Numb. 69.

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1894.
Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead
Allotments in Wellington.
GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this eleventh
day of September, 1894.
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 sixth day
of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four,
and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the thirteenth
day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four,
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-home-
stead allotments only.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—
LEVIN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.
Survey District. Section. Block. Area. Lease in Perpetuity.
Rent per Half-yearly
Acre. Rent.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
Waiopohu .. 48 I. 10 0 0 12 0 3 0 0
65 " 15 0 11 10 0 3 15 5*
67 " 20 0 14 8 0 4 0 4

• Weighted with £12 10s. for improvements.
  These sections practically adjoin the rising Township of
  Levin, which is situated on the Wellington-Manawatu Rail-
  way-line, distant about sixty miles from Wellington and
  twenty-eight from Palmerston North, with road-access from
  Levin to the land. The land is level and covered with
  mixed bush, excepting Section 65, that has been partly
  cleared, and is weighted with £12 10s. for improvements.
  The sections have been more or less operated on by saw-
  mills for several years. The soil is good, on a formation of
  sandstone and gravel, and well adapted for fruit-growing,
  dairy-farming, or market-garden purposes. The elevation is
  about 120ft. above sea-level, and the climate is equable.
  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 Wednesday, the fourteenth day of November, one
   thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.
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 applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   at Wellington and Levin; and leases will be issued in
   accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.
5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occu-
   pation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the declaration hereby
   prescribed.
6. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent,
   together with the lease and registration fee, immediately
   the application has been approved or declared successful at
   the ballot.
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. The next payment of rent will
   become due on 1st July, 1895.
8. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and
   such allotment shall be held for his sole use and benefit,
   and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomso-
   ever. 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.
9. The lessee must reside on the land leased within one
   year from the date of lease, and thereafter such residence
   shall be continuous.
10. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in
    each lease shall, subject to clause 9, be as provided in Part III.