Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1891

Land set apart for Village Settlements in the Southland
Land District.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by the one hundred and sixty-eighth section of
"The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the allotments of Crown land respectively
described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are
hereby set apart and declared open for lease as village-home-
stead allotments.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

WALLACE COUNTY.
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Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies;
and issued under the Seal of the said Colony,
at the Government House, at Wellington, this
seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.
God save the Queen!

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allot-
ments in Otago.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of
December, 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 fourth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the
seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five, 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 expedient 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
village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—TOWN OF HAVE-
LOCK.—VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENTS.

First-class Land.

Undulating land of fair quality; would make a very good
homestead site; situated about half a mile from the railway-
station.

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 12th day of February, 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 pro-
   vided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications
   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 of the said Act.

6. Each applicant shall also undertake to pay, imme-
   diately upon being declared the successful applicant, the
   first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registra-
   tion 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 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 sec-
   tion 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of
   compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly 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 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 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.

Fixing Number of Members of Board of Trustees of Upper
Plain Irrigation District, County of Wairarapa North.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day
of December, 1895.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council, dated the sixteenth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five, and made under Part II. of "The Land Drainage
Act, 1893," portions of the County of Wairarapa North and
Borough of Masterton were constituted an irrigation district
under the said Act, to be called by the name of "The Upper
Plain Irrigation District": And whereas the said Order in
Council came into effect on the nineteenth day of November,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and it is
expedient to fix the number of the members of the Board of
Trustees for the said irrigation district:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
powers and authorities vested in him by "The Land Drain-
age Act, 1893," and by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and
declare that the Board of Trustees for the said Upper Plain
Irrigation District shall consist of seven members, to be
elected under and in accordance with the said Act.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.