Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2121

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 land shall be open for selection shall be Friday, the 19th day of January, 1900.

3. The rentals stated shall be the prices 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, Invercargill; 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 hold more than the maximum area stated above, including that already held, and such area 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.

Notice of Election of a Member of the Board of Conciliation for the Wellington Industrial District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,

ROBERT STOUT.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that

JAMES RUSSELL, of Wellington, Builder,

has been duly elected a member of the Board of Conciliation for the Wellington Industrial District, vice Henry Field, resigned.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

R. J. SEDDON.

Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain at Wellington appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, directs it to be notified that he has been instructed by Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies to recognise the appointment of

ALEXANDER H. TURNBULL, Esq.,

as Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain at Wellington.

J. CARROLL.

Returning Officer, Northern Maori Electoral District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 8th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

JOHN BERNARD WILLIAMS

to be Returning Officer, under “The Electoral Act, 1893,” for the Northern Maori Electoral District, vice James S. Clendon, retired.

J. CARROLL.

Public Vaccinator, Featherston District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 11th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

ARTHUR EDWARD ALBERT PALMER, Esq., M.B. and Ch.B., Univ. N.Z.,

to be a Public Vaccinator, under “The Public Health Act, 1876,” for the District of Featherston.

J. CARROLL.

Officers under “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” Otago District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th November, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,”

NEPTTUNE THOMAS JOPSON, of Rough Ridge, Wedderburn,

and

DONALD CAMERON, of Clinton,

have been appointed officers for the purposes of that Act within the Otago Acclimatisation District.

W. C. WALKER.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

ALFRED WESTON KIRTON

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Huntly.

W. C. WALKER.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Acts, Otago District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint

NEPTTUNE THOMAS JOPSON and

DONALD CAMERON

to be Rangers, under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the District of Otago.

W. C. WALKER.

Inspector of Stock, &c., appointed.—Notice No. 578.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 15th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint (temporarily)

ROBERT ROWAN

to be an Inspector of Stock, in terms of “The Stock Act, 1893,” and an Inspector under and for the purposes of “The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882,” and its amendments. To date from the 1st day of November, 1899.

T. THOMPSON,
For Acting Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector of Stock, &c., appointed.—Notice No. 579.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 15th November, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to appoint (temporarily)

JOHN KERR

to be an Inspector of Stock, in terms of “The Stock Act, 1893,” and an Inspector under and for the purposes of “The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882,” and its amendments. To date from the 1st day of November, 1899.

T. THOMPSON,
For Acting Minister for Agriculture.