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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

plications for land; and as to what lands have been loaded
for roads giving access thereto, and whether good faith has
been kept, and also the amount borrowed, the amount spent,
and the amount available; also generally as to whether les-
sees of the Crown are placed at a disadvantage in borrowing
privately or from the Advances to Settlers Office; and,
lastly, as to the condition and position of those of our colo-
nists holding and occupying the lands of the State under the
several tenures now obtaining; the result of such inquiry to
be laid on the table of the House not later than fourteen days
after the opening of the next session of Parliament:

And whereas it is desirable that the several matters
mentioned in the said resolution and other questions con-
nected with land, its occupation, and the laws affecting the
same, should be investigated, and that such inquiry be made
in manner hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the
powers conferred by “The Commissioners Act, 1903,” and of
all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf,
and acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby constitute
and appoint you, the said Robert Hall, William Wilson
McCardle, John Moore Johnston, William Brooklyn Mathe-
son, Walter Scott Reid, James McKerrow, George William
Forbes, Donald McLennan, John Thomas Paul, and John
Anstey, to be a Commission for the purpose of making in-
quiry into the several matters mentioned in these presents—
that is to say, generally as to—

(1.) The constitution of Land Boards;
(2.) The tenures upon which lands may be obtained and
occupied, and whether in the interests of the
colony any alteration of the law is desirable;
(3.) Whether Crown tenants labour under restrictions
inimical to their well-being and unnecessary in
the interests of the State;
(4.) Whether the residential conditions now existing are
too exacting, and require relaxing, and, if so, in
what direction;
(5.) Also if alterations and variations are necessary in
the law regarding tenure and occupation owing to
the varying conditions existing in respect to the
climate and land-configuration in the several parts
of the colony;
(6.) Also whether it is expedient that the homestead
privileges as indicated in the Appendix to “The
Land Act, 1885,” should be reintroduced;
(7.) As to the working of the present ballot system, and
the dealing with applications for land;
(8.) The area of lands loaded for roads, the amount
of such loading, the amount expended on roads in
or giving access to the lands loaded, whether good
faith has been kept in regard to them, and as to
the amount borrowed, spent, and available;
(9.) To ascertain the value of the land now leased from
the Crown at the time the land was so leased, and
the value of the said land at its last valuation;
(10.) Whether lessees of the Crown are placed at a
disadvantage in borrowing privately or from the
Advances to Settlers Office;
(11.) To ascertain the condition and position of those of
our colonists holding and occupying the lands
of the State under the several tenures now
obtaining;
(12.) To consider the report of proceedings and finding
by the Conference of Commissioners of Lands
and members of Land Boards held at Welling-
ton on the first, second, third, and fifth days
of December, one thousand nine hundred and
four, and to report and advise thereon;
(13.) To investigate and report as to the aggregation
of estates, large and small, the maximum area
which should be held under the several classes,
and if in certain districts variations are ad-
visable.
(14.) To inquire and report whether each area of land
leased under the Land for Settlements Act
shall have a separate occupier, and the area
not to be increased or boundaries altered with-
out the direct sanction of Parliament.

And you are hereby enjoined to make such suggestions
and recommendations as you may consider desirable or
necessary for the further encouragement and promotion of
land-settlement and the removal of any anomalies and dis-
abilities that may be found to exist in regard to land-settle-
ment and the existing law relating thereto.

And with the like advice and consent I do further
appoint you, the said

WALTER SCOTT REID,

to be Chairman of the said Commission.

And for the better enabling you, the said Commission,
to carry these presents into effect you are hereby authorised
and empowered to make and conduct any inquiry under
these presents at such times and places in the said colony
as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time
to time and from place to place as you think fit, and to
call before you and examine on oath or otherwise, as may be
allowed by law, such person or persons as you think capable
of affording you information in the premises; and you are
also hereby empowered to call for and examine all such
books, documents, papers, plans, maps, or records as you
deem likely to afford you the fullest information on the
subject-matter of the inquiry hereby directed to be made,
and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all lawful
ways and means whatsoever.

And, using all diligence, you are required to transmit to
me, under your hands and seals, your report and recom-
mendations in respect to the several matters inquired into
by you not later than the first day of May, one thousand
nine hundred and five, or such extended date as may be
appointed in that behalf.

And it is hereby declared that these presents shall con-
tinue in full force and virtue although the inquiry be not
regularly continued from time to time or from place to
place by adjournment.

And, lastly, it is hereby further declared that these pre-
sents are issued under and subject to the provisions of
“The Commissioners Act, 1903.”

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of
the said Colony, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun-
dred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Approved in Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

Special Order made by the Templeton Road Board,
County of Selwyn.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 31st January, 1905.

THE following special order, made by the Templeton
Road Board, is published in accordance with the
provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

C. H. MILLS,
For Colonial Secretary.

TEMPLETON ROAD BOARD, COUNTY OF SELWYN.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Templeton Road Board at
a Special Meeting held on the 23rd Day of January,
1905.

THE following by-laws for prohibiting the cutting of grass for
seed on all roads within the Templeton Road District under
the control of the Templeton Road Board during the whole
of the year, and for providing penalties for the breach of the
by-laws, be now confirmed and adopted in form of special
order: namely,—

By-laws of the Templeton Road Board.

In pursuance of the powers, provisions, and authorities
contained in “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” the Acts amend-
ing the same, and in “The Public Works Amendment Act,
1904,” and of all other enabling powers, provisions, and
authorities vested in them, the inhabitants of the Templeton
Road District, by the Templeton Road Board (hereinafter
called the “Road Board”), do hereby make and ordain the
following by-laws for prohibiting the cutting of grass for seed
on all roads within the Templeton Road District under the
control of the Templeton Road Board during the whole of
each and every year during which and so long as these by-
laws remain in force and unrepealed, without the previous
consent in writing of the Road Board, and for imposing
penalties for the breach of these by-laws.

1. The term “road,” where used in these by-laws, shall
   have the meaning given to it in section 100 of “The Public
   Works Act, 1894,” and, unless repugnant to the context, shall
   include everything mentioned or referred to in the said
   section as being included in the word “road” where used in
   the said Act.

“District” means the Templeton Road District.

“Road Board” means the Templeton Road Board.

“Clerk of the Board” means the Clerk of the Templeton
Road Board.

2. These by-laws shall apply to all of the roads within the
   district, and shall apply during the whole of each and every
   year so long as these by-laws shall continue in force.