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Mr. Mackintosh, Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie, Mr. Meredith, Mr. Mills, Mr. W. C. Smith. Noes, I—Hon. Mr. Eolleston. Lines 26 to 28 struck out. —(Hon. Mr. J. Mackenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 4 to 10 read and agreed to. Clause 11 postponed. Clause 12 read. Line 17, Besohed, To strike out the words "in Council." Line 28, the same words were struck out. Clause 13 read. Line 41, amendment proposed, To insert the words " with the consent of the local body." Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 14 read and agreed to. Clause 15 read. Line 51, amendment proposed, To insert the words "or on lease in perpetuity " after the word " lease."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 16 read. Line 16, amendment proposed, To insert the words "or on lease in perpetuity " after the word " lease." —(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 17 to 19 read and agreed to. Clause 20 postponed. Clauses 21 to 27 read and agreed to. Clause 28 read, Subsection (c), amendment proposed, To insert the words "or for injury or damage done to any Crown lands by wrongful entry or occupation, or by wrongful removal therefrom of anything the property of Her Majesty," after the word " lands."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 29 to 32 read and agreed to. Clause 33 read. Line 17, amendment proposed, To insert the words "or removed therefrom " after the word " thereon." —(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. . Clauses 34 to 43 read and agreed to. Clause 44 read. Page 19, line 8, amendment proposed, To insert the words " rents or other payments" after the word " moneys."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 45 to 51 read and agreed to. Besohed, To adjourn till Tuesday, the 16th August, at 10.30 a.m., when consideration of the Bill will be resumed. The Committee then adjourned.

Tuesday, 16th August, 1892. The Committee met pursuant to notice. Present: Mr. E. Thompson (Chairman), Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lake, Mr. Mackintosh, Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie, Mr. Meredith, Mr. C. H. Mills, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, and Mr. W. C. Smith. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Committee then resumed consideration of the Land Bill. The Surveyor-General was in attendance. Clauses 52 and 53 read and agreed to. Clause 54 read. Line 37, amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert the words "lease in perpetuity "in lieu thereof. Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 55 read and agreed to. Clause 56 read. Page 22, line 19, subsection (4), amendments proposed, To strike out the word "immediate" after the word "shall." Same line and subsection, To insert the words "on and after the day following such auction."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 57 read. Line 32, subsection (3), amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert the words "a lease in perpetuity" in lieu thereof.'—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 58 read and agreed to. Clause 59 read. Line 2, subsection (2), amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert the words " for a lease in perpetuity " in lieu thereof.—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie). Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 60 read. Line 7, amendment proposed, After the word "thereof" to add the words "otherwise the part of the purchase-money or the amount of survey-fee, as the case may be, paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall thenceforward be null and void."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 61 to 73 read and agreed to. Clause 74 read. Line 11, amendment proposed, After the word "regulations" to insert the following words in lieu thereof: "shall be dated as from the day of the granting thereof."— (Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 75 to 77 read and agreed to. Clause 78 read and postponed. Clause 79 read. Line 49, amendment proposed, After the word " lease "to insert the words "or transfer of lease." To strike out the words "the system known as" in the same line, and insert after the word "system " in line 50 the words "or the lease-in-perpetuity system."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to.

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