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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

Rural Lands in Southland for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, 10th January, 1901.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on Tuesday, the 9th April, 1901.

In the event of more than one application being received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m. If the land be not applied for on the date mentioned, it will remain open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Sections consist of level agricultural land, covered with heavy mixed bush. Situated at Lower Waiau Ferry, thirteen miles from Orepuki Railway-station.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village Homesteads, Wellington, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1901.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1901.

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 on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington. If the sections be not applied for on the 22nd May, 1901, they will be open thereafter for selection on application.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Village-homestead Allotments.—First-class Land.

Weighted with £59 for improvements.

This allotment is situated on the Alfredton–Weber Road. The access is from Pongaroa, which is about two miles distant by a dray-road. The approach is somewhat difficult owing to a steep creek intervening. The lot comprises undulating country, with about 3 acres of flat land. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, hinau, &c., with an undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, &c. The lot is watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 700 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the soil is good. The improvements on Section 7 comprise 18 acres felled and grassed, valued at £27; and on Section 8, 16 acres felled and grassed, valued at £32: total value, £59.

Mangaweka Village Settlement.

| 110,111 | .. | 2 1 2 | 17 8·2 | 1 0 0 |

This allotment is situated in Mangaweka Suburbs, the access being from that township by unformed street. The lot comprises hilly and easy-sloping land. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is all felled and burned. The land is grassed, and watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. This lot is offered subject to the right of the Rangitikei County Council (or other local authority) to make a dam in stream on Section 111 for flushing purposes, also a drain from said dam to Kawakawa Street; said dam and drain to remain under control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The lands enumerated herein are first-class land, 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 land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 22nd day of May, 1901.

3. The rentals stated herein 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 applicants 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 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.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.