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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

from Mangaweka, which is about one mile and a half distant by a metalled road. The section comprises hilly forest country, with soil of good quality from 8 in. to 12 in. in depth, and resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, miro, tawa, titoki, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, and rangiora. The section is not watered by any permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level.

Section 7b, Block IX., Hautapu, is situated on the Mangaweka-Te Kapua Road, and has access from Mangaweka, which is about a mile distant by a 6 ft. horse-track. The section comprises hilly forest country, with good soil from 8 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, maire, tawa, titoki, rewarewa, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, and rangiora. The section is watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

Section 7c, Block IX., Hautapu, is situated on the main coach-road from Hunterville to Tokaanu, the access being from Mangaweka, which is about one mile and a half distant by a metalled road. The section comprises hilly forest country, with good soil from 8 in. to 12 in. in depth, and resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, maire, tawa, titoki, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, and rangiora. The land is not watered by any permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. This allotment is weighted with £18 10s. for improvements, comprising a two-roomed house, garden, and fencing.

Section 7d, Block IX., Hautapu, is situated on the Mangaweka-Te Kapua Road, and has access from Mangaweka, which is about a mile distant by a 6 ft. horse-track. The section comprises hilly forest country, with soil of good quality from 8 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, maire, tawa, titoki, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, rangiora, &c. The section is watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from 1,100 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

Section 40e, Block X., Hautapu, is situated on the main coach-road from Hunterville to Tokaanu, the access being from Mangaweka, which is about a mile distant by a metalled road. The section comprises hilly forest country, and has good soil, varying in depth from 8 in. to 12 in., resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, maire, tawa, titoki, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, and rangiora. The land is not watered by any permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. This allotment is weighted with £26 for improvements, comprising a house, felling and partly grassing, shed, and garden.

Section 40g, Block X., Hautapu, is situated on the Mangaweka-Te Kapua Road, the access being from Mangaweka, which is about half a mile distant by a 6 ft. horse-road. The section comprises hilly forest country, with soil of good quality from 8 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, hinau, maire, tawa, titoki, and a thick undergrowth of karamu, konini, kareao, mahoe, and rangiora. The section is watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. The lands enumerated in the First Schedule 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 land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 7th day of December, 1898.

3. The rental stated in the First Schedule 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, Wellington; 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, and the valuation for improvements (if any), 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. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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.

Empowering Native Appellate Court to hear Appeal under Section 62 of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of September, 1898.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section sixty-two of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is provided that in any case in which application has been or shall be made to the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, under section thirty-nine of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” in respect of any order of the Court determining the succession to the estate of any Native deceased, the Governor, on being certified by the Chief Judge as in the said section is provided, may, by Order in Council, empower the Native Appellate Court to deal with such application as a valid appeal under “The Native Land Court Act, 1894”: And whereas the Chief Judge has, in respect of the application of Wiremu Hoete Maehe te Oru, under section thirty-nine aforesaid, which application bears date the twenty-third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, certified as by the said section sixty-two is required: And whereas the said application in all other respects complies with the requirements of the last-mentioned section:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby empower the Native Appellate Court to deal with the said application as an appeal, under the provisions of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” from the order of Court hereinafter specified, that is to say:—

The order of the Court, dated the fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, appointing Hiri Hoete, Mihi Wiremu, and Rawiri Puhata to succeed to the interest of Ropata te Rou, deceased, in Te Huruhi Block.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Empowering Native Appellate Court to hear Appeal under Section 62 of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of September, 1898.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section sixty-two of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” it is provided that in any case in which application has been or shall be made to