1604
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
|No. 72

Lot 40, in the Highbank Settlement, is situated about five miles easterly from Methven, and about three miles north-easterly from the Cairnbrae Railway-station. It comprises all open flat land, at an elevation of about 900 ft. above sea-level, the soil being of fair depth and good quality, resting on loamy clay subsoil on gravel. A county water-race traverses the section. The land is entirely fenced, and subdivided into four paddocks. The buildings consist of a small house and a stable and store-room, both built of wood, with iron roofs. About 120 acres of the land has been laid down in new grass. The section is weighted with a valuation of £204 for improvements, which sum must be paid by the successful applicant before being admitted to possession of the land.

Lot 12, in the Highbank Village, is situated in the centre of the settlement, about six miles in an easterly direction from Methven, and within a quarter of a mile of the school. It comprises open, level, agricultural land, at an elevation of about 900 ft. above sea-level. The section is weighted with a valuation of £1 2s. 6d. for part boundary-fencing, which sum must be paid by the successful applicant before being admitted to possession of the land.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 18th October, 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. If the sections be not applied for on the 18th October, 1899, they will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

MAKURI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

152 | .. | A. R. P. 9 3 0 | s. d. 2 3·6 | £ s. d. 0 11 3
Weighted with £45 10s. for improvements.

PONGAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

7 | .. | 25 0 0 | 1 7·2 | 1 0 0
Weighted with £31 10s. for improvements.

PAKIHIKURA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

10 | .. | 8 2 19 | 3 2·4 | 0 13 10

PAHIATUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

78 | .. | 4 3 33 | 8 0 | 0 19 10
Weighted with £266 15s. for improvements.

Section 152, Makuri Village Settlement, is situated at Makuri, within half a mile of the school, post-office, store, &c. The access is from main road, which is about 20 chains distant, by a dray-road. The section comprises easy sloping land, all of which is grassed. House, fencing, and garden have been neglected, and are out of order. The soil is of good quality, resting on limestone formation. The elevation ranges from 900 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is good. The improvements comprise 9 acres felled and grassed; 15 chains of fencing; house—two rooms, 22 ft. by 12 ft. by 9 ft., sawn, iron roof.

Section 7, Pongaroa Village Settlement, is situated on the Alfredton-Weber Road. The access is from Pongaroa, which is about two miles distant by a dray-road. The approach is somewhat difficult owing to a steep creek intervening. The section comprises undulating country, with about 3 acres of flat land. Eighteen acres of the section are grassed, remainder mixed forest. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, hinau, &c., with an undergrowth of rangiora, supple-jack, &c. The section is watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 700 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the soil is good. The improvements comprise 18 acres felled and grassed.

Section 10, Pakihikura Village Settlement: The access is from Hunter ville, which is about eleven miles distant, via the Vinegar Hill Bridge and road and Pakihikura Valley Road, which are formed for dray traffic to the road. The section comprises a few acres of flat land near road, the balance being easy sloping ground. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is rather heavy, comprised chiefly of rimu, rata, tawa, matai, &c., with a thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered by a permanent stream. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 78, Pahiatua Village Settlement, is situated on the main road, within half a mile of the creamery, school, store, &c., and three-quarters of a mile of Mangatainoka Railway-station, Post-office, &c. The land is flat, with fair soil, overlying gravel. Three acres and a half are in grass, and the balance is orchard, garden, plantation, &c. The improvements comprise a dwellinghouse of seven rooms, cultivations, fencing, &c. House and cultivation in fair order; fencing old and part out of repair.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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 land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 18th day of October, 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.

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.