Oct. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1421

FIRST SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—HALSWELL SURVEY DISTRICT.

SUBDIVISION OF RESERVE 959.
Block IX.

| 6 | II. | 9 0 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 1 1 7 |
| 7 | " | 9 0 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 1 1 7 |
| 8 | " | 10 0 0 | 0 2 9·6 | 0 14 0 |

Blocks IX., X.

| 9 | II. | 10 0 0 | 0 2 9·6 | 0 14 0 |
| 10 | " | 10 0 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 15 0 |

Block IX.

| 11 | II. | 10 0 0 | 0 2 9·6 | 0 14 0 |
| 12 | " | 10 0 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 15 0 |
| 13 | " | 10 0 0 | 0 3 2·4 | 0 16 0 |
| 14 | " | 11 2 0 | 0 3 2·4 | 0 18 5 |
| 15 | " | 12 0 5 | 0 3 2·4 | 0 19 3 |
| 17 | " | 21 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 1 1 0 |

Blocks IX., X.

| 18 | II. | 20 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 1 0 0 |

Block IX.

| 20 | II. | 21 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 1 1 0 |

These sections, which are situated between the Green Park and Rabbit Island Railway-stations, on the Little River Railway, about eighteen miles from Christchurch and about six miles by road from Taitapu Dairy Factory, comprise level land with sandy soil of fair quality, covered with rushes, native grass, and English grass in places; much of the area is low-lying and wet. The lands are not suitable for cropping, are subject to flood in parts, and are more generally suited for grazing.

PART OF LAKE ELLESMERE RESERVE 959.
Block XIV.

| 1 | .. | 10 0 0 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 8 0 |
| 2 | .. | 10 0 0 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 8 0 |
| 3 | .. | 14 1 2 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 19 10 |
| 4 | .. | 14 1 16 | 0 5 7·2 | 2 0 2 |
| 5 | .. | 14 1 15 | 0 5 7·2 | 2 0 2 |

Blocks X., XIV.

| 6 | .. | 14 1 13 | 0 5 7·2 | 2 0 2 |
| 7 | .. | 10 0 0 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 8 0 |

Block XIV.

| 8 | .. | 10 0 0 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 8 0 |

Blocks X., XIV.

| 9 | .. | 11 3 2 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 12 11 |

Block X.

| 10 | .. | 23 1 10 | 0 5 7·2 | 3 5 3 |
| 11 | .. | 15 3 14 | 0 5 7·2 | 2 4 4 |
| 12 | .. | 18 3 24 | 0 5 7·2 | 2 12 11 |
| 13 | .. | 24 2 25 | 0 5 7·2 | 3 9 1 |

Block XIV.

| 14 | .. | 9 2 0 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 6 7 |
| 15 | .. | 9 3 30 | 0 5 7·2 | 1 7 10 |
| 16 | .. | 20 0 0 | 0 3 2·4 | 1 12 0 |
| 17 | .. | 20 0 0 | 0 3 2·4 | 1 12 0 |

Blocks XIV., XV.

| 18 | .. | 28 1 0 | 0 3 2·4 | 2 5 2 |

Block XIV.

| 19 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 6 0 0 |
| 20 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 6 0 0 |
| 21 | .. | 48 0 26 | 0 4 9·6 | 5 15 7 |
| 22 | .. | 30 3 22 | 0 4 9·6 | 3 14 2 |
| 23 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 6 0 0 |

The village lots at Rabbit Island, on the Little River Railway, are situated within a radius of one mile of the railway-station, and comprise level land with sandy soil of fair quality, carrying rye and other grasses forming good pasture, but the lands are not suitable for cropping. The sections near the Halswell River are at times subject to flood. This village, which is situated about twenty-one miles from Christchurch and about six miles from the Taitapu Dairy Factory, affords a favourable opportunity to labourers and others in the district who are desirous of acquiring a small area on reasonable terms.

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, Christchurch; 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 a e 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.

Land permanently reserved.

GLASGOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by the two hundred and thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas by the two hundred and thirty-sixth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said two hundred and thirty-fifth section may, at the expiration of one month but not later than six months after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette;