Attornies, Solicitors shall be the Duty of all Courts of Justice, Justices, and others, as well within as without any of Her Majesty's Colonies, to receive the same as such valid forcis Evidence.

XII. Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted, That not less than Two Persons shall be constituted and appointed such Attornies as aforesaid by any Deed or Instruments in Writing as aforesaid; and that if them and Died or Instrument were not Two Persons are appointed, any Two of the Persons so appointed, shall have competent of shall continue in Office or not, shall, unless the contrary be provided by such Deed or Instrument, be as fully competent to act in all respects as the whole Body of Persons thereby appointed.

VII. And whereas in the said recited Act of the Tenth and Eleventh of Victoria it was enacted, that upon such Reversion to Her Majesty of the Lands belonging to the said Company as aforesaid, amongst other things, there should be charged upon and paid to the New Zealand Company out of the Proceeds of all future Sales of the Demesne Lands of the Crown in New Zealand, after certain Deductions, a Sum of Money, with Interest thereon, and therein mentioned; now be it enacted, That notwithstanding anything contained in the said recited Five Sixth Parts of such net Proceeds of such Sales and Licences as aforesaid shall be retained by the said Association, and no Part thereof shall be available to the Purposes in the said Act mentioned, but the remaining One-sixth Part and Surplus of the First Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and in the Terms of Purchase now existing; or as such Terms of Purchase as may at any time be made or sanctioned provided.

VIII. And be it enacted, That all the Powers as to the Safety of Purchasers or Licensees is concerned, be vested to be within the aforesaid Power.

IX. And be it enacted, That during the said Term of Ten Years, or such extended Term as aforesaid, the said Association shall have power and authority, from Time to Time, to make and fix Terms of Purchase and Licence of Lands within the said Settlement, and at any Time to alter, vary, or modify the same, or to re-make and re-issue such Terms: Provided always, that every such Terms of Purchase and Licence shall not be repugnant to the Provisions of this Act and provided also, that the same be approved by One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

X. And be it enacted, That One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may, on the application of the said Association made under their Common Seal at any Time during the said Ten Years, by Writing under his hand as aforesaid, extend the said Term of Ten Years for such further Time as he in his Discretion may think fit.

XI. And be it enacted, That every Deed or Instrument whereby contained shall prescribe the Rights of the said First Colonists under the Terms of Purchase first hereinbefore mentioned; or of any Person or Persons entitled or claiming to be entitled to any of the Lands described in the said Schedule by virtue of any Deed or Contract made or entered into previously to the passing of this Act.

XII. And be it enacted, That at the Expiration or sooner Determination of the said Term of Ten Years, or such extended Term as aforesaid, all Lands (if any) comprised in the said Schedule hereto, then remaining undisposed of by the said Association, shall be at the disposal of Her Majesty in the same Manner as other Demesne Lands of the Crown in New Zealand.

XIII. And be it enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this Session of Parliament.

THE SCHEDULE to which this ACT REFERS.

All that Tract of waste and unoccupied Land formerly in the Possession of the New Zealand Company, situated in the Middle Island of New Zealand, being bounded by the Survey Range of Hills from Double Corner to the River Ashburton, by the River Ashburton down the Survey Hills to the Sea, and by the Sea from the Mouth of the River Ashburton to Double Corner; and estimated to contain 2,500,000 Acres more or less, with the Exceptions of certain Leases, and the Land marked east as a Government Reserve, situated in Banks's Peninsula, and purchased heretofore from the New Zealand Company from the Nanto-Bordelaise Company, and that the Exception also of certain Property required by Purchase and otherwise by Mr. De Belligny, with Lands an intended being reserved in Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors.