Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1753

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 the limit stated above,
    including that already held, and all allotments 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.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in Canterbury for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 12th September, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
rural lands will be submitted to public auction, at
the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on
Wednesday, the 4th November, 1896.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Surveyed First-class Lands.

Ashley County, Rangiora Survey District.

36597 | III. | 6 0 0 | 6 | 36 0 0

This section is situated between the properties of Messrs.
Ritchie, Wilson, and McGiffert, at Stony Creek, between
Ashley and Sefton—the distances from those places being
respectively about three miles and a half and two miles—and
comprises open, level agricultural land of good quality.

Note.—This section has no independent means of access,
and no liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Government
to provide access for the purchaser of the land.

Akaroa County, Pigeon Bay Survey District.

36598 | VIII. | 18 0 30 | 4 | 72 15 0

This section is situated adjacent to the properties of
Messrs. Jenson, Field, and Parkinson, at the head of the
Kaituna Valley, about ten miles from the Kaituna Railway-
station, on the Little River branch line of railway. The
land lies at an elevation of about 2,000ft. above sea-level,
and consists of broken hillside with south-westerly aspect;
the soil is good, and is capable of growing cocksfoot grass,
with which it has already been surface-sown. The whole of
the section has originally been covered with bush, a small
patch of which is still standing.

Terms of Sale.—A deposit of one-fifth of the purchase-
money shall be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the
balance, together with a Crown-grant fee of £1, within thirty
days thereafter, or the deposit will be forfeited and the sale
cancelled.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at
this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT.
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Hawke's Bay District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 12th September, 1896.

THE under-mentioned sections will be offered by public
auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Gis-
bome, on Wednesday, the 28th October, 1896, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

For Sale for Cash.—Ormond Township.

Conditions of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money to be
paid on the fall of the hammer; the balance, together with
£1 Crown-grant fee, within thirty days from the date of
sale, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited, and the contract
for the sale of the land rendered null and void.

For Lease.—Buckley Township.

Conditions of Lease.—The leases to be for a term of years,
commencing from the 1st January, 1897. One year's rent to
be paid by the successful bidder at the fall of the hammer.
No compensation to be given for any improvements effected
on the land during the term of lease.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New
Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

ASSETS.

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1896, £1,946,940.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
9 per cent. per annum.

Amount of last dividend declared, £86,818 5s.

Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£1,183,576 12s.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of October, 1896.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Accountant.