11. The Native Land Court shall be abolished, and all incompleted business shall be dealt with by the Council or by a special commission.

12. All statutes affecting Maori lands as above defined, shall be repealed, and all Crown Grants or memorials of ownership affecting lands belonging to Maoris shall be null and void, but without prejudice to any existing contracts affecting the same and save and except "The Taiaroa Land Act 1888," unless Hori Kerei Taiaroa shall consent to conform to these proposals.

13. Crown Grants for Maori lands shall be countersealed with the seal of the Council, but all Leases, Licenses, &c., shall be sealed with the seal of the Council only.

14. The Council may obtain advances for the general management and cost of survey of the Maori estate, and a lien shall attach to Maori lands for such advances.

15. The proceeds of all sales and of all rents and income derivable from the sale letting and disposition of Maori Lands shall be paid into a bank to the credit of the "Maori Estate Account," and all compensation and other monies to which they may be or may become entitled shall form part of the same fund.

16. All salaries, office and other expenses of the Council, including expenditure on the common property, shall be paid out of the fond.

17. Subject to such expenditure and the repayment of such advances, the fund from time to time available shall be distributed half yearly between and amongst the Maoris in the shares and proportions to which the Chiefs and Maori people are respectively entitled to the same.

18. Before making such distribution it shall be competent for the Council to expend such portions of the fund as may be considered necessary in making the common property available for settlement and occupation.

19. The accounts of the Council shall be audited by Public Auditors and published in the Maori and English languages.