Government of the United Kingdom

“ Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article, where any public officer has, before the coming into operation of these Letters Patent, entered into an agreement in writing for the lease of any land in the Colony that might at the time the agreement was entered into have been lawfully granted or disposed of by Us, such agreement shall have effect, and shall be deemed always to have had effect, as if it had been entered into by the Governor under the powers conferred on him by paragraph (1) of Article XIII of the principal Letters Patent as substituted by these Letters Patent. ”

“ Grants and dispositions of land made under this Article shall be made in conformity with the provisions of such Instructions as may from time to time be given to the Governor under Our Royal Sign Manual and Signet or through a Secretary of State and such laws as may for the time being be in force in the Colony. ”

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