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SQUATTERS.

No. 5 of 1890.

No. 5 of 1890.

591

To made provision with respect to Squatting on Crown Lands.

[1st May, 1891.] WHEREAS at the date of the establishment of this Colony certain per- sons were in the occupation of land therein, and they and their descendants and representatives have continued to hold the same without any grant of any lease or interest from the Crown; AND WHEREAS certain other persons have, since the establishment of the Colony, taken possession of land therein, and they and their descendants and representatives have occupied the same without any grant of any lease or interest from the Crown; AND WHEREAS certain other persons have been and are in occupation of land with- in the Colony under licence from the Crown (known as Squatters Licences) but without any other grant of any lease or interest from the Crown; AND WHEREAS it is desirable that the irregular occupa- tion of Crown land should be discontinued, but that such of the above-mentioned occupiers (hereinafter referred to as squatters) as may be deemed to have an equitable claim thereto shall receive leases from the Crown of their several holdings, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned :-

1. The Squatters Ordinance, 1890.

Short title.

determina-

to leases.

2. Claims by squatters to leases from the Crown shall, subject to Board for the provisions of this Ordinance, be heard and determined by a tion of clains Board, (hereinafter referred to as the Board) which shall consist by squatters of one of the Judges, the Director of Public Works and the * Registrar General, and one other person to be from time to time appointed by the Governor.

3. (1) The Judge shall be the chairman of the Board, and three Chairman members thereof shall form a quorum.

(2) In the case of an equal division of opinion the chairman shall have a casting vote.

(3) There shall be a Secretary to the Board, to be appointed by the Governor, whose duty it shall be to keep a record of all proceedings and decisions of the Board, to receive all claims and communications to the Board, and to issue all orders and directions of the Board.

4. The Board shall have the following powers :--

(1) to determine within what time claims to leases in any speci- fied village or district shall be presented to the Board, and in what form and manner such claims are to be presented;

* As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.

As amended by No. 1 of 1912.

and quorum of Board.

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