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Canterbury Association's Reserves Amendment Ordinance 1858

3. The Canterbury Association Reserves Amendment Ordinance 1858

Whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, entituled the "Canterbury Association's Reserves Ordinance, Session V., No. 2," it is enacted that such of the buildings, lands, tenements, and hereditaments as are described in the Schedule thereto, comprising amongst others the town reserves (except a certain portion thereof, which the Superintendent was thereby empowered to convey by way of free Grant as a site for certain buildings for a Clergyman and Schoolmaster in connexion with the Free Church of Scotland,) should be disposed of by way of

lease or sale in manner therein mentioned: And Whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the said Province, entituled the "Canterbury Association's Reserves Amendment Ordinance, Session VIII., No.

11," the said "Canterbury Association's Reserves Ordinance" was amended: And Whereas it is expedient that the said last mentioned Ordinance should be further amended:

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the said Province, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows:

1. Repealing Clause.

From and after the passing of this Ordinance, so much of the last recited Ordinance as relates to a Conveyance by free Grant of a portion of the land known as the town reserves of Christchurch, to be held in trust as a site for a Roman Catholic chapel and schools, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

2. Grant of town reserves to Bishop of Christchurch, as sites for churches, schools, &c.

It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to convey, by way of free Grant to the Bishop of Christchurch and his Successors those portions of the said town reserves described in the Schedule to this Ordinance, and therein numbered 1 and 2, to be held by the said Bishop, his Successors and Assigns, upon trust, as sites for churches, schools, and parsonages, for the use of Members of the Church in communion with the Church of England and Ireland, as by Law established: Provided that it shall be a condition of the said Grant, that if the

said lands be not occupied for the purpose aforesaid within ten years from the passing of this Ordinance, or shall at any time therreafter cease to be so occupied, the said lands shall revert to the Superintendent as though the said Grant has never been issued.

3. Grant to Head resident in New Zealand of the Church of Rome.

It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to convey, by way of free Grant, to the Bishop for the time being, or other the Head resident in New Zealand of the Church in communion with the Church of Rome, and his Assigns, that portion of the town reserves described in the said Schedule and numbered 3, to be held in trust as a site for a place of worship for the use of Members of the said Church of Rome, and also for a school and parsonage for the use of Members of the same Church, or for any of the said last mentioned purposes: Provided that it shall be

a condition of the said Grant, that if the said lands be not occupied for the purpose aforesaid within ten years from the passing of this Ordinance, or shall at any time thereafter cease to be so occupied, the said lands shall revert to the Superintendent as though the said Grant had never been issued.

4. Grant to the Superintending Minister of the Australasian Wesleyan

Methodist Church in the Canterbury Province.

It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to convey, by way of free Grant, to the Superintending Minister for the time being of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church in the Canterbury Province and his Assigns, that portion of the said town reserves described in the last mentioned Schedule and numbered 4, to be held in trust as a site for a place of worship for the use of Members of the said last mentioned Church, and also for a school and Minister's residence for

the use of the Members of the same Church, or for any of the said last mentioned purposes: Provided that it shall be a condition of the said Grant, that if the said lands be not occupied for the purpose aforesaid within ten years from the

passing of this Ordinance, or shall at any time thereafter cease to be so occupied, the said land shall revert to the Superintendent as though the said Grant had never been issued.

5. Grants, &c., to be made under seal of Province.

All Grants and Conveyances hereby authorised to be made shall be made by and in the name of the Superintendent, and shall be executed under the public seal of this Province.

6. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled and may be cited as "The Canterbury

Association's Reserves Amendment Ordinance, 1858, Session XI., No. 3."

Schedule.

No. 1. Three Acres, bounded on the north by the Town Belt, on the south by Lot

152, on the east by unsold portions of the town reserves, and on the west by

Manchester street north.

No. 2. Three Acres, bounded on the north by Lot 13, on the east by Lot 18, on the south by the Town Belt, and on the west by a road leading from the Lincoln road to the Town Belt.

No. 3. Three Acres, bounded on the north by Lot 10, on the south by the Town

Belt, on the east by Lot 147, and on the west by Barbadoes street south.

No. 4. Three Acres, bounded on the north by Lot 11, on the south and east by the Town Belt, and on the west by unsold portions of the town reserves.

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 16th

February, 1858, and assented by the Superintendent on 25th February, 1858.