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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1545

east, one hundred and thirty-seven and five-tenths
links; and towards the South-east by a right line
bearing south thirty-nine degrees thirty-one minutes
west, one hundred and twenty-seven links, to the
point of commencement: as the same is delineated
on the plans deposited in the District Survey Office,
Dunedin.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
twentieth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations for the Leasing of Land in the District
of Nelson, under "The Land Act 1877 Amend-
ment Act, 1882."

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities in me
vested by the one hundred and sixty-ninth sec-
tion of "The Land Act, 1877," I, James Prendergast,
the Administrator of the Government of the Colony
of New Zealand, do hereby declare that, from and
after the thirty-first day of December next, the
regulations for the Land District of Nelson, which
were made on the twenty-sixth day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and pub-
lished in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-
seventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-one, number eighty-eight, shall be re-
scinded.

And, in pursuance of the like powers and authori-
ties, I do hereby make the following amended regu-
lations for the Land District of Nelson aforesaid, to
come into operation on the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

LEASES UNDER "THE LAND ACT 1877 AMEND-
MENT ACT, 1882."

1. All persons desiring leases of unoccupied por-
   tions of Crown lands (not exceeding 320 acres) shall
   lodge with the Commissioner of Crown Lands an ap-
   plication and description thereof in the form or to
   the effect of the First Schedule hereto, and shall at
   the time of lodging such application pay to the Re-
   ceiver of Land Revenue a deposit of 1s. 9d. per acre
   towards the expense of the survey for every acre of
   the land so applied for. No deposit in any case shall
   be less than £5.

2. The deposit so paid shall be placed to the credit
   of the applicant, and applied, first, towards the ex-
   penses of such survey and the publication of the
   notice hereafter mentioned; and if there shall be any
   surplus the same shall be applied towards the pay-
   ment of any rent payable in respect of the land
   applied for.

3. If the application is refused by the Board, the
   amount of deposit paid in respect of such application
   shall be repaid to the applicant.

4. Before any application for a lease shall be
   granted by the Board, the Commissioner shall publish
   in some newspaper circulating in the district, once in
   each week for two consecutive weeks, a notice setting
   forth particulars of the application in such form as
   the Commissioner shall consider best.

5. All sections of land to be leased shall, as far as
   the features of the country will admit, and, except in
   the case of natural boundaries, be of a rectangular
   form; and no section shall be laid off in such manner
   as, in the opinion of the Board, to render less avail-
   able for sale or lease, or injuriously to affect in value,
   any other Crown lands.

6. As soon as conveniently may be after the survey
   and determination of the rent, a lease executed by
   the Commissioner may be issued by the Board to the
   applicant, but no lease shall be executed by the Com-
   missioner until the Board has approved thereof.
   The lessee shall then execute a counterpart thereof,
   and pay for such lease the sum of £1 10s. Every
   lease shall be in the form or to the effect in the
   Second Schedule hereto, and contain the covenants
   and provisions therein set forth.

7. If any applicant shall withdraw his application,
   or shall fail to sign and execute the counterpart of
   his lease for the space of three calendar months after
   notice shall have been given that the same is ready
   for signature, he shall forfeit his right to such lease,
   as well as any deposit he shall have paid at the time
   of making his application. Any such notice may be
   delivered personally, or sent by post, addressed to the
   last known place of abode or business of the ap-
   plicant, or published in some newspaper circulating
   in the district.

8. It shall be lawful for the Board, at any time
   before the execution of any such lease, to exclude
   from the land proposed to be comprised therein any
   land which to them may appear suitable for any of
   the purposes, whether temporary or permanent, for
   which Crown lands may from time to time be re-
   served according to any law for the time being in
   force.

9. Particulars of every assignment whereby the
   land demised by any lease or any part thereof, or the
   estate or interest of the lessee therein, is transferred,
   shall be recorded in such manner as the Commissioner
   thinks best, and the instrument of transfer shall be
   produced to the Commissioner for that purpose within
   one month from the date thereof. Upon recording
   any assignment the Commissioner shall indorse on the
   instrument of transfer a certificate or memorandum
   that the same has been recorded, and there shall be
   paid in respect of any such certificate or memorandum
   a fee after the rate of 10s. for the first one hundred
   acres or fractional part of one hundred acres, and 1s.
   additional fee for each additional one hundred acres
   or fractional part of one hundred acres so recorded:
   Provided that no assignment or transfer of a part
   of a leasehold shall be made, and no assignment
   or transfer of the entirety of a leasehold shall take
   effect, without the consent of the Crown Lands Com-
   missioner.

10. All rents or moneys payable under or in
    respect of any lease shall be due and paid annually,
    in advance on the first day of January in each year
    of the term of lease: Provided always that one full
    year's rent shall be paid at the time of issue on all
    leases issued prior to the thirtieth day of June in any
    year, and one-half year's rent shall be paid on leases
    issued subsequent to the thirtieth day of June in any
    year.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR LEASE.

To the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District
of Nelson.

I HEREBY apply for a lease under "The Land Act 1879
Amendment Act, 1882," of the land, the particulars of which
are as follows:---

District:
Boundaries:
Description:
Acreage:
Deposit: £
Signature in full:
Residence:
Occupation:
Date: