JULY 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1419

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894," for the purpose of alienation by way of sale, all the estate, right, title, and interest of Uru te Angina in the block or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing five hundred and thirty-nine acres one rood twelve perches, more or less, known as Mangatipona West D No. 2, and being the land comprised in a partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, in favour of Aperahama Tipae and others.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

Excepting Land from Operation of Section 117 of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twentieth day of July, 1900.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by section four of "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," it is enacted that the Governor may, by Order in Council, except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894" (hereinafter called "the said Act"), for a limited period or otherwise, and either generally or for such purposes and subject to such restrictions as shall be in such Order specified, any land, wheresoever situate, which is for the time being subject to the operation of the said section, or any interest therein or right over the same, or may in like manner make such exception in favour exclusively of any lessee or other person who has been bona fide in occupation of and has made improvements on such land, or has paid money to Native owners for lease or purchase thereof, prior to the passing of the said Act: Provided that no Order in Council under the provisions of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of two months from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette: Provided also that every alienation under the provisions of this section shall be confirmed by the Court in terms of section fifty-three of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section four of "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section one hundred and seventeen of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894," for the purpose of alienation by way of lease, all that block or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, containing five hundred and forty-five acres, more or less, known as Ngaurukehu A No. 5, and being the land comprised in a partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, in favour of Winiata Puhaki and others.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twentieth day of July, 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 twenty-ninth day of June, one thousand nine hundred, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the fifth day of July, 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.-HUTT COUNTY.-BLOCK XIII., BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.-KOROKORO VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

Section. Area. Lease in Perpetuity:
A. R. P. Rent per Half-yearly
Acre. Rent.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
86 8 0 8 0 17 7·2 3 10 11
87 6 2 21 0 17 2·4 2 17 0
88 6 0 35 1 1 7·2 3 7 2
89 0 2 30 3 4 0 1 2 0
90 0 2 34 3 0 0 1 1 5
91 0 3 16 3 0 0 1 5 6
92 0 3 14 3 0 0 1 5 2
95 1 1 14 3 3 2·4 2 1 3
96 1 0 26 3 0 0 1 14 11
97 5 3 31 1 1 7·2 3 4 3
98 1 2 7 3 1 7·2 2 7 6
99 1 1 35 3 1 7·2 2 5 3
100 2 0 30 3 1 7·2 3 7 5
101 6 2 25 0 16 9·6 2 15 11
102 1 3 2 3 1 7·2 2 14 4
103 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 6
105 7 2 24 0 12 9·6 2 9 0
106 1 2 11 3 0 0 2 7 1
107 0 2 32 3 0 0 1 1 0
108 0 2 29 3 0 0 1 0 6
109 0 3 19 3 0 0 1 6 1
110 5 1 22 0 12 9·6 1 14 6

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 Wednesday, the 22nd day of August, 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, 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 applicants shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, immediately the applications have 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.