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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1885.

THE Court Little John, No. 6552, situated at Waipawa,
is registered as a branch of the Hawke's Bay District
Ancient Order of Foresters, under "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1882," this 30th day of April, 1885.

F. W. FRANKLAND,
Registrar.

Standing Orders on Local Bills.

THE following amended Standing Orders of the Houses
of the General Assembly relative to Local Bills are
published for general information.

F. E. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of Parliaments.

18th March, 1885.

349. Local Bills are those which, not being Private Bills,
     affect particular localities only.

350. No Local Bill shall be read a second time unless
     notice shall have been given of the said Bill in the locality
     to which the Bill refers; such notice shall state explicitly
     the object which such Bill is intended to effect, and shall
     have been published once at least in each of three suc-
     cessive weeks before the second reading in a newspaper
     circulating in such locality.

351. At the time of the first publication of such notice, a
     copy of the Bill shall be deposited in the Resident Magis-
     trate's Court of the district, and shall be open to public
     inspection; and such Bill shall, at the expiration of the
     prescribed period for advertising, be forwarded to the Clerk
     of the House in which the Bill is to be introduced, indorsed
     with a certificate from the Resident Magistrate, or Clerk of
     the Resident Magistrate's Court, that such Bill was so depo-
     sited, and remained open for public inspection for the pre-
     scribed time.*

352. When it is intended in such Bill to take power to
     deal with any lands, plans or surveys of such lands, on a
     scale of not less than two inches to a mile, and certified by
     an authorized surveyor, shall be deposited with the Bill.

353. In the case of Bills authorizing the construction of
     harbour works, or the raising of further loans for the com-
     pletion of harbour works previously authorized, such Bill
     shall be accompanied by a statement of the financial posi-
     tion of the promoters, an estimate of the cost of construc-
     tion, and the estimated increased revenue to be derived from
     the proposed works, together with the plans or surveys before
     mentioned.

354. Before the Bill is introduced into the Legislative
     Council or House of Representatives, the before-mentioned
     plans or surveys and estimates shall be forwarded to the
     office of the Clerk of the House in which the Bill is to be
     initiated.

• Amendment shown in italics.

Crown Lands Notices.

Leases of Rural Land with Perpetual Right of Renewal,
Auckland Land District.

2,688 Acres in Motu Block for Leasing.—Leases for
Thirty Years.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 30th April, 1885.

WRITTEN tenders (in sealed covers) are invited for the
under-mentioned sections, in accordance with the
provisions of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882."
Conditions to be observed by Tenderers: The price tendered
must be stated in writing as well as in figures, accompanied
by the statutory declaration required by the Act, together
with six months' rent at the rate tendered, and the sum of
£1 10s. to pay for the lease and registration, to be lodged with
the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Auckland not later
than 4 o'clock on Wednesday, the 3rd June, 1885, and to be
opened by the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Auckland on
Thursday, the 4th June, 1885, at 2 o'clock p.m., when the
highest tenderer (if the tenders shall equal or exceed the
upset fixed annual rental per acre) will be declared the
lessee.

Forms of tender and declaration can be obtained at any
Crown Lands Office in the colony.

Any person of the age of eighteen years and upwards may
become a lessee under this system. In the event of any
person tendering for two or more leases, the deposit of a sum
equal to one-half year's rent of the tender largest in amount
shall be sufficient, together with a sum of £1 10s. to pay for
the lease and registration thereof, paid either in cash, marked
cheque, or bank draft, made payable to the Receiver of Land
Revenue, Auckland.

Limits of Area for each Lessee: No lease shall be made
to any person owning, nor shall any person be capable of
becoming the lessee under a lease or a sub-lease who owns,
any freehold land, or land held under lease or license under
the Crown, whereby such person shall become either the
owner, tenant, or occupier in the whole, either by himself or
jointly with any other person or persons, including the lands
comprised in the lease, of a greater area than 640 acres any-
where in the colony.

Cook County.—Motu Block.

Motu Survey District.

Description of Land: All these sections are covered with
forest. Section 1 contains about 25 acres flat land, remainder
hilly, covered with red, white, and black pine, tawa, &c.;
good soil on the flat, frontage to the Waiwhero Stream.
Section 2: About 10 acres flat land, remainder covered with
heavy timber, well watered, frontage to Motu River. Sec-
tion 3: About 30 acres flat land, remainder broken country,
covered with black, white, and red pine, tawa, &c.; frontage
to Motu River. Section 4: About 20 acres flat land, re-
mainder hills timbered with black, white, and red pine, &c.;
frontage to Motu River. Section 5: About 40 acres flat
land, good soil, remainder broken country, covered with pine,
tawa, &c.; frontage to Motu River. Section 6: About 30
acres flat land, good soil, remainder hills covered with pine,
&c.; a good-sized stream runs through this section; frontage
to Motu River. Section 7: About 20 acres flat land, good
soil, remainder hills, light soil, covered with pine, tawa, rata,
&c.; watered by a good-sized stream, frontage to Motu
River. Section 8: About 30 acres flat land, good soil, re-
mainder hills covered with pine, &c.; watered by stream,
frontage to Motu River. Sections 9 and 10: Broken country,
soil light, forest of pine, tawa, rata, &c.; frontage to Motu
River. Sections 11 and 12: Broken country, forest consists
of pine, rata, tawa, &c.; watered by good-sized stream,
frontage to Motu River.

The above sections are situated about half-way on the
main road from Gisborne to Opotiki.

Lithographs and further particulars can be obtained on
application to the Crown Lands Office, Auckland.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Crown Lands, Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 30th April, 1885.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown
lands will be open for application upon deferred pay-
ments at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on
Wednesday, the 5th August, 1885:—

Reserve 736, Pig-hunting Creek.

WALTER KITSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.