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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead
Allotment in Otago.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth
day of November, 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 seven-
teenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-four, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on
the twenty-second day of November, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four, the land described in the First
Schedule hereto has been set apart under the said Act and
declared open for lease as a village settlement, and it is ex-
pedient to fix the terms and conditions upon which the said
land 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 land 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 land shall be
leased as a village-homestead allotment only.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—LAKE COUNTY.—LOWER WANAKA
SURVEY DISTRICT.
Lease in Perpetuity.
Section. Block. Area.
Rent Half-yearly
per Acre. Rent.
VILLAGE HOMESTEAD LAND.
First-class Land.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
26 | XIV. | 13 3 38 | 0 9 6 | 0 5 8
This land is of poor quality, partly covered with scrub,
but well adapted for a building-site. Adjoins Pembroke
Township.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated in the First Schedule hereto is
   first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, 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 land shall be open for selection
   shall be Wednesday, the thirtieth day of January, 1895.
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 applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Dunedin; and a lease 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 pre-
   scribed in Schedule C to the said Act.
6. Each applicant shall also undertake to pay, immediately
   upon being declared the successful applicant, the first half-
   year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee.
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
   the 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 a lessee under these regulations. The
   provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said
   Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
   ingly to a lessee under these regulations.
9. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land
   held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
   ject 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 sole use and benefit,
    and not for the use or benefit of any other person whom-
    soever. 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 regula-
    tions, 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.
    Granting Jurisdiction under “The Mining Companies Act,
    1894,” to District Courts.
    GLASGOW, Governor.
    ORDER IN COUNCIL.
    At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
    sixth day of November, 1894.
    Present:
    HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
    WHEREAS by “The Mining Companies Act, 1894”
    (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is enacted
    that the Governor, by Order in Council, may appoint any
    District Court to exercise the jurisdiction of the Supreme
    Court under the said Act, except so much thereof as relates
    to the registration and incorporation of companies:
    Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor
    of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
    the power and authority conferred upon me by the said Act,
    and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
    Council of the said colony, do hereby appoint
    The District Court of Westland and
    The Nelson District Court
    to exercise the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under the
    said Act, except so much thereof as relates to the registration
    and incorporation of companies.
    ALEX. WILLIS,
    Clerk of the Executive Council.
    Notifying Lands in Marlborough for Sale by Public
    Auction.
    GLASGOW, Governor.
    IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon
    me by the one hundred and thirteenth section of “The
    Land Act, 1892,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor
    of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednes-
    day, the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight
    hundred and ninety-five, as the time at which the lands
    enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public
    auction at Blenheim, and I do hereby fix the prices at
    which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in
    the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such
    lands.
    SCHEDULE.
    MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.
    Avon Survey District.
    Section. Block. Area. Upset Price.
    A. R. P. £ s. d.
    2 VIII. 1,645 0 0 699 2 6
    Weighted with £54 16s. 8d. cost of survey, and £130
    valuation for improvements.
    3 VIII. 1,111 0 0 472 2 6
    Weighted with £37 0s. 8d. cost of survey, and £126 value
    of improvements.
    As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
    this twenty-seventh day of November, one thou-
    sand eight hundred and ninety-four.
    JOHN McKENZIE,
    Minister of Lands.