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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

In the matter of a Bill intituled "An Act for De-claring the Purposes for which certain Lands are
held in Trust by the Church Property Trustees
within the Diocese of Christchurch, and for the
better defining the Trusts thereof, and for the
Conveyance to and vesting in the said Church
Property Trustees of certain other lands, and for
the better Regulation and Management of all Lands
now or hereafter to be vested in the said Trus-
tees;" and in the matter of "The Private Estates
Bills Act, 1867."

NOTICE is hereby given that application is in-
tended to be made at the next session of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, by a petition,
for leave to bring in a Bill for declaring the purposes
for which certain lands are held in trust by the
Church Property Trustees within the Diocese of
Christchurch, and for the better defining the trusts
thereof, and for the conveyance to and vesting in the
Church Property Trustees of certain other lands, and
for the better regulation and management of all
lands now or hereafter to be vested in the said Trus-
tees.

Copies of the Bill will be deposited in the Private
Bill Office on or before the commencement of the
session.

It is intended to define the trusts upon which
certain lands now vested in the Church Property
Trustees, constituted a corporation with perpetual
succession under that name by an Ordinance of the
Superintendent and Provincial Council of the late
Province of Canterbury, No. 3, of the second session
of the said Council, intituled "The Church Property
Trust Ordinance, Session II., No. 3," are held, being
the lands commonly known as the Bishopric Estate
and the Dean and Chapter Estate, and to apply for
powers for the disposal of the income and revenues
thereof.

Also for defining the manner in which the lands
now vested in the Diocesan Board of Trustees, the
Church Property Trustees, or any other Trustees
appointed by the Synod of the Diocese of Christ-
church, as reserves or sites for churches, schools,
parsonages, glebes, cemeteries, or other church pur-
poses, shall be administered by the Church Property
Trustees or other Trustees.

Also that certain lands vested in the late George
Augustus, Bishop of New Zealand, as a corporation
sole, shall vest in the Church Property Trustees,
subject to the trusts thereof.

Also that certain lands within the Diocese of
Christchurch, held by the Trustees appointed by the
Synod of the said diocese under the authority of
"The Religious, Charitable, and Educational Act
1856 Amendment Act, 1865," may be conveyed to
the Church Property Trustees, subject to the trusts
thereof.

Also to give power to the Church Property
Trustees to deal with all lands now or hereafter to
be vested in them as sites for cemeteries.

Also to make further and better provision for the
regulation, administration, and management of all
the lands held or to be hereafter held by the Church
Property Trustees.

The muniments of title relating to all the above
lands will be deposited for inspection at the office of
the Church Property Trustees, at Christ's College, in
the City of Christchurch, on or before the 11th day
of June instant, and will, if required, on or before the
commencement of the session, be deposited in the
Private Bills Office.

H. J. C. CHRISTCHURCH.
HENRY JACOBS, Dean of Christchurch.
GEORGE COTTERILL, Canon.

Passed under the corporate seal of the Church
Property Trustees.

Dated this tenth day of June, 1879.

HARPER AND HARPER,
Solicitors for the Bill.

IZARD AND BELL,
Parliamentary Agents, Wellington. 362

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.