Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1847

Land set apart for Settlement.

(l.s.) RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the second section of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891” (herein termed “the said Act”), it is, amongst other things, enacted that, before certain moneys therein mentioned shall be expended upon any block of land, it shall be necessary that the same be proclaimed as set apart for settlement:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of every power and authority enabling me in this behalf, and for the purposes of the said Act, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim the block of land described in the Schedule hereto as set apart for settlement.

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SCHEDULE.

OPUATIA NO. 2 BLOCK.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, being Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Block XII., Onewhero Survey District; Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Block XVI. of Onewhero Survey District; Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Block IX., Maramarua Survey District; Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Block XIII., Maramarua Survey District; and Section No. 1 of Block I., Rangiriri Survey District, containing together by admeasurement 8,030 acres, more or less: as the same is delineated upon the plan marked S.G. 38475, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with red.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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Vesting a Reserve in the Mangatainoka Athenæum and Public Library (Incorporated).

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventh day of November, 1898.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is a reserve for a site for an athenæum and public library:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said land in the Mangatainoka Athenæum and Public Library (Incorporated):

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” doth hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the said reserve shall become vested in the Mangatainoka Athenæum and Public Library (Incorporated) in trust, for a site for an athenæum and public library.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 3 roods 14 perches, more or less, being Section No. 55, Block IV., Mangahao Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a public road, towards the east by a public road, towards the south by Section No. 92, and towards the west by Section No. 37 and a public road.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Otago.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventh day of November, 1898.

Present:

THE RIGHT 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 October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twentieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for lease as village-homestead 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 by way of lease in perpetuity, and which said terms and conditions are set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and also doth direct that the lands shall be leased as village-homestead allotments only.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

TUAPEKA COUNTY.

Glenkenich | 95 | XI. | 42 1 25 | 1 7·2 | 1 13 7
This is a good bush section; situated four miles from Tapanui, and two miles from Pomahaka Railway-station.

CLUTHA COUNTY.

Woodland | 46 | VII. | 19 2 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 8 0
Bush land, of fair quality; accessible by a good road, and distant from Ratanui six miles, and sixteen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Tautuku .. | 8 | IV. | 23 0 16 | 0 7·2 | 0 6 11
Rough bush section, well watered; situated thirteen miles from Ratanui.

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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 18th day of January, 1899.

3. The rentals stated above shall be the price at which the lands 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 the lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the