Hunter Gift for the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Act 1921 No 12 (as at 03 September 2007), Public Act

Hunter Gift for the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Act 1921

Public Act1921 No 12
Date of assent4 November 1921

An Act to make provision for the administration of money derived from the sale or lease of certain lands conveyed as a gift to the Crown by Sir George Hunter for the settlement of discharged soldiers

  • Preamble

    WHEREAS the lands described in the Schedule hereto have been conveyed as a gift to the Crown by Sir George Hunter (hereinafter referred to as the donor) for purposes of the settlement of discharged soldiers: And whereas the said lands have been duly set apart under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 for disposal by way of sale or lease to discharged soldiers under that Act: And whereas the said gift has been made by the donor with the expressed intention that the revenues derived from the sale or lease of the said lands, after deduction of the cost of administration and other necessary charges, should be held in trust in perpetuity for the purpose of assisting discharged soldiers within the Hawke's Bay Land District: And whereas it is desirable that effect should be given to the intention of the donor as aforesaid.