Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1667

Rules under “The Mining Companies Act, 1894.”

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of October, 1895.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and forty-nine of “The Mining Companies Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the fees to be paid to barristers and solicitors acting for a party to any proceeding under the said Act shall be fixed by general rules, to be made as in the said section is mentioned:

And whereas it appears expedient for the purposes of the said Act to make the general rules hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the said Act, and acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make and prescribe for the purposes of the said Act the general rules, and fix the several fees, set forth in the Schedule hereto: And doth hereby declare that such rules and fees shall come into force on the first day of November next.

SCHEDULE.

1. The notice required to be given by the liquidator pursuant to section 107 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), shall be in the form contained in Form A appended to these rules, or to the like effect.

2. The fees to be paid to barristers and solicitors acting for any party in relation to a proceeding in Court under the said Act shall be as follows:—

For each attendance in Court .. .. 1 1 0
If engaged on the actual hearing for more than one hour 1 1 0 (additional).

In any case of more than ordinary importance or difficulty the Court may fix the fee to be paid to any barrister or solicitor engaged at the hearing: Provided, however, that in no case shall the fee or costs to be paid to a barrister or solicitor by any liquidator exceed £25, including out-pocket fees.

A.

Notice to Contributories.

In the matter of “The Mining Companies Act, 1894”; and in the matter of the winding-up of the company ( ) and of an order on contributories made on the day of , 1895, by the Court, held at

Take notice that you are hereby required as a contributory to pay to me within twenty-one days after the service of this notice the sum of pounds shillings and pence, according to the particulars below, namely,—

Numbers of Shares. | Amounts of Contributions. | Total.

Dated this day of , 1895.
: Liquidator in the matter of the winding-up of the Company ( ).
To A.B., of Street,
Merchant.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Canterbury.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of October, 1895.

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 thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the third day of October, 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 open as village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Section. | Block. | Area. | Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent.
| Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent.

FIRST-CLASS SURVEYED LAND.

Ashley County.—Oxford Survey District.

Reserve 2332.

14 | IX. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| 50 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0

This section is situated in the View Hill Village Settlement, fronting on the Woodstock and Waimakariri Gorge Road, at a distance of about eight miles and a half in a westerly direction from the West Oxford Railway-station, and comprises open level plain land of light quality. The section is bounded on one side by the Oxford Water-race. This section is weighted with a sum of £195, being value of dwelling-house, outbuildings, fencing, cultivation and plantation, which sum must be paid on allotment, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

Waimate County.—Waimate Survey District.

Reserve 1178.

1 | XVI. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| 10 0 0 | 0 14 0 | 3 10 0

This section is situated in the southern portion of the Nukuroa Village Settlement, at a distance of about three miles and a half south of Studholme Junction, and about five miles south-east of Waimate, and comprises flat agricultural land of good quality, intersected by a small gully. The section is weighted with a sum of £9 10s., being value of cottage and fencing, which sum must be paid on allotment, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

Geraldine County.—Geraldine Survey District.

Orari Township.

5 to 10 | VII. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| 1 2 0 | 1 4 0 | 0 18 0

These sections are situated in the Orari Township, in the vicinity of the railway-station of that name, and comprise open level land of light quality.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are 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 land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the eleventh day of December, 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 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 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.