Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 449

Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914 (Section 25).—Suspending the Provisions of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, and its Amendments, and all Awards and Industrial Agreements, preventing or restricting the Employment of Discharged Soldiers.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this thirty-first day of January, 1916.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section twenty-five of the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, it is provided that at any time while His Majesty is at war with any foreign Prince or State the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council, if satisfied that such a course is necessary in the public interest, modify or suspend wholly or partially, and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, all or any of the provisions of any industrial award or industrial agreement under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, and its amendments, and all or any of the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, and the Factories Act, 1908, and their amendments, and all or any of the provisions of any other Act so far as such provisions take away or restrict the liberty of private contract in matters of trade, commerce, business, or employment: And whereas the Governor is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest to suspend certain of the above-recited provisions for the purposes hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section twenty-five of the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby suspend those provisions of any award or industrial agreement which prescribe the conditions of employment of under-rate workers and apprentices, and those provisions of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and its amendments relating thereto, in so far as they prevent or restrict the employment of any “discharged soldier” who is authorized in the manner following to be employed in the industry to which such award or industrial agreement relates, viz.:

1. An application by a discharged soldier to be so employed may be made by him to any Inspector of Factories who is authorized in writing by the Chief Inspector of Factories to hear the same.

2. The Inspector, after making inquiry as to the fitness and ability of the applicant for such employment, and after giving the union which is bound by the award or industrial agreement a reasonable opportunity of expressing its views upon the application, may, in writing, issue to him a “Discharged Soldier’s Permit” to be employed in the industry for such term, at such rate of wages, and upon such other conditions as he thinks fit.

For the purposes of this Order in Council “discharged soldier” means a discharged soldier as defined in section two of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, who is incapable of efficiently working at his previous occupation by reason of disablement contracted during his period of military service.

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

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Regulations regarding the Purchase of the Fee-simple of the Land comprised in Leases in Perpetuity under Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this thirty-first day of January, 1916.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section thirty-eight of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council make such regulations as he considers necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of Part II of the said Act (relating to the purchase by lessees of the freehold of Crown lands comprised in leases in perpetuity, other than lands subject to the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act):

And whereas regulations as aforesaid were duly made by Order in Council dated the tenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the Gazette of the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen:

And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said recited regulations and to make others in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the above-recited regulations, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations; and doth hereby declare that such revocation and the regulations hereby made shall take effect as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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REGULATIONS.

1. EVERY owner of a lease in perpetuity who desires to purchase the fee-simple of the land comprised in his lease, in pursuance of the provisions of Part II of the said Act, shall give notice of his intention to the Commissioner of Crown Lands in the form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto.

2. Every such notice shall, on delivery at the office of the Commissioner, be stamped with the date of such delivery, and the Commissioner shall as soon as practicable give notice under his hand in the form No. 2 or in the form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto, informing the lessee of the receipt of the notice, and setting out, in accordance with the said Act, the terms upon which the purchase is to be completed.

3. Every license to occupy issued in pursuance of any such notice to purchase on deferred payments shall be under the hand of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and shall be in the form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto or to the effect thereof.

4. Every such license to occupy shall be registered under the Land Transfer Act, 1915, in manner provided by section 90 of the Land Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PURCHASE FEE-SIMPLE OF LAND COMPRISED IN A LEASE IN PERPETUITY.

Under Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

To the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Land District,

I, [Name in full, address, and occupation], being the owner of a lease in perpetuity (No. ) of Section , Block , situated in the Survey District, in the Land District, comprising acres roods perches, do hereby give notice, in pursuance of the provisions of Part II of the above-mentioned Act, of my intention to purchase the fee-simple of the land comprised in the said lease in perpetuity, and I do hereby elect to purchase the same for cash [or upon deferred payments].

Dated at this day of , 19 .

[Signature of lessee.]

Form No. 2.

NOTICE BY COMMISSIONER OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE BY LESSEE OF INTENTION TO PURCHASE FOR CASH THE FEE-SIMPLE OF LAND COMPRISED IN A LEASE IN PERPETUITY.

Under Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

Section , Block , Survey District:
Acres Roods Perches.

To [Name, address, and occupation of lessee].

I HAVE to acknowledge receipt of your notice of intention to purchase for cash the fee-simple of the above-mentioned land, received by me on the day of , 19 .

I have to give you notice that the price of the land, as determined in accordance with Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, is £ .

The freehold title will issue on payment of the undermentioned amounts to the Receiver of Land Revenue not later than the day of , 19 [Three months after date of delivery of notice to purchase].

Crown grant fee . . . . . £ .

Price . . . . . £ .

Rent due up to the day of , 19 [Date of delivery of notice to purchase] £ .