of the Waste Lands Board shall also be the Treasurer thereof, am! siich member shall be appointed and removable by (.lie Governor. 6. Thc-Wrtstc Lauds Board shall sit at the principal Land Office of the Province, at pertain stated times to he determined by the Superintendent, and shall also sit for.special purposes at such places mid sit sucii limes ns the Superintendent shall direct: of which sittings due notice: shall be given in the Provincial Govorimicnt'Gftzr-ttri and oiic or u:ove iifwsi):ipci-s published in the Pi-ovinef. 7. The Chief Commissioner when present, insd in UU absence then soui" niemhi1!' selected by lhose prescut at any inecliu^- of the Hoard, siia'l preside tlieivat, mid-sh'all have" a casiiu^- vote in ali questions comiuc' before the Hoard.

8. All questions comma-before, the Board shall be decided by a majority of "the Commissioners present thereat. 9. All meeting of ihc Board shall be attended by nt least, three' Coin.' 1- -^iitrs. and shall be open to the public. .-■•;. . 10. All application* for Land and for Pasturage and for Timber Ijmhu-s si mil. after hearing evidence when Hi'ce.-isnn-, In- deißnuiiiMl hy the Hoard at rome sitting thereof. 11. The P.navd slm'l have power to hear and determine i.I! (lfc) utes bpfv'-w.-n tlir holders of I'a-tur-nev mill Timber Licenses respecting thi- bouiubvies ofi-nns and dis:rifts, fi'id slui'i have and exereiVe all th» pmvvs w-liifii uiav h:; lawfully had .and exoiviscd l.y :n,v Oummissi'iue! uf {"''■< ".m L-ui'U. iim'er th:- pr"-vimo-j's nf'»li!.' "frown Lands f";■.• .-Jinauee, irvl **. X., No. ' :'' aim rho " < :iv,vn Lands Extension Or<linnr;ce. >!,,<:■.. \'l.. .Yo. lf). ;r

VI. All ilu-routine I tisiuess of :h- Land D-.'i>art-rrcw shall he transi.ctr.l by the Chief Coimnisin-iei-. Mi!.i< cf to Mue'i i-etrn'atiirtis as may be made by the Ho:ird i: rlifiT behitli'.

18. A honk to be called the " AppiicaHon Honk" (.hail I if- Kepi open durhu:- office hours nf the Lwc Office, in u-liicli the name of every person (! r;..ivi!,jr to make any applieaiion to th" Board shall In- written in order "ny himself or any poison duly niitlioris- 1\ on his hel'ali'.' And I lie (Wniiw-ioiiercvsh.il!!,.duriii;.1' fl": sifting of thi; Board, consider and deteiminejdJ ni-i>li-'■■■lions in the order in wl'icli they shall appeal- i i the application hook. Provide;! that if any person shall not appear himself or l>y ww person duly authorised on his behr."'before the Hoard when called in his turn, his app .nation shall he dismissed until his name shall appear a'sain in I lie Book in order. Provided also thai, if two or more jifif-onsv s!inll api^y !" tnfi same time to write tht> names in the Application Book the Chief Commissioner shall hrackr-t their names, and shall initial the bracket : and \\ lien they shall appear before rlie Board, tin- Board tiuiU <i..-ier-mine tin1 priority of riuht to lie hard iiy lot. . And it shall not be lawful for the Board to hear any application except such as shall be made in accordance with this regulation. 14. The Board shall keep true and detailed minute* of all applications n ade to the Hoard, and all decisions thereon, and of al! sums of money paid to the. Treasurer, and generally 'of all tl:e pn.eeei'.hiffs of the Board ; and such minutes sha-1 be siivi.-M by all the ' Commissioners prejput at any meeting. And such minutes shall be open to the inspection of all persons desiring to inspect {he same, at all reasonable hour.--, on payment of the sum of two shilling and sixpence for every such inspection. m.—sijkvkvs. '10. There shall be a Chief Surveyor who shall he appointed and removable'bv Warrant under the hand of the Fupeiintendei.t, ai:cf a? ninny t Su--veyors as shall be necessary, who shall ue appointed and removeable by the Suprriutintdeat upon the recommendation of the Ciiiif jrurvi yor. 16. All surveys shall be conducted in Mich manner as the Board by any regulations to be made in that behalf shall direct. " IV. —TUB r.ASn KKVKNI.'K. 17. All payments to lie made in respect of laud shall be made to the Treasurer of the Board during the sitting1 thereof, and the Treasurer shall thereupon give receipt.; for the same. 18.—By the 02nd clause of the Constitution Act the Governor is authorised and n-quired to pay ■ nt of the revenue arising from the disposal of the Wast.l Lands of the Crown all the costs, charges, and expenses incident to the collection, management, and. receipt thereof; and also to pay out. of the said revenues such sums as shall become payable under c<Ttai'.s other provisions therein.contained. The Treasurer of the Waste Lands Board shall, therefore, pay out of al! the funds coming into his bauds under these reg-ula-tions all such sums for the above-named purpose.-., ir, such manner and to such persons as flic Governor shall direct. v.—rcnr.ic UEtfjiKVKS. 19. Reserves for the uses of the Provincial Government and for other public pin-poses may, upon the recommendation of the Provincial Council, be made by the Superintendent; and shall not lie alienated from the specific purposes to which they shall have been severally dedicated, except under the provisions of ail Act, of the Genera1 Assembly, entitnled the " Public Reserves Ac!, lS- ri4 :" and a'fnji mid complete description of every such reserve and of I lie purposes to which it shall have been dedicated shall, as soon as possible, after it shall have been made, be. published in the Government Gazette of the Province, and set forth on tin; authenticated maps in the Land Office. Provided I liar the Superintendent limy, if the Provincial Council be not then sit ting, temporarily reserve land for such purposes until the next se.-sion of such Council.

20. Reserves for public highways, bridle-paths, ami foot-paths, shall be made by the Superintendent, ami filial! be «et forth on the authenticated maps in the Land Office. The ijup.n-intcndent ;u\<i the Proviicia! Council may by Ordinance alter th:- fine of any «uol; highways, bridie-paths, and foot-parks, and dispose o'. the land theretofore usul for the sunn.'.

21. The Siiperiiitenden't may temporarily reserve any land for the preservation or sale of the timber thereon; but such land may at any lime ceas.; !o hso reserved upon a resolution of the Provincial Council.

22. The Superintendent nmy, upon the recommendation of tlie Provincial Council, hy proclamation in the Govci'muciu Gtizcitt; reserve from tin- oneration of these regulations any tract of country in which the precious metals may be found to. exist: ami the land within such tract of country shall hi; disposed &.' according- to reyiiiaiions hereafior io lio issued nm, published in that behalf; in the same niaunei and under the same authority as these pivseni regulations. VI. —TOWN I,AN»3. 23. The sites of towns shall he determined by the Superintendent, upon the n commendation (if the Provincial Council, and shall lie notified hv proclamation in the Government, jGnzcltc. of the Province. 24. Town Lands shall be sold hy public auction, in sections, the size and upset price of which shall be (determined liy the Superintendent mid tln> Pmvinciu! Council; and having been so determined, tor each town severally, shali not again be altered. 20. The time and place of every auction sale shaU be fixed by the •Superintendent, and shall be notified jn the. (ioverimie.l! t'iiizil'r. mid one or more newspapers of the JV"viii''e, at least1 thirty days lictin-e such sale shall tuUe place. ■20. No such iiiitiHiMtum.tif any sale ot town lands shall be published until a iu:ip of the town, signed by ihe Chief Survi yr.r, sli;ii! havir heifii laid open for jwblic inspection in tlii' Land Oftic--; aud such map shall set forth, accurately delineated, all the town sections numbuied consecutivuly, so tar as laid out, showing tilt; sec!)-n-» to he tiibiuitted forsale, and the public reserves in roiiin'ciion with them. 27. Town see'im^ M:;;y he put up to auction, cither by order of the Snpeilirendent, oi iijidm the ap]ilicntiinrot sonse per-;i:ii w!:n slmil, itt the time of uinking sucirhpplir:'ati(.-M. d<-i.o«ii '• II p'-r I'HI1. ni' the lip.^el price with tin' Tn n^ui-er of I lie Waste Lauds Board, iiticli Vleposife'slia;!. if no aiiv;i;ice on the upset piicn ■be iiiadc, be cons.idiTed us tlie deposit upon the sal. at such public auction. 28. If any seelio-., -lin'i |ie purchased by other tlmii the orin-inal appiieii.it, tlie deposit money sliali bi forthwith returns! ~r, liniainl. 20. Ten day- :ii ;.:i-r inf..-./ ai.y ■ uch auction sale. 3 list of all the sections about to be offered, for saie .diall he published in the G<>ve;-!!ineiit Onzrtfe, and one or more iic\vs]«ipi:i-s of the I'ioviiipe. 30. Every ntictio.i -aile of land shall he held by the Commissioners jh n\vn court a< lier. inheforu provided. 81. The. pei-sim who .-<::« Mhe .li-clnred the lughest bidder at such auction shai! i!:ji-::ediate!y pn.v a deposil of ten per cent, of the' piuemis. wouey ti< the 'i'reasuivr, and i» deC-mlt >lir>:-.'<.r. r!:f »-.-ii.-.i. shall l.r inrain Smiuediately pui v i -i>~'i.i.- - tSJd- 10 Uie TreaMiier in lull, wiiiiin one wjißK.after S2. The remainder of the purchase money shall be