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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1866.

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, the
twenty-third day of November, 1866.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The New Zealand Settlements
Acts Amendment Act, 1866," it is provided
that all lands taken under the authority of "The
New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863," or "The New
Zealand Settlements Amendment and Continuance
Act, 1865," or either of them, and sold and disposed
of under the authority of the said first recited Act,
entitled "The New Zealand Settlements Acts
Amendment Act, 1866," shall be sold or disposed of
under regulations to be made by the Governor in
Council, which regulations shall be published in the
New Zealand Gazette:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
pursuance of the authority vested in him in that
behalf, by the said first recited Act, doth hereby, with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
the Colony of New Zealand, make the following
regulations for the sale and disposal of lands within
the Province of Auckland, which have been taken
under the authority of the said recited Acts, or either
of them.

Regulations for the sale of the Lands taken for settle-
ment under "The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863."

1. In the construction of these Regulations the
   terms following shall have the meanings here respec-
   tively assigned to them:-"Land" shall mean the
   lands in the Province of Auckland which have been
   declared by Order in Council as required for settle-
   ment under "The New Zealand Settlements Act,
   1863," "Superintendent" shall mean the Superin-
   tendent of the Province of Auckland, "Commissioner"
   shall mean a person appointed by the Governor to
   carry out these Regulations, "Government Gazette"
   shall mean the Government Gazette of the Province
   of Auckland, and "Province" shall mean the Pro-
   vince of Auckland.

2. For the purpose of carrying out these Regula-
   tions there shall be a Commissioner from time to time
   appointed, and removable by the Governor as he shall
   think fit, and such Commissioner may from time to
   time appoint fit and proper persons to act as his
   Deputies at any places within the Province, and
   every person so appointed shall have the same powers
   and authority as the Commissioner, and all acts done
   by any such Deputy shall be as valid as if done by
   the Commissioner. The Commissioner may remove
   from office any such Deputy as he may think fit.

3. The Regulations relating to the disposal of land
   under "The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,"
   made by Order in Council on the 16th of May, 1865,
   are hereby repealed and annulled.

4. Sufficient land shall be set apart for the location
   of military and other settlers introduced by the
   Government, to be allotted to their use according to
   the tenor of their several contracts, and the said land,
   or any part thereof, may be granted to the several
   persons as they become respectively entitled thereto
   under the said contract, or at an earlier date, at the
   request of the Superintendent, if the Governor shall
   think fit.

5. The Commissioner shall from time to time divide
   such of the remaining portions of the said land as he
   shall think fit into four classes, namely—

6. Town land,

7. Suburban land,

8. Special rural land,

9. General rural land;

And from time to time may vary, alter, and annul
any such division in the whole or in part only, and
make a new division thereof, and may declare that
any land shall belong to any one of the said classes,
or shall cease to belong thereto.

Town, Suburban Land, and Special Rural Land.

6. Town land, and suburban land, and special rural
   land, shall be offered for sale by auction at an upset
   price to be fixed by the Commissioner.

7. The Commissioner shall from time to time