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30. The license holder in such case will be entitled to purchase, upon the terms mentioned in the preceding clause, a block of land not exceeding eighty acres, containing his homestead and improvements; but he may be required to exercise his right of purchase at any time after one month's notice.

31. In case of the license-holder declining or neglecting to exercise his right of purchase, the land on which his homestead stands may be offered for sale, but in that case the value of the improvements thereon shall be assessed in some equitable manner, and the land shall be offered for sale at a price made up of the upset price of the land and the value of the improvements. Should any other than the holder of the license become the purchaser, the value of his improvements will be paid to the license-holder immediately after the sale; but there should be no bidding for such homestead, the license-holder will be required to purchase the land at the upset price (minus the value of his improvements) immediately after the sale; should he not do so, the home-stead may be sold at such price as may be deemed expedient.

32. Whenever any portion of land comprised in any pasture license shall be purchased by other than the holder of such license, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner to delay giving possession for any time not exceeding three months, to afford such license-holder a reasonable time for the removal of his property.

V.—EMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

33. As it is expedient that persons desirous of emigrating from the United Kingdom should settle in the Province of Nelson, should, under certain conditions, be entitled to acquire land free of cost in proportion to their actual outlay on emigration, whenever any person in the United Kingdom shall satisfy any agent appointed for that purpose by the Immigration Commissioners of the Province, that he intends to emigrate at his own cost to the Province of Nelson and bona fide settle there, such person may, subject to instructions from the Immigration Commissioners, receive from such agent, on embarkation, a certificate stating the name, age, and occupation of any such person, and of his family (if any), and the amount of passage money actually paid by such person on account of himself or his family, and that the person to whom such certificate is granted has produced to the said agent satisfactory proof of good character, and claims to acquire land free of cost in respect of the said certificate.

34. Every such certificate shall be presented to the Immigration Commissioners in Nelson, or to their agent, before whom shall appear personally such of the persons named therein as shall have arrived; and the Immigration Commissioners, on being satisfied as to the identity and good character of such persons, and of their bona fide intention to settle in the Province of Nelson, shall (after such persons have resided six months within the province), in exchange for such certificate, grant a money certificate in respect of the passage money of such persons, stating the amount for which such money certificate will be granted in payment of the purchase of land.

35. In computing the total sum for which any money certificate shall be granted, the amount to be allowed shall be:—

For every cabin passenger one half the sum which he shall prove to the satisfaction of the Immigration Commissioners that he has actually paid as passage money for himself and family.

For intermediate and steerage passengers, the whole sum actually paid as passage money, provided that in no case exceed as follows:—

For every person 14 years of age and upwards £20 0 0
For every child between 7 and 14 years of age £12 0 0
For every child above one year, and not exceeding 7 years of age £8 0 0

36. Every such money certificate shall at any time be received instead of money for the amount therein named, in payment or part payment, as the case may be, of the purchase money of Crown land purchased within the province.

VI.—NAVAL AND MILITARY SETTLERS.

37. Any naval or military officer on full or half pay, whether belonging to her Majesty's service or to that of the East India Company, who shall retire or obtain his discharge for the purpose of settling in New Zealand, shall be entitled to receive a money certificate to the amount of £300, on his signing, and depositing with the Commissioner of Crown Lands, a memorandum, and by the acceptance of such certificate he holds himself to have come under an honourable engagement, and does accordingly engage, to reside within the Province of Nelson for the space of two years from the issue of such certificate.

38. Non-commissioned officers and privates in her Majesty's army or the Royal Marine, who, being on service in New Zealand, shall obtain their discharge there (such privates being discharged with good conduct certificates), shall, after a residence within the province of one year after discharge, be entitled to receive a money certificate to the following amount:—