July 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 777

Perpetual Lease.

Any person of seventeen years of age and upwards may become a lessee under this system. In the event of any person applying for two or more leases the deposit of a sum equal to one half-year's rent of the application largest in amount shall be sufficient, together with the 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, Wellington: Provided that in the case of a person applying for two or more leases of surveyed sections, such as he may in the aggregate become the lessee of under the Act, namely, in the case where the lands comprised in the several leases adjoin each other, in such case the deposit shall be a half-year's rent at the rate tendered for each such lease, and also the sum of £1 10s. in respect of each such lease, the fee for preparation and registration of same.

NOTE.—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 sublessee, 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 2,000 acres of second-class land anywhere in the colony.

Deferred Payments.

Terms of Payment: With the applications for deferred-payment sections one-twentieth of the upset price must be paid in cash, or by bank draft, or marked cheque, also £1 1s. license-fee; the balance of the purchase-money in half-yearly instalments extending over ten years.

Disqualifications: All persons who are unable to make the declaration required by section 113 of “The Land Act, 1885,” and section 14 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” and all married women who are not legally separated from their husbands, are debarred from taking up land under this system.

General.

All applications for sections of surveyed land made on the same day shall be deemed as simultaneous. In cases where there is more than one application for the same land the right of occupation shall be determined by lot.

All applications must conform to the general scheme of sections as shown on the maps, and must be made in writing upon the proper printed forms provided for the purpose, and be accompanied by the required declaration, deposits, &c. If personal attendance is not possible, a duly-authorised agent should deposit the applications in this office, to avoid disappointment owing to incompleteness or informality causing rejection of the same. The land office will be open to applicants from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., except on Saturdays, when the office will close at 1 p.m.

Full particulars, plans, forms, &c., may be obtained on application at this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 2nd July, 1888.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal-Telegraph Service of the colony.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office, Wellington, 2nd July, 1888.

THE following names of additional post offices which have been opened in the colony are published for general information.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.

Post Office closed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 2nd July, 1888.

THE following name of a post office which has been closed in the colony is published for general information.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.