SEPT. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1819

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 sec-
tions 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.

Weighted with £45 10s. for improvements.

PONGAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £31 10s. for improvements.

PAKIHIKURA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

PAHIATUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

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, re-
mainder 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 Hunterville, 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 hereon 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 applica-
   tions 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, 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. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent,
   together with the lease- and registration-fee, and the valua-
   tion 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. The next payment will become
   due on the 1st July, 1900.
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 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 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.

Lands in the Hawke's Bay Land District open for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 22nd August, 1899.
THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for
selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on and
after Thursday, the 19th October, 1899.

SCHEDULE.
FIRST-CLASS LAND.

COOK COUNTY, WAIMATA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Waimarie Settlement.

First-class alluvial land, in grass. It is fenced all round,
with the exception of the boundary against the river. The
section has a frontage to the Ford Road, which gives access
to the river. Situated within ten miles of Gisborne, and
accessible by a gravelled road. The improvements consist
of one building, value £25, and 37 chains of new fencing, &c.

HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY, HERETAUNGA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Tomoana Settlement.

First-class alluvial land, formerly part of the famous
Frimley Estate. Situated within a mile of Tomoana Rail-
way-station and Freezing-works. The improvements on the
section consist of a well and some fencing.

• Weighted with £42 for improvements.
  † Weighted with £24 for improvements.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.