Sept. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1751

tions, 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 pro-
vision 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.

Village-homestead Allotment, Levin, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 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, the 20th
September, 1899.

If more than one application be received for the 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 section be not
applied for on the 20th September, 1899, it will be open
thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Wellington.

VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENT, LEVIN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Section 45 : Area, 5 acres 2 roods. Rent per acre, 9s.
8·64d. ; half-yearly rental, £1 7s. 3d. Weighted with £90
for improvements.

This section is situated on the main street of Levin Town-
ship, close to the Post-office, school, and the main business
portion of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle
formation, and is open land.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and a
   village-homestead allotment, 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 20th day of September, 1899.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the
   and shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as pro-
   vided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications
   shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Wellington ; and a lease will be issued in accordance with
   the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupa-
   tion, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the declaration pre-
   scribed 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 appli-
   cation 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 allot-
   ment, 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 accord-
   ingly to lessees under these regulations.

10. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land
    held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
    ject 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 regula-
    tions, 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 pro-
    vision 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.

Lands in Wellington open for Selection on Lease in Per-
petuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for
selection, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act,
1892,” for lease in perpetuity, on and after Wednesday,
20th September, 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.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.

Second-class Land.

Section 51 is weighted with £27 for improvements ; Sec-
tion 52 with £95 for improvements.

Sections 51 and 52, Block XVI., Makuri, are situated on
the Makairo Road, and are distant about six miles from
Makairo Post-office and School. The access is from Pahia-
tua or Woodville, via Makairo, which are about twenty
miles distant, sixteen miles being dray-road, and the re-
mainder formed bridle-track. The approach to each section
is somewhat difficult, owing to the land rising steeply from
the road. The sections comprise hilly and undulating land
with easy ridges and spurs. The soil is of fair quality, rest-
ing on shale or rotten-rock formation. The forest is medium
in density and size, and comprises rata, rimu, birch, konini,
with a thick undergrowth of whitewood, kawakawa, supple-
jack, &c. The sections are at present watered by small
creeks in gullies. The elevation ranges from 2,000 ft. to
2,500 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements on Section 51 comprise 15 acres
grassed : and on Section 52, 30 acres grassed, 8 acres felled
only, sheep-yards ; where, 14 ft. by 10 ft. by 6 ft., split, iron
roof, &c. ; and cultivations.

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

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District open for
Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for
selection, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act,
1892,” for perpetual lease, on and after Wednesday, 27th
September, 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.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MAKURI SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Surveyed Land.

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