An Act to enable the Vesting of certain Lands in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Greytown, and to enable the Disposal thereof.

Preamble.

WHEREAS the land described in the First Schedule hereto is vested in the Waiohine River Board for purposes of public utility, and is no longer required by the said Board for the purposes for which it was acquired: And whereas the land described in the Second Schedule is vested in the trustees appointed under “The Masterton and Greytown Land Management Act, 1871,” and the amendments thereof for the purposes of public utility, and has been for many years, and still is, used as a public recreation reserve: And whereas the land described in the Third Schedule is vested in the trustees appointed under “The Greytown and Masterton Public Park and Cemetery Reserves Management Act, 1875,” for the purposes of a public park, but the reserve is so situated as to be unsuitable for such purposes: And whereas the land described in the Fourth Schedule is vested in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Greytown for purposes of public utility, but cannot be utilised for its intended purposes: And whereas it is expedient that the said land described in the First, Second, and Third Schedules should be vested in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Greytown (hereinafter called “the Corporation”), and that the Corporation should be empowered to sell such of the lands described in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Schedules as may be advisable to sell for the purpose of enabling the Corporation to purchase in lieu of such lands so sold other lands suitable for the purpose of a public park and recreation reserve:

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 is “The Greytown Reserves Vesting and Disposal Enabling Act, 1901.”

2 Waiohine River Board empowered to transfer land.

The Waiohine River Board is hereby empowered to convey or transfer to the Corporation the lands described in the First Schedule hereto, to be held by the Corporation for the purposes of a public park and recreation reserve.

3 Greytown trustees empowered to transfer land.

The Greytown trustees for the time being, as defined by “The Masterton and Greytown Lands Management Act Amendment Act, 1883,” are hereby empowered to convey and to transfer to the Corporation the lands described in the Second Schedule hereto, to be held by the Corporation as a public park and recreation reserve.

4 Park trustees empowered to transfer land.

The trustees appointed under “The Greytown and Masterton Public Park and Cemetery Reserves Management Act, 1875” (hereinafter called “the Park trustees”), are hereby empowered to convey and transfer to the Corporation the land described in the Third Schedule hereto, to be held by the Corporation as a public park and recreation reserve.

5 Transfers subject to existing leases.

Such conveyances or transfers mentioned in paragraphs two, three, and four of this Act, or any of them, shall be made subject to any lawful existing leases or tenancies of the said lands, or any of them.

6 Evidence that transfer executed by the Greytown trustees.

A statutory declaration made by the surviving Greytown trustees, setting forth that the persons executing any conveyance or transfer under the authority of this Act were the Greytown trustees at the time of the execution of such conveyance or transfer, shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes that such conveyance or transfer has been completely executed by all the Greytown trustees, and that all the estate and interest of the Greytown trustees has become vested in the Corporation.

7 Evidence that transfer executed by the Park trustees.

A statutory declaration made by the surviving Park trustees, setting forth that the persons executing any conveyance or transfer under the authority of this Act were the Park trustees at the time of the execution of such conveyance or transfer, shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes that such conveyance or transfer has been completely executed by all the Park trustees, and that all the estate and interest of the Park trustees has become vested in the Corporation.

8 Corporation empowered to sell lands.

The Corporation is hereby empowered, upon such terms and conditions as it shall think fit, to sell and dispose of the whole or any one or more of the lands described in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Schedules hereto, or any part thereof, and on payment of the purchase-money thereof to execute to the purchaser, or as he shall direct, a conveyance or transfer of the land so sold.

9 Disposal of purchase-money.

The purchase-money derived from the sale or sales mentioned in clause eight hereof shall be applied in purchasing land for the enlargement of some one of the said pieces of land described in the said Schedules hereto or in purchasing other lands; and such land so purchased shall be held by the Corporation as a public park and recreation reserve.

10 Corporation empowered to lease lands.

The Corporation is hereby empowered to lease the said lands, or any of them, in the manner prescribed by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

11 Corporation empowered to manage lands.

The Corporation shall manage the said lands in all respects as to the said Corporation may seem expedient, but so that the land shall be used (subject, however, to the provisions of this Act) for the purposes for which they have by this Act been set apart; and any rents or revenue the Corporation shall receive shall be expended on the said lands, or some or one of them, so far as such expenditure is necessary or expedient, and the surplus above such expenditure shall be invested by the Corporation, and shall be used in the same manner as the purchase-money of land sold is directed to be applied in clause nine hereof.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

All that piece of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 64 acres 2 roods, more or less, known as the Channel Reserve, situate in Block XIV., Tiffin Survey District, being part of the Hupenui No Block (No. 689). Bounded towards the north-east by a right line, 10389 links, bearing south 60° 52’ east from the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 76 to the Muhunoa Stream, thence by that stream to the northern boundary of the Purakau Block; thence towards the south by the said Purakau Block, 214 2 links; thence towards the south-west by a right line, 11133 6 links, bearing north 60° 52′ west to the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 76 aforesaid; and thence towards the north-west by that road, 611 2 links.

SECOND SCHEDULE

All that piece of land, containing 3 acres 2 roods 32 perches, more or less, being the sections numbered 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45 on the plan of the Town Belt of the Township of Greytown.

THIRD SCHEDULE

All that piece of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by ad measurement 23 acres 3 roods, more or less, and being part of the section numbered 38, Moroa Block, Borough of Greytown. Bounded towards the north-west by the other part of the said section numbered 38, and section numbered 39, 1900 links; towards the north-east by a public road, 1250 links; towards the south-east by the main road, 1900 links; and towards the south-west by a public road, 1250 links.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

All that piece of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by ad measurement 17 acres 3 roods 26 perches, more or less, being the sections numbered 75 and 76, Block XIV., Tiffin Survey District.

Greytown Reserves Vesting and Disposal Enabling Act 1901