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Title: Acts Affecting Native Lands, Etc. (In English and Maori), Passed by the General Assembly, Session 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1899

Author: General Assembly of New Zealand

Publication details: George Didsbury, 1892

Part of: He reo ture nō te Whare Paremata / Statutory language

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Acts Affecting Native Lands, Etc. (In English and Maori), Passed by the General Assembly, Session 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1899.

Valuation for Improvements

Valuation for Improvements.Schedule.

33.	Whenever a lease for the occupation of reserves is to be sold or otherwise disposed of, subject to a payment of the valuation of the improvements made on such lands, such valuation shall, in all cases where it is not otherwise provided by this Act, be made one month at least before the expiry of the existing lease, in such manner as the Public Trustee shall direct; and payment of such valuation shall be made page 14on or before the day of the commencement of the term of the new lease to the Public Trustee, by the purchaser of such lease. Whenever a lease as aforesaid is forfeited for breach of conditions the Public Trustee shall cause such valuation to be made on recovering possession of the land.
34.	The amount of the valuation of the improvements, when paid by the purchaser of a new lease, shall be paid by the Public Trustee to the original lessee, less any arrears of rent or other moneys due in respect of such land by the outgoing tenant; and, in case of forfeiture, less also the amount of expenses incurred in recovering possession of the land.
35.	In every ease of the forfeiture of a lease for breach of conditions the payment of the amount of the valuation of improvements, or of any part thereof, shall be absolutely at the discretion of the Public Trustee.
36.	If payment of any such valuation is not made as aforesaid the Public Trustee may sue for and recover the same in any Court of competent jurisdiction from the person who should make such payment.
37.	No outgoing tenant shall have any right or claim against the Crown or the Public Trustee in respect of the value of any improvements made by him on the lands in his occupation in case any person shall fail to pay such value to the Public Trustee.