1778
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

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, supplejack, &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; whare, 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.

Weighted with £137 10s. for improvements, and £42 13s. 4d. for survey-fee.

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Weighted with £10 for improvements, and £11 14s. for survey-fee.

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 Township, 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 provided 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, 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.

Land in Wellington open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

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

THE under-mentioned section will be opened for selection on perpetual lease, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after Wednesday, 20th September, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MOUNT CERBERUS SURVEY DISTRICT.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £1,353 for improvements.

Section 35, Block XII., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the North-east Puketoi Block, on the Mangatoro and Towai Roads. The improvements comprise the felling and grassing of the whole of the section (viz., 324 acres), 260 chains of fencing, and sheep-yards, &c. The section comprises hilly, broken country. The soil is of fair quality, resting partly on limestone formation. Elevation ranges from 1,400 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
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.