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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

Lands in Southland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 22nd May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Thursday, the 13th July, 1899.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.
First-class Land.

All ploughable; about 150 acres river-flat in grass and turnips last winter; soil good, but shingly in places; 45 chains river-frontage; balance contains about 70 acres swamp partly drained, remainder low ridges of a strong clay soil, covered with red- and white-tussock; permanent water. Has stockyard valued at £10; and also 71½ chains of good fencing on southern boundary, value £28 12s.; 90 chains on main road, value £31 10s.; and about 44 chains of division-fences, value £13 4s.: total value of improvements, £83 6s. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements. Eight miles from Nightcaps. Altitude, from 580 ft. to 600 ft.

MERRIVALE ESTATE.

Waiau .. | 51 | X. | 23 0 20 | 8 0·6 | 4 13 1

Open, undulating; gravel formation; well watered. Fourteen miles from Otatau, adjoining dairy-factory reserve and school-site. Improvements existing at date of purchase of the estate, 18 chains fencing on eastern boundary, value £3 3s. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements; the section, however, is burdened with £9 5s., valuation for fencing erected by former lessee, which amount must be deposited with the application.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington, open for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 21st day of June, 1899.

If more than one application is 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.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Locality and Description of Sections.

Section 5 is situated in the Pakihikura Village Settlement, in the Otamakapua Block. The access is from Hunter ville, which is about twelve miles distant, via the Vinegar Hill Road and Bridge, through the Livingstone Township and Pakihikura Road. There is a formed dray-road to the sections; accessible also from Feilding via Waituna Valley and other roads. The section comprises flat or slightly undulating country: the whole would be ploughable when the bush is felled and stumped. The soil is of good quality, 6 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, hinau, tawa, rata, &c., with a light undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is watered by a small stream. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 9 is situated in the Pakihikura Village Settlement, in the Otamakapua Block. The access is from Hunter ville, which is about twelve miles distant, via the Vinegar Hill Road and Bridge, through the Livingstone Township and Pakihikura Valley Road, which is formed for dray traffic to and past the land. The section comprises mostly flat or undulating land. The soil is of good quality, 6 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, hinau, tawa, rata, &c., with a light undergrowth of the usual kind. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 14 is situated in the Karewarewa Village Settlement. The access is from Rangiwahia, which is about three miles and a half distant, via the Kimbolton, Pukerimu, and Apiti Roads, which are formed for dray traffic almost to the land. The section comprises flat land, somewhat stony. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu and matai, with a few totara trees, and a thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered by the Mangawhariki Stream. The elevation is about 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Weighted for improvements, comprising 4 acres felled and grassed, at £1 15s.—£7.

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TERMS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated hereon 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 land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 21st day of June, 1899.

3. The rentals stated hereon 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 of the improvements, 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. 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. 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.

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.

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Tamai Hamlet, near Christchurch, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on