MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 869

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 second
day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five,
and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the ninth
day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five,
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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Village Homestead Allotments.

WALLACE COUNTY.

Holmesdale Vil- | 3 | VII. | 10 2 38 | 1 7·2 | 0 8 7
lage
Open land, fair soil; vegetation, silver-tussock. Distance
from Lumsden, about three miles. Limit, one section.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.

Invercargill | 53 | VII. | 5 0 0 | 2 0 | 0 5 0
Hundred
Ditto .. | 54 | " | 5 0 0 | 2 0 | 0 5 0
Block VII., Invercargill Hundred (Millwood Village), is
situated two miles and a half due south of Longbush Rail-
way-station; land nearly level, bush-clad, good soil. Limit
of holding in village, 20 acres.

Chatton Village | 28 | XIV. | 10 0 0 | 2 4·8 | 0 12 0
Open land, fair soil; vegetation, silver-tussock. Distance
from Gore, seven miles. Limit, one section.

Hokonui .. | 775 | .. | 8 3 11 | 1 7·2 | 0 7 1
(Croydon Village.) Undulating bush-land, situated about
four miles from Gore. Limit, one section.

Seaward Bush | 64 & | II. | 6 2 20 | 5 0 | 0 16 7
| 83 |
Land level, covered with scrub, only fit for firewood. Dis-
tance from Invercargill, about three miles. These sections
are burdened with valuation for improvements, £120, con-
sisting of house, stable, fencing, garden, and clearing. Limit
of holding in village, 10 acres.

Invercargill | 62 | XIX. | 1 3 8 | 11 2·4 | 0 10 0
Hundred
Ditto .. | 63 | " | 0 3 27 | 11 2·4 | 0 5 2
" .. | 64 | " | 0 3 8 | 11 2·4 | 0 4 6
" .. | 68 | " | 0 2 7 | 11 2·4 | 0 3 11
" .. | 74 | " | 0 1 7 | 16 0 | 0 2 4
Low-lying level land, swampy, good soil; vegetation, silver-
tussock and flax. Distance from Invercargill, about two
miles and a half. Section 68 is burdened with valuation for
improvements, £10, consisting of house and fencing. Limit,
one section.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 twenty-fourth day of July, 1895.

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 pro-
   vided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications
   shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Invercargill; 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 pre-
   scribed in Schedule C to the said Act.

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.

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 accord-
   ingly to lessees 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 the limit stated in the
    First Schedule, including that already held, and all allot-
    ments shall be held for his or her 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 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.

Sittings of Magistrates' Courts appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
vested in me by "The Magistrates' Courts Act, 1893," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby appoint the places named in the
Schedule hereto to be places where Magistrates' Courts shall
be held under the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.
The Courthouse .. .. .. New Plymouth.
The Courthouse .. .. .. Little River.
The Courthouse .. .. .. Featherston.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-five.
W. P. REEVES.

Officers under "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," Wellington, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1895.

It is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the
power and authority conferred by section 9 of "The
Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," Thomas AVERY, of Pahiatua, and
Constable JOHN DENNIS MURPHY, of Makuri,
have been appointed officers for the purposes of that Act for
the Counties of Hutt, Horowhenua, Wairarapa North,
Wairarapa South, Pahiatua, Oroua, Manawatu, Kiwitea,
and Pohangina, and within all the town districts and
boroughs situated within the said counties.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

Officers under "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," Otago, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1895.

It is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the
power and authority conferred by section 9 of "The
Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," Daniel Rakitapu,
William Bell,
Thomas Touhy,
Walter Frederick Newman,
William Bridger,
James Fleming,
James Caldwell,
John Harley, and
Charles Lockhart