Land Act 1958
273Demises 181
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273 Demises 181
Part V—Development leases 185
302 Definitions 185
303 Power to Governor in Council to grant development leases 185
304 Power to suspend development in certain circumstances 188
305 Power to Governor in Council to make necessary grants to settlers and a grant to the Society 188
306 Licence entitling Society to enter and make tests on land in Thirteenth Schedule 189
307 Development Leases Consultative Committee 189
Part VIII—Leases and licences for electric lines 192
334 Power to lease or license land for construction thereon of electric line 192
335 Covenants conditions etc. of lease or licence 192
336 Notice of application 193
337 Mining not restricted 193
338 Copy of lease or licence to be laid before Parliament before issue 193
Part IX—General 194
339 Lands of the Crown to be alienated only down to such depth as Governor in Council directs 194
339A Alienation of Crown land in strata 195
339B Easements ancillary to alienation in strata 198
340 Right to metals and minerals not to go with the land 200
341 Crown lands enhanced in value by proximity of railway or waterworks etc. 200
342 Additional price how to be paid and applied 203
343 Mode of application where Crown land benefited by more than one work 204
344 Additional sums paid as purchase money or rent to be returned where works not constructed within ten years 204
345 Mode of alienation of Crown lands under previous Acts not to be affected 205
346 Power to include certain pieces of land in leases licences or Crown grants of adjoining land 206
347 Value where land contains any fractional part of an hectare 207
348 Crown grants of roads used for railways 207
349 Power to close certain unused roads on Crown lands 207
350 Power to set apart certain portions of roads for tree planting 209
351 Power of Minister to postpone payment of rent or instalments 211
352 Power to add interest to price of land 212
353 Exemption of portion of certain half-yearly payments of rent if portion of mountainous land under clean grass or cultivation 212
354 Lease forfeited for non-payment of rent not to be revived before revocation of forfeiture 215
355 Transfers of leases of Crown lands not to be registered unless all rents etc. have been paid 215
356 Condition for suspension of payment of licence-fees rent etc. 216