Land Regulations and Terms




1668
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 78

  1. 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 will become
    due on 1st July, 1896.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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
    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.

  5. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
    shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regu-
    lations, 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.

Terms and Conditions of Sale and Lease of Village Allotments in Southland.

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 sale or lease as a village settlement, 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 land mentioned in the First Schedule hereto shall be
disposed of, at the option of the applicant, either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or on lease in perpetuity,
to be the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Flint's Bush Township.

County. District. Section. Block. Area. Cash Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Rent, 5 per Cent. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent.
Per Acre. Total Price. Rent per Acre.

VILLAGE FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Wallace .. | Flint's Bush Township | 1 | III. | A. R. P. 1 0 0 | £ s. d. 6 0 0 | £ s. d. 6 0 0 | £ s. d. 0 6 0 | £ s. d. 0 3 0 | £ s. d. 0 4 9·6 | £ s. d. 0 2 5
.. .. | Ditto .. | 16 | III. | 1 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 0 2 5
.. .. | .. .. | 6 | VII. | 0 3 8 | 6 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 2 5 | 0 4 9·6 | 0 1 11
.. .. | .. .. | 2 | .. | 0 2 27 | 6 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 2 0 | 0 4 9·6 | 0 1 7

Open land of good quality, covered in part with light scrub, situated between Thornbury and Waimatuku Railway-
stations, about one mile and a quarter from either.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

  1. The lands enumerated in the First Schedule hereto are
    first-class lands.

  2. The lands in the First Schedule are divided into village
    allotments, open at the option of the applicant either for
    purchase for cash, for selection for occupation with right of
    purchase, or on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of
    "The Land Act, 1892" (hereinafter referred to as "the said
    Act").

  3. The day on which the said lands shall be open for ap-
    plication shall be Wednesday, the 11th day of December, one
    thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

  4. The price and rental stated in the First Schedule shall
    be the price at which the land shall be open for application.

  5. Applications 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, Invercargill.

  6. 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 Schedules A, B, C to the said Act, according to
    the tenure under which the land is applied for.

  7. Each applicant to purchase for cash shall undertake to
    pay immediately upon being declared the successful appli-
    cant one-fifth of the price of the land; and the balance of
    the purchase-money, together with Crown-grant fee, must
    be paid within thirty days.

  8. Each applicant for occupation with right of purchase
    or for lease in perpetuity shall undertake to pay immediately
    upon being declared the successful applicant the first half-
    year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. No person shall hold more than one acre. 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.

  13. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
    shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regu-
    lations, 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.



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