Num. 69. 1477

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1901.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allot-
ments in Canterbury.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day
of July, 1901.
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 fifteenth
day of June, one thousand nine hundred and one, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twentieth day
of June, one thousand nine hundred and one, 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 con-
ditions 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.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ASHBURTON COUNTY.—ALFORD
SURVEY DISTRICT.—STOUR VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

These sections are situated at the junction of the Stour
River and the south branch of the Ashburton River, adjacent
to the Mount Somers coal-pits, and distant about eight miles
in a north-westerly direction from the Mount Somers Rail-
way-station. They comprise flat land, with light soil, but in
some places rather swampy.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1901.

3. The rentals stated above 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 applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Christchurch; and leases will be issued in accordance with
   the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occu-
   pation, 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. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent,
   together with the lease- and registration-fee, 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 accord-
   ingly 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.

ERRATA.—In the New Zealand Gazette No. 95, of the 15th November, 1900, page 2079, for “Richard Turnbull
Saxby,” appointed Lieutenant, South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers, read “Saxby Richard Turnbull.”
In notice of appointment of members of the Bluff Harbour Board, dated 11th July, 1901, and published in New
Zealand Gazette No. 67, of the same date, page 1444, for “Robert Allen Anderson” read “Robert Albert Anderson.”

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