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Clauses 80 to 88 read and agreed to. Clause 89 read. Line 43, amendment proposed, After the word "cash" to insert the words "or on deferred payments." Line 44, After the words " perpetual lease "to insert the words "or on lease in perpetuity."—("Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 90 to 100 read and agreed to. Clause 101 read. Lines 14 and 31, amendments proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert the words "lease in perpetuity" in lieu thereof. (Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 102 to 104 read and agreed to. Clause 105 read and postponed. Clauses 106 to 110 read and agreed to. Clause 111 read. Line 12, amendment proposed, That the word "twenty" fee struck out, and "one hundred" inserted in lieu thereof.—(Mr. Mackintosh.) On the question being put that the words proposed to be inserted stand part of the clause, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow: Ayes, 3—Mr. Duncan, Mr. Mackintosh, Mr. Smith. Noes, 4—Mr. Lake, Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie, Mr. Meredith, Mr. Mills. So it was resolved in the negative. Resolved, That the word " twenty " be struck out, and the word " fifty " inserted in lieu thereof. Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 112 to 120 read and agreed to. Clause 121 read. Line 42, amendment proposed, To strike out all the words from " payments " to " or," and insert in lieu thereof the words " or on perpetual lease under ally Act repealed by this Act, or on a lease in perpetuity under this Act."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 122 read. Subsection (1), amendment proposed, That this subsection be struck out and the following substituted in lieu thereof: " (1.) In respect of deferred-payment lands under any Act as aforesaid, and of lands occupied with right of purchase under this Act, for a period of fifteen years from the date of the license." The following to be a new subsection : " (lα.) In respect of lands disposed of under section eight of the aforesaid Appendix C, for the whole term of the license." In subsection (2), line 10, To strike out all the words after the word "and," and insert in lieu thereof " and in respect of any such leases granted thereafter, and in respect of leases in perpetuity granted under this Act, for a period of fifteen years from the date of the lease; and."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 123 read. Line 19, amendment proposed, After the word " thereof" to insert the words " When it shall appear necessary, the Board may, at its discretion, direct such payment to be made to a separate account." —(Mr. Lake.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to, subject to its being redrafted by the Law Draftsman. Clauses 124 to 126 read and agreed to. Clause 127 read. Amendment proposed, To strike out the clause.—(Mr. Lake.) On the question being put, That the clause be struck out, the Committee divided, the names being taken down as follow: Ayes, I—Mr. Lake. Noes, 6—Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hogg, Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie, Mr. Meredith, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Smith. So it was resolved in the negative. Clause agreed to. Clauses 128 to 131 read and agreed to. Clause 132 read. Subsection (1), line 7, amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert in lieu thereof the words " lease in perpetuity." Subsection (2), To strike out all the words after the words " valuable stone," and insert in lieu thereof the words "be selected on lease in perpetuity only." —(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 133 read and agreed to. Clause 134 read. Subsection (1), line 21, the word "nine" was struck out, and the word "eight" substituted in lieu thereof; line 22, the word "eleven" was struck out, and the word " ten " substituted in lieu thereof. Subsection (2), the words "perpetual lease " were struck out, and the words "lease in perpetuity " were inserted in lieu thereof. In the same section the word "fifteen" was struck out, and "ten" inserted in lieu thereof.—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 135 read. Line 32, amendment proposed, After the word "interval" to insert the words "of space."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 136 read. Lines 44 and 50, amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease " and insert the words " lease in perpetuity " in lieu thereof.—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment proposed, line 9, subsection (4), To strike out the words " subject to the consent of the Minister."—(Mr. Lake.) Amendments agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 137 read. Line 15, amendment proposed, To strike out the words "perpetual lease," and insert the words " lease in perpetuity "in lieu thereof.—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 138 read and postponed. Clauses 139 and 140 read and agreed to. Clause 141 read. Line 15, amendment proposed, To strike out the word " thirty," and insert the word "twenty" in lieu thereof. —(Mr. Lake.) Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 142 read and agreed to. Clause 143 read. Line 39, amendments proposed, To strike out all the words after the word " lease " to the word " subject," and insert in lieu thereof the words "in perpetuity of the same

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