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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

lines of Waipoua and Tutamoe Survey Districts, and by that line to the Wai-o-te-Takanga Stream, thence by that stream and the Mangakahia River; towards the east generally by Te-wai-o-Kumurau River and by Te-wai-o-whata Stream to its source; thence towards the south-east and south generally by a right line to the north-east corner of Section 1, Block IX., Tutamoe Survey District, thence by said Section 1, by Section 2 of Block XI., Waipoua Survey District, and by a public road; and towards the west generally by the Waipoua No. 2 Block (N.R.) and by Block I., Waipoua Survey District, and Block XIII., Waoku Survey District.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village Homesteads in Village Settlements in Otago.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of September, 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 twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twenty-eighth day of September, 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 a village settlement, 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 settlement shall be divided into village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD LAND.

MANIOTOTO COUNTY.

Naseby Survey District.

Open, level, agricultural land, black soil, gravel subsoil, watered by the Wedderburn; distance from Naseby, nine to nine and a half miles; altitude, 1,800ft. These sections are subdivisions of Pastoral Run 225B, last licensed by Messrs. Ross and Glendining.

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-ninth day of November, 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.

10. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment including that already held, and such allotment shall be held for his sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Settlements in Canterbury.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of September, 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 twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twenty-eighth day of September, 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.