Crown Lands (Amendment) Act 1908 (NSW)

A c t No . 30, 1908.

An A c t to provide for the convers ion of certain tenures under the Crown Lands Ac t s and under the Act 44 Vic. No. 19 into certain other t e n u r e s ; to o therwise amend the Crown Lands A c t s ; and for purposes conse­ quent thereon or incidental thereto . [24th

December, 1908.]

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it e n a c t e d b y t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y , b y a n d w i t h

A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d , a n d b y t h e

a u t h o r i t y of t h e s a m e , a s fo l l ows :—

Preliminary.

1. T h i s A c t s h a l l c o m e i n t o f o r c e o n t h e f irs t d a y of E e b r u a r y ,

one t h o u s a n d n i n e h u n d r e d a n d n i n e , a n d m a y b e c i t e d a s t h e

" C r o w n L a n d s ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 0 S , " a n d s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d w i t h

the P r i n c i p a l A c t s . 2.

2. I n t h i s A c t —

" C h u r c h a n d s c h o o l l a n d s l e a s e " m e a n s a n a g r i c u l t u r a l 01

p a s t o r a l l e a s e g r a n t e d u n d e r t h e A c t 4 1 V i c . N o . 1 9 .

" P r i n c i p a l A c t s " m e a n s t h e C r o w n L a n d s A c t of 1 8 8 4 , t h e C r o w n

L a n d s	A c t	of	1 8 8 9 ,	t h e	C r o w n	L a n d s	A c t	of	1 8 9 5 ,	t o g e t h e r
w i t h	t h e	A c t s	r e a d	or	c o n s t r u e d	w i t h	o r	a m e n d i n g	t h e	s a m e .

" H o m e m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a " m e a n s a n a r e a w h i c h , w h e n u s e d for

t h e p u r p o s e for w h i c h i t is r e a s o n a b l y f i t t ed , w o u l d be

suff ic ient f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e in a v e r a g e s e a s o n s a n d

c i r c u m s t a n c e s of a n a v e r a g e f a m i l y .

Conversion of homestead selections or grants.

3 . (1) U p o n a p p l i c a t i o n a s p r e s c r i b e d t h e r e g i s t e r e d h o l d e r o r

p e r s o n	e n t i t l e d	t o	t h e	e q u i t y	of	r e d e m p t i o n	of	a n y	h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n
o r	g r a n t	n o t	l i a b l e	t o	f o r f e i t u r e	m a y	c o n v e r t	t h e	s a m e	i n t o —

(a)	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	l e a s e ;	o r
(b)	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	;	o r

(c) a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l ease , b u t so t h a t t h e

ai^ca c o m p r i s e d i n s u c h l e a s e does n o t e x c e e d t h r e e t i m e s t h e

a r e a c o m p r i s e d in t h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e .

W i t h a n y s u c h a p p l i c a t i o n f o r c o n v e r s i o n , a p r o v i s i o n a l d e p o s i t

s h a l l b e p a i d a t t h e r a t e of o n e s h i l l i n g p e r a c r e of t h e a r e a p r o p o s e d

t o b e i n c l u d e d i n a c o n d i t i o n a l j m r c h a s e , a s p a y m e n t o r p a r t p a y m e n t

of a d e p o s i t t o b e m a d e of five p e r c e n t u m of t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e of t h e

l a n d	a s	d e t e r m i n e d	u n d e r	t h i s	A c t .	A n y	b a l a n c e	of	t h e	s a id	d e p o s i t
s h a l l	b e	p a i d	b y	t h e a p p l i c a n t	w i t h i n	o n e	m o n t h	a f t e r	h e	h a s b e e n	c a l l e d

u p o n t o d o so, o t h e r w i s e t h e M i n i s t e r m a y d e c l a r e t h a t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n

h a s l a p s e d , a n d a n y m o n e y s p a i d t h e r e w i t h s h a l l t h e r e u p o n b e f o r f e i t e d

t o	H i s	M a j e s t y .
W i t h a n y a p p l i c a t i o n for c o n v e r s i o n of a h o m e s t e a d g r a n t t h e r e

s h a l l b e f o r w a r d e d a s u r r e n d e r of s u c h g r a n t t o t h e C r o w n . S u c h

s u r r e n d e r s h a l l b e i n t h e f o r m p r e s c r i b e d :

ProA rided t h a t i n a n y s u c h a p p l i c a t i o n m a d e i n r e s p e c t of a

h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n or g r a n t w h i c h is s u b j e c t t o a m o r t g a g e t h e

m o r t g a g e e s h a l l j o i n :

P r o v i d e d a l s o t h a t a p e r s o n s h a l l n o t , e x c e p t w i t h t h e p e r m i s ­

s i o n of t h e M i n i s t e r , c o n v e r t m o r e t h a n o n e h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n or

g r a n t u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n .

(2 ) S u c h c o n v e r s i o n s h a l l n o t t a k e effect u n t i l c o n f i r m e d b y

t h e b o a r d .

(3) T h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l ea se , o r c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e ,

or c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e s h a l l b e s u b j e c t —

(a) to a n y s e l e c t i o n s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h a t t a c h e d t o t h e h o m e s t e a d

or g r a n t ; a n d

I, (b)

(1)) t o t h e g e n e r a l p r o v i s i o n s of t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t s r e l a t i n g t o t h e

c l a s s of h o l d i n g i n t o w h i c h t h e h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r g r a n t

is c o n v e r t e d , e x c e p t t h a t

(c) t h e t e r m of r e s i d e n c e s h a l l c o m m e n c e o n t h e d a t e of t h e

h o a r d ' s c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e c o n v e r s i o n , h u t s h a l l b e r e d u c e d

b y t h e p e r f o r m e d p e r i o d d u r i n g w h i c h c o n t i n u o u s r e s i d e n c e h a s b e e n

by t h e a p p l i c a n t u p o n t h e h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r

g r a n t u p to a n d i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g t h e d a t e of s u c h

c o n f i r m a t i o n : P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e p e r i o d of a n y l a w f u l

e x e m p t i o n or r e l a x a t i o n sha l l b e r e c k o n e d i n s u c h t e r m of

c o n t i n u o u s r e s i d e n c e ; a n d

(d) t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y of a n y c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e sha l l he p a i d

by a n n u a l i n s t a l m e n t s of l ive pe r cen t 11in the reof , c o m m e n c i n g

at t h e e n d of t h e f i rs t y e a r f r o m t h e d a t e of a p p l i c a t i o n o r

w i t h i n t h r e e m o n t h s t h e r e a f t e r u n t i l t h e b a l a n c e of p u r c h a s e

m o n e y , t o g e t h e r w i t h i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e of t w o a n d a h a l f

p e r c e n t u m p e r a n n u m , h a s b e e n p a i d : P r o v i d e d , h o w e v e r ,

t h a t	i t	s h a l l	he	l a w f u l	for	t h e	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e r	t o	p a y
olf	t h e	w h o l e	o r	a n y	p o r t i o n	of	s u c h	i n s t a l m e n t s ,	a n d	u p o n
p a y m e n t	of	t h e	w h o l e	of	t h e	p u r c h a s e	m o n e y	a n d	i n t e r e s t	t o

h a v e i s sued to h i m a g r a n t a t a n y t i m e a f t e r t h e o t h e r c o n d i ­

t i o n s	a t t a c h i n g	t o	t h e	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	h a v e	b e e n	fu l f i l led .
(1)	T h e	w o r d s	" h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n	or	g r a n t "	i n	t h i s

s e c t i o n m e a n a n d i n c l u d e a n o r i g i n a l h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r g r a n t

a n d a n y a d d i t i o n a l h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r g r a n t h e l d in v i r t u e the reof .

4 . (1) U p o n c o n v e r s i o n of a h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r g r a n t i n t o a

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e lease o r i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e w i t h or

w i t h o u t	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	l ease	t h e	c a p i t a l	v a l u e	of	t in;	l a n d	c o m p r i s e d	i n
t h e	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	lease	for	t h e	first	t e n	y e a r s	the reof ,	o r	t h e

p r i c e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in t h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , o r a n y

a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e made ; o u t of l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n t h e

c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e , sha l l he t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e u p o n w h i c h t h e r e n t of t h e

h o m e s t e a d se l ec t ion or g r a n t w a s p a y a b l e at t h e d a t e of a p p l i c a t i o n

for s u c h c o n v e r s i o n :

P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t m a y , u p o n l o d g m e n t of h i s

a p p l i c a t i o n	for	c o n v e r s i o n	a s	a f o r e s a i d ,	r e q u e s t ,	o r	t h e	M i n i s t e r	m a y
w i t h i n	t h r e e	m o n t h s	a f t e r	l o d g m e n t	of	s u c h	a p p l i c a t i o n	d i r e c t ,	t h a t

t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e sha l l be d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e b o a r d s u b j e c t t o t h e

p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n s ix of t h e C r o w n L a n d s A c t of 1 8 8 9 , a n d in s u c h

c a s e t h e	c a p i t a l	v a l u e	so	d e t e r m i n e d	s h a l l	b e	t h e	c a p i t a l	v a l u e	of	a
c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	l ease	fo r	t h e	first	t e n	y e a r s	p e r i o d	t h e r e o f	o r	t h e

p r i c e of a P r o v i d e d c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e :

f u r t h e r t h a t in so d e t e r m i n i n g s u c h v a l u e t h e h o a r d

s h a l l e x c l u d e t h e v a l u e of a n y i m p r o v e m e n t s o w n e d b y t h e a p p l i c a n t

fo r

for c o n v e r s i o n a n d a n y a d d e d v a l u e g i v e n to t h e l a n d b y r e a s o n of

a n y i m p r o v e m e n t s m a d e t h e r e o n d u r i n g t h e c u r r e n c y of t h e h o m e s t e a d

s e l e c t i o n or g r a n t .

I f a f t e r r e f e r e n c e b y t h e M i n i s t e r t h e a p p l i c a n t is d i s sa t i s f i ed

w i t h t h e a p p r a i s e m e n t of t h e b o a r d , h e m a y w i t h i n o n e m o n t h a f t e r

s u c h a p p r a i s e m e n t w i t h d r a w h i s a p p l i c a t i o n for c o n v e r s i o n u p o n

p a y m e n t of c o s t s as a s ses sed b y t h e b o a r d , a n d t h e r e u p o n t h e s u r r e n d e r

of t h e h o m e s t e a d g r a n t s h a l l be i n o p e r a t i v e , a n d s h a l l b e d e l i v e r e d u p

t o t h e a p p l i c a n t o r a n y p e r s o n e n t i t l e d t h e r e t o .

(2) U p o n c o n v e r s i o n as a fo re sa id , t h e a n n u a l r e n t p a y a b l e

i n r e s p e c t of t h e c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e for t h e first t e n y e a r s t h e r e o f s h a l l

b e t w o a n d o n e - h a l f p e r c e n t u m of s u c h c a p i t a l v a l u e .

Conversion of settlement leases.

5. (1) U p o n a p p l i c a t i o n a s p r e s c r i b e d t h e r e g i s t e r e d h o l d e r or

p e r s o n	e n t i t l e d	to	t h e	e q u i t y	of	r e d e m p t i o n	of	a n y	s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e
n o t	l i a b l e	t o	f o r f e i t u r e	m a y	c o n v e r t	s u c h	least!	i n t o	a	c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e o r i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l least; i n t h e

m a n n e r a n d s u b j e c t t o t h e c o n d i t i o n s f o l l o w i n g : —

(a) W h e n , in t h e o p i n i o n of t h e b o a r d , t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in s u c h

s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e , t o g e t h e r	w i t h	t h e	a r e a	h e l d	b y	t h e	a p p l i c a n t
fo r	c o n v e r s i o n	u n d e r	a n y	t e n u r e	o t h e r	t h a n	a n n u a l	t e n u r e ,

does n o t e x c e e d a n a r e a w h i c h , w h e n i m p r o v e d b y n e c e s s a r y

r i n g b a r k i n g , s u c k e r i n g , s c r u b b i n g , c l e a r i n g , a n d p r o v i s i o n

f o r w a t e r s u p p l y , a n d w h e n u s e d fo r t h e p u r p o s e for w h i c h

i t	is	r e a s o n a b l y	f i t t ed ,	w o u l d	b e suff ic ient	for	t h e	m a i n t e n a n c e
i n	a v e r a g e	s e a s o n s	a n d	c i r c u m s t a n c e s	of	a n	a v e r a g e	f a m i ' y ,
t h e	c o n v e r s i o n	s h a l l	b e	i n t o	a n	o r i g i n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e
o r	i n t o	a n	o r i g i n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	a n d	a	c o n d i t i o n a l

l e a s e , s u c h l ea se n o t t o e x c e e d i n a r e a t h r e e t i m e s t h e a r e a

of t h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e .

(b ) W h e n , in t h e o p i n i o n of t h e b o a r d , t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in t h e

s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e t o g e t h e r w i t h a n y l a n d h e l d by t h e a p p l i c a n t

for c o n v e r s i o n u n d e r a n y t e n u r e o t h e r t h a n a n n u a l t e n u r e

e x c e e d s s u c h a r e a , t h e c o n v e r s i o n s h a l l be—•

(i) a s t o so m u c h of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in t h e l e a se a s t h e

b o a r d	d e t e r m i n e s	w i l l	n o t ,	w i t h	t h e	o t h e r	l a n d s	so	h e l d	by
a p p l i c a n t ,	e x c e e d	s u c h	a r e a	a s	a f o r e s a i d ,	o r	a s	t o	not	less

t h a n o n e - f o u r t h of s u c h a r e a i n t o a n o r i g i n a l c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e ; a n d

(ii) a s t o t h e b a l a n c e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in t h e s e t t l e m e n t

l e a s e i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l l e a se .

(c) I n n o c a s e s h a l l t h e a r e a t o b e c o n v e r t e d i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e b e s u c h t h a t t h e

u n i m p r o v e d v a l u e t h e r e o f e x c e e d s t h r e e t h o u s a n d p o u n d s .

(d)

(d )	I f	t h e	a p p l i c a n t	is	dissat isf ied,	w i t h	t h e	d e t e r m i n a t i o n	of	t h e
b o a r d	a s	t o	t h e	a r e a	w h i c h	m a y	b e	c o n v e r t e d	i n t o	a

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e ; o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , o r

a s t o t h e r e a f t e r , t h e c a p i t a l w i t h d r a w v a l u e t h e r e o f , h e m a y , w i t h i n o n e m o n t h

h i s a p p l i c a t i o n for c o n v e r s i o n , u p o n

p a y m e n t of co s t s a s a s s e s s e d b y t h e b o a r d .

(e) I n a n a p p l i c a t i o n for c o n v e r s i o n i n r e s p e c t of a s e t t l e m e n t

l e a s e u n d e r m o r t g a g e t h e m o r t g a g e e s h a l l j o i n .

(f) S u c h c o n v e r s i o n s h a l l n o t t a k e effect u n t i l c o n f i r m e d b y t h e

b o a r d . O n s u c h c o n f i r m a t i o n , t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e s h a l l b e

d e e m e d t o b e s u r r e n d e r e d t o t h e C r o w n u n l e s s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n

for c o n v e r s i o n is w i t h d r a w n as h e r e i n b e f o r e p r o v i d e d .

(g ) W i t h a n y s u c h a p p l i c a t i o n for c o n v e r s i o n a p r o v i s i o n a l d e p o s i t

s h a l l b e p a i d a t t h e r a t e of o n e s h i l l i n g p e r a c r e of t h e a r e a

p r o p o s e d t o b e i n c l u d e d i n a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a s p a y m e n t

o r p a r t p a y m e n t of a d e p o s i t t o b e m a d e of five p e r c e n t u m

of t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e of t h e l a n d a s d e t e r m i n e d u n d e r t h i s A c t .

(h )	T h e	cos t	of	a n y	n e c e s s a r y	s u r v e y	o r	s u b d i v i s i o n ,	a n d	a n y
b a l a n c e	of	t h e	s a id	d e p o s i t ,	s h a l l	b e	p a i d	b y	t h e	a p p l i c a n t
w i t h i n	o n e	m o n t h	a f t e r	h e h a s	b e e n	c a l l e d	u p o n	t o	d o so ,	o t h e r ­

w i s e t h e M i n i s t e r m a y d e c l a r e t h a t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n h a s l a p s e d ,

a n d a n y m o n e y s p a i d t h e r e w i t h s h a l l t h e r e u p o n b e fo r f e i t ed

t o H i s M a j e s t y : P r o v i d e d t h a t a t t h e r e q u e s t of a p p l i c a n t s u c h

s u r v e y m a y b e d e f e r r e d p e n d i n g t h e p u r c h a s e , i n a c c o r d a n c e

w i t h t h i s A c t , of l a n d i n c l u d e d i n a n y c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e

g r a n t e d i n p u r s u a n c e of a c o n v e r s i o n u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n .

(i) T h e d e s i g n of t h e a r e a t o b e c o n v e r t e d s h a l l b e i n a c c o r d a n c e

w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n t w e n t y - s e v e n of t h e C r o w n

L a n d s A c t of 1 8 8 9 .

(2) T i n 1 w o r d s " s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e " i n t h i s s e c t i o n m e a n

a n d i n c l u d e a n o r i g i n a l s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e a n d a n y a d d i t i o n a l s e t t l e m e n t

l e a s e h e l d i n v i r t u e t h e r e o f .

6. U p o n c o n v e r s i o n of a s e t t l e m e n t l e a se i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e o r i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l e a se a s a f o r e s a i d

a n y s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l ease s h a l l b e s u b j e c t

t o r e g u l a t i o n s u n d e r t h i s A c t , a n d to a n y s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h

a t t a c h e d t o t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , a l s o to t h e g e n e r a l p r o v i s i o n s of t h e

P r i n c i p a l A c t s r e l a t i n g t o c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l e a se s

e x c e p t a s m o d i f i e d b y t h i s A c t , a n d a l so t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o v i s i o n s : —

(a) A n y s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e s h a l l t e r m i n a t e o n t h e d a t e a t

w h i c h t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e w o u l d h a v e e x p i r e d .

(b ) T h e r e n t p a y a b l e i n r e s p e c t of a n y s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l l e a se

s h a l l for t h e first t e n - y e a r p e r i o d t h e r e o f b e a t t h e s a m e r a t e

p e r a c r e as w a s p a i d in r e s p e c t of t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , b u t

s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o a p p r a i s e m e n t i n r e s p e c t of e a c h s u c c e e d i n g

t e r m of t e n y e a r s , o r p o r t i o n t h e r e o f . (c)

(c) T h e r i g h t t o m a k e a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s o u t of

l a n d c o m p r i s e d in a n y s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e is l i m i t e d , so

t h a t	t h e	a r e a	of	t h e	o r i g i n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e ,	t o g e t h e r
w i t h	t h e	a r e a	of	a n y	s u c h	a d d i t i o n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e s ,

a n d	a n y	o t h e r	l a n d	h e l d	b y	t h e	a p p l i c a n t	u n d e r	a n y	t e n u r e
o t h e r	t h a n	a n n u a l	t e n u r e ,	s h a l l	n o t	e x c e e d	a n	a r e a	w h i c h	i n

t h e o p i n i o n r i n g b a r k i n g , of t h e s u c k e r i n g , h o a r d w o u l d , w h e n i m p r o v e d b y n e c e s s a r y

s c r u b b i n g , c l e a r i n g , a n d p r o v i s i o n for

w a t e r s u p p l y , a n d w h e n u s e d fo r t h e p u r p o s e for w h i c h i t is

r e a s o n a b l y f i t ted , b e suf f ic ien t fo r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e in a v e r a g e

s e a s o n s a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s of a n a v e r a g e f a m i l v , a n d t h e a r e a

of s u c h o r i g i n a l a n d a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s s h a l l

n o t e x c e e d a n a r e a of w h i c h t h e u n i m p r o v e d v a l u e e x c e e d s

t h r e e t h o u s a n d p o u n d s .

(d) A n a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e o r c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e s h a l l

n o t b e m a d e of l a n d o u t s i d e t h e a r e a w h i c h w a s c o m p r i s e d

i n t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e i n v i r t u e of a n y h o l d i n g of l a n d w i t h i n

s u c h	a r e a	u n l e s s	i n	t h e	o p i n i o n	of	t h e	b o a r d	s u c h	h o l d i n g ,
a n d	a n y	o t h e r	l a n d	h e l d	b y	t h e	a p p l i c a n t	u n d e r	a n y	t e n u r e

o t h e r	t h a n	a n n u a l	t e n u r e ,	t o g e t h e r	w i t h	t h e	p r o p o s e d
a d d i t i o n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	o r	c o n d i t i o n a l	l e a s e ,	d o e s	n o t

e x c e e d a h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a as de f i ned i n t h i s A c t .

(e) A p e r s o n w h o h a s a p p l i e d for a n d o b t a i n e d a c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e o r c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e b y

w a y of c o n v e r s i o n a s a f o r e s a i d s h a l l b e d i s q u a l i f i e d t o a p p l y

for a n o t h e r s u c h h o l d i n g u n d e r t h i s A c t u n l e s s h e h a s f irs t

o b t a i n e d t h e M i n i s t e r ' s a p p r o v a l i n w r i t i n g .

7 . (1) U p o n c o n v e r s i o n of a s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e i n t o a c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e	o r	i n t o	a	c o n d i t i o n a t	p u r c h a s e	a n d	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	l e a s e	t h e
p r i c e	of	t h e	l a n d	c o m p r i s e d	in	s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	a n d	t h e	p r i c e

of l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n a n y a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e of l a n d w i t h i n

t h e a r e a of s u c h l e a s e s h a l l b e —

(a) t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n t h e s e t t l e m e n t

l e a s e	a s	m a y h a v e	b e e n	d e t e r m i n e d	b y t h e	b o a r d ,	or , if	n o t	so
d e t e r m i n e d ,	s u c h	c a p i t a l	v a l u e	a s	m a y	h a v e	b e e n	no t i f i ed	i n

t h e G a z e t t e n o t i c e s e t t i n g a [ ta r t t h e l a n d for s e t t l e m e n t

l e a s e ; o r

(b) if n o t a p p l i c a n t so d e t e r m i n e d or no t i f i ed , o r if t h e M i n i s t e r o r t h e

is d i s sa t i s f i ed w i t h t h e v a l u e a s so d e t e r m i n e d or

no t i f i ed , s u c h s u m as t h e M i n i s t e r a n d t h e a p p l i c a n t for

c o n v e r s i o n a g r e e t o , o r , f a i l i n g s u c h a g r e e m e n t w i t h i n t h e

t i m e	p r e s c r i b e d ,	s u c h	s u m	as	s h a l l	b e	d e t e r m i n e d	b y	t h e	b o a r d ,
s u b j e c t	t o	t h e	p r o v i s i o n s	of	s e c t i o n	s ix	of	t h e	C r o w n	L a n d s
A c t	of	188!) ,	o n	r e f e r e n c e	b y	t h e	M i n i s t e r ,	o r	o n	a p p l i c a t i o n

b y t h e a p p l i c a n t for c o n v e r s i o n :

P r o v i d e d

P r o v i d e d f u r t h e r t h a t i n d e t e r m i n i n g s u c h v a l u e t h e b o a r d s h a l l

e x c l u d e t h e v a l u e of a n y i m p r o v e m e n t s o w n e d b y t h e a p p l i c a n t fo r

c o n v e r s i o n a n d a n y a d d e d v a l u e g i v e n to t h e l a n d b y r e a s o n of a n y

i m p r o v e m e n t s m a d e t h e r e o n d u r i n g t h e c u r r e n c y of t h e s e t t l e m e n t l ea se .

(2) T h e b a l a n c e of t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y s h a l l b e p a i d b y

a n n u a l i n s t a l m e n t s of l ive p e r c e n t u m t h e r e o f , c o m m e n c i n g a t t h e

e n d of t h e f i rs t y e a r f r o m t h e d a t e of a p p l i c a t i o n o r w i t h i n t h r e e

m o n t h s t h e r e a f t e r u n t i l t h e b a l a n c e of p u r c h a s e m o n e y t o g e t h e r w i t h

i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e of t wo a n d a h a l f p e r c e n t u m p e r a n n u m h a s b e e n p a i d .

8. T h e t e r m of r e s i d e n c e in r e s p e c t of a n y c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

or c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d i t i o n a l l ease i n t o w h i c h a s e t t l e m e n t

least ; is c o n v e r t e d as a f o r e s a i d s h a l l b e t e n y e a r s , b u t s u c h t e r m of

r e s i d e n c e s h a l l b e r e d u c e d b y t h e p e r i o d of c o n t i n u o u s r e s i d e n c e

p e r f o r m e d	b y	t h e	a p p l i c a n t	u p	to	a n d	i m m e d i a t e l y	p r e c e d i n g	t h e	d a t e
of	c o n f i r m a t i o n .	T h e	r e s i d e n c e	t e r m	s h a l l	c o m m e n c e	o n	t h e	d a t e	of

t h e b o a r d ' s c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e c o n v e r s i o n .

9. I f t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in a s e t t l e m e n t l ease h a s b e e n r e s e r v e d

e i t h e r w h o l l y o r in pa r t f r o m sa le s u c h r e s e r v e d l a n d s h a l l n o t b e

c o n v e r t i b l e i n t o a cond i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e u n l e s s a n d u n t i l s u c h r e s e r v a t i o n

is r e v o k e d .

Conversion of non-residentlal conditional purchases.

10. (1) U p o n a p p l i c a t i o n as p r e s c r i b e d , t h e h o l d e r of a n o r i g i n a l

n o n - r e s i d e n t i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e m a d e u n d e r s e c t i o n f o r t y - s e v e n

of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n C r o w n L a n d s A c t of 1 S S 1 n o t l i a b l e t o f o r f e i t u r e m a y o n

in t h e p r e s c r i b e d m a n n e r c o n v e r t s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e ,

t o g e t h e r w i t h a n y a d d i t i o n a l n o n - r e s i d e n t i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e m a d e

in	v i r t u e	t h e r e o f	a n d	h e l d	b y	h i m ,	i n t o	an	o r i g i n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r ­
c h a s e ,	w h i c h	s h a l l	be	s u b j e c t	t o	t h e	p r o v i s i o n s	a n d	c o n d i t i o n s	of	t h e

P r i n c i p a l A c t s r e l a t i n g t h e r e t o :

P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e t e r m of t e n y e a r s ' r e s i d e n c e s h a l l c o m m e n c e

f r o m t h e d a t e of a p p l i c a t i o n for s u c h c o n v e r s i o n , b u t s u c h t e r m s h a l l

b e r e d u c i b l e b y a n y p e r i o d (not e x c e e d i n g ' five y e a r s ) of c o n t i n u o u s

r e s i d e n c e o n t h e l a n d b y t h e h o l d e r u p to a n d i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g

h i s a p p l i c a t i o n for s u c h c o n v e r s i o n .

(2) Al l m o n e y s p a i d o n a c c o u n t of p u r c h a s e m o n e y i n

r e s p e c t of a n y s u c h o r i g i n a l o r a d d i t i o n a l n o n - r e s i d e n t i a l c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e s h a l l b e c r e d i t e d t o w a r d s p a y m e n t of t h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

i n t o w h i c h it is c o n v e r t e d , b u t no p a y m e n t s for i n t e r e s t s h a l l b e

so c r e d i t e d . i n s t a l m e n t s T h e b a l a n c e of p u r c h a s e m o n e y sha l l be p a i d b y a n n u a l

of five p e r c e n t u m of t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y , c o m m e n c i n g

a t t h e e n d of t h e first y e a r f r o m t h e d a t e of a p p l i c a t i o n , o r w i t h i n

t h r e e m o n t h s t h e r e a f t e r , u n t i l t h e sa id b a l a n c e , w i t h i n t e r e s t a t t h e

r a t e of t w o a n d a ha l f p e r c e n t u m p e r a n n u m , h a s b e e n p a i d .

I f

I f t h e t o t a l a m o u n t s p a i d a s p u r c h a s e m o n e y ( e x c l u s i v e of

i n t e r e s t ) e x c e e d t h e p r i c e of t h e l a n d , s u c h t o t a l a m o u n t s s h a l l h e

d e e m e d t o b e t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y .

Conversion of special leases and of church and school lands leases.

11. (1) N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y t h i n g c o n t a i n e d i n t h e P r i n c i p a l

A c t s o r t h e r e g u l a t i o n s t h e r e u n d e r , t h e r e g i s t e r e d h o l d e r of a n y s p e c i a l

l e a s e for t h e p u r p o s e s of a c c e s s t o w a t e r , a g r i c u l t u r e , b e e a n d p o u l t r y

f a r m i n g , d a i r y i n g , d a m s , d r a i n a g e , g a r d e n ( v e g e t a b l e o r n u r s e r y ) ,

g r a z i n g ,	i r r i g a t i o n ,	o r c h a r d ,	p i g	a n d	p o u l t r y	f a r m ,	r e s i d e n c e ,	s u g a r ­
c a n e	g r o w i n g ,	t a n k s ,	t o b a c c o - g r o w i n g ,	o r	w a t e r	c o n s e r v a t i o n ,	o r	of

a n y c h u r c h a n d s c h o o l l a n d s l e a s e , w h o is q u a l i f i e d u n d e r t h e s a id

A c t s , m a y a t a n y t i m e d u r i n g t h e c u r r e n c y of h i s l e a s e a p p l y t o

c o n v e r t t h e s a m e or p a r t t h e r e o f i n t o —

(a) a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se or a n a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e l e a s e ; or,

(b )	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	o r	a n	a d d i t i o n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	;
o r ,
(c)	a	h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n	o r	a n	a d d i t i o n a l	h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n ;	or ,

(d)	a	s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e	o r	a n	a d d i t i o n a l	s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e	;	o r
(e)	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	l e a s e .

( 2 ) P r o v i d e d t h a t —

(a ) a c o n v e r s i o n s h a l l n o t b e a l l o w e d of l a n d o n a n y p r o c l a i m e d

go ld - f i e ld o r m i n e r a l f ield e x c e p t w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e

S e c r e t a r y for M i n e s ;

(b) a p e r s o n t o g e t h e r sha l l n o t b e a l l o w e d t o c o n v e r t a n a r e a w h i c h

w i t h a l l l a n d h e l d b y h i m u n d e r a n y t e n u r e o t h e r

t h a n a n n u a l t e n u r e w o u l d i n t h e o p i n i o n of t h e b o a r d e x c e e d

a h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a ;

(c) c o n v e r s i o n i n t o a n a d d i t i o n a l h o l d i n g s h a l l n o t b e a l l o w e d

u n l e s s	s u c h	a d d i t i o n a l	h o l d i n g	is	a d j o i n i n g	or	a d j a c e n t	t o
t h e	h o l d i n g	i n	v i r t u e	of	w h i c h	i t	is a p p l i e d	for .

(3) E a c h a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l h e m a d e a s p r e s c r i b e d , a c c o m ­

p a n i e d b y a p r o v i s i o n a l d e p o s i t a s p r e s c r i b e d to h e a p p l i e d t o w a r d s

t h e c o s t of d e a l i n g t h e r e w i t h , a n d s h a l l b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e b o a r d for

i n q u i r y a n d r e p o r t .

(1) I f t h e l a n d is w h o l l y o r i n p a r t w i t h i n a t r a v e l l i n g

s t o c k r e s e r v e , a c a m p i n g r e s e r v e , o r a w a t e r r e s e r v e , p a r t i c u l a r s of t h e

a p p l i c a t i o n a n d of t h e t i m e a n d p l a c e a p p o i n t e d fo r t in ; b o a r d ' s i n q u i r y

s h a l l b e n o t i f i e d i n t h e G a z e t t e , a n d a t t e n t i o n sha l l b e i n v i t e d t h e r e t o

b y a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n a loca l n e w s p a p e r n o t less t h a n f o u r t e e n d a y s

b e f o r e t h e h o l d i n g of t h e sa id i n q u i r y .

(5) T h e b o a r d s h a l l r e p o r t t o t h e M i n i s t e r a s t o w h e t h e r t h e r e

is a n y o b j e c t i o n i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t s or o t h e r w i s e t o t h e g r a n t i n g of

t h e a p p l i c a t i o n a n d g e n e r a l l y a s t o t h e m e r i t s t he r eo f . I f t h e b o a r d

d e e m s

d e e m s i t e x p e d i e n t t o r e c o m m e n d t h e g r a n t i n g of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i t

s h a l l p r o c e e d to a p p r a i s e t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e o r p r i c e o r r e n t of t h e l a n d ,

s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n s ix of t h e C r o w n L a n d s A c t of 1 8 3 9 .

A f t e r r e c e i p t of s u c h r e p o r t t h e M i n i s t e r m a y g r a n t t h e

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m a y b e e x c l u d e d or t h e b o u n d a r i e s m a y b e o t h e r w i s e m o d i f i e d a t t h e

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t h a t	a t	t h e	r e q u e s t	of	a p p l i c a n t	s u c h	s u r v e y	m a y	b e	d e f e r r e d	[ l e n d i n g
t h e	p u r c h a s e ,	i n	a c c o r d a n c e	w i t h	t h i s	A c t ,	of	l a n d	i n c l u d e d	i n	a n y

c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e g r a n t e d in p u r s u a n c e of a c o n v e r s i o n u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n .

(7) S u c h c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e , o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n ­

d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e , o r c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e , o r h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n , o r a d d i t i o n a l h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n ,

o r s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , or a d d i t i o n a l s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , o r c o n d i t i o n a l

l e a s e , s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o t h e r e g u l a t i o n s u n d e r t h i s A c t a n d t o t h e

g e n e r a l p r o v i s i o n s of t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t s i n r e s p e c t t h e r e t o , e x c e p t t h a t —

(a ) t h e t e r m of r e s i d e n c e w h i c h s h a l l c o m m e n c e w i t h i n t h r e e

m o n t h s a f t e r t h e d a t e of t h e M i n i s t e r ' s a p p r o v a l of t h e

c o n v e r s i o n s h a l l b e r e d u c e d b y t h e p e r i o d d u r i n g w h i c h

c o n t i n u o u s r e s i d e n c e i m m e d i a t e l y p r i o r t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n for

c o n v e r s i o n h a s b e e n p e r f o r m e d b y t h e a p p l i c a n t u p o n t h e

s p e c i a l l e a s e , or u p o n t h e c h u r c h a n d s c h o o l l a n d s l e a s e , o r

u p o n	t h e	h o l d i n g	i n	v i r t u e	of w h i c h	t h e	s p e c i a l	l e a s e	o r
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a d d i t i o n a l h o l d i n g or c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e ;

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b y a n n u a l i n s t a l m e n t s of five p e r c e n t u m t h e r e o f , c o m ­

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a p p l i c a t i o n o r w i t h i n t h r e e m o n t h s t h e r e a f t e r u n t i l t h e

b a l a n c e of p u r c h a s e m o n e y t o g e t h e r w i t h i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e

of	t w o	a n d	a h a l f	p e r c e n t u m	p e r	a n n u m	h a s b e e n	p a i d .
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u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n t h e

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e , o r t h e a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e ,

o r t h e h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n , or t h e a d d i t i o n a l h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n , o r

t h e r e n t of t h e s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , o r t h e a d d i t i o n a l s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e ,

o r of t h e c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e for t h e first t e n y e a r s p e r i o d t he reo f , o r t h e

p r i c e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d in t h e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e o r a d d i t i o n a l

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , s h a l l b e t h a t d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e b o a r d a s

a f o r e s a i d . General

General provisions relating to conversions.

12. A n y c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e i n t o w h i c h a n y t e n u r e h a s , as t o a n y

p a r t of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d t h e r e i n , b e e n c o n v e r t e d u n d e r t h e p r e c e d i n g

p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s A c t , o r a n y a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s m a d e

o u t of l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l l e a s e s h a l l n o t h e

s u r r e n d e r e d u n l e s s w i t h t h e M i n i s t e r ' s a p p r o v a l ; a n d a n y f o r f e i t u r e

t h e r e o f s h a l l o p e r a t e a s a f o r f e i t u r e of a n y c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s h e l d

i n c o n n e c t i o n t h e r e w i t h t o g e t h e r w i t h a l l m o n e y s p a i d a n d i m p r o v e ­

m e n t s e f fec ted o n s u c h p u r c h a s e o r l ea se .

13. A n y r i g h t , t i t l e , o r i n t e r e s t a c q u i r e d u n d e r t h e M i n i n g A c t ,

3 9 0 6 , o r a n y A c t t h e r e b y r e p e a l e d , s h a l l n o t b e p r e j u d i c i a l l y a f fec ted

b y a n y c o n v e r s i o n u n d e r t h e p r e c e d i n g p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s A c t .

Surrender of Improvement and scrub leases.

14. (1) A n a d v i s o r y b o a r d c o n s t i t u t e d u n d e r t h e C l o s e r

S e t t l e m e n t ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 0 7 , s h a l l a t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e

M i n i s t e r r e p o r t t o h i m —

(a) w h e t h e r a n y , a n d if so , w h a t l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n a n

i m p r o v e m e n t l e a s e o r s c r u b l e a s e s i t u a t e d w i t h i n f i f teen

m i l e s of a t h e n e x i s t i n g r a i l w a y is s u i t a b l e t o b e a c q u i r e d

f o r c l o s e r s e t t l e m e n t ;

(b ) t h e e s t i m a t e d v a l u e of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n s u c h l e a s e w i t h

t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s t h e r e o n ;

(c) t h e u s e t o w h i c h s u c h l a n d m a y b e p u t , a n d t h e c a p a c i t y of

t h e l a n d fo r c a r r y i n g s t o c k o r for a g r i c u l t u r e o r o t h e r

p r o f i t a b l e u s e , t h e n u m b e r of f a r m s i n t o w h i c h i t c o u l d b e

s u i t a b l y	s u b d i v i d e d ,	a n d	t h e	p o s s i b i l i t i e s	of	i r r i g a t i n g	a n d
s u c h	o t h e r	p a r t i c u l a r s	a s	t h e	M i n i s t e r	r e q u i r e s	;

(d) o n a n y m a t t e r a s t o w h i c h t h e M i n i s t e r r e q u i r e s a r e p o r t .

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15. W h e r e a n y s u c h a d v i s o r y b o a r d r e p o r t s t h a t a n y of t h e l a n d

c o m p r i s e d in a n i m p r o v e m e n t l e a se o r s c r u b l e a s e is s u i t a b l e t o b e

a c q u i r e d for c lo se r s e t t l e m e n t , t h e M i n i s t e r m a y , i n h i s d i s c r e t i o n ,

n o t i f y i n t h e G a z e t t e t h a t s u c h l e a s e i s , a n d t h e r e u p o n t h e s a m e s h a l l

b e d e e m e d t o b e , s u r r e n d e r e d t o t h e C r o w n , s u b j e c t n e v e r t h e l e s s to

a p p r o v a l b y r e s o l u t i o n s of b o t h H o u s e s of P a r l i a m e n t . A f t e r s u c h

n o t i f i c a t i o n t h e o w n e r m a y , w i t h t h e c o n s e n t of t h e M i n i s t e r , r e t a i n

t h e w h o l e o r a n y p a r t of t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n t h e l e a se f o r s u c h

p e r i o d , a n d u p o n s u c h c o n d i t i o n s a s m a y b e a g r e e d u p o n .

16. (1) T h e M i n i s t e r m a y a g r e e w i t h t h e p e r s o n w h o a t t h e t i m e

of t h e n o t i f i c a t i o n i n t h e G a z e t t e a s a f o r e s a i d w a s o w n e r of t h e l e a se

a s t o t h e a m o u n t of c o m p e n s a t i o n to b e p a i d s u c h p e r s o n , b u t s u c h

p e r s o n m a y , w i t h i n t w e n t y - e i g h t d a y s a f t e r s u c h n o t i f i c a t i o n o r w i t h i n

s u c h f u r t h e r t i m e a s t h e M i n i s t e r m a y a l l o w , if n o s u c h a g r e e m e n t h a s

b e e n m a d e , n o t i f y i n w r i t i n g t o t h e M i n i s t e r t h a t h e r e q u i r e s s u c h

c o m p e n s a t i o n t o b e d e t e r m i n e d b y a c o u r t a s h e r e i n a f t e r p r o v i d e d .

(2) S u c h c o m p e n s a t i o n s h a l l b e d e t e r m i n e d b y a c o u r t

c o n s t i t u t e d a s p r o v i d e d i n s e c t i o n e i g h t e e n of t h e C l o s e r S e t t l e m e n t

A c t , 1 9 0 1 ; a n d t h e d e c i s i o n of t h e j u d g e a n d of o n e of t h e a s se s so r s of

s u c h c o u r t s h a l l b e t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e c o u r t , a n d s h a l l b e f ina l .

(3) T h e m e a s u r e of s u c h c o m p e n s a t i o n s h a l l b e t h e v a l u e of

t h e l e a s e t o t h e p e r s o n w h o w a s t h e o w n e r ' t h e r e o f a t t h e d a t e of t h e

n o t i f i c a t i o n i n t h e G a z e t t e a s a fo r e sa id , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e v a l u e of t h e

i m p r o v e m e n t s o n t h e l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n s u c h l e a s e , h a v i n g r e g a r d to

t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h e l ea se , a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y —

(a) t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s i n r e s p e c t of w h i c h t h e l e s see h a s o r h a s n o t

t e n a n t - r i g h t ;

(b) a n y r i g h t of t h e M i n i s t e r t o w i t h d r a w t h e w h o l e o r a n y p a r t

of t h e l a n d f r o m t h e l e a se a n d t h e c o m p e n s a t i o n (if a n y )

p a y a b l e i n r e s p e c t t h e r e o f a n d for i m p r o v e m e n t s o n t h e l a n d .

17. T h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n s t w e n t y , t w e n t y - o n e , t w e n t y - t w o ,

t w e n t y - t h r e e , f o r t y - f o u r , a n d fo r ty - f i ve of t h e C lose r S e t t l e m e n t A c t ,

1 9 0 1 , r e l a t i n g	t o	t h e	a c q u i s i t i o n	o r	r e s u m p t i o n	of	l a n d	u n d e r	t h a t	A c t ,
a n d	t o	p r o c e e d i n g s	i n	r e l a t i o n	t h e r e t o ,	s h a l l	a p p l y	m u t a t i s	m u t a n d i s	to

t h e s u r r e n d e r of i m p r o v e m e n t l e a se s u n d e r t h i s A c t a n d p r o c e e d i n g s

i n r e l a t i o n t h e r e t o .

18. A n y l a n d c o m p r i s e d i n a n i m p r o v e m e n t l e a se o r s c r u b l e a s e

w h i c h h a s b e e n s u r r e n d e r e d t o t h e C r o w n i n p u r s u a n c e of t h i s A c t

s h a l l b e d e a l t w i t h u n d e r t h e C r o w n L a n d s A c t s a n d t h i s A c t b u t

s h a l l	n o t	b e	a v a i l a b l e	for	t h e	p u r p o s e s	of	a n y	a p p l i c a t i o n	t h e r e u n d e r
u n t i l	a	n o t i f i c a t i o n	d e c l a r i n g	i t	to	b e	so	a v a i l a b l e h a s	b e e n	p u b l i s h e d

i n t h e G a z e t t e .

Special conditional purchase leases.

19. (1) T h e M i n i s t e r m a y , b y n o t i f i c a t i o n i n t h e G a z e t t e , se t a p a r t

a n y C r o w n l a n d s for d i s p o s a l b y w a y of s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

l e a s e , t o b e a v a i l a b l e o n a n d a f t e r s u c h d a t e s a s m a y b e spec i f ied

i n t h e n o t i f i c a t i o n : P r o v i d e d t h a t l a n d s s h a l l n o t b e so set a p a r t u n t i l

t h e y h a v e for a p e r i o d of a t l e a s t s i x m o n t h s b e e n a v a i l a b l e for s o m e

c l a s s of r e s i d e n t i a l h o l d i n g u n d e r t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t s . S u c h l a n d s

s h a l l	b e a v a i l a b l e	a l s o	for	a n y	o t h e r	f o r m	of	p u r c h a s e	o r	a n y	f o r m
of	l e a s e	o r	l i c e n s e	u n d e r	t h e	P r i n c i p a l	A c t s ,	u n l e s s	b y	t h e	n o t i f i c a t i o n
i t	is	e x p r e s s l y	p r o v i d e d	t o	t h e	c o n t r a r y ,	o r	u n l e s s	t h e	l a n d s	a r e

o t h e r w i s e r e s e r v e d . A n y s u c h n o t i f i c a t i o n m a y b e m o d i f i e d o r r e v o k e d ,

w h e t h e r a s t o t h e w h o l e o r a n y p a r t t h e r e o f , b y n o t i f i c a t i o n b y t h e

M i n i s t e r i n t h e G a z e t t e . (2)

(2) A n y p e r s o n h a v i n g t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s specified, i n s e c t i o n

f o u r t e e n	of	t h e	C r o w n	L a n d s	A m e n d m e n t	A c t	of 1 9 0 5	m a y ,	a f t e r	t h e
d a t e	spec i f ied	b y	t h e	M i n i s t e r	a s a fo re sa id ,	a p p l y	f o r	a	s p e c i a l	c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e	l e a s e	of	a n y	a r e a	n o t	less	t h a n	t w e n t y	a n d	n o t	e x c e e d i n g
t h r e e	h u n d r e d	a n d	t w e n t y	a c r e s	of	l a n d	so	se t	a p a r t :	P r o v i d e d	t h a t

i n t h e e v e n t of a n y c o n f l i c t i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s b e i n g r e c e i v e d , w h e t h e r

o r i g i n a l o r a d d i t i o n a l , t h e b o a r d s h a l l d e t e r m i n e t h e o r d e r of p r i o r i t y

i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s e c t i o n t w e n t y - e i g h t of t h e C r o w n L a n d s

A m e n d m e n t A c t of 1 9 0 5 .

(3) A d e p o s i t of r e n t a l a t t h e r a t e of s i x p e n c e p e r a c r e

sha l l b e m a d e w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n , a n d a s u r v e y fee s h a l l b e p a i d a s

p r e s c r i b e d for c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l eases u n d e r s e c t i o n t h i r t e e n of t h e

C r o w n L a n d s A m e n d m e n t A c t of 1 9 0 5 .

(4) W h e r e t h e l a n d a p p l i e d for is u n m e a s u r e d t h e d e s i g n

t h e r e o f s h a l l b e a s a p p r o v e d b y t h e M i n i s t e r .

20. S p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se s s h a l l n o t b e s u b j e c t t o

a n y	c o n d i t i o n	of	r e s i d e n c e ,	b u t	s h a l l	b e	s u b j e c t	t o a n y	r e g u l a t i o n s	m a d e
u n d e r	t h i s	A c t	a n d	t o	t in ;	p r o v i s i o n s	a n d	c o n d i t i o n s	of	c o n d i t i o n a l
p u r c h a s e	l e a s e s	a s	p r e s c r i b e d	b y	t h e	C r o w n	L a n d s	A m e n d m e n t	A c t	of

1 9 0 5 a n d a n y A c t a m e n d i n g t h e s a m e , a n d s h a l l a l so b e s u b j e c t t o

t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s : —

(a) T h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l effect s u b s t a n t i a l i m p r o v e m e n t s o n t h e

l a n d t o a v a l u e of o n e p o u n d p e r a c r e o r s u c h l e s s e r v a l u e

a s t h e M i n i s t e r m a y d e e m suf f i c ien t n o t b e i n g less t h a n

t e n s h i l l i n g s p e r a c r e ; a n d

(b ) S u c h i m p r o v e m e n t s s h a l l b e c o m p l e t e d w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s

f r o m d a t e of c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n .

21. T h e c a p i t a l v a l u e for t h e f i rs t p e r i o d of t e n y e a r s s h a l l b e

a p p r a i s e d b y t h e b o a r d , a f t e r s u r v e y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s a n d

s i t u a t i o n of t h e l a n d t h e t i m b e r t h e r e o n a n d t h e m e a n s of a c c e s s

t h e r e t o . F o r e a c h s u c c e e d i n g p e r i o d of t e n y e a r s t h e b o a r d sha l l

d e t e r m i n e t h e c a p i t a l v a l u e o n a s i m i l a r b a s i s .

Additional conditional purchase leases.

22. (1) A n y h o l d e r of a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e , w h e t h e r

a p p l i e d fo r b e f o r e o r a f t e r t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t , o r of

a n y c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , b e i n g a c o n v e r s i o n b e f o r e o r a f t e r s u c h

c o m m e n c e m e n t	of	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	l e a s e ,	m a y	m a k e	a d d i t i o n a l
c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e ;	l e a s e s	o r	a d d i t i o n a l	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e s ,	a s	t h e

c a s e	m a y	b e ,	of	C r o w n	l a n d s	( o t h e r	t h a n	l a n d s	e x e m p t	f r o m	c o n d i t i o n a l
p u r c h a s e ,	o r	w i t h i n	a r e a s	s e t	a p a r t	fo r	a	d i f f e r en t	c l a s s	of	h o l d i n g )

a d j o i n i n g t h e o r i g i n a l o r a n y p r i o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

l e a se	o r	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e ,	o r	w i t h i n	a r e a s	s e t	a p a r t	u n d e r	s e c t i o n
f o u r	of t h e	C r o w n	L a n d s	A c t	A m e n d m e n t	A c t	of	1 9 0 5 fo r	t h a t	c l a s s

of a d d i t i o n a l h o l d i n g : P r o v i d e d

P r o v i d e d t h a t i n n o c a s e s h a l l t h e a p p l i c a n t h e a l l o w e d t o

a c q u i r e	a n	a r e a	w h i c h ,	t o g e t h e r	w i t h	a l l	o t h e r	l a n d s	h e l d	b y	h i m
u n d e r	a n y	t e n u r e	( o t h e r	t h a n	a n n u a l	t e n u r e ) ,	w o u l d	i n	t h e	o p i n i o n	of

t h e b o a r d e x c e e d a h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a .

(2) A c o n d i t i o n of t e n y e a r s ' r e s i d e n c e s h a l l a t t a c h t o e v e r y

a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n .

P r o v i d e d t h a t —

(a) if t h e d i a t e l y p e r s o n f u l f i l l i n g t h e c o n d i t i o n of r e s i d e n c e h a s i m m e ­

b e f o r e t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e t e r m of s u c h

r e s i d e n c e c o n t i n u o u s l y r e s i d e d u p o n s o m e c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

l e a s e	o r	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	of	t h e	s a m e	s e r i e s ,	t h e	t e r m
of r e s i d e n c e r e s i d e n c e ;	s h a l l	b e	r e d u c e d	b y	t h e	p e r i o d	of	s u c h	c o n t i n u o u s

b u t if a n a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e o r

c o n d i t i o n a l	l e a s e	b e	t r a n s f e r r e d	a t	a n y	t i m e	p r i o r	t o	t h e
e x p i r a t i o n	of	t e n	y e a r s	f r o m	t h e	d a t e	of	a p p l i c a t i o n	t h e r e f o r

t h e t r a n s f e r e e s h a l l p e r f o i a n t h e c o n d i t i o n of r e s i d e n c e u n t i l

s u c h t e r m of t e n y e a r s e x p i r e s .

(b) a p e r s o n c o n d i t i o n a l r e s i d i n g p u r c h a s e u p o n a n y c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e o r

of a se r ies s h a l l fo r t h e p u r p o s e of a n y

c o n d i t i o n s of r e s i d e n c e b e t a k e n t o b e r e s i d i n g u p o n e v e r y

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se o r c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e of t h e s e r i e s .

(3) T h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t s r e l a t i n g t o o r i g i n a l

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se s a n d c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s b e i n g c o n v e r ­

s ions of c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se s s h a l l , m u t a t i s m u t a n d i s , b e a p p l i e d

t o a n y a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a se o r a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n .

(4) O r i g i n a l a n d a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e s a n d

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e s ( b e i n g c o n v e r s i o n s of c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l ea ses )

of t h e t r a n s f e r r e d s a m e se r ies s h a l l be d e e m e d to b e o n e h o l d i n g a n d s h a l l n o t b e

a p a r t o r h e l d s e p a r a t e l y .

Residential lease.

23. (1) T h e h o l d e r of a n y r e s i d e n t i a l l e a s e i n c l u d i n g a n y

a d d i t i o n a l r e s i d e n t i a l l e a s e m a y a t a n y t i m e a f t e r t h e f i rs t five y e a r s

of h i s l e a s e a p p l y t o p u r c h a s e t h e l a n d h e l d t h e r e u n d e r .

(2) A p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l b e m a d e as p r e s c r i b e d a c c o m p a n i e d

b y a d e p o s i t as p r e s c r i b e d to b e a p p l i e d t o w a r d s t h e cos t of d e a l i n g

t h e r e w i t h . S u c h a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r y for M i n e s

for c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d if h e c o n c u r s t h e r e i n i t sha l t b e f o r w a r d e d t o

t h e b o a r d for i n q u i r y a n d r e p o r t .

T h e b o a r d s h a l l r e p o r t t o t h e M i n i s t e r a s t o w h e t h e r t h e r e

a r e a n y o b j e c t i o n s t o t h e g r a n t i n g of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n a n d r e c o m m e n d g e n e r a l l y

a s t o t h e m e r i t s t h e r e o f . I f t h e b o a r d d e e m s i t e x p e d i e n t t o

r e c o m m e n d t h e g r a n t i n g ; of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i t s h a l l p r o c e e d t o

a p p r a i s e t h e v a l u e of t h e l a n d s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n

s i x of t h e C r o w n L a n d s A c t , 1 8 8 9 .

A f t e r r e c e i p t of s u c h r e p o r t t h e M i n i s t e r m a y a t h i s d i s c r e t i o n

g r a n t o r r e fu se t h e a p p l i c a t i o n :

P r o v i d e d t h a t a n y r i g h t t i t l e o r i n t e r e s t a c q u i r e d u n d e r t h e

M i n i n g	A c t ,	1 9 0 0 ,	o r	a n y	A c t	t h e r e b y	r e p e a l e d ,	i n	r e s p e c t	of	a n y
p o r t i o n	of	s u c h	l a n d	s h a l l	n o t	b e	p r e j u d i c i a l l y	a f f ec t ed	b y	a n y	s u c h
p u r c h a s e .

A n y a r e a s r e q u i r e d for r o a d w a y s or o t h e r p u b l i c p u r p o s e s m a y

b e e x c l u d e d a n d t h e b o u n d a r i e s m a y b e o t h e r w i s e m o d i f i e d a t t h e

M i n i s t e r ' s	d i s c r e t i o n .
(3) T h e p r i c e of t h e l a n d s h a l l b e a s a p p r a i s e d b y t h e b o a r d ,

a n d	t h e	p u r c h a s e	m o n e y ,	t o g e t h e r	w i t h	a l l	c o s t s	a n d	d e e d	fees ,	s h a l l
b e	p a i d	w i t h i n	t h r e e	m o n t h s ,	o r	w i t h i n	s u c h	f u r t h e r	t i m e	a s	t h e

a p p l i c a n t m a y d e s i r e a n d t h e M i n i s t e r m a y a l l o w , s u b j e c t t o p a y m e n t

of i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e of five p e r c e n t u m p e r a n n u m . P a l l i n g

p a y m e n t a s a f o r e s a i d , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t o p u r c h a s e s h a l l lapse;, a n d a l l

m o n e y s p a i d i n c o n n e c t i o n t h e r e w i t h w i l l b e fo r f e i t ed .

(4) I t s h a l l n o t b e c o m p e t e n t for a n y p e r s o n t o h o l d m o r e

t h a n o n e p u r c h a s e m a d e u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n , a n d n o t r a n s f e r o r

c o n v e y a n c e o r a s s i g n m e n t i n c o n t r a v e n t i o n of t h i s p r o v i s i o n s h a l l b e

v a l i d	fo r	a n y	p u r p o s e	w h a t s o e v e r .
Restriction of transfer,

24. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y t h i n g t o t h e c o n t r a r y i n t h e P r i n c i p a l

A c t s ( b u t s u b j e c t t o s e c t i o n s e l e v e n a n d t h i r t e e n of t h e C r o w n L a n d s

A c t	A m e n d m e n t	A c t ,	1 9 0 3 )	n o	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	l e a s e ,	o r
c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e	b e i n g	a	c o n v e r s i o n	of	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e

l e a s e ,	a n d	n o	s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e	a p p l i e d	fo r	a f t e r	t h e	c o m m e n c e m e n t
of t h i s	A c t	s h a l l b e t r a n s f e r a b l e	u n t i l	five	y e a r s	of	t h e	c o n d i t i o n	of
r e s i d e n c e	a t t a c h i n g	t o	s u c h	h o l d i n g	h a v e	b e e n	p e r f o r m e d ,	u n l e s s	t h e

M i n i s t e r is sa t i s f ied t h a t t h e h o l d e r is c o m p e l l e d b y s i c k n e s s of h i m s e l f

or f a m i l y o r o t h e r a d v e r s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s t o l e a v e s u c h h o l d i n g .

AVherc a s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e , i s s u e d be fo re o r a f t e r t h e c o m m e n c e ­

m e n t	of	t h i s	A c t ,	i s	a s s i g n e d ,	s u b l e t ,	o r	t r a n s f e r r e d	w i t h i n	t e n	y e a r s
a f t e r	t h e	c o n f i r m a t i o n	b y	t h e	l a n d	b o a r d	of	t h e	a p p l i c a t i o n	fo r	t h e
l e a s e ,	t h e	M i n i s t e r	m a y	r e q u i r e	t h e	r e n t	fo r	t h e	u n e x p i r e d	p o r t i o n	of

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P r i n c i p a l A c t s — •

(a) a n o r i g i n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e ( o t h e r t h a n a n o r i g i n a l

c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e i n t o w h i c h a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l ease

a p p l i e d for p r i o r t o t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t m a y b e

c o n v e r t e d ) ; o r (b)

(b) a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e lease ; o r

(c) a s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e ; o r

(d)	a	h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n	;	or
(c)	a	s e t t l e m e n t	l e a s e .

a p p l i e d fo r a f t e r t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t , or a n y a d d i t i o n a l

h o l d i n g h e l d i n v i r t u e t h e r e o f ( i n c l u d i n g a n y o r i g i n a l o r a d d i t i o n a l

h o l d i n g i n t o w h i c h a h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n o r s e t t l e m e n t l e a s e o r s p e c i a l

l e a s e o r c h u r c h a n d s c h o o l l a n d s l e a s e h a s b e e n c o n v e r t e d u n d e r t h i s

A c t )	o r	a n y	p a r t	of	a	c o n d i t i o n a l	p u r c h a s e ,	h o m e s t e a d	s e l e c t i o n ,	o r
s e t t l e m e n t	l ease ,	b e i n g	a	s u b d i v i s i o n	m a d e	u n d e r	t h i s	A c t ,	sha l l	n o t

b e t r a n s f e r a b l e , e x c e p t b y w a y of m o r t g a g e o n l y , —

(a) t o a p e r s o n w h o , at t h e d a t e of t h e p r o p o s e d t r a n s f e r , a l r e a d y

h o l d s u n d e r a n y t e n u r e ( o t h e r t h a n a n n u a l t e n u r e ) a n a r e a

w h i c h ,	w h e n	a d d e d	t o	t h e	a r e a	p r o p o s e d	to	b e	a c q u i r e d	b y
t r a n s f e r ,	wi l l ,	in	t h e	o p i n i o n	of	tin-	.Min i s t e r ,	e x c e e d	a	h o m e

m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a ; or

(b ) t o a m a r r i e d w o m a n w h o is n o t l i v i n g a p a r t f r o m h e r h u s b a n d

u n d e r a n o r d e r for j u d i c i a l s e p a r a t i o n m a d e b y a c o u r t of

c o m p e t e n t j u r i s d i c t i o n , u n l e s s t h e M i n i s t e r is sa t i s f ied t h a t

t h e a r e a a l r e a d y h e l d b y s u c h m a r r i e d w o m a n a n d b y h e r

h u s b a n d u n d e r a n y t e n u r e ( o t h e r t h a n a n n u a l t e n u r e ) ,

t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e a r e a p r o p o s e d t o b e a c q u i r e d b y t r a n s f e r ,

w i l l n o t in t h e o p i n i o n of t h e M i n i s t e r , e x c e e d in t h e

a g g r e g a t e , a h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e a r e a .

(2) A p p l i c a t i o n for p e r m i s s i o n t o t r a n s f e r , b y w a y of s a l e ,

m o r t g a g e , l e a s e , o r o t h e r w i s e , a n y s u c h h o l d i n g a s a f o r e s a i d s h a l l b e

m a d e t o t h e M i n i s t e r in t h e p r e s c r i b e d f o r m , a n d s u c h t r a n s f e r s h a l l

n o t b e e f fec ted , o r if e f fec ted s h a l l n o t b o v a l i d , u n l e s s t h e M i n i s t e r ' s

c o n s e n t t h e r e t o h a s been o b t a i n e d . T h e M i n i s t e r sha l l h a v e d i s c r e t i o n

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(3) W h e n a n y s u c h c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e o r c o n d i t i o n a l

p u r c h a s e l e a s e , o r a n y a d d i t i o n a l h o l d i n g h e l d in v i r t u e t h e r e o f , is

t r a n s f e r r e d ( e x c e p t b y w a y of m o r t g a g e ) , t h e t r a n s f e r e e s h a l l , w i t h i n

t h r e e m o n t h s a f t e r t h e .Min i s t e r ' s c o n s e n t t o t h e t r a n s f e r h a s b e e n

o b t a i n e d , c o m m e n c e , a n d t h e r e a f t e r c o n t i n u e t o r e s i d e for t w o y e a r s

o n t h e l a n d i n c l u d e d in t h e p u r c h a s e , l ea se , o r h o l d i n g ; a n d t h e f ac t

t h a t r e s i d e n c e b y a n y f o r m e r h o l d e r o r t r a n s f e r e e h a d b e e n p r e v i o u s l y

p e r f o r m e d	i n	r e s p e c t	of	t h e	sa id	l a n d	s h a l l	n o t	r e l i e v e	t h e	t r a n s f e r e e
f r o m	t h e P r o v i d e d	f u l f i l m e n t	of	t h e	t w o	y e a r s '	r e s i d e n c e	a s	h e r e i n	p r o v i d e d	:

t h a t t h e b o a r d m a y , o n suff ic ient r e a s o n b e i n g s h o w n ,

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C r o w n L a n d s A c t 16 " M i n i s t e r " is s u b s t i t u t e d for " G o v e r n o r . "

of 1 8 9 5 .

C r o w n L a n d s A c t 17 T h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s a r c i n s e r t e d a f t e r t h e w o r d " g r a n t "

of 1 8 9 5 . a t t h e e n d of t h e first p a r a g r a p h : " P r o v i d e d t h a t

w h e r e	t h e	a p p l i c a n t	f a i l s	t o	o b t a i n	s u c h	c e r t i f i c a t e	b y
r e a s o n	o n l y	t h a t	c e r t a i n	m o n e y s	w h i c h	have 1	f a l l en	d u e
r e m a i n	u n p a i d ,	t h e	b o a r d	s h a l l	r e p o r t	t h a t	t h e	a p p l i c a n t

is d e s e r v i n g of t h e g r a n t on p a y m e n t of s u c h m o n e y s w i t h

i n t e r e s t t h e r e o n w i t h i n s u c h p e r i o d a s t h e M i n i s t e r m a y

a l l o w : P r o v i d e d a l so t h a t in t h e e a s e of a n a d d i t i o n a l

h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n a n d on a p p l i c a t i o n b y t h e h o l d e r

a n d o n t h e c e r t i f i c a t e of t h e b o a r d a s t o t h e p a y m e n t

of s u r v e y fee a n d v a l u e of i m p r o v e m e n t s (if t i ny ) a n d

f u l f i l m e n t of a n y s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s t h e g r a n t t h e r e f o r

m a y i s s u e a t a n y t i m e p r i o r t o t h e e x p i r a t i o n of five

y e a r s	f r o m	t h e	c o n f i r m a t i o n	of	t h e	a d d i t i o n a l	h o m e s t e a d
s e l e c t i o n	w h e r e	t h e	g r a n t	for	t h e	o r i g i n a l	h o m e s t e a d

s e l e c t i o n h a s i s s u e d . "

C r o w n L a n d s A c t 2 5 T h e w o r d " i n s t a l m e n t " is o m i t t e d a n d t h e w o r d " a m o u n t "

of 1 8 9 5 . subsec. (b) s u b s t i t u t e d .

subsec. (d) T h e w o r d s " P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e b o a r d on t h e a p p l i c a t i o n in

t h e	p r e s c r i b e d	m a n n e r	of	t h e	lessee	m a y	g r a n t	h i m	a n
e x e m p t i o n	f r o m	f e n c i n g	t iny	p a r t	of	t h e	f a r m	b u t	s u c h

e x e m p t i o n	s h a l l	n o t	p r e j u d i c e	a n y	c l a i m	a r i s i n g	u n d e r
s e c t i o n	o n e	h u n d r e d	a n d	f o r t y - o n e	of	t h e	P r i n c i p a l

A c t " a r e i n s e r t e d a t t h e e n d of t h e s u b s e c t i o n .

subsec. (f) T h e w o r d s " T h e f a c t t h a t a n y s t o c k n o t o w n e d b y t h e

l e s see a r e	d e p a s t u r i n g	on	t h e	f a r m	( o t h e r	t h a n	t r a v e l l i n g
s t o c k	d e p a s t u r i n g	u p o n	a	p a r t	t h e r e o f	i n c l u d e d	w i t h i n

a t r a v e l l i n g s t o c k r e s e r v e ) s h a l l b e p r i m a f ac i e e v i d e n c e

of	a	s u b l e t t i n g	of	t h e	f a r m	i r r e s p e c t i v e	of	t h e	d a t e
w h e n	s u c h	f a r m	w a s	a p p l i e d	for	a r e	i n s e r t e d	a t	t h e

e n d of t h e s u b s e c t i o n .

C r o w n L a n d s A c t 27 T h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s t i re a d d e d at t h e e n d of t h e s e c t i o n :—

of 1 8 9 5 . " P r o v i d e d t h a t l a n d s r e s e r v e d f r o m sa le , c o n d i t i o n a l l y

o r o t h e r w i s e , s h a l l n o t bo a v a i l a b l e t o b e a c q u i r e d u n d e t

t h i s s e c t i o n as a h o m e s t e a d s e l e c t i o n .

C r o w n L a n d s A c t 30 T h e w o r d s " u p t o a n d i m m e d i a t e l y ' a r e i n s e r t e d a f t e r

subsec. (a)

of 1 8 9 5 . t h e w o r d " h a s "

T h e w o r d s n e v e r t h e l e s s " o f s u c h c o n t i n u o u s r e s i d e n c e : P r o v i d e d

t h a t if a n a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s t

o r	c o n d i t i o n a l	l e a s e	be	t r a n s f e r r e d	a t	a n y	t i m e	p r i o r	t<
t h e	e x p i r a t i o n	of	t e n	y e a r s	f r o m	t h e	d a t e	of	a p p l i c a t i o n

t h e r e f o r t h e t r a n s f e r e e sha l l p e r f o r m t lie c o n d i t i o n of

r e s i d e n c e u n t i l s u c h t e r m of t e n y e a r s e x p i r e s " arc

s u b s t i t u t e d for t h e w o r d s " d u r i n g w h i c h r e s i d e n c e w a s

p r e v i o u s l y c a r r i e d o n b u t n o t so a s in a n y c a s e t o be

r e d u c e d t o l ess t h a n five y e a r s "

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

No. of

Title of Act.	section and	Amendment .
subsection.

C r o w n L a n d s A c t 4 0 T h e w o r d s " s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e s " a r e a d d e d

of 1 8 9 5 . a f t e r t h e w o r d s " c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e l e a s e s "

C r o w n L a n d s Act 40 A f t e r t h e w o r d s " d u l y g i v e n " a n d b e f o r e t h e first p r o v i s o

of 1 8 9 5 . t h e f o l l o w i n g p a r a g r a p h is i n s e r t e d : — " A n y p e r s o n

w h o h a s a p p l i e d , o r w h o s h a l l a p p l y , for a s e t t l e m e n t

p u r c h a s e	u n d e r	t h e	C l o s e r	S e t t l e m e n t	A c t ,	1 9 0 4 ,	o r
a n y	A c t	a m e n d i n g	t h e	s a m e ,	a n d	w h o h a s o b t a i n e d ,	o r

sha l l h a v e o b t a i n e d , a t i t l e t h e r e t o s h a l l n o t b e qua l i f i ed

t o a p p l y fo r a n y h o l d i n g of a n y of t h e a f o r e s a i d c l a s se s

u n l e s s h e h a s p r e v i o u s l y o b t a i n e d a c e r t i f i c a t e a s p r e ­

s c r i b e d t h a t h e w a s c o m p e l l e d b y a d v e r s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s

t o a b a n d o n o r s u r r e n d e r t h e s e t t l e m e n t p u r c h a s e .

C r o w n L a n d s Act 40 T h e w o r d s " in r e s p e c t of a h o l d i n g a p p l i e d fo r b e f o r e or

of 1 8 9 5 . a f t e r t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t " a r e i n s e r t e d a f t e r

t h e w o r d " c e r t i f i c a t e " in t h e l a s t p r o v i s o .

C r o w n L a n d s Act 41 T h e w o r d s " o r h o l d s u n d e r a n y t e n u r e o t h e r t h a n a n n u a l

of 1 8 9 5 . t e n u r e " a r e a d d e d a f t e r t h e w o r d " o w n s "

T h e w o n l s " o r h e l d u n d e r a n y s u c h t e n u r e " a r e a d d e d

a f t e r t h e w o r d " o w n e d "

T h e w o r d s " l a n d s g r a n t e d i n f e e - s i m p l e o r c o n d i t i o n a l l y

p u r c h a s e d o r c o n d i t i o n a l l y l e a s e d f r o m t h e C r o w n sha l l

a l o n e b e t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t " a r e o m i t t e d , a n d t h e

w o r d s " t h e m a x i m u m a r e a of a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e

l e a s e s h a l l be d e e m e d t o b e t h e s a m e a s t h a t p e r m i t t e d

t o a c o n d i t i o n a l p u r c h a s e , o r t o b e t h e a r e a of t h e

b lock a p p l i e d fo r s h o u l d i t e x c e e d s u c h m a x i m u m a r e a "

a r e s u b s t i t u t e d t h e r e f o r .

C r o w n L a n d s Act 4 3 " M i n i s t e r " is s u b s t i t u t e d for " G o v e r n o r . "

of 1 8 9 5 . subsec. (b) T h e w o r d s " T h e a l l o w i n g of s t o c k n o t o w n e d b y t h e

h o l d e r of t h e l a n d t o d e p a s t u r e t h e r e o n w i t h o u t h a v i n g

first o b t a i n e d t h e M i n i s t e r ' s c o n s e n t t h e r e t o s h a l l be

p r i m a fac ie e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e l a n d is n o t so h e l d o r

u sed " a r e i n s e r t e d n e x t a f t e r t h e w o r d s " al l m o n e y s

p a i d t h e r e o n . "

C r o w n L a n d s Act t 4 8 T h e w o r d s " P r o v i d e d a l s o t h a t in a n y c a s e w h e r e t h e

of 1 8 9 5 . M i n i s t e r is s a t i s f i ed t h a t t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s w a r r a n t i t

h e	m a y r e m i t	t h e	p a y m e n t	of	s u c h	i n t e r e s t	w h o l l y	o r
i n	p a r t "	a r e	i n s e r t e d	n e x t	a f t e r	t h e w o r d s	" i n	t h e

s a i d s e c t i o n . "

C r o w n L a n d s Act 49 T h e w o r d s " o r t o b e o t h e r w i s e u n d e s i r a b l e " a r e i n s e r t e d

of 1 8 9 5 . n e x t a f t e r t h e w o r d s " p u b l i c o r g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t . "

T h e w o r d s " i f a n a p p l i c a t i o n fo r a n a n n u a l l e a s e b e w i t h ­

d r a w n o t h e r w i s e t h a n b e f o r e o r i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r a

b a l l o t o r b e r e fused a r e a s o n a b l e s u m for r e n t (if t h e

l a n d h a s b e e n o c c u p i e d ) f r o m t h e d a t e of s u c h a p p l i c a ­

t i o n a n d fo r c o s t s i n c u r r e d i n d e a l i n g t h e r e w i t h m a y be

r e t a i n e d f r o m t h e d e p o s i t " a r e a d d e d t o t h e s e c t i o n .

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

No. of subsection.

Title of Act. section ami Amendment.

Crown L a n d s A c t 5 9 T h e words " or t ha t a rehear ing or fur ther considerat ion

of	1 8 9 5 .	is w a r r a n t e d "	a re	inser ted	a t	the	end of	the	first
paragraph .

Crown L a n d s A c t GO T h e words " or an incapab le person " are added a f te r the

of C r o w n 1 8 9 5 . words " insane pa t i en t "

L a n d s 8 T h e words " P rov ided t h a t wi thout making such compla in t

( A m e n d m e n t ) the Min i s t e r m a y by notification in the Gaze t t e cance l

A c t , 1 8 9 9 . any permission g ran ted under th is sect ion i f the r en t

de termined remains unpaid a t the expi ra t ion of th ree months from the date when such payments fell due. A n d t he Min i s t e r shal l have power to reverse the cancel la t ion b y him of any such permission upon such te rms and condi t ions as to him may seem fit " a re added after the words " such board may de te rmine " in t he fourth paragraph.

2

Appra i s emen t A c t , T h e words in t he definition of a holding " o r as homestead

1 9 0 2 . s e l e c t i o n " are added af ter the word " s e r i e s . "

App ra i s emen t A c t , 5 T h e following is inser ted a t t he end of subsect ion one : " bu t may be wi thdrawn b y t he appl icant by leave of the board a t any t ime before the commencement of the hear ing of the appl icat ion by the board ."

1 9 0 2 .

T h e following is added a t the end of subsect ion two : — " I n deal ing with a n y such appl ica t ion by a husband or wife (where they are not l iving apar t under an order for judic ia l separat ion made by a cour t of competen t ju r i sd ic t ion) , the board shall , for the purpose of fixing what a rea shal l have t he capi ta l value de te rmined as aforesaid, t a k e in to accoun t any a rea of the wife or husband in respect of which the capi ta l value has been

so de termined ."

Appra i s emen t A c t , 10 T h e words " Provided t h a t upon a bona fide t ransfer of

1 9 0 2 .   the holding the condi t ion of residence above prescr ibed may be fulfilled b y the t ransferee " a re added.

Appra i s emen t A c t 11 T h e words " to such purchase or lease " a re omi t ted .

1 9 0 2 .

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s Acl 5 The words " if the M i n i s t e r so d i rec ts when giving his

Acl consent to the t ransfer provided t h a t a reappra isement

of	1 9 0 3 .	shall t a k e place upon t rans fe r in al l cases where an
appra i sement has no t t a k e n p lace wi th in three yea r s
previously " a re inser ted before the word " P r o v i d e d . "

T h e word " provided " " also " is added af te r the second word

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A d 11 T h e words " and t ha t the c i r cums tances (due regard to bo

Ac i subsec. (1) given to the purposes for which the lands were made

of 1 9 0 3 . ava i l ab le ) wa r r an t his be ing permi t ted to so en large

his holding " a re added	a f te r the words " ma in t a in	his
home thereon "

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

No. of subsection.

Title of Act. section and Amendment.

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A c t 14 I n the second paragraph the word " one " before the word

A c t " h o l d e r " is omi t ted .

of	1 9 0 3 .	T h e words " to those purchases in connec t ion wi th which an appl icat ion for the reduct ion of the ra te of in te res t as aforesaid has been or shall be made prior to the th i r t i e th day of J u n e , one thousand n ine hundred and twelve and only " a re inser ted after the word " only " in the express ion " and shall apply only in cases where "
T h e words t h e words " such da te " " t h e passing of th is A c t " a re subs t i tu ted for
T h e following words a re inser ted af te r the word " s e r i e s " :—

" P r o v i d e d t h a t when any such condi t ional purchase is held by two or more persons as j o i n t holders such persons shall be deemed to be a holder and if one of such persons lias resided cont inuous ly as aforesaid the said condi t ions of residence shal l be regarded as hav ing been fulfilled wi th respect to such condi t ional pur­ chase "

I n the last paragraph the word " a l s o " is inser ted before

t he words " t h a t the board "

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A c t 15 T h e words " Provided t ha t in any case where t he Min i s t e r

A c t is satisfied t h a t the c i rcumstances war ran t i t he may

of 1 9 0 3 . remi t t he payment of such in te res t whol ly or in p a r t "

are added af ter the word " s e c t i o n " in t he expression

" ment ioned in this sec t ion "

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A c t 17 T h e words " Provided t ha t the M i n i s t e r shal l give his

A c t consent only in cases where he is satisfied t h a t the

of 1 9 0 3 . lands sought to be acquired b y any marr ied woman together with all lands held (o ther than under annua l t enure ) b y her and by her husband will not in the aggregate exceed a home ma in t enance a r ea " a re added

a t the end of the sect ion.

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A c t 2 3 T h e words " held by h im on the first day of J a n u a r y one

A c t thousand n ine hundred and th ree " a re omi t t ed .

of	1 9 0 3 .	T h e
words subs t i tu ted for the words " an improvement lease " T h e word " t en " is subs t i tu ted for t he word " seven " " a lease under improvement c o n d i t i o n s " are

Crown A m e n d m e n t	L a n d s	A c t	3 0	T h e words " the passing of this A c t " are omit ted.
A c t

of 1 9 0 3 .

Crown A m e n d m e n t L a n d s A c t 3 3 T h e words " wi th in a reasonable working d i s tance of each

A c t o t h e r " a re added af ter the words " Crown L a n d s A c t s "

of C r o w n 1 9 0 3 .

L a n d s 4 A new paragraph in the following words : — " ( e ) addi t ional

A m e n d m e n t A c t condi t ional purchase leases " is inser ted n e x t af ter the

of 1 9 0 5 . paragraph " (d) addi t ional se t t l emen t leases."
S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

No. of subsection.

Title of Act. section and Amendment.

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s 4 T h e following subsection is added at the end of the sec­

A c t tion : — " ( 4 ) T h e areas of land set a p a r t by t he M i n i s t e r

may be l imi ted to the surface only of such land or to

of 1 9 0 5 .

the surface and to such depth below the surface as may be specified in the not i f icat ion and such areas shal l also be subject to any reserva t ions of t imbe r scrub or under­ growth and to such o the r reservat ions and res t r ic t ions as to the Min i s t e r nuiv seem necessary in the publ ic in teres t and are specified in the notif icat ion."

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s 5 In subsect ion ( 1 ) a new paragraph " ( d ) condi t ional pur­

A c t chase lease " is inserted after paragraph (c ) , and the

of 1 9 0 5 . words " or app l ican t for " are inser ted n e x t af ter the

expression " the holder of " wherever occurr ing in the

subsect ion.

Subsec t ion ( 2 ) is repealed, and the following subs t i tu ted :—

" N o applicat ion for an additional condit ional purchase, addi t ional condi t ional purchase lease, addi t ional home­ stead select ion, or addit ional se t t l ement lease shall be made in v i r tue of the same condi t iona l purchase, condi­ t ional purchase lease, homestead selection, or se t t l ement least> while, any previous appl icat ion under this sect ion for such addit ional holding remains undisposed of."

In subsect ion ( 1 ) the words " or condi t ional purchase lease "

are inser ted af ter the words " s e t t l e m e n t lease."

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s 7 T h e words " o n any question as t o " a f te r the word

A c t " s e c t i o n " and the whole of subsect ions ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

of 1 9 0 5 . and ( 5 ) ami the words " a decision of the board on any

of 1 he word " i t the foregoing ' is inser ted af te r the word q u e s t i o n s " are omit ted.

" r e f e r "

8

C r o A m e n d m e n t w n L a n d s In the last sen tence the word " M i n i s t e r " is subs t i tu ted

A c t for the word " b o a r d " and the words " b y not ice in the

of 1 9 0 5 . G a z e t t e " are inserted between the words " m a y " and

" a t t ach , " and the words " of the prescr ibed " are

omit ted.

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s 9 T h e winds " o r condi t ional purchase leases " are inser ted

A c t after the won Is •• homestead select ion," wherever appear ing in words " h o m e s t e a d se lect ions ," and the words

of 1 9 0 5 . " or condi t ional purchase lease " are inser ted af te r the

the sect ion.

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s ! 0 In paragraph (a) the words " and the s tandard to be

A c t adopted in regula t ing the area of each such block shal l

of	1 9 0 5 .	be tha t the lessee thereof may b y agr icu l ture dairy- farming or grazing e i ther separate ly or combined be enabled to es tabl ish and main ta in his home t h e r e o n " are omi t ted and the words " of such areas as the
Min i s t e r may d e t e r m i n e " subst i tu ted .

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

| No. of subsection.

T i t l e of A c t . 'section and A m e n d m e n t .

C r o w i i L a n i l s 14 T h e words " a n d is not the holder of any land except

Amendmen t	Ac t	(a ) town en- suburban land as defined by the P r inc ipa l
of 11)05.	A c t s ; or ( b ) land held as a t enan t from a pr ivate h o l d e r " arc omit ted, and the words " o r under the provisions of sect ion forty-one of the Crown L a n d s Act of 1 8 9 5 as amended by t he Crown L a n d s ( A m e n d m e n t )
A d . 1 9 0 8 , " a rc .substituted therefor.

C r o w n A m e n d m e n t L a n d s 28 In paragraph (a) the word " o r i g i n a l " is omit ted and

Act the words " o t h e r than those for addi t ional holdings

of 1905.	within areas set apar t under section four of this A c t "
are inserted after the word " h o l d i n g s . "