OTAGO WASTE LANDS ACT, 1872.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 252, 28 November 1872, Page 8

OTAGO WASTE LANDS ACT, 1872.

./£he ,f fpllowiug ia -a of ,& portipn.of tne provisions of tbe Qtago IWwife," iands |872.,'^e shall cont^ue,to. sunimarine the remaining ' The £ct\comes into';operatTon on the ,Ist January, 1873. .. • - • / .r.4^miißßP£A?<BB V!j,\v;;, , .- > The following! -Act&are repealed :r~ v "rThet>tago Waste Land>A«st, i: **:Tua; Oljagoz/Huadreds .Bssrulabion" Act, 1869."' ..*-;■ . "-, - „ :'*., / , "jThe.Otago Waste Landpr4pt^l,B6,6, 'Amendment Act, 187Q."-, V ,- , . Npthing, however, > contaj^ed,, < it. the Act, except^where otherwise axpressfy provided, shall affect any contract or engagement entered into with tlje Crown previously 4 to ,the coming'. into operation of the Act. CROWIjr, LANDS ACT,- 186$, NOT AFFECTED. Nothing contained An the Act, shall be construed to.repeaUalter, or.Ufeany way affect any of the. provisions of ". The Crowns Lands Act. .1862;" , ■ GENERAL. ... . . Every act which 1 the 1 Superintendent' is authorised or required' to perform; by the terms of! the AcVhe shall .perform solelyin accordance-with.the .advice of his Executive Council .for, toe time being,, and, such advice shall be. recorded 'on the minutes 'of the Executive Council. WASTE LANDS, .BQABD CONSTITUTED.r POWEBS J)EFINED. There shall be a Board of CJorajnKf,sioners to be called "The Waste Lands, Board of t(ie province of CXtagd,"( a"nd the said Board' shall' consist of one Chief Commissionerj and of riot' less than two nor more .th'atn five other Commissioners, all of whom shall be appointed and"bn removable by warrant under hand of the. Superintenaent J, subject to the approval of.the G-over-lior 'in Conuoil. Provided that, not moro than one member of the Executive Council shall be a member of the Board. • The salaries of the Commissionerer, except that of the 'Commissioner of Crown Lands, and of the officers of the Board appointed By the Superintendent or by the Board, shall be paid out of revenues appropriated Toy the purpose by the Provincial Council. The Board shall have an office in Dimedin, at which office the Board shall sit. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, when present, and in his absence then some member selected by those present at any meeting of the Board, shall preside thereat, and the Chairman shall have an original as well as a casting vote in all questions coming before the Board. Allquestions coming beforethe Board shall be decided by a majority of the Commissioners present. All meetings of the Board shall be attended by at leasL three Commissioners, and shall be open to the public. The Eoitrd may, with the consent of the Superintendent, create districts for the purpose of conducting sales; for receiving applications for land, and for generally carrying into effect the provisions of the Act. The salaries of such officers shall bo psiid out pi revenues appropriated for the purpose- by the Provincial' Council. All the routine business .relating to the disposal of Waste Lands shall be transacted by the' Cotnoiissionor -of Crown Larfdß, subject to such instructions as he* may receive 'from the Board. -Every dispute and difference-relating to the sale, letting, disposal/and occupation of Waste^Lan'da, or to anything done under tbe Aot,shall beheardand determined by the' Board. - • ! i The Board 'm«y charge a~fe'e not-ex-ceedin<j five pound^ ffbr-th6 vdecision of any disputed question ; the fes' to be paid by the party aiainst whom -the decision, shall be made. The decision of the Board shall, subject" to right bf appeal to the: Supreme Conrr, as providod'in "The Waste Lands -Board Appeal A<s<v 1867,'t -.be final and'conclusive Jprovidesd.thatfifche Board mas upon application gpant.'a, rehearing of any case deeded.',bp it, 1 and may alter its _previp,u,s, decision. All applications for the purchase or occupation of land made: ibe'fDte the coming into operation of the Act, and all disputed arising out of such'application^, and all disputes pending before the present Board/shallbe decided by ! the Board to bet appointed under the •Aot' . v- , The minutes »of fcho Board [Shall be open to the inspection o£the public ab ail reasonable 1 hdiira,on pflyme&t of a fee of'two shillings and' sixpence.' .'There sHnll be r '( 'ft'ept in the ofißon' of 'tlie-'BoarpT at .Dune,iin',,in a con.Yenienfc, 'form for referenpe^every tjou, repor^i and^ communication, received therefrom;- also, every.,order 7 made by the- Board'-'and by "the Cohimissioi^er of C^rown LHnds; all of which' .slia'tt 1)& b'piplV.to'lh^pectTqTil:6f.th/e;pn^.lit\ on t fiftyment "oiT a .teg 'of two, shit-" 'tihjjs and sixpence.. ..."''.' , .]". '\'\'. All nioneys payable under the provisions 1 of 1 the aetiirshall be- paid: to/the Receiver of /"Land" 'Se^n'ne,' iirilesa ofcherwwe eJtpres^ly- pravide'th i ' -'d I The Copitnissioner of Crown Tijftids; shnlV cause a statement .specifying: tho Isurvey^ea landsi.of ,the 'Provtflce" (exceptipg.to^wn 3nd,,viHage land^); >to (ba published in the Provincial. Govern* '^ttiertt #ft«ette/aiad' cirfeulflfeff^jb#Bft<iin every twe^ye months ; and^^lrf «t^

statement sb^ll^^irV'^^STr^s^ay ' be'tbe^^aali^ 0 "(yf £ tne" r laifd^dipTMl'«f9r selection;-" • * i i«i w .:i r • wt\ 'i •■• ' :s! STOVSTO." -' »'~" •- "■- • • There- sbMI Wltf ; Chief SiirTe/or. ! shall be appointed 1 ' ssmdJ be : 'removable by the 'SuperintettSent, and* as^many Assistant -and. District i Surveyo^; -as <tih&lLbo.n6cessary,-.wha.sbalLbe.appoin-b tedi and be, p.e(naovable by^tbe . Superiin- . tencl^nt jupQn the, ,pe«psi»mendatiQO..;.of rthe s Qtiief v .S ; UFyeyp.r v . / , ..,;-' „: .<;" „ .AJL ( ?u*yp7s r .shall qe eppducted in fe^\aX\o}x^tO'b^, jaa.de ijii^tyt. behalf, ' sliair djireci. ' " * ' p^SSTFtCf TION 0^ WASTE LAND. , : The "WasjKe /jtia'iid? ''shati^bje^djvi'jjqd ihto : 'tSr l e^rassos, nahiely'f—^ '* (1.) Towti'lantl, 1 bringthe^itesheretofore reserved, oi"whh,h sh*ll be hereafter reserved, for towns arid villages. (2.) Suburban land, being landin the vicinity of any Town l lands. " •• (3.) Rural land, lieitig land hot reserved for- to wTas or" villages or "any .other public purpose; •- - -< : The Board hiay at any time declare that any land shall belong to either of the said.cjassess and also-that any land shall ceas^ to .belong to either, of _• such ; (Classes. Pr ; p.vided^that' town or suburban, land shall not pease to belong to su.ch _ classes Respectively without the consent of the Provincial Council. , „ SALEOP.TOWJf LANDS. All town lands, execpt as otherwise provided^ shall be sold by auction and the upsefe price of the allotments shajl be fix,ed,by the Board, in the case of sections, -however, -which, -having; been put , up- for. sale, have .either been, witb1 drawA or have .not been, sold, the ..purchasers nave, tailed to complete their pu rchases, the, Board may sell such 'sections, otherwise than by auction. In special cases, where persons 6eing in duly authorised temporary occu'patjon of tpwn Ihujlls shall apply to ;_be' allowed to purchase such ? lands» the Board may, with the approval of tjie Superiuteiident'and Provincial Council, sell town land, except .land witfuu the' limits of the towns of Dunedin and Port Chalmers, without exposing the same to auction. AUCTIONS OF TOWN AND SUBURBAN LAND. shall be given of any intended auction of town lands through the medium of the Provincial Gazette, or a newspaper published in the Province, not moro than three months, nor les< than. one month, before such auction shall take place. , > No town land .shall be sold, by auction unless previously surveyed. - The laud, shall be offered for sale by auction by some person to be appointed for that purpose by the Board, who, if an officer of the Board, shall not bo required to tako out au auctioneer's licence. The purchaser shall pay one-tenth part of the purchase, money at the time ■ of sale, and the remaining nine-tenths shall be paid within one month of the date of sale, otherwise the" deposit money shall be forfeited, and the sale be null and void. All suburban lands shall do offered Par sale by auction in sections, the size or extent and upset price of which shall be r fixed and determined by the Board, Subject fro the approval 'of the Superintendent, and subject al«o to the provisions affecting town lands. SALES OF KUBA.L LANDS. All rural lands shall hereafter he. open for sale or disposal, except such as at tho' t'imo application is made are lawfully occupied or reserved. Bßurt r it shall bo lawful' for tHe 'Board,' with the consent of the Superintendent, to reserve 'or "withdraw from sale any land, ■ the sale ' dr" disposal of which may appear to them to be- or likely to ; b ; e prejudicial, .to the. public interests. . . . , The upset price !of rural lands shall be twenty, sKili ings per acre ; and in the event of; two pr tnore applications' for the same 'land being made, oh the/ same clay such land shall be put lip at auction^ the upse thrice of which shall be twenty shillings per a6i*ef. The Board lnay; with the approval of the Superintendent, 'sell at twenty shil lings 1 per acre. 1 or at such ; higher price as <the -Board: may determine, rural lands either • within hundred*- or <Jom^ prised within any license or lease to depasture stock, not exceeding 320' acres to: an}? person. whtf may have impr'aved bhe-sanie prior to .ohe passing of -the Aqt>.; but no such lands comprised within anyjicense ori^seto depasture, stock, shall besoljl without the consent of the. licensee or? lessee. , -

Land, sbftll have r,eiiminert.< open for seleojbion for se^vea :yeaff -^may^ with, the sanc^ipu ,p/^l^-^iiperii\ten,d£nt and the ,Ptt}y\nc.iid ,be ? ojfered, for, salp b^ a*, the,. uj)se^. priqe|Q^ ten shillings per ( acre. '. ..; - 4 „, •- . The "Governor in CouuciJ niuy^j.u^pqn, the,. recomrhehfiation'of 1 the .Su^ei-ititen,-. dent ahd'Th-'ovinctal Jricrease the price- at which tLe Waste lands* shall bo offered for vJ sale, either.J))r^sejec;ti 191 9n r pr 4UCtoion. , t IJhe application of any person clesu;-, ous bf pnrch'rtsing yiiml lima sliull 7»e accoin)%imea, by a deposit of jkeu per cent, itp'dtt \he ; ripseTr'^icS,' 1 'and" Msioii of 'W l BoaFd Wp6ff giW ; tfffitfcatlon; 1 fgiven wfthM'^fla^"^- *tl& I%\e\\fe 1 6f Wife ) rtpl.K i feWi?Tft' i eHe ; 'JSa'rkl^lffiSe^ifr I BfoieittH! flßf m&Wi& Wbfe^t^n^oh^ iippHcanJs foV:tlie%ncl^ : TV^^^we'of | nnsurveyect.Jktttfj lioWei-, Hh^dMfeifetf - of the Board e'HaHf'b^^vett. witbltf^fiix | months a|t^rf' J the-?receihp off W 1 «ppi j^ - tionV "" • v-wiifcj Hi r.%ls%i "~. ?b c-» 9<r&& lit*.

c J i'^ny fepp!icafft' it retasMrf i: t6 w c^*pfete "tiis'pitfdnias* shatf ftrfei^^VdeposHTffo •paid:- 1 '- ' -' ~ ' . ' '• >■-'<<■+' Vi Any-ft^plkjatidft^niiiyv^the^pUatt'^f tbe applicant;- enclosed in a «e#le\l icov'er, . fwhich -shall Hot* -be opened^tfll after office -ihouTS- om the day made.' j' „. .?«»■.-• . ,No. ;appiication for a^ less iqqa*thy thafl fiftji acres of rural land ,sh^%iaex« cept/a^ ptb.erwise pvOyided^ be; gr^Hiad by Board.. Provided; alw^ySaAbdt tb.e.,Bpard. may divide anj.pf .tke; W^^afca I!iands mto blocks, j^ndj nec^io^-^flifty syte, and offep the. for l> aaj[^ <t %Qfi ma^-.alsa permit , owner^pf \t^ v d^girous of making; an ad.ditigi\ to. ia.n^S',al* ready purchased, to apply for an^^ij^. cliase, adjoining lan^s.of. irregular, sjbane and of smair'extent;' if 'auch !,pitropaae tfh'alt not '"unduly iriterfere" witih to^aqyanlag^eoiis divisiotf of aaj6irim^^,ns iiito coritenent .allotments^. " -**^ ? *';? a --' • . . \ «. # -»T-<:o'." ' ■ ' "< '< i 1. ..,-;,»: i •...j.'^r&Zfs -• . * Repof ta- of the . discoveify bf iatfSvi.al •gold in the Taupo df6^a|itl i bfein«f" feoeived from ti«e 46 "ttrngjih Napier and Auckland; • ■"* " :a "•^\ * A "prospecting party- has been'd^ganised to ;thprougf»ly test the -MlliiJiftii district, south of Koss. ' *• ' ' The expense caused by th©rwear%rid tear of tail-boxes in sluicing, ckims -.in the Grey Valley is very great, _ but niost of the large companies are adopting the plan of paving the bottom, of the, races with blocks'- df 'wood^jiawa off in sections of ti few inches ' t|ic^, and placed standing on" their end}. This; pavement forms a kind- oTifaKfrul ground-sluice, and suits a'd'mira&lyY Tbe "&rey Aagua " eays:-^Tnere ■bas,A)een sxtoe ac.tycifcyyamong- miners on r the North": Beach lately, a supposed lead of gold: parallel with the lrae 1 oT : * telegraph wire ha,yipg been taken up ' as far down as a point opposite^itho flagstaff. N ear Darkie!s Terrace^ alsq, v/e hear of so.me heavy gold bein£ got m considerable quantity on a limited ' patch of ground: . .. -„ ■*.:.>** We hear from Auckland that min^inj - • matters are exceedingly dull, but that hopes of a speedy -reaction are entertained. The direction 'in which ihg change is looked for appears to the Cororaandel, or rather the claims od. the -Kennedy Bay side of the Tokatea Jiange. A corresDondent, who has recently visited the district describes it aa one. of the most vigorous in mining matters in the colony, and say* t.iat' there is ample work for all the men living, there. .On, the, beach — of whit>h such high hopes were once entertained — enterprise has been paralyzed by the break-dowu of the noto» rious Green Harp. Toe Thames correspondent of an Auckland paper says that- tbe Mining Accident Relief J^und Association at the former place «is strengthening mightily, and already numbers nearly tbrea hundred members. The miners are paying greater attention to the cor operative system, and regard it with increased favour. The export duty on gold has been reduced in Queensland to one shilling au ounce till .July, 1873, when it will be sixpence an ounce for the next year, after which it ceases altogether. A diamond fever has seized upon the Californians, and hundreds are hieing off to Mexico. At the ceremony of the opening of the new Aquarium at Brighton, Mr. Frank Buckland produced from his pocket hid promised present to the Aquarium, a diminutive alligator, con- 1 fined iv a cigar - box, which tbe vicechairman had- sent a waggon and six horses to the .railway for, undor the impressiou that it was a veritable man* ster of the deep. , , ■ According to a. Wolverhainpten, correspondent,of the " Glasgow JE^erald,'' the first jaTpujs'eo^aStaffbPds^ireJron^ worker, how fchafc ,h© is^getting^aueh, high wases, appears, to be; - l to',dK'nk the samd liquor as bis uiadtSi% "and "to/ eat tho same.food v - .He. wants salmon and turttey "jjtttllets^ duck; hnd'gr'e'e'n peas.- H"e : wafts into a litttep'Ot-nouse? , in the Black country with the air whic"h*~ a Staffordshire ninn can assume when' * iron is up, and 'asks, for a bottle of red; ; port." - *"- i . .Among the many, arijistic.. objects that, will figure tit fcfie forthcoming International Exhibition at Vienna, one of the most interesting will be the. model of Solomon's Temple, carved in lime-tree wood, frointhe discription of Flavious Jo'sepnns.' Some idea may, be formed of the model when it is stated that ifc occupies a 1 space of 225 sqiiare' feet, andi fcHafi 23 cades- \rill' "be' required to transport it to its destlit-' ation, th 4 Vieunii Exutbifion Bdildmg*. •„A grand rat hunt with English terrjers, fifty, ofs.iFhich are., kept the purpose-at B,erc.y by the^munieipal ad* ministration, tooly'place in the sewers of "Parri'fen-^fetferisday last, from '.five in the Brorning until noon. .The vermin 'destroy*^* iim'tinnied 'tS-'iiSarly 3000/ T\rooi.iMeK(4i?;Bev(Sr6lfmisi! Ifave since' died. 3:f!^' ■•* * ■'"•'■ r :c * * : . Holloioalfs OiMiheftf and l ']?ilo.±--T4ie . iWo'st , efi&;taar remedy for^ oM Wounds and UlfcjraWyh^ wNndeTfttlcures, daily M e^fite4 bj "«tae ice&i cc&b 4 i}p|i|Bd roraedies^Jtaia . €S^kli^dj^ie/%^eß all part^^^%JV^,alßSldU¥liMPM: .v excellence, the wap.&>bf Good Hopejja !t#S^^lfol*ffn^*f|sr|p\«llfoW^^. \ midt»' I^Nv^^^^^n^s^oTf^Wg " f 'wounds 'awl iul<S&rß^!of^PS^ly' >^Sßftt °' ista^h I g,.^%f|fttir^eW)qfSer'tri^:.^ ?i»eilt4ja& b^eTiTCaSri^^Jtte^eefcn-SW/^'"-f-^^k^et»V^^^j«aj^^W. '

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