Introduction

The original Regulatiaons (under "Waste Lands Act 1851") consisting of 82 clauses, were made by Proclamation of the Governor, dated 9th February, 1856, and came into operation on 1st April, 1856.

These Regulations were amended, as to clauses 67 and 68, by Proclamation of the Governor, dated 14th August 1856, the amendments coming into force on the 15th September, 1856.

They were again amended, as to clauses 35 and 43, by "The Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Ordinance 1857" (Session ill, No. 2).

They were further amended, as to clauses 33, 51, 52, 65, 66 and 71, by "The Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Ordinance 1858" (Session IX, No: 1).

The above Regulations, as amended, were validated by "The Waste Lands Act 1858," as from the dates at which they respectively came into operation.

The various clauses or portions of clauses which have from time to time been repealed, since the original Regulations were framed, were printed in italics herein.

The following Acts of the General Assembly affecting these Regulations, and applying only to the Province of Canterbury, share since become law; and to the provisions of these Acts refe- page vi rence has been made by note, wherever it could conveniently be done, in the present reprint of the Land Regulations.

• "Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1864"
• "Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1865"
• "Canterbury Waste Lauds Act 1866"
• "Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1867"
• "Canterbury Public Reserves Act 1867"
• "Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1869."
• "Canterbury Temporary Mining Reserves Act 1869."
• "Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1873".

In addition, however, to the above Acts, which have a local application only, many statutory enactments are now in force which apply to the whole Colony, and it is necessary that the Provincial Land Regulations should be read in connection with these, in order to ascertain the actual state of the Land Laws of the Province.

The subjoined is a summary of the most important Acts referred to:—

William Guise Brittan,

Chief Commissioner of Waste Lands Board, Canterbury.

Land Office, Christchurch, October, 1873.