LAND SALES AND LEASES ORDINANCE,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 145, 3 May 1862, Page 3

LAND SALES AND LEASES ORDINANCE,

185 G. This Ordinance, which was approved by the Governor in 1857, provides for the sale of large blocks of land (not less than 2000 acres) at the fixed price of 10s. per acre, and without conditions of purchase, the total quantity of such laud not to exceed 000,000 acres. Its provisions are as follows :— 1. It shall be lawful for the "Waste Land Bopj-d to' sell Waste Lands of the Crown situated, outside Hundreds, proclaimed or to be proclaimed, to an extent not exceeding Six Hundred Thousand Aci-cs, in blocks of not less than Two Thousand Acres, at the price ot Ten Shillings per Acre, without stipulating as a condition of sale or of purchase, that tho purchasers shall lay out upon the lands, in money or labor, a sum equal to Forty Shillings per acre: from which stipulation such lands, to the extent above mentioned, shall be and are hereby exempted.

2. It shall be lawful for the Waste Land Board to insert in every certificate of selection of land sold or to be sold in virtue of the Land Regulations which, are now or hereafter may be in force a stipulation that tho sale of such land has been made, subject to the provisions of the " Koads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1856."

3. During tke currency of any lease granted or to be granted of any Run for Shee]} or Cattle, situated outside of any Hundred, proclaimed or to be proclaimed, if the terms and conditions of such loasa shall be and continue to be duly fulfilled, the land forming such Bun shall not be liable to be sold without consent of the Lessee, anything to the contrary herein contained notwithstanding. L Provided that it shall be in the power of tha Superintendent, with the advice and consent of his Executive Council, -to authorise the Waste Land Board to refuse to grant Leases of lluns, both within any district which lie shall, with such advice and eousent. from time to time determine to reserve open for sale, in pursuance of the first section of this Ordinance, and also within any district which he shall, with such advice and consent, recommend to the Governor to proclaim a Hundred until the determination of the Governor upon any such recommendation shall be ascertained; and provided also that nothing herein contained shall impair the right of the Governor, from time to time, to proclaim Hundreds, or the force of any Regulations applicablo to Lands situated therein.

5. This Ordinance shall be deemed to be part of tha Land Regulations of the Province of Otago, and any rule or clause in the said Regulations repugnant hereto shall be held and construed to be modified or repealed, to the extent of allowing full effect to be given, to this Ordinance.