Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1501

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. The successful 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 apply for or 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 the 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.

Crown Lands in Marlborough open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 11th July, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Friday, the 18th August, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Agricultural Land.

*Interest and sinking fund on iron cottage, valued at £50, repayable in seven years, in half-yearly instalments of £4 6s. 5d.: total half-yearly rent, £99 17s. 5d.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Marlborough for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 26th July, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of fourteen years, at the Courthouse, Kaikoura, on Wednesday, the 13th day of September, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Mount Fyffe Survey District.

Section 60, Block V., 41a. 0r. 0p.; upset annual rent, £2 1s.
" 61, " 56a. 0r. 0p.; " £2 16s.
" 62, " 10a. 0r. 0p.; " £3.
" 64, " 8a. 3r. 25p.; " £2 14s.
" 65, " 10a. 0r. 0p.; " £2 10s.
" 66, " 10a. 0r. 0p.; " £2 10s.
" 67, " 10a. 0r. 0p.; " £2.
" 68, " 10a. 1r. 22p.; " £1 11s.
" 69, " 15a. 0r. 0p.; " £1 6s.
" 70, " 17a. 2r. 0p.; " £1 6s.

Puhipuhi Survey District.

(Reserve with accommodation-house, Waipapa.)
Sections 16 and 17, Block V.: 738 acres; upset annual rental, £100. Weighted with £150, valuation for improvements.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND.

Mount Fyffe Survey District.

Section 60, Block V.: Flat, stony section covered with fern, tussock, scrub and grass; permanent water. Six miles and a quarter from Kaikoura.

Section 61, Block V.: Flat, stony section covered with fern, tussock, scrub, and grass, with a small patch of ngaio bush; permanent water. Six miles from Kaikoura.

Section 62, Block V.: About 4 acres light mixed bush, 4 acres flax and raupo swamp, 2 acres in grass; splendid agricultural land when drained; well watered. Five miles and a half from Kaikoura.

Section 64, Block V.: About 3 acres light mixed bush, 2 acres in flax and raupo swamp, 3½ acres good flat land but slightly stony; well watered. Five miles and a half from Kaikoura.

Section 65, Block V.: Nearly all flat; 4 acres clear, balance light inferior bush; good soil; no running water, but it could be obtained near the surface by sinking. Five miles and three-quarters from Kaikoura.

Section 66, Block V.: 3½ acres light bush, balance in grass; good agricultural land; water obtainable near surface. Five miles and three-quarters from Kaikoura.

Section 67, Block V.: 1 acre bush, remainder open; good agricultural land, suitable for orchard or cropping purposes; water could be obtained near surface. Six miles from Kaikoura.

Section 68, Block V.: Nearly all open land; the greater portion is stony land, but could be ploughed and improved; water obtainable near surface. There are the remains of an old house and shed on section. About six miles from Kaikoura.

Section 69, Block V.: About half section light bush, balance covered with fern, scrub, and grass; soil good but stony; an apparently permanent stream runs partly through section. Six miles and a quarter from Kaikoura.

Section 70, Block V.: About 10 acres light bush, balance grass, tussock, and scrub; the soil, though stony, is good; well watered. Six miles and a half from Kaikoura.

Puhipuhi Survey District.

Sections 16 and 17, Block V.: Flat and undulating country; about half covered with English grass, tussock, and fern—remainder sand. About seventy miles from Blenheim, and twenty-five miles from Kaikoura on main road. There is an accommodation-house on the land, and stables, blacksmith’s shop, and other outbuildings. The land is fenced into six paddocks.

One half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease-fee, with valuation for improvements, must be paid on the fall of the hammer. Special conditions will be inserted in the leases of Sections 60 and 61, Block V., Mount Fyffe, and 16 and 17, Block V., Puhipuhi, as to the accommodation of travelling stock; and the lessee of the Waipapa Reserve (Sections 16 and 17, Block V., Puhipuhi) will have to erect a suitable accommodation-house, valuation for which up to £600 will be allowed at the end of the term, and he will not be allowed to sublet any portion of the land.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.