New Zealand: Acts affecting Native Lands, 1886, 1888-91 and 1894-95

Part I. — As to Crown Lands

Part I.
As to Crown Lands.

2.	The works contemplated by this Part of this Act are the Works under this Part of Act. construction of roads and bridges, the preparation of lands for settle-page 2ment, and such other works incidental thereto as the Minister of Lands (hereafter called "the Minister") may, with the approval of Parliament, think necessary.
3.	Estimates of cost to be laid before Parliament. The Minister shall, as soon as conveniently may he after the opening of each session, lay before Parliament estimates of the cost of such of the aforesaid works as he proposes to construct out of the funds available and appropriated therefor, as hereinafter pro-vided.
4.	Minister may allow persons to settle on Crown lands to improve same. Any number of persons composing an association formea in accordance with regulations made under this Act may, by agreement with the Minister, settle upon any Crown lands for the purpose of clearing or otherwise improving the same, upon such terms as to advances or otherwise as may be agreed on, and the Colomal Treasurer may, when authorised by Parliament, make all such advances out of moneys available under this Act.
5.	Such persons to have prior right to lease land. Any member of such association who settles on and improves such lands pursuant to any such agreement as aforesaid has a prior right to a license or lease, under Part III. of "The Land Act, 1892," of so much or such portion of tbose lands as may be defined by regulations under this Act, but not of any area greater than two hundred acres for each member of such association.
6.	How yearly rent to be calculated. The unimproved value or any lands comprised in such license or lease shall be fixed by the Land Board, and to such value the Minister shall direct the Board in each application to add the value of the improvements made under this Act, as fixed by him, and the yearly rent shall be based upon the sum of these two values.
7.	Provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," to apply. All me provisions of "The Land Act, 1892, relating to licenses or leases under that Act, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to licenses or leases under this Act, except as herein otherwise expressly provided.
8.	Lands Improvement Account. Out of the moneys hereinafter authorised to be raised, two hundred and fifty thousand pounds shall, as and when raised, be paid into the Public Account, and be credited by the Treasury to a separate account, called "The Lands Improvement Account."
9.	Application of moneys in such account. The moneys in the said Lands improvement Account are applicable only for the construction of the works and the payment of the sums for which money is appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of this Part of this Act: May pay for works already done. Provided that any payments on account of the construction of works under this Part of this Act, begun or completed since the thirty-first day of March in the now current year, may be made from the said Lands Improvement Account under this Act, notwithstanding that such payments may have been advanced out of the Public Works Fund or out of the Consolidated Pund, and the amount of such payments may be transferred accordingly.
10.	Moneys may be paid to local authority for expenditure. Any moneys appropriated to specific roads or bridges under this Part of this Act may be paid over wholly or partly to the local authority in whose district the works are situated, or under whose control such works are usually performed, upon such terms and conditions as the Minister may in each case determine bv agreement.
11.	Part I. not to apply to Native lands. Part I. of this Act does not apply to Native lands.