Aug. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1603

thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, setting apart lands for Derwent Improved-farm Settlement, in so far as it relates to the lands set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-Settlement Lands in Wellington.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of April, 1901.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE J. 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 thirtieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and one, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the fourth day of April, 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 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—MANGAWEKA NORTH VILLAGE SETTLEMENT. — SUBURBS OF MANGAWEKA.

First-class Land.

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 Tuesday, the 1st day of October, 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 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. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, and the valuation of the 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.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Making Further Regulations under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” and its Amendment.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of July, 1901.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities vested in him by “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” and the amendment thereof, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act, that is to say:—

REGULATIONS.

1. (1.) From and after the date of this regulation it shall not be lawful for any District Valuer or other officer now or hereafter employed at a yearly salary under “The Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896,” to undertake for payment any valuation, assessment, or work relating thereto, except in the performance of his duties under the said Act, or with the previous written consent of the Valuer-General.

(2.) Any breach of this regulation shall make the offender liable to a penalty of £5 for each offence, and he shall further pay into the Consolidated Fund, through the Valuer-General, any fees or other moneys paid or payable to him for such unlawful valuation, assessment, or work relating thereto, and be liable to instant dismissal.

2. Clauses 12 and 13 of the regulations dated the 18th day of March, 1901, are hereby revoked, and the following provisions are substituted in lieu thereof:—

(1.) Assessment Courts will sit at such convenient times and places as the respective Presidents thereof from time to time appoint.

(2.) The President of the Assessment Court shall give not less than seven days’ public notice of the date and place of sitting of such Court.

(3.) The Assessment Court may be adjourned from time to time as the President thinks fit, and in all proceedings in that Court the rules and practice of the Magistrate’s Court, so far as applicable, shall apply.

(4.) At every sitting of the Assessment Court the presence of the President and at least one other member of the Court shall be necessary.

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