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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

This section is situated in the Maungakaretu District, on
the western slopes of the watershed between Whangaehu
River and Mangamahu Stream. The access is from Manga-
weka, which is about seventeen miles distant, via the
Whangaehu Valley Road, which is formed for dray traffic
for about ten miles, and a bridle-track to within about a
mile from the section, the rest is not formed. The section
comprises hilly and undulating land with occasional small
flats. Nearly the whole area has been laid down in good
grass; only a few clumps of shelter-bush are left. The soil
is of good quality, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation.
The section is well watered by small streams. The elevation
ranges from about 1,300 ft. above sea-level. The general
quality of the section is good. The improvements com-
prise—Felling and grassing, 97 acres at £1 12s. 6d. per acre,
£157 12s. 6d.; stumping, &c., £7; fencing, £45; buildings
(slab whare and outbuildings), £16 10s.: total, £226 2s. 6d.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated herein is first-class land, and is
   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 Tuesday, the 29th May, 1900.

3. The rental stated herein shall be the price at which
   the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as pro-
   vided 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, 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. 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. 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 whomso-
   ever. 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 a lessee 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 a lessee under these regulations.

10. The lessee shall not 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 land 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 pro-
    vision 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 the Albury Settlement, County of Mackenzie, Can-
terbury, open for Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 2nd April, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land
will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
the District Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and
Timaru, on Tuesday, the 29th May, 1900, under the pro-
visions of “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settle-
ments Act, 1894,” the Land for Settlements Act Amend-
ment Acts, 1895 and 1896, and the regulations made there-
under.

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 at the District Land and Survey Office,
Christchurch.

If the sections be not applied for on the 29th May, 1900,
they will be open for application thereafter at the District
Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — MACKENZIE COUNTY. — TE
NGAWAI SURVEY DISTRICT.—ALBURY SETTLEMENT.
First-class Agricultural Land.

Lot 47, Albury Settlement, is situated on the north side
of the Camp Valley Road, about two miles westward from
Albury Railway-station by good metalled road; there is also
access from the north-eastern corner of the section to
Tengawai Railway-station, distant one mile and a quarter.
The land consists of open flat-topped downs, sloping
gently towards the north and east, and falling abruptly
towards the Camp Valley Road; the soil is a rich loam over
clay subsoil. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to
1,100 ft. above sea-level.

Lots 62 and 63 are situated on the south side of the
Camp Valley Road, about four miles westward from
Albury Railway-station; they consist of open undulating
land with flat-topped spurs, at an elevation of from 1,100 ft.
to 1,200 ft. above sea-level; the soil being a deep loam of
good quality on clay subsoil.

The sections are weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Lot 47, £68 17s., being valuation of small
house and boundary fencing; Lots 62 and 63, £38, being
valuation of small hut and boundary and internal fencing.
These sums must be paid by the successful applicants
before being admitted to possession of the lands.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury for Lease by Written Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 26th March, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, up to 12 noon on Wednesday, 16th May, 1900,
for the leases of the under-mentioned reserves.

In the event of no tender being received at the time
named for any of the lots, they will remain open for lease
on application at the upset rentals and for the terms as
stated herein.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Reserves Nos. 77 and 77A are situated on the slopes of
German Bay Hill, about a mile and a half north-westerly
from the Town of Akaroa, and comprise good hilly grazing-
land.

Reserve No. 2166, situated at the entrance of Akaroa
Harbour, is known as the Akaroa Lighthouse Reserve, and
comprises steep hilly land of good pastoral quality. The
lessee of this reserve will be required to maintain the light-
house-paddock fence, and to preserve from destruction the
native bush on the reserve, and will be allowed to plough
and lay down in grass an area of 30 acres on the reserve. A
right of road from the lighthouse to the roads leading to
Akaroa is reserved across the land leased.

Lot 4, Block I., Reserve No. 959, is situated on the south