THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 185

SCHEDULE.

I.—Interpretation.

1. In the construction of these Regulations, the
   words and expressions following shall have the
   meanings by this section assigned them, unless such
   meanings be repugnant to or inconsistent with the
   context, i.e. :—

The term "confiscated land" shall mean all
lands with which the Government has or
hereafter shall have power to deal under
"The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,"
"The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1864,"
"The New Zealand Settlements Amendment
and Continuance Act, 1865," "The New Zea-
land Settlements Acts Amendment Act,
1866," "The East Coast Land Titles Investi-
gation Act, 1866," "The East Coast Land
Titles Investigation Act Amendment Act,
1867," and "The Confiscated Lands Act,
1867."

The term "land" shall mean such confiscated
land or part thereof.

The term "West Coast" shall mean the con-
fiscated districts known as Ngatiawa, Middle
Taranaki, and Ngatiruanui Districts.

The term "Commissioner " shall mean the
Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Pro-
vince wherein the lands affected by the
regulation in which the term is used may be
situated, or other officer duly appointed or
instructed by Government to deal with such
confiscated lands.

The term "Province" shall mean the Province
wherein the lands affected by the Regulation
in which the term occurs may be situated.

The term "New Zealand Gazette" shall mean
the Gazette published under the authority of
the Government of the Colony of New
Zealand.

The term "Provincial Gazette" shall mean the
Gazette of the Province wherein the lands
respecting which any publication in such
Gazette is required shall be situate.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor, at his dis-
   cretion, to appoint Commissioners and Deputy
   Commissioners from time to time for the purpose of
   carrying out these Regulations, and to remove the
   same; and every person appointed Deputy Commis-
   sioner shall have the same powers and authority, with
   reference to the particular objects for which he shall
   be appointed, as a Commissioner, and all acts done
   by any such Deputy shall be as valid as if done by a
   Commissioner.

3. Every power to be exercised and everything to
   be done by a Commissioner in connection with the
   sale of land under these Regulations, shall be exer-
   cised and done with the approval of Government,
   signified through the Department of the Secretary for
   Crown Lands.

II.—Fulfilment of Contracts.

4. Any land required for the fulfilment of any con-
   tract entered into by Government with Military or
   other Settlers, or of any agreement for compensation
   made between the Colonial Secretary, or any other
   person duly authorized in that behalf, and any Native
   or other claimants, and recorded in the Compensation
   Court under any of the Acts hereinbefore mentioned,
   may be set apart and granted to the persons entitled
   thereto respectively under such contracts or agree-
   ments as aforesaid, or equivalent lands may, at the
   discretion of Government, be so set apart and granted
   in lieu thereof.

III.—Reserves.

5. Reserves for roads and all other public purposes
   whatever, and for education, and the sites of churches
   and chapels or other places of worship for different
   religious denominations, may be made by Govern-
   ment out of any confiscated lands.

6. Notices of all reserves shall be published in the
   New Zealand Gazette.

7. The purposes for which any reserves shall have
   been made may be changed or the reservation of the
   same withdrawn by the Government: Provided that
   no such change or withdrawal shall be made except
   after notice of three months in the New Zealand
   Gazette, and by special order of the Governor in
   Council.

IV.—Native Reserves.

8. An amount of land equivalent to 5 per cent. of
   the value of every rural and suburban block within
   the West Coast District shall, before the same is
   offered for sale, be reserved for the benefit of such
   persons of the tribes of Ngatiawa, Taranaki, Nga-
   tiruanui, and Ngarauru, as were residing in the
   district aforesaid on the 30th day of June, 1867,
   and have since remained loyal, and as the Governor
   may from time to time appoint in accordance with
   the Proclamation to that effect made on the 26th
   November, 1867.

V.—Lands for Sale.

9. All lands sold under these Regulations shall be
   sold by auction either as—
10. Town land.
11. Suburban land.
12. Rural land.
13. Mineral land.

And all lands so to be sold shall be previously sur-
veyed.

VI.—Notices of Sales.

10. Notice of every intended sale by auction shall
    be given by the Commissioner, together with the
    numbers, localities, amounts of acreage, and upset
    prices of the sections to be offered for sale, in the
    New Zealand Gazette, for a period of not less than
    one month nor more than three months before the
    days appointed for such sales respectively.

11. All sales of land shall take place in the Land
    Office of the Province in which the lands to be sold
    are situated, or at such other place as the Govern-
    ment shall direct, and at such times, subject to the
    foregoing Regulation as to notice, as the Com-
    missioner shall direct.

VII.—Withdrawal of Land from Sale.

12. The Government may order any lot to be with-
    drawn from sale before it is put up.

VIII.—Mode of conducting Auction Sales.

13. At every sale by auction, the land shall be put
    up lot by lot at the upset price, and shall be sold to
    the highest bidder.

14. No bid shall be received at any such sale
    unless it be in advance of the last previous bid by at
    least one pound.

15. In case of doubt as to the highest bidder, or in
    case any purchaser to whom a lot has been knocked
    down shall fail to make the deposit required, the lot
    shall be at once put up again at the upset price.

16. Every purchaser to whom a lot has been
    knocked down, shall sign his name in full, adding his
    description and address, and the number and price of
    the lot purchased, in a book to be provided for that
    purpose by the Commissioner.

IX.—Payment of Purchase Money.

17. The purchase money of every allotment of
    land shall be paid by the purchaser thereof, or his
    agent, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, or other
    Officer duly appointed in that behalf, as follows,
    viz. :-

One-fourth at the time of sale, by way of de-
posit, and the remaining three-fourths within
three calendar months after such sale.