Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2119

Amending Dues and Rates to be charged for the Use of Russell Wharf.

RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
ROBERT STOUT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, 1899.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS it is provided by section four of “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1879,” that the power granted to the Governor in Council by the seventeenth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” in respect of prescribing what dues and rates may be charged on wharves vested in local bodies may be exercised from time to time as occasion may require, and shall not be limited as in the said section is provided: And whereas the management of the Russell Wharf was, by Order in Council dated the eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, vested in the Bay of Islands County Council: And whereas by Order in Council of the same date certain dues and rates were prescribed for the said wharf: And whereas it is expedient to amend the dues and rates to be charged for the use of the said wharf:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority granted to me by section seventeen of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” section four of “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1879,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, do hereby declare that after the date of this Order in Council dues shall not be charged on manures which are landed on or shipped from the said wharf.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Village-homestead Allotments in Hawke’s Bay.

RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
ROBERT STOUT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, 1899.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by the one-hundred-and-sixty-ninth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may fix the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any village settlement shall be disposed of, subject as in the said section is provided: And whereas by a Proclamation made under the said Act on the twenty-eighth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for lease as village settlements, and it is expedient to fix the terms and conditions upon which the said lands shall be disposed of:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby fix the terms and conditions on which the lands mentioned in the First Schedule hereto shall be disposed of by way of lease in perpetuity, and which said terms and conditions are set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and also doth direct that the lands shall be leased as village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

• Weighted with £25 for improvements.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are divided into 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 lands shall be open for selection shall be Friday, the 12th day of January, 1900.

3. The rentals stated shall be the prices at which the lands 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, Napier; 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 for 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 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 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.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Sale and Lease of Village Allotments in Canterbury.

RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
ROBERT STOUT.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, 1899.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by the one-hundred-and-sixty-ninth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may fix the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any village settlement shall be disposed of, subject as in the said section is provided: And whereas by a Proclamation made under the said Act on the tenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the nineteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for sale or lease as village settlements, and it is expedient to fix the terms and conditions upon which the said lands shall be disposed of:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby fix the terms and conditions on which the lands mentioned in the First Schedule hereto shall be disposed of, at the option of the applicant, either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or on lease in perpetuity, to be the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.