Feb. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347

Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, 28th March, 1899. 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., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington. Allotments not applied for on the 28th March, 1899, will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

WANGANUI COUNTY.
Mangamahu Village Settlement.

WAI RARAPA NORTH COUNTY.
Pongaroa Village Settlement.

| 27, 29 | .. | 40 0 0 | 1 9·6 | 1 16 0 |
| 37 | .. | 20 0 0 | 1 9·6 | 0 18 0 |

Rakauui Village Settlement.

| 19 | .. | 12 2 0 | 1 6 | 0 9 5 |

Section 3, Mangamahu Village Settlement, is situated on the right bank of the Wangaehu River, below its confluence with the Mangamahu Stream, and fronting on a surveyed road. The access is from Fordell Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by the dray-road to Maungakaretu. This road is on the left side of the Wangaehu River, across which there is a good ford when the river is low. The section comprises sloping land, with about 7 acres of flat. The soil is of fair quality, resting on clay-and-gravel formation. The section is in grass, with the exception of about 3 acres of manuka scrub. The section is well watered by the Wangaehu River and a running stream. The general quality of the section is good. The improvements comprise 12 chains of fencing, at 10s. per chain: £6.

Section 4, Mangamahu Village Settlement, is situated at Mangamahu, on the right bank of the Wangaehu River, below the confluence of the Mangamahu Stream, and fronting on a surveyed road. The access is from Fordell Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by the formed dray-road to Maungakaretu. This road is on the left side of the Wangaehu River, across which there is a good ford at Mangamahu when the river is low. The section comprises chiefly flat land, and is in grass, with the exception of a few acres of manuka scrub. The soil is of fair quality, resting on clay-and-gravel formation. The section is well watered by a running stream and the Wangaehu River. The general quality of the section is good.

Section 5, Mangamahu Village Settlement, is situated at Mangamahu, on the right bank of the Wangaehu River, opposite the confluence of the Mangamahu Stream, and fronting on a surveyed road. The access is from Fordell Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by the formed dray-road to Maungakaretu. The road is on the left side of the Wangaehu River, across which there is a good ford at Mangamahu when the river is low. The section comprises almost entirely flat land, and is in grass, with a few manuka bushes. The soil is of fair quality, resting on clay-and-gravel formation. The section is watered by the Wangaehu River. The general quality of the section is good.

Section 7, Mangamahu Village Settlement, is situated at Mangamahu, on the right bank of the Wangaehu River, and fronting on a surveyed road. The access is from Fordell Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by the formed dray-road to Maungakaretu. This road is on the left side of the Wangaehu River, across which there is a good ford when the river is low. The section comprises chiefly flat land, and is in grass, with the exception of about 1 acre of manuka scrub. The soil is of fair quality, resting on clay-and-shingle formation. The section is watered by a running stream and the Wangaehu River. The general quality of the section is good. Weighted with £8 for improvements.

Section 10, Mangamahu Village Settlement, is situated at Mangamahu, on the right bank of the Wangaehu River, and fronting on a surveyed road. The access is from Fordell Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by the formed dray-road to Maungakaretu. This road is on the left side of the Wangaehu River, across which there is a good ford at Mangamahu when the river is low. The section comprises about 10 acres of flat land, and is in grass, with a few manuka bushes. The soil is of good quality, resting on clay-and-shingle formation. The section has no permanent water. The general quality of the section is good.

Sections 27 and 29, Pongaroa Village Settlement, are situated on the Alfredton-Weber Road, about half a mile from Pongaroa Township. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The land is watered by a creek. The general quality of these sections is good. Section 27 contains nearly all level land, and Section 29 about 5 acres flat. The improvements comprise 20 acres grassed, at £2—£40; and 5 acres felled and burnt. This lot is offered subject to the right of the Crown to enter upon the land at any time and take gravel therefrom.

Section 37, Pongaroa Village Settlement, is situated on the Alfredton-Weber Road, about one mile from Pongaroa Township. The section comprises gentle slopes, with about 4 acres of flat land. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, with an undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, &c. The section is watered by a creek, and its general quality is good. The improvements comprise 10 acres grassed, at £2: £20.

Section 19, Rakauui Village Settlement, is situated on the Makuri-Aohanga Road. The post-office, school, and store are about one mile and a quarter distant by a bridle-track. The section comprises undulating land, with about 4 acres of flat. The soil is clayey, of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, kahikatea, &c., with the usual undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, &c. Water may be obtained by sinking. The improvements comprise 10 acres grassed, at £2: £20.

TERMS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above 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 lands shall be open for selection shall be Tuesday, the 28th day of March, 1899.

3. The rentals 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, 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. The next payment will become due on 1st January, 1900.

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.

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