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and condition of the premises, to be subject to the by-laws
and regulations of the local authority.
8. No wells to be sunk or any excavations to be made
without the consent in writing of the local authority.
9. The trade or business of a soap-boiler, tallow-chandler,
tanner, slaughterman, meat-curer or preserver, or any noisy,
noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture of any kind what-
ever will not be permitted.
10. Provision will be made in the leases for inspection of
premises at all reasonable times.
11. Lease liable to forfeiture if rent be thirty days in
arrear, and the lease will contain provisions for re-entry and
for the recovery of rents.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment, Canterbury, open for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will
be open for selection on lease in perpetuity on and
after Wednesday, the 14th July, 1897, at the District Lands
and Survey Office, Christchurch.

If more than one application be received on the same day,
then the selection shall be decided by ballot on the following
day at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

GERALDINE COUNTY.—GERALDINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Surveyed First-class Land.

This section is situated about a mile south of the Orari
Railway-station, between the Main South Road and the
railway-line, and comprises open level land of fair quality.
The section is weighted with a sum of £3 15s., being valua-
tion of boundary fencing, which sum must be paid on
application, in addition to the first half-year’s rent and
lease-fee.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above 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 14th day of July, 1897.
3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the
   land shall be open for selection.
4. Applications for a lease 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, Christ-
   church; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the
   provisions of Part I. aforesaid.
5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupa-
   tion, 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. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s
   rent, together with the lease and registration-fee, imme-
   diately the application has been approved or declared suc-
   cessful 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
   the 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 a lessee under these regulations. The
   provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said
   Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
   ingly to a lessee under these regulations.
9. The lessee shall not 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 land 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 pro-
    vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
    other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
    case.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in Auckland District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 28th June, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,”
either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and
after Wednesday, the 25th August, 1897.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be
decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Situated about one mile from Herekino Post-office. Five acres open land on Section 8, and about 2 acres open on
Section 14; balance on both sections light mixed forest.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.