Chatham Islands excluded from Operation of certain Portions of "The Dog Registration Act, 1880."

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Dog Registration Act Amendment Act, 1895," it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, exclude that part of the colony called the Chatham Islands from the operation of "The Dog Registration Act, 1880," or of any specified portion thereof; and that such Act and every portion thereof shall operate or be excluded from operation according to the terms of every such Proclamation: And whereas it is expedient that the Chatham Islands should be excluded from the operation of those portions of "The Dog Registration Act, 1880," which are hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by "The Dog Registration Act Amendment Act, 1895," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the part of the Colony of New Zealand called the Chatham Islands is hereby excluded from the operation of those portions of "The Dog Registration Act, 1880," hereinafter specified: that is to say, sections four to thirteen of the said Act, both inclusive, and sections twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-four, and twenty-five of the said Act. And in further pursuance and exercise of every power and authority in that behalf enabling me, I do hereby revoke a previous Proclamation made under "The Dog Registration Act, 1880," whereby that portion of the colony known as the Chatham Islands (as defined in such Proclamation) was excluded from the operation of the said Act.

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 seventeenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

R. J. SEDDON.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Extension of Time for completing Mining Property Valuation-roll, Arahura Riding, County of Westland, and for giving Notices.

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of February, 1896.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Valuer appointed by the Council of the County of Westland under "The Gold Duty Abolition and Mining Property Rating Act, 1890" (hereinafter called "the said Act"), failed, through misadventure, to complete the valuation-roll of mining property in the Arahura Riding of the said county in the month of January last, as required by the said Act, and it is expedient to extend the time for completing the said valuation-roll, and also to extend the time for giving notice of the rateable value determined by such Valuer to each occupier, as required by subsection three of section seven of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in order that the purpose and intent of "The Gold Duty Abolition and Mining Property Rating Act, 1890," may have effect, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by "The Rating Act, 1882," which said Act is incorporated with the first above-mentioned Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby extend the time for completing the valuation-roll of the said Arahura Riding until the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six; and doth also hereby extend the time within which the said Valuer shall give notice of the rateable value determined by him to each occupier, so that such notices may be given on or before the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and that objections to such valuations may be made on or before the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

ALEX. WILLIS,

Clerk of the Executive Council,

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

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of February, 1896.

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 nineteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twenty-sixth day of September, 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.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Southland County.

Hokonui

(Centre Bush Village)

Bush land, soil fair, land mostly flat; situated on east side of Invercargill-Kingston Railway-line, opposite Centre Bush Railway-station. Limit of holding in this village, one section.

Hokonui (Croydon Village)

Croydon Village is situated about four miles from Gore, on the Invercargill-Dunedin line. Undulating bush land; water can be obtained on the allotments. Limit of holding in this village, one section. Section 778 is burdened with £100 for improvements.

Wallace County.

Longwood ... | 53 | V. | 6 3 0 | 0 1 7.2 | 0 5 5

Bush land, soil fair, adjacent to Wakapatu Railway-station. Limit of holding in this village, 50 acres.

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 8th day of April, 1896.

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, Invercargill; 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 of 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.