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.

Section. Block. Area. Rental at 4 per Cent. per Annum. Per Acre. Half-yearly Rental.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Clutha County.-Glenomaru Survey District.

35 II. 14 2 20 0 9.6 0 6 0
36 " 14 1 16 0 9.6 0 5 8

Partly open, partly bush land, watered; soil of a poor clayey nature; distance of sections from Romahapa by sledge-track, two miles.

Tuapeka County.-Greenvale Survey District.

47 IV. 2 0 8 3 2.4 0 3 3

Situated in Town of Heriot; fronts main road; good arable land; suitable for a working-man's home.

Vincent County.-Lower Hawea Survey District.

67 XII. 5 0 0 0 9.6 0 2 0

Forfeited holding. Valuation for fencing and hut, £10 12s. 6d., to be paid with application or immediately ballot is taken.

Vincent County.-Rankleburn Survey District.

50 VI. 5 3 32 1 7.2 0 4 10
51 " 3 0 31 1 7.2 0 2 5
52 " 8 2 33 1 2.4 0 5 5

Level bush land, soil good; situated on the west bank of the Molyneux River, about one mile from Rankleburn punt and about sixteen miles from Lawrence. These sections are near Tyson's Sawmills.

Clutha County.-Warepa Survey District.

60 I. 27 0 36 0 9.6 0 10 10

Hilly land, partly bush, partly open, soil fair, watered; distance from Waitapeka Railway-station, eight miles.

Waihemo County.-Town of Waynes.

1 to 9 II. 3 2 12 2 4.8 0 4 4
1 to 6 III. 3 1 21 2 4.8 0 4 1
1 to 3, 8 to 10 IV. 1 2 0 2 4.8 0 1 10
5, 6 " 0 3 28 2 4.8 0 1 2
1, 4 to 14 V. 3 0 38 2 4.8 0 3 11
2, 4 VI. 0 2 0 2 4.8 0 0 8
5, 6 " 0 2 0 2 4.8 0 0 8
6, 7 VII. 0 2 0 2 4.8 0 0 8

Level land of fair quality; adjoins Shag River, and lies about two miles distant from Dunback Railway-station and fifty from Dunedin. Sections 1 to 3 and 8 to 10, Block IV., subject to £15 valuation for improvements. Sections 1 and 4 to 14, Block V., subject to £20 valuation for improvements.

Clutha County.-Woodland Survey District.

2 X. 27 1 0 1 0 0 13 6
3 " 38 2 0 1 0 0 19 6
4 " 30 2 0 1 0 0 15 6
5 " 21 2 0 1 0 0 11 0
6 " 20 3 0 1 0 0 10 6
7 " 20 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
8 " 28 2 0 1 0 0 14 6
9 " 17 3 0 1 0 0 9 0
10 " 21 0 0 1 0 0 10 6

Undulating agricultural land, all bush, consisting of kamai, red-pine, broadleaf, and ribbonwood; soil, a heavy loam; well watered; situated five miles from Ratanui Post-office by good summer road, and twenty miles from Glenomaru Railway-station. Altitude, 300ft.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Clutha County.-Glenomaru Survey District.

49 II. 35 0 0 0 7.2 0 10 6

Partly bush, partly open, watered; situated two miles by road from Glenomaru; soil fair.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. THE lands enumerated above 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 Thursday, the 28th day of June, 1894.

3. The rental stated above 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 1st 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, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whatsoever. 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.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Wellington, 7th May, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS PHILIP LOUIS ANQUETIL

to be Deputy of Thomas Hester, Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Cambridge.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Inspector of Weights and Measures, Boroughs of Onslow, Lower Hutt, and Karori, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Wellington, 7th May, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant JAMES DONNELLY

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures under "The Weights and Measures Act, 1868," and the Acts amending the same for the Boroughs of Onslow, Lower Hutt, and Karori.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,

Wellington, 12th May, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM HUNTER BRISTOW

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Ellesmere, vice H. W. Dawson, resigned.

JOHN McKENZIE,

For Minister of Justice.