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Lyttleton Custom House Reserve Ordinance 1858

5. The Lyttelton Customhouse Reserve Ordinance 1858

Whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provinciai Council of

Canterbury, entituled the " Canterbury Association's Reserves Ordinance,

Session IV., No. 6," and by virtue of a certain Deed in the Schedule a thereunto annexed, a certain piece or parcel of land mentioned and described in the Schedule B thereunto annexed as the " Custom House Reserve," and more particularly delineated and shown in the Chief Surveyor's Map of the town of Lyttelton, is vested in the Superintendent of the said Province, to be held by him, in trust, for the public uses thereof, in accordance with the provisions of a certain Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, entituled the "Public Reserves Act," one thousand eight hundred-and fifty-four."And Whereas it is expedient that the said Custom House Reserve should be vested in his Excellency the

Governor of New Zealand and his Successors, to be used as a site for a Custom

House, Post Office, and such other public buildings, and to be used for such

other public purposes as my from time to time be found necessary for the service of the General Government within the said Province:

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

1. The piece of land known as Custom-House Reserve to be vested in the Governor of New Zealand and Successors, on trust, as site for Custom House, Post Office, &c.

The piece or parcel of land commonly known as the Custom House Reserve, Lyttelton, and described in the Schedule B aforesaid, shall be and hereby is vested in the Governor of New Zealand and his Successors, for ever, upon trust; that the said piece or parcel of land shall be used as a site for the erection of a Custom House, Post Office, and such other public buildings, and for such further purposes as may be found necessary to the service of the General Government within the Province of Canterbury.

2. Land to be used only for certain purposes.

The said land shall be used for no other purposes whatsoever but those herein expressed, excepting only by agreement between the General and Provincial Governments, approved by Resolution of the Provincial Council of the said Province.

3. Governor may set apart so much as may be required for road-way, &c. Provided always that so much of the said land as may at any time hereafter be required for the construction of a wharf or quay, or of roadways leading to the beach, may be defined and set apart by the Governor; due notice thereof being published in the Government Gazette as soon as may be.

4. If the said piece of land be not occupied as aforesaid, it shall revert to the Superintendent.

Provided also, that if the said piece of land be not occupied for the purposes aforesaid, and a sufflcient and commodious Custom House and Post Office erected thereon within three years from the passing of this Ordinance, or shall at any time cease to be so occupied (except in the event provided for in Section 2

of this Ordinance), the said piece of land shall revert to the Superintendent, as though this Ordinance had not been passed.

5. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled and may be cited as the " Lyttelton Custom

House Reserve Ordinance, Session IX., No. 5, 1858."

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 23rd

February, 1858, and assented by the Superintendent on 24th February, 1858.