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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 595, 16 April 1851, Page 4

of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. E. Eyre, Lieutenant-Governor. By His Excellency’s command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. God Save the Queen 1 Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 3rd April, 1851. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER-NOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint John Robert Godley, Esquire, to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for the District of Canterbury, The appointment to have effect from the 16th December last. By His Excellency’s command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 10th April, 1851. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER-NOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to appoint David Stark Durie, Esquire, to be Resident Magistrate at Wanganui. By His Excellency’s command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 4th April, 1851. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER-NOR-IN-CHIEF directs it to bepotified that it is his intention to submit to the General Legislative Council at its ing Session, the following Bills : A Bill to regulate the occupation of Waste Lands of the Crown in the Province of New Munster. An abstract of which is given below. A Bill to impose in some cases fixed duties of Customs, in lieu of the Ad Valorem duties at present levied. A Bill to amend the Marriage Ordinance of Sess. .8, No. 7. (Already printed in the New Munster Government Gazette, of Sth December, 1849. By His Excellency’s command, , Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. The first part <of this Abstract is the Analysis of the Grown Lands Ordinance. New Ulster, No. 1, Sess. 10. (J. 7 in the Reprint of the Ordinances of New Zealand.) Title. Preamble. I.— Commissioners of Crown Lands, their Appointment and. Powers. 1. Commissioners of Crown Lands. 2. Appointment and Tenure of Office, ■cf. ivumo iui ixiuii guiuauuu. 4. Powers to Commissioners to hear and determine Disputes, &c. 5. And to award damages not exceeding £2O. 6. And to expel Trespassers. 7. And to recover possession. 8. And to distrain for Rent. 9. And to charge a fee for his decision. 10. To be paid into the Treasury. 2. Assessment on Stock depastured, on Crown Land not being within the Limits of a Hundred. 11. License to be granted. 12. Return of Stock to be made by owner. 13. Assessment to bo levied on Stock. 14. According to Returns. 15. Notice to be given to Parties liable to Assessment. 16. Appeal allowed. 17. Amount due recoverable by Distress. 18. In case of non-payment, License may be cancelled. 3.— Management of Crown Lands within the limits of a Hundred. 19. Right of Pasture to be limited to Persons holding a License. 20. A License to be granted to any Occupant 21. License to be in force for one Year. 22, Fee to be paid for License. 23. List of Licensed Persons to be published in the Government Gazette. 24. Persons comprised in fftch List to have exelusive Right of Pasturage. 9.S Arid tn hono nowa- l: . i 7; — cxcvtuig nuruens. 20. Commissioners to preside at elections. 27. And to have a casting vote. 28. Vacancies, how supplied. 29. Wardens to have power to apportion, &c.. Cattle to be depastured. 30. Regulations made by Wardens to be published. r 31. Failing an apportionment by Wardens, Commissioner to have power. 32. Power to Wardens to make Bye Laws. 33. And to levy an Assessment. 34. And to distrain for same. ' 35 ’ nt of License Fee to be paid over to Wardens. 36. Accounts to be kept by Wardens. 37. Penalty on unlicensed Persons depasturing cattle, &c. 38. Power to Wardens to Impound Cattle trespassing.