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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of March, 1900.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE JAMES CARROLL PRESIDING 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 second day of March, one thousand nine hundred, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the eighth day of March, one thousand nine hundred, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—TAIHAPE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

These sections are situated in the Awarua Block, being part of Subdivision 4A, No. 3A, and are situated about one mile north of the Township of Taihape, four of them having a frontage to the proposed North Island Main Trunk Railway-line.

The access to Sections 74 and 75 is from Taihape by a formed dray-road; the access to Sections 72 and 73 by an unformed accommodation-road, 15 chains in length, crossing railway-line from aforesaid dray-road; access to Section 76 by about 10 chains of unformed branch road from dray-road; and to Section 77 by the main coach-road and an accommodation-road.

The sections generally comprise hilly and undulating land; there is a strip of about 4 acres flat on Section 76 along the frontage, also on Section 77 near the main road. The soil is of good quality, being about 9 in. of loam on a good subsoil resting on papa formation. The forest on all the sections is of a mixed kind, comprising kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, with a few totara-trees, with an undergrowth of karamu, horopito, makomako, rangiora, koromiko, fern, &c.

Sections 72, 73, and 77 are well watered at present, but Sections 74, 75, and 76 are poorly watered, and will require dams to provide water for stock. The elevation ranges from 1,400 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements on Section 74 comprise 4¾ acres in grass, valued at £10 13s. 9d., and on Section 75, 8½ acres in grass, valued at £19 2s. 6d., which amounts are included in capital values.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above 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 lands shall be open for selection shall be Monday, the 21st day of May, 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, Wellington; 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. The successful 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. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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 Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Marlborough.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of March, 1900.

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 ninth day of March, one thousand nine hundred, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the fifteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for lease as a village settlement, 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—WAKAMARINA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Level land; soil good and well watered, covered with bush; about seven miles from Havelock by road.