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2. In the above named Colonies, land is dis- | Certificates, receive a Crown Grant for any land
   posed of by sale only; but Officers purchasing | purchased by such Certificates, but will, in the
   land are allowed a remission of the purchase | mean time, receive a "Location Ticket." At the
   money, according to the under-mentioned scale; | expiration of two years, the Officer, on shewing
   Field Officers, of 25 years' service and upwards, in | to the satisfaction of the Governor that he is bona
   the whole £600 | fide a resident Settler in the Colony, and has so
   Field Officers, of 20 years' service and upwards in | resided continuously since receiving his "Loca-
   the whole 500 | tion Ticket," will be entitled to a Crown Grant
   Field Officers, of 15 or less years' service, in the | in exchange for it. If, however, application
   whole 400 | should not be made for the exchange of the "Lo-
   Captains, of 20 years' service and upwards, in the | cation Ticket" within twelve months from the
   whole 400 | expiration of the two years for which it is granted,
   Captains, of 15 years' service or less, in the whole 300 | it will be considered to have lapsed, and the land
   Subalterns, of 20 years' service and upwards, in the | will be open to sale or grant. In case of the Of-
   whole 300 | ficer's dying while holding a "Location Ticket,"
   Subalterns, of 7 years' service and upwards, in the | the land to which it refers will be transferred to
   whole 200 | his legal representative.
   Sabalterns, under 7 years' standing, are not entitled
   to any remission in the purchase of Land.

Regimental Staff Officers, and Medical Officers of | In case of such death occurring before the "Lo-
the Army and Navy, are allowed the benefit of | cation Ticket" is obtained, the Governor of the
this Rule;—but Military Chaplains, Commissa- | Colony is authorized to make the certificate avail-
riat Officers, and Officers of any of the Civil De- | able in favour of the child, or other nearest re-
partments of the Army; Pursers, Chaplains, | presentative, of the deceased Officer, as he may
Midshipmen, Warrant Officers of every descrip- | find advisable.
tion, and Officers of any of the Civil Departments
of the Navy, are not allowed any privileges in re- | 7. For the convenience of Officers, the follow-
spect of land. Although members of these classes | ing heads are subjoined of the Rules for the sale
may have been admitted formerly, and under dif- | of Land in the Australian Settlements :—
ferent circumstances, they are now excluded.
Mates in the Royal Navy rank with Ensigns in | All Lands are disposed of by sale alone, and
the Army, and Mates of three years' standing, | must have been once at least exposed to public
with Lieutenants in the Army, and are entitled | auction.
respectively to corresponding privileges in the ac-
quisition of lands.

The lowest upset price is not less than £1 per
acre; but the Government has power to raise
3. In order to take advantage of this privilege, | the same by Proclamation, though not
Officers of the Army and Navy on full or half pay, | again to reduce it.
should provide themselves with a Certificate from
the Office of the General Commanding-in-Chief, | The lands are distinguished into three different
or of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, | classes; viz., Town Lots, Suburban Lots, and
or of the Master General of the Ordnance, shew- | Country Lots.
ing that their settlement in a British Colony has
been sanctioned, and, stating their rank and length | Upon Town and Suburban Lots, as well as
of service. No document from the Office of the | upon a proportion not exceeding one-tenth of
Secretary of State is necessary.
| the whole of the Country Lots offered for
| sale at any auction, the Governor has the
4. This Certificate will not on any account be | power of naming a higher than the general
issued more than once to the same Officer, or to | or lowest upset price: these last to be de-
any Officer on half pay who shall for two | signated "Special Country Lots."
years immediately preceding the date of this No- | Town and Suburban Lots are in no case disposed
tice have resided in the Colony in which he seeks | of except by public auction; but Country
to make it available.
| Lots, which have already been put up to
| public auction, and not sold, may be disposed
5. Gentlemen who have ceased to belong to | of afterwards by private contract at the up-
Her Majesty's service will not be allowed ad- | set price.
vantages in the acquisition of land. This rule, | No Lands are sold by private contract, except
however, is not to affect Officers who, having ob- | for ready money. When sold by public
tained permission to settle in a British Colony, | auction, one-tenth at least of the whole pur-
have quitted the service for the purpose of doing | chase-money must be put down, and the re-
so. But, in such cases, it will be necessary that | mainder within one calendar month, or the
their Certificate of service and permission should | deposit is forfeited.
bear the date of their retirement from the service,
and that, within one year from that date, but not | Lands are put up for sale in Lots not exceeding
otherwise, it should be presented to the Governor | one square mile in extent.
of one of the above-named Colonies, which will
be sufficient warrant for allowing the bearer the | 8. In Ceylon, Land is sold by auction at an up-
advantages to which his rank and length of ser- | set price, which is to be fixed by the Governor,
vice may entitle him according to the above | but which is not to be less than £1 per acre. Be-
scale.
| fore the Lands are exposed for sale, they will be
| surveyed by the Government, and duly adver-
6. The object of the Regulations being to en- | tised.
courage the permanent settlement in the above-
named Colonies of Military and Naval Officers, | 9. At the Cape of Good hope, the upset price
and it being necessary to prevent those who have | is 2s. per acre in the old Colony, and 4s. per acre
no intention of settling there from taking advan- | in the District of Natal.
tage of the privilege, Officers will not, for the
space of two years from the making out of their | 10. The several prices above-mentioned are of
course subject to a revision at any time by the
| proper authorities, and the pecuniary amount of
| the Remission made to Officers cannot be in-
| creased on account of an increased value set upon
| the Lands.

July, 1853.

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