New Zealand Legislation: Bills

25 Background

• (1) The Picton Institute Act 1864 authorised the Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough to convey the Picton Office land to trustees, as a site for the Picton Institute.

  (2) The transfer took place but, on the death of the last trustee and with no replacement trustees having been appointed, members of the Picton Institute transferred the Picton Office land to the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Picton by deed of conveyance dated 12 February 1903.

  (3) On 13 September 1926, the District Land Registrar issued certificate of title MB29/271 for the Picton Office land in the name of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Picton.

  (4) The current title to the Picton Office land, in the name of the Picton Borough Council, records, amongst other things, that the land is subject to—

  • (a) the Reserves Act 1977 (being a reserve for local purpose (community buildings)); and

  • (b) the provisions of the Picton Institute Act 1864.

  (5) The Marlborough District Council, the successor to the Picton Borough Council, now wishes to—

  • (a) validate the 1903 transfer; and

  • (b) have the interest in relation to the Picton Institute Act 1864 removed from the title of the Picton Office land.