Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelries Act 1867
Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelries Act 1867
Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelries Act 1867
Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelries Act 1867
Public Act |
1867 No 42 |
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Date of assent |
10 October 1867 |
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Contents
An Act more effectually to vest in the Governor certain Lands in the Province of Auckland heretofore granted to Trustees as Reserves for Native Hostelries and other purposes.
Preamble.
Whereas by three several Crown Grants bearing date respectively the nineteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty the eighteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty and the seventh day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four the three several pieces of land described in the Schedule to this Act were respectively granted to Andrew Sinclair Esquire then Colonial Secretary William Swainson Esquire then Attorney-General and Alexander Shepherd Esquire then Colonial Treasurer and other the person or persons for the time being discharging the duties of the said offices for the purposes and for an endowment for or towards the maintenance of hostelries for the use of Natives and other poor persons visiting Auckland and upon further trust to convey the said allotments or parcels of land unto such other person or persons either jointly with themselves or otherwise as the Governor of the Province of New Ulster should from time to time in writing under his hand direct or appoint And whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity and effect of the said several Crown Grants and of divers subsequent dealings with the said lands And whereas in order to the due management and administration of the said allotments or parcels of land it is expedient that the same should be vested in Her Majesty the Queen subject to the provisions of “The New Zealand Native Reserves Act 1856”
and “The Native Reserves Amendment Act 1862”
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows—
1 Short Title.
The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelries Act 1867.”
2 Lands described in Schedule vested in Her Majesty.
All the lands mentioned or described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby vested in Her Majesty the Queen subject to the provisions of “The New Zealand Native Reserves Act 1856”
and “The Native Reserves Amendment Act 1862”
hereinafter referred to as the said Acts for the purposes of and as an endowment for Native hostelries.
3 Arrears spent payable to the Governor.
All rents and arrears of rent and other moneys now due or recoverable in respect of any of the said lands or in respect of the occupation thereof shall be payable and paid to and recoverable by the Governor and his successors under the provisions of the said Acts.
4 Governor to have same powers as under the Native Reserves Acts.
The Governor and his successors subject to the provisions of the said Acts shall in all respects have and exercise all the rights remedies and powers as though the said lands had been vested in Her Majesty the Queen subject to the provisions of the said Acts at the time or times as if any such occupation had been suffered or had happened while such lands were subject to the operation of the said Acts or either of them.
Schedule
All that allotment of land being No. 11 (eleven) of Section 20 (twenty) of the village of Onehunga situate in the parish of Waitemata in the county of Eden containing by admeasurement two acres and nine perches more or less and bounded on the North by a road 450 (four hundred and fifty) links on the East by part of the same section 588 (five hundred and eighty-eight) links on the South by a line 234 (two hundred and thirty-four) links and on the West by a line 680 (six hundred and eighty) links.
All that allotment of land being No. 19 (nineteen) of Section No. 9 (nine) situated in the town of Auckland in the parish of Waitemata in the county of Eden containing by admeasurement 2a 0r 14p (two acres and fourteen perches) more or less and bounded on the North by the Strand 430 (four hundred and thirty) links on the East by Stanley Street 900 (nine hundred) links and on the South at an angle of 90 (ninety) degrees with Stanley Street by a portion of the said Section No. 9 (nine) 50 (fifty) links on the south-west by a road and on the West by a road 150 (one hundred and fifty) links at an angle of ninety degrees with the Strand.
All that allotment or parcel of land containing by admeasurement two roods and fifteen perches more or less situated in the parish of Waitemata in the county of Eden and being Lot No. 4 (four) of Section No. 12 (twelve) of the City of Auckland bounded on the North by Lot No. 4a 472 (four hundred and seventy-two) links on the East by a line 144 (one hundred and forty-four) links on the South by the Strand 529 (five hundred and twenty-nine) links and on the West by Lot No. 3 (three) 114 (one hundred and fourteen) links.