The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Taranaki Naval and Military Settlers Act 1867.”

All Land Orders issued to Naval or Military Settlers in the Province of Taranaki after the passing of “The Taranaki Naval and Military Settlers Act 1865” and before the ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven the holders whereof would have been legally entitled to the same if the said Act had not been passed until after the said ninth day of February shall be deemed to be valid and effectual anything in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Province aforesaid whenever he shall in each case be authorized so to do by a resolution of the Provincial Council approved by the Superintendent of the said Province to issue such Land Orders to Naval and Military Settlers who since the passing of the said Act and before the passing of this Act might have legally applied for and become entitled to receive such Land Order if such Act had not been passed and all such Land Orders shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as similar Land Orders issued before the passing of the said Act Provided always that all selections of land in virtue of such Land Orders shall be made within the block of land hereinafter mentioned.

All selections of land by holders of Naval or Military land orders including land orders validated by the second section of this Act made within a certain block of land in the Province of Taranaki which was excepted from sale and reserved for the purposes of Military Defence and other purposes of public utility by a certain Order in Council dated the thirtieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two which selections would have been valid if such Order in Council had not been made and the said Act had not been passed shall be deemed to have been and to be valid and the Governor is hereby authorized to issue grants of the portions of land so selected in like manner and on the same conditions as if the block of land in which the said selections were made had not been so reserved and had been open for selection by holders of such land orders under the laws and regulations for the disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown in force in the Province of Taranaki immediately before the passing of the said Act.

All that portion of the block of land described in the Order in Council aforesaid which has not been selected as aforesaid is hereby declared to be subject in every respect to the laws and regulations for the management and disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown now in force in the Province of Taranaki as if such reserve had not been made and the said Order in Council shall henceforth be deemed to be void and of no effect.