1052
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

FIRST SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Village-homestead Allotments.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Maniototo County.

Maniototo | 11 | XVI. | 8 2 28 | 0 10·8 | 0 4 6
" | 14 | " | 20 1 7 | 1 1·2 | 0 11 0
" | 15 | " | 21 1 26 | 1 1·2 | 0 11 7
" | 16 | " | 17 1 6 | 1 1·2 | 0 9 4

Fairly good land; ploughable. The average altitude of this country is 1,200ft. It is traversed by the Otago Central Railway-line, and is distant from Naseby sixteen miles, and from Hyde seven miles. Valuations for improvements: Section 11, £5 10s.; Section 14, £7 14s.; Section 16, £4 19s.

Naseby .. | 14 | XI. | 24 1 12 | 0 9·6 | 0 9 8
" .. | 15 | " | 24 2 27 | 0 9·6 | 0 10 0

Open level agricultural land, black soil, gravel subsoil; watered by the Wedderburn. Distance from Naseby, nine miles and a half; altitude, 1,800ft.

Taieri County.

Sutton .. | 51 | IV. | 11 3 28 | 3 2·4 | 0 19 3
" .. | 57 | " | 14 0 6 | 4 5·8 | 1 11 5
" .. | 61 | " | 14 0 5 | 4 1 | 1 8 7
" .. | 62 | " | 17 0 28 | 3 2·9 | 1 7 7
" .. | 63 | " | 15 1 38 | 3 0·5 | 1 2 10

The above are some of the subdivisions of what is known as Blair Taieri Township Reserve, which is situated about three miles south of Middlemarch, and is traversed by the Otago Central Railway. Generally speaking the soil is good and level. Valuation for improvements: Section 51, £2 10s.; Section 57, £21; Section 61, £17 7s. 6d.; Section 62, £15 3s.; Section 63, £45 12s. Valuation will also be payable for turnip crop on Section 63. Valuation to be made two weeks before the sale.

Tuapeka County.

T u a p ē k a | 18 | VIII. | 12 1 21 | 1 9·6 | 0 10 10
West

Level land; river-alluvial; watered. Situated near the Rankleburn punt, about a mile and a half from Rongahere School, and fourteen to fifteen miles from Lawrence Railway-station.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 lands shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 26th day of August, 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, Dunedin; 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.

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 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, 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.

Extension of Time for Preparation of County Rolls, Taranaki.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of June, 1896.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS it has been made to appear that, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the preparation of the rolls for the County of Taranaki, and the taking of certain steps consequent on such preparation, cannot be made and taken within the times limited by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and it is expedient to extend the said times respectively:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the several dates mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be the respective dates for taking the several steps set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

1. For preparing the rolls for ridings within the County of Taranaki: Until the 22nd June, 1896.

2. Time for which such rolls shall be open for inspection: From the 27th June, 1896, to the 15th July, 1896.

3. Time for appeals against the said rolls: Until the 31st July, 1896.

4. Revision Courts may sit for hearing applications with reference to the said rolls, and adjourn: Until the 20th August, 1896.

5. Time when the said rolls, having been duly corrected and signed, shall come into force: On the 1st September, 1896.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extension of Time for Preparation of County Rolls, Wairoa.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of June, 1896.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS it has been made to appear that, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the preparation of the rolls for the County of Wairoa, and the taking of certain steps consequent on such preparation, cannot be made and taken within the times limited by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and it is expedient to extend the said times respectively:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that the several dates mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be the respective dates for taking the several steps set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

1. Revision Courts may sit for hearing applications with reference to the rolls for ridings within the County of Wairoa, and adjourn: Until the 31st July, 1896.

2. Time when the said rolls, having been duly corrected and signed, shall come into force: On the 8th August, 1896.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.