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Otago Witness, Issue 527, 4 January 1862, Page 8

R^U^ATIONS <{\ 'DISPOSE: SAJUB, LETTING JiM) ««. OCCUPATION •<x>.> O >p TH g ...-.■ WASTE ISaipNlfjErOF THE GROWN 1 j. . . IJf THE PROWiS&.^vQANTERfiIJB^: ' W.-XAS AMENDED. • t l. A Ll' in for6e in the ProjCJL viuc^Wdantef bury for the' sale/letting, disposal, and*-66Sctputi6h of the Waste Lands of the Grown asS'hfer&y Tep&tled. - - ' ' 2. -AB suchfWiSte Lands shall, from and after the day on whiclvHJwfse' ftegiiTations shall come into force, be gold, let, disposed of, and occupied according to these Regulafoas, and not otherwise, - „ , 3. Every Act which the Superintendent is hereby authorised or reqtriigd -to perform, he shall perform solely in accordance' with the advice of his Ex6eutive Council for the time bemg,*anxfc'sucuj aflvicef l .ssafl he recorded on tl^nuajijte^ of the Council. _ „,,,« 11.-"I«2^ASrEJDANJ)S BOABD. ', 4. There shallha established a Board to be. -called the Waste Lands Board, to consist of one Chief Commissioner, and of not less than two nor more tharifive other CommiS&bfiers',- all -of whom (except such one as shall he appointed to aet'as Treasurer) shall. be appointed and b»i*movable by warrant under the hand of the Superintendent: 1 / . 5. One mejafeer of .the. Waste.. Lands Board shall also be the Treasurer thereof, nnd such member shall he appointed and removable by the Governor. 6. The Waste .Lands Board shall sit at the principal Land Office pf JRe t*rovihce, at certnin stated times to be determined by the Superintendent, and shall also sit for specinl purposes at such places nnd at such times as the Superintendent shall direct ; of Which sittings due notice shall he given in the Provincial Government Gazette, and one or more . newspapers published in the Province. _• " 7. The Chief Commissioner when present/ and in his absence then some member seh^fe'd by those present at any meeting of the Board, sliall preside thereat, and shall have a casting*" vote in all questions coming before the Board. J ' ' ' 8. All que^tfeascoming-before the-' Board shall be decided by ar-BHijority of the Commissioners present thereat. *:■-. ■ },v. , % 9. AH meeting*. of> ihe-Board shall ,he. attended by at least thraeXcmmfesioners, and shall be open to the public. . >;, : . ,„-.. / , 10. All apßlica'tipps for Land and for Pasturage and fbr Tinker .Licenses shall, after hearing evidence when necessary^be determined by the Board at some sitting thereof. " " '*_''*', 11. The Board^hall 1 have power to hear and 1 determine alKdfepUtes" between the holders of Pasturage- and Timber Licenses Respecting the boundaries of runs ancK4»trictS4 and shall have and exercise all thepowers4!Kbich may-be lawfully had and exercised by any Commissioner of Crown Lands, .under, the provisions of &eff,Ci;own Lands Ordinance, Sess. X., No. 1 j" and the "Crown Lands Extension Ordinance, Sess. XL, N0..1p.» 12. All tße'fout^ne business of the Land Department shall be transacted by the Chief Commissioner, subject to s\u?h regulations as may be made by the Board in that behalf. 13. A book to bewailed the " Application Book " shall be kepfcjjnen during office hours, at the Lnnd Office, in which the'hame of every person desiring to make any application to the Board shall he written in order by himself 01*' any person 'duly authorised on Ins behalf. 7 .And the Commissioners shall, during the sitting of t3ie,lsQnrd, consider and determine all npplications in the' order in whidi they shall appear in the application boolt.' Provided that if any person shnl' not appear himself or by'sOme person duly authorised on his behalf before the' "Board when called in hi? turn, his application shall be dismissed until his namr shall appear again in the Book in order. Provided also that if two or more persons shall apply at the same time to write .their names in the Application Book the Chief Commissioner shall bracket theii names, and % sha}l initial the bracket ; and when thej shall appear before the Board, the Board shall determine the priority of right to be hard by 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 minuter of all applications made to the Board, and al! decision? thereon, and of all sums of money paid to the Treasurer, and generally of all the proceedings of the Board ; and such minutes shall be signed by all thr Commissioners present at nny meeting. And sucl. minutes shall be open lo the inspection of all person? desiring to inspect the same, at all reasonable hours ; on payment or the sum of two shillings and sixpence for every siicbjnspection. , 111. — SURY£Y.S, 15. Themshnll.be a Chief Surveyor who shnll b< appointed jmij-empvable by Warrant under the ham of the Superintendent, and as many Assistant Surveyors assball.be necessary, who shall be appointee and removc"aWe by the Superintendent upon the recommendation of the Chief Surveyor. \ 16. All surveys shall be conducted in such manne" as the Board by any regulations to be made in tha behalf shall direct. . jy,'T Tn^ tA>"D REVENUE. 17. All payments to be made in respect of lnnd shal be-niade to the Tjyasurer of tlie Board during thi sitting thereof, "arid the Treasurer shall thereupoi' give receipts for the same. • ■ 18.— By the 62nd clause of the Constitution Ac the Governor is authorised aitd"requir *d,to pay out of the revenup arising, from the disposal of the Waste' Lands of the Crown all the costs, charges, and expenses incident to .the collection, management, am. receipt thereof; and a'so to pay out of the said.revenues •uch sum's -as shall become payable under certain other provisions therein contaiffed. The Treasurer 0' the \\ aste l^ands Board shall, therefore, pay dufofal-' the funds; coming into his hands under these .reguJa-" tions all gueh sums for the above-named purposes, ir such manner and to srch persons as the Governoj shall direct. c ■, ." V.— RUJJLIC BES^ByES. 19. Reserves for the uses of the Provincial Government and for other public purposes may, .upon tht recommendation of the Provincial Council," be mndt by the Superintendent 4 Jandrshall not be. alienated from thoipecific purposes to which they shall have been severally dedicated, except under the provisions of an Act ;*8 the, General Assembly, entituled the " PubUcJlf^eryes Act, 1854 ;" and a full and complete description' of every such' reserve aid of the purposes. to' which it shall have been dedicited shall, as soon as ])ossibl° after it shall have been made, be published fti.the Government Gazette of the Province, and set forth pn ; thfj authenticated maps in the Land Office. Provided that the Superintendent may, if the Provincial Council be not then sitting, temporarily" reserve lancffor'sucir purposes- until the next session ot such ©oUiielii ' 20. Reserves fin public highways, bridle-paths, and foot-paths, shailrhe pwde.by, the .Superintendent, apd shall be set forth on authenticated 'maps in tht Land Office. ThYSupen'htenderit andthVProvi'iSciV Council-may .by Ordinance alter the lino of any such highways, biidle-patlis, and foot-paths, and dispose oi the laud theretofore used for the .-ame. 21. The SupemiftirdiAt may- temporarily : reserve any land for tin- preservation or sale of tlie .rim bei tuerara^buteiicbjandinay aj, any time ceas& to' b/; m veeinrcd jupoti a resolution of tlie Provincial' Councils „ ; 22. Tne'., Superintendent may, upon the recotnTnendatiori'bf the ' Provincial Council, hy proclamation m'the Government- Gazette, reserve from, the operation of these, regulations nny tract of country hi which the precious metals may be found to exist : and the land within such tract of country shall be disposed of according-to regulntions hereafter to be issued and published in that behalf; iv the same manner and under the ' Same -authority as those present regulations.. i/y ...,.^, , 28. The sites of towns shall be detenained by the Superintendent^ fcpon- th>;> recommendation of the. Provinciaj Councjl, and shall be notified by proclamation in; the Government Gazette of the? province. S4..T6wn Lands shall be sold by public auction/in sections}- the- size and upset price of which shall be' determined .by, the Superintendent and the Provincial Council ; and having been so determined, for each town severally, shall not again be altered. t T« e m e and' plnce of every auction snle shall be flxerMy'the' Superintendent, and shnll be notified in'the Government Gazette, and one or more newspapers of tJief fProviucej at least tliirty dnys before such sajq ghall take place. 26. No such notification of any sale of town lands shall be published until a map of the town, signed by the Chief Suirvpyor. shall have been laid open for pubic inspection in the Land Office; and such map' shall set forth, accurately delineated, all the town Bections-nuaihrred consecutively, so far as laid out showing thfe SScii&itS to: lie submitted for side, and the public -pescrves in connection" with them, 27. Town, sections may be put up to auction, cither by order of the Superintendent, or upon the applica- ■ tion of some person who shall, at the-tiirie of making such application, 1 deposit ten per cent, of the upset price with ,the Treasurer of the Waste Lands Board. Such deposits sliall, if no advance on the upset price be made, be considered aa the deposit upon the saie at such-public auction. 10 n.., j 28. If any section shall ba purchased by other than the orMnaJ applicant, the' deposit money shall be forthwinl returned on acrimnd. ;• ■ ; ' 29. Ten days fljt least before any such auction gale,' a list of nil tne sections about to ba offered for sale shall be published in they Government fff/ze^ and one or more newspapers of the Province. " ' ' 130.1 30. Every auction rale of land ; shall be held by the Commissiohera m* open" cfmrt 1 a^ hereinbefore provided. < ** t< ><,o< #. ..j.j. „ „.;,;,...,.. 31. Tha person who shall be declared the highest bidder at such auction shall immediately pay adpposit often per cent, of tho purchase money to the Treasurer, and in default thereof, the section shall be again immediately put up to auction. 82. The remainder of the purchase money shall be ftefi t» the Trwraorer m fhft, vrfthin one wwk jrfter*