Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1854 – No. 26

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✨ Land Rate Ordinance



property in such land in the person therein
named, free of all incumbrances whatsoever.

  1. Receivers to pay over Monies to the Provincial Treasurer.—Every such Receiver
    of the Land rate, shall from time to time, at
    such times as the Superintendent shall direct
    pay over the gross amount of his receipts to the
    Provincial Treasurer, and shall furnish there-
    with a full statement of all particulars relating
    to the same, and shall declare to the truth of
    such statement of particulars upon oath
    before any Justice of the Peace, which oath
    such Justice is hereby empowered to
    administer.

  2. Rate to be divided into two parts.—The Provincial Treasurer shall keep a sepa-
    rate account of the proceeds of the said
    rate, and shall divide the same into two
    equal parts, whereof one shall be called the
    Immigration Fund, and the other the Public Works’ Fund.

  3. Appropriation of the Immigration Fund.—The Immigration Fund shall be
    appropriated to the promotion of Immigration into the Province, and shall be expended
    in such manner, as the Superintendent
    and Provincial Council may from time to
    time, by any Ordinances to be passed in that
    behalf, direct; and full and detailed accounts
    of the receipt and expenditure of
    such Fund, shall be laid before the Provincial Council every year at the annual
    meeting thereof.

  4. And of Public Works’ Fund.—The Public Works Funds shall be appro-
    priated from time to time by Ordinance of the Superintendent
    and Provincial Council to the execution of such
    Public Works as they shall think fit. And
    full and detailed accounts of the receipts
    and expenditure of such fund shall be laid
    before the Provincial Council every year at
    the annual meeting thereof.

  5. Title.—The Ordinance shall be enti-
    tled and may be cited as “The Land
    Rate Ordinance, Sess. No.

PRINTED BY I. SHRIMPTON, AT THE “TIMES” OFFICE, LYTTELTON.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Draft Ordinance for Land Purchase Rate (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 November 1854
Ordinance, Land Purchase, Rate, Canterbury, Immigration Fund, Public Works Fund