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Maori Purposes Act 1961

Public Act	1961 No 129
Date of assent	1 December 1961

Contents

2 Provisions of Maori Affairs Act 1953 to apply to this Act

Amendments to principal Act

3 Judges to be Justices of the Peace [Repealed]

5 Maori Land Court Orders

6 Grant of letters of administration subject to bond [Repealed]

7 Disposition of interests of deceased owner of Maori land

8 Modes of partition

9 Vesting land in trustees [Repealed]

10 Amendment to orders by Chief Judge

11 Trust funds held by Maori Trustee [Repealed]

12 Funds to meet compensation

13 Validity of instruments executed on behalf of owners

Amendments to other Acts relating to Maoris

14 Maori Housing

15 Special Maori Housing Fund [Repealed]

17 Contributions by Maori Trustee to Maori Education Foundation

18 Compensation fund for vested land leases

20 Maori Trust Board may appoint agent to farm

Miscellaneous provisions

21 Validating devise under will of Tiki Taimona Hurae

22 Distribution of proceeds from Tarawera 5B Block

An Act to amend the law relating to Maoris and Maori land, and for other purposes