Num. 21.

511

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1896.

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

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifth day of March, 1896.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING 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 eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for sale or lease as village allotments, 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, 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—WAKAMARINA SURVEY DISTRICT.—WAKAMARINA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

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 application shall be Wednesday, the thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

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, Blenheim.

6. 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 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 applicant 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 accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

11. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

12. No person shall hold more than two allotments. 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 regula-

ERRATA.—In New Zealand Gazette, No. 18, of the 12th March, 1896, page 440, in the Order in Council delegating powers to the Tuapeka Park and Recreation-grounds Domain Board, for “The Resident Magistrate, Lawrence, ex officio,” read “The Stipendiary Magistrate, Lawrence, ex officio.” In New Zealand Gazette, No. 19, of the 19th March, 1896, page 479, appointment of Inspectors of Weights and Measures, for “Constable William Waring, Borough of Hawksbury,” read “Constable William Warring, Borough of Hawksbury.”

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