Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1211

Terms and Conditions of Leases of Village Homesteads in Otago.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of August, 1893.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-ninth section of "The Land Act, 1892," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may fix the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any village settlement shall be disposed of, subject as in the said section is provided: And whereas by a Proclamation made under the said Act on the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the tenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for lease as village settlements, and it is expedient to fix the terms and conditions upon which the said lands shall be disposed of:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby fix the terms and conditions on which the lands mentioned in the First Schedule hereto shall be disposed of by way of lease in perpetuity, and which said terms and conditions are set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and also doth direct that the lands in the said village settlements shall be divided into village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT VILLAGE HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENTS.

Section. Block. Area. Rent per Acre per Annum. Half-yearly Rental.

TUAPEKA COUNTY.

Glenkenich Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.

82 XI. 10 1 12 0 10 0
83 " 21 0 5 1 1 0
84 " 22 3 18 0 2 0
85 " 23 2 28 1 3 0
86 " 38 0 0 0 2 1·2 1 19 11
87 " 48 1 25 0 2 0 2 8 0
88 " 49 2 17 0 2 1·2 2 12 6
89 " 37 2 36 1 16 2
90 " 48 0 28 0 1 10·8 2 5 8
91 " 38 1 14 1 16 2
92 " 47 1 23 2 2 4
93 " 38 0 35 1 14 3
94 " 23 1 26 0 1 10·8 1 1 11
95 " 42 1 25 0 1 8·4 1 15 9

Sections 86, 89, 90, and 94 contain mixed bush; the remaining sections are partly open. With the exception of Section 82, all the lots are watered. The land is of good quality, mostly level and agricultural; distance from Tapanui from five to six miles, and from Pomahaka Railway-station from two to three miles. The above are subdivisions of Pastoral Run 140A, recently occupied by Mr. William Sheath.

CLUTHA COUNTY.

Glenomaru Survey District.

50 VI. 4 0 26 0 2 4·8 0 4 10
56 " 1 3 34 0 3 2·4 0 3 3
57 " 2 3 20 0 4 0 0 6 0
70 " 4 1 0 0 3 5·2 0 12 0
71 " 7 0 8 0 3 2·4 0 8 0
72 " 4 2 21

Level land, of a light sandy nature; situated at junction of Owaka and Catlin's Rivers, about two and a half miles from the proposed railway-station, and one and a half miles from Owaka Post-office and School. Sections 70, 71, and 72 are wholly bush areas; the other sections contain dead timber and fern. The average altitude of the above is 5ft., but the altitude of Section 70 runs up to 30ft.

Section. Block. Area. Rent per Acre per Annum. Half-yearly Rental.

51 IV. 11 3 28 0 3 2·4 0 19 3
52 " 11 0 24 0 2 9·6 0 15 5
53 " 9 3 20 0 4 2·9 1 5 6
54 " 12 0 0 0 3 7·7 1 1 11
55 " 12 0 0 0 4 5·8 1 11 5
56 " 14 0 7 0 3 10·6 1 7 2
57 " 14 0 6 0 4 1 1 8 7
58 " 10 2 14 0 3 2·9 1 7 7
59 " 10 2 6 0 3 0·5 1 2 10
60 " 14 0 7 0 2 10·1 1 8 5
61 " 14 0 5 0 3 2·9 1 9 2
62 " 17 0 28 1 1 1
63 " 15 1 38
64 " 19 3 17
65 " 18 1 4
66 " 13 0 0
68 " 12 1 18 0 1 9·6 0 10 10

The above are subdivisions of what is known as Blair Taieri Township Reserve, which is situated about three miles south of Middlemarch, and is traversed by the Otago Central Railway. Generally speaking, the soil is good (in parts a little sandy) and watered. A few of the sections are dry, but lie no great distance from good streams. The land is level.

CLUTHA COUNTY.

Waikoikoi Town.

4 1 0 0 0 1 8
5 1 2 0 0 3 3
9 2 0 8 0 3 3
10 2 0 39 0 3 3
11 2 0 3 0 3 3
13 1 0 0 0 1 8
14 1 0 0 0 1 8
17 5 2 34 0 9 8
20 1 1 39 0 1 8
21 2 3 18 0 4 10
24 3 2 7 0 6 5
26 2 0 5 0 3 3
27 1 2 25 0 3 3

Undulating land; situated about four and a half miles from Pomahaka Railway-station, in centre of a good agricultural district.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated in the First Schedule hereto are first-class lands, and are divided into village-homestead allotments, open for selection on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act").

2. The day on which the lands shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

3. The rental stated in the First Schedule hereto shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C to the said Act.

6. Each applicant shall also deposit the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee, as provided in the 63rd section of the said Act.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the first days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is payable as before provided.

8. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in each lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

9. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.