List of Legislation Applying to the Alienation of Crown Land
1840-1892
Legislation by The Imperial Government, Governor's Ordinances, and the General Assembly of New Zealand, 1840-76
New Zealand Act, 1840 (Imperial)
Royal Charter and Instructions of 1840 (Imperial)
New South Wales New Zealand Land Act 1840
New Zealand Land Claims Ordinance 1841
New Zealand Land Claims Ordinance 1842 (disallowed)
Land Claims Ordinance, 1844
Crown Titles Ordinances
Governor's Proclamation of 1842
Crown's Waiver of Right of Pre-emption
New Zealand Government Act, 1846 (Imperial)
Royal Charter and Instructions of 1846 (Imperial)
Additional Instructions of 1847, 1848, and 1849 (Imperial)
Governor's Proclamation of 1848
New Zealand Company's Colonisation Act, 1847
Crown Lands Ordinance (New Ulster), 1849
Crown Lands Amendment and Extension Ordinance 1851
Constitution Act, 1852 (Imperial)
General Land Regulations issued by the Governor, 1853
Waste Lands Act, 1854
Provincial Waste Lands Act, 1854
Waste Lands Act, 1858
Crown Lands Act, 1862
New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863, and amendments
Commissioners of Crown Lands Act, 1869, and Amendment Act, 1873
Waste Lands Administration Act, 1876
Legislation by the Provinces 1854-1876
- Province of Auckland
- Province of Hawke's Bay
- Province of Taranaki
- Province of Wellington
- Province of Marlborough
- Province of Nelson
- Province of Westland
- Province of Canterbury
- Province of Otago
- Province of Southland
Province of Auckland
The province was constituted by Proclamation dated the 20th February, 1853, made under the powers conferred by the Constitution Act, 1852.
Land Regulations 1855
Naval and Military Scrip Act 1856
Land Regulations 1856
Land Regulations 1859
Auckland Wast Lands Act 1858
Auckland Waste Lands Amendment Act 1862
Auckland Waste Lands Act 1867
Auckland Waste Lands Act 1874
Auckland Waste Lands Amendment Act 1875
Part II of the Waste Lands Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Hawke's Bay
An Order in Council dated the 1st November, 1858, established the above province and defined its boundaries.
The General Land Regulations 1853
Hawke's Bay Naval and Military Settlers Act 1861
Hawke's Bay Naval and Military Settlers Act 1863
The Hawke's Bay Waste Land Amendment Act 1865
Land Regulations Extension (Hawke's Bay) Act 1866
The Hawke's Bay Land Regulations Extension Act Amendment Act 1868
Hawke's Bay Crown Lands Sale Act 1870
The Hawke's Bay Special Settlements Act 1872
The Hawke's Bay Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Act 1874
Part IV of the Waste Lands Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Taranaki
Established by Proclamation dated 28th February, 1853, under the Constitution Act, 1852, under the name of the "Province of New Plymouth." Name changed to "Taranaki" by the Province of Taranaki Act, 1858.
Regulations for the Sale and Disposal of Waste Lands of the Crown 1855
The Taranaki Naval and Military Settlers Act 1865
The Taranaki Naval and Military Settlers Act 1867
The Land Orders and Scrip Act (Taranaki) 1866
The Taranaki Waste Lands Act 1874
The Taranaki Waste Lands Amendment Act 1875
The Taranaki Iron-smelting Waste Lands Act 1874
Part II of the Waste Lands Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Wellington
Established by Proclamation dated 28th February, 1853, under the Constitution Act, 1852.
The General Land Regulations 1853 as amended by the additional Land Regulations 1855
Wellington and Hawke's Bay Naval and Military Settlers Act 1863
Wellington Waste Lands Amendment Act 1865
Wellington Waste Lands Act 1870
Wellington Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Act 1871
Wellington Special Settlements Act 1871
Wellington Special Settlements Act 1874
The Douglas Special Settlement Act 1876
Part V of the Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Marlborough
This was established by an Order in Council dated 1st November, 1859.
Nelson Waste Lands Regulations 1856
Marlborough Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Act 1863
Marlborough Waste Lands Act 1867
Marlborough Waste Lands Act Amendment Act 1874
Part VII Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Nelson
Established by a Proclamation dated 28th February, 1853, under the Constitution Act, 1852.
Regulations for the Sale and Disposal of Waste lands 1856
Nelson Waste Lands Act 1858
Nelson Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Act 1861
Nelson Waste Lands Act 1863
Crown Lands (Nelson) Leasing Act 1865
Crown Lands (Nelson) Leasing Act 1867
Crown Lands (Nelson) Leasing Act 1869
Nelson Crown Lands Leasing Amendment Acts 1871 and 1872
Nelson Special Settlements Act 1872
Nelson Waste Lands Act Amendment Act 1872
Nelson Waste Lands Act 1874
Part VI Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Westland
By virtue of the Province of Westland Act, 1873, this province was constituted as from the 29th September of that year.
Westland Waste Lands Act 1870
Westland Waste Lands Amendment Acts 1873 and 1874
Part XI Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Canterbury
Established by Proclamation dated 28th February, 1853, under the Constitution Act, 1852.
An Act of the Imperial Parliament relating to the disposal of land in the Canterbury Settlement (13 & 14 Vict., c. 70). Dated 14th August 1850, empowered the Canterbury Association, for a term of ten years or longer, to dispose of land formerly in the possession of the New Zealand Company, estimated to contain 2,500,000 acres, excepting some special areas.
The Canterbury Association issued amended terms of purchase on the 3rd July 1850.
Land Regulations 1856
Waste Lands Regulations Amendment Ordinance 1856
Waste Lands Amendment Ordinance 1858
Waste Lands Act 1858
Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1864
Canterbury Waste Lands Acts 1865 and 1866
Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1867
Canterbury Waste Lands Act 1869
Canterbury Waste lands Act 1873
Part VIII Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Otago
Established by a Proclamation dated 28th February, 1853, under the Constitution Act, 1852.
A Proclamation issued by the Governor on the 12th February, 1856, contained Land Regulations for the Province of Otago, which then included Southland.
Land Sales and Leases Ordinance 1856
Town Land Sales and Leases Ordinance 1857
Order in Council 19.9.1860
Otago Waste Lands Act (No 1) 1863
Otago Waste Lands Act (No 2) 1863
Otago Waste Lands Act 1866
Otago Waste Lands Amendment Act 1869
Otago Hundreds Regulations Act 1869
Otago Settlements Act 1869
Otago Waste Lands Act 1872
Otago Waste Lands Amendment Acts 1874 and 1875
Part IX Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
Province of Southland
An Order in Council was issued on the 1st April, 1861, establishing the Province of Southland and defining its boundaries; whilst the Stewart Island Annexation Act, 1863, annexed Stewart Island to the Southland Province. The Otago and Southland Union Act, 1870, united the provinces of Otago and Southland. Whilst Southland was a separate province the following Acts were passed affecting the waste lands of the province.
The Southland Waste Lands Act 1863 partially repealed the Otago Order in Council of 19.9.1860 and Otago Land Regulations 1856
The Southland Waste Lands Act 1865
The Southland Waste Lands Amendment Act 1867
The Otago and Southland Union Act 1870
Southland Waste Lands Act 1872
Southland Waste Lands Amendment Act 1875
Part X Waste Lands Administration Act (NZ) 1876
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