Superintendent may contract for settlement of blocks.

20. It shall be lawful for the said Superintendent with such advice as aforesaid, from time to time to contract with any person or persons, page 26 company or companies, that such person or persons, company or companies, shall with respect to the whole or any part of any one or more of the said blocks of land, place upon any land with respect to which such contract shall be made, persons desiring to settle thereon. Provided that the person or persons, company or companies, with whom such contract shall be made, shall be bound thereby to perform and observe and to cause the persons placed by them upon such land to agree to perform and observe, the terms sanctioned by the Governor in Council under this Part of this Act and the provisions of this Part of this Act.