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Commissioner, elect whether he will accept a new lease of the demised land (including the aforesaid improvements) for a fresh term of twenty-one years, computed from the date of such expiration as aforesaid, at the annual ground-rent ascertained by valuation as aforesaid, and subject in all other respects to the same covenants and conditions as those of this present lease.

(3.) If for any reason the lessee does not duly elect in manner aforesaid to accept such new lease, or if, having duly elected, he for any reason does not execute such new lease when requested by the Commissioner so to do, his right to a new lease shall be and be deemed to be abandoned, and the land shall be disposed of by lease at such time, in such manner, and subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the said Act and the regulations for the time being in force thereunder as the Commissioner thinks fit: Provided that it shall be one of the conditions of the new lease that the new lessee pays to the Commissioner the amount at which the improvements (if then existing) have been valued as aforesaid, or such less amount as the Commissioner thinks just, having regard to the extent to which such improvements have deteriorated since the date of the original valuation; and all moneys actually received by the Commissioner in respect of such valuation shall be paid over to the lessee under this present lease, or a renewal thereof, as soon as the Commissioner is satisfied that the new lessee has been admitted into full and quiet possession of the premises: Provided further that in no case shall the lessee have any claim against the Crown or the Commissioner in respect of any such improvements, or of the value thereof, save to the extent of the moneys which are actually received as aforesaid from the new lessee, and available for payment, and which the lessee under this present lease becomes actually entitled to.

In witness whereof these presents have been executed by or on behalf of the parties hereto, the day and year first above written.

Signed on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, by A.B., the Commissioner, pursuant to the power in this behalf conferred upon him by “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” in the presence of—

Signed by the said , in the presence of—

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

Rural Crown Land at Islington, near Christchurch, for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th December, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 22nd March, 1899, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.

This land is situated at Islington, on the north-west side of the main south line of railway, and immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Meat Company’s Freezing-works, and consists of very light shingly land, formerly part of the bed of the Waimakariri River.

Terms of Sale.

There are no restrictions or limitations upon purchasers of cash lands at auction. Residence and improvements are not compulsory.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans inspected at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 6th December, 1898.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, the 23rd day of February, 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.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ACKERS VILLAGE, INVERCARGILL HUNDRED.

Village-homestead Allotments.

These sections are part of abandoned sawmill area, the timber remaining being fit only for firewood. The soil is good black loam, with a little sand in some places. Distance from Invercargill, about eight miles, by fairly good road. Limit of holdings in this village, 50 acres.

Conditions of Lease.

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 Thursday, the 23rd day of February, 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, Invercargill; 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 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.

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. No lessee shall hold more than the limit prescribed above, and all allotments 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 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.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.