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| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Lands Ordinance. |
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| | Grants, leases, and other dispositions of Crown land.
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| 3.
| | Surrender of land comprised in instrument of disposition.
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| 4.
| | Surrender and subdivision.
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| 5.
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Exchange of Crown land for private land.
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| 6.
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Special grants and leases.
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| 7.
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Surrender of special grants and leases.
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| 8.
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Execution and contents of
instruments of disposition.
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| 9.
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Survey of land to precede issue of grant or long-term lease.
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| 10.
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Reservation of minerals.
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| 11.
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Covenants and conditions to run with the land.
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| 12.
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Minor bound by covenants and conditions of instrument executed in his favour.
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| 13.
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Power of Governor-General to fix, revise or remit payments due to the Crown.
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| 14.
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Power of Governor-General to mitigate, &c, conditions in leases, &c.
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| 15.
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Power of Governor-General to grant extension of time for performance of covenants.
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| 16.
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Permits and licences may be personal to grantees thereof.
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| 17.
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Cancellation of permits or licences.
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| 18.
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No legal claim for compensation to be founded on cancellation of permit or licence.
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| 19.
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Dispositions executed by grantee contrary to provisions in instrument of disposition are void.
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| 20.
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Rectification of errors, &c, in instruments of disposition.
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| 21.
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Use of the Public Seal
of the Island.
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| 22.
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Execution of instruments of disposition.
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| 23.
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Authentication of instruments required to be signed by the Governor-General.
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| 24.
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Authentication of copies of instruments signed by the Governor-General.
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| 25.
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Penalty for unlawful possession or use of stamp of Governor-General's signature.
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| 26.
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Registration of grams and leases.
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| 27.
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Vesting orders.
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| 28.
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Vesting orders in favour of authorities which are not corporations in law.
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| 29.
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Title of Crown unaffected by vesting orders.
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| 30.
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Revocation of vesting order.
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| 31.
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No compensation payable upon revocation of vesting order
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| 32.
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Surrender of vested lands.
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| 33.
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Effect of revocation of vesting order or surrender of vested land.
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| 34.
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Written law enacted for protection of Crown lands to apply equally to lands vested in a local authority.
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| 35.
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Survey of Crown land vested in a local authority on requisition of Land Commissioner.
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| 36.
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Part III not
to apply to land acquired under the Land Acquisition Ordinance or Act and thereafter vested in any authority.
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| 37.
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Village Committees to furnish schedules of Crown lands claimed to be vested under section 31 of Village Communities Ordinance.
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| 38.
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Recommendation of Government Agent on claim preferred and notification thereof to Village Committee.
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| 39.
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Appeal to Minister.
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| 40.
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Powers of Minister on appeal.
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| 41.
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Procedure
where Minister desires further evidence or information.
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| 42.
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Decision of Minister to be submitted to Governor-General for confirmation.
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| 43.
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Where no appeal, recommendation of Government Agent to be submitted to Governor-General for confirmation.
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| 44.
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Governor-General's order on all claims to be final and conclusive.
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| 45.
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Vesting orders to be issued on establishment of claim of Village Committee.
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| 46.
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Failure to
claim Crown land is presumptive proof that such land is not vested under section 31 of Village Communities Ordinance.
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| 47.
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Special leases by-local authorities of lands vested in such authorities.
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| 48.
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Cancellation of Karaiyur slum area leases and provision for issue of new leases.
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| 49.
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Constitution
of Crown reservations.
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| 50.
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Crown reservations for public streams.
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| 51.
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Cancellation of Crown reservations.
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| 52.
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Title to Crown reservations cannot be acquired by possession or. user.
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| 53.
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Crown not liable to pay compensation for improvements effected on reservations after commencement of Ordinance.
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| 54.
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Summary ejectment of offenders in unlawful possession of Crown reservations.
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| 55.
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Road reservations.
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| 56.
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Cancellation of road reservations.
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| 57.
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Lease of road reservations.
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| 58.
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Administration of
foreshore vested in the Crown.
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| 59.
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Regulation of user of foreshore.
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| 60.
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Government
authorized to construct works on foreshore, &c.
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| 61.
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Power to lease foreshore and sea-bed.
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| 62.
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Power to issue permits for temporary occupation of foreshore and sea-bed.
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| 63.
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Power to declare area from which sea sand, &c, may not be removed.
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| 64.
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Power of Government Agent to prohibit removal of sand, &c, from any particular place on foreshore.
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| 65.
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Penalty for unlawful removal of sand from foreshore, &c.
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| 66.
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Meaning of " removal of sand ", &c.
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| 67.
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Appeals to
the Minister.
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| 68.
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Proclamations and prohibitions issued under Seashore Protection Ordinance deemed to be in force under this Ordinance.
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| 69.
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Saving as to rights to
foreshore.
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| 70.
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Interpretation of Part IX.
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| 71.
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Tanks may be declared as lakes.
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| 72.
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Right of Crown in waters of public lakes and streams.
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| 73.
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Restrictions
to right of the Crown.
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| 74.
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Compensation for extinction of prescriptive right to use water in public lake or public stream.
[ 2, 9 of 1947.]
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| 75.
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Rights of riparian proprietors.
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| 76.
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Crown is owner of bed of public lake or stream.
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| 77.
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Permits to
divert Water and construct works and
bridges.
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| 78.
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Matters to be taken into account in considering an application for a permit under section 77.
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| 79.
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Advisory-board.
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| 80.
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Communication of Government Agent's
decision to applicant for permit
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| 81.
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Right of aggrieved applicant to appeal to District Court.
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| 82.
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Validation of
previous licences, &c.
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| 83.
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Penalty for unlawful diversion of water of public lake or stream, &c.
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| 84.
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Cancellation of permits.
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| 85.
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Certificate of Government Agent.
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| 86.
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Application of summary procedure for recovery of moneys due to Crown. under instruments of disposition.
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| 87.
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Cancellation
of instruments of disposition for nonpayment of moneys due to the Crown.
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| 88.
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Notice to issue on party in occupation to vacate land.
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| 89.
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Ejectment where occupant fails to vacate land.
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| 90.
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Application of Part X to all instruments of disposition.
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| 91.
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Administration of Ordinance.
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| 92.
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Powers of Land Commissioner.
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| 93.
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Appointment of officers and servants.
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| 94.
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All officers, &c, to be public
servants.
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| 95.
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Regulations.
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| 96.
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Matters which may be provided for by regulation.
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| 97.
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Offences under regulations.
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| 98.
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Regulations must be approved by Senate and the House of Representatives.
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| 99.
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Regulations to have statutory-force.
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| 100.
| | Power of
Governor-General to take lands on lease.
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| 101.
| | Disposition of Crown land over 5,000 feet in
elevation.
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| 102.
| | Title to public
roads, &c, vested in the Crown.
[ 2, 13 of 1949.] |
| 103.
| | No prescriptive title to land settled, &c.
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| 104.
| | Power of Governor-General to accept
donations.
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| 105.
| | Delegation of Governor-General's
powers.
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| 106.
| | Covenants in instruments of disposition to bind minor if it is executed with assistance of curator.
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| 107.
| | Government Agents authorized to appoint curators.
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| 108.
| | Alluvial and other accretions.
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| 109.
| | Power to inspect Crown lands after disposition.
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| 110.
| | Interpretation.
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| 111.
| | Savings.
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