The Short Title of this Act is “The Tongariro National Park Act, 1894.”

The Governor in Council, by Proclamation in the Gazette, may declare that the whole of the lands within the territory described in the Schedule hereto shall, on and after the date of such Proclamation, become and be vested in Her Majesty as a national park under this Act, to be known as “The Tongariro National Park”; and on and after the date aforesaid the Native title over the aforesaid territory shall be deemed to be extinguished.

In case there shall be at the aforesaid date any Native owners of the said territory whose shares or interests therein have not been acquired by Her Majesty, the Governor, failing any agreement being made as to compensation to be paid for the said shares or interests, may cause the amount of such compensation to be ascertained under any Act for the time being in force relating to the taking of Native lands for a public work, and the assessment of compensation for the same.

And for the purposes of the said sections, taking land under this Act shall be deemed to be taking land for a public work within the meaning of “The Public Works Act, 1882.”

The said park shall be under the control of the Governor, who may manage and administer all the lands therein as Crown lands.

All persons who shall locate or settle upon or occupy the same, or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be considered trespassers and be removed therefrom.

The Minister of Lands for the time being, the Surveyor-General, the Director of the Geological Survey, together with Te Heuheu Tukino the younger, the chief of the Ngatituwharetoa Tribe of aboriginal natives, and such other persons as the Governor shall appoint, are hereby constituted Trustees of the said park, and, for the purpose of the management thereof, are hereby invested with all the powers which the Governor is capable of delegating under “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” to trustees of public domains for the management thereof.

The aforesaid Te Heuheu Tukino the younger shall hold office as a Trustee for life, and the other persons appointed by the Governor for the term of five years, subject that they respectively may at any time resign such office.

On the death or resignation by the aforesaid Te Heuheu Tukino the younger or other nominated persons of their office of Trustee, or on the expiry of the term of office of such other nominated persons, their successors shall be appointed by the Governor, and such successors shall respectively hold office for live years only, when fresh nominations shall be made to the vacancies by the Governor.

Every successive nominated Trustee shall hold office for five years only, and may resign his office by letter to the Governor, who shall appoint his successor:

Provided that one of such successors shall, if possible, be a member of the Ngatituwharetoa Tribe.

The Minister of Lands shall be the Chairman of the Board, and preside at all their meetings; but in case of his absence at any meeting the members of the Board present may from time to time nominate any member of the Board to be the Chairman thereof for such meeting.

The Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, or revoke any regulations which he may think necessary for the better administration of this Act and the management of the said park, and by such regulations may impose penalties for breaches thereof, not exceeding five pounds, and may prescribe such fees and tolls to be levied by the Board as he shall think necessary for the due administration of this Act.

The cost of administration of this Act shall be defrayed out of the penalties, fees, and tolls arising under this Act, together with the moneys accruing to the Board from time to time under “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” supplemented by such moneys as may from time to time be appropriated for the purpose by Parliament.