Aug. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1771

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th July, 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 18th September, 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 18th September, 1901, they will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENTS.

Pongaroa Village Settlement.—Akitio County.

14 | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.
| 50 0 0 | 1 3·6 | 1 12 6

Weighted with £81 10s. for improvements.

This section is situated in the Pongaroa Village Settlement, on the Paraengahuata Road. The access is from Pongaroa Township, which is about two miles distant by dray-road and horse-track. The section comprises flat and undulating land. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, with thick undergrowth of supplejack, vines, &c. The section is at present watered by a small creek. The elevation ranges from about 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 27 acres felled and grassed, 21 chains fencing, whare (two rooms); total, £81 10s.

Rakaunui Village Settlement.

19 | 12 2 0 | 1 6 | 0 9 5

Section 19, Rakaunui Village Settlement, is situated on the Makuri-Aohanga Road. The post-office, school, and store are about one mile and a quarter distant by a bridle-track. The section comprises undulating land, with about 4 acres of flat. The soil is clayey, of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, kahikatea, &c., with the usual undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, &c. The improvements comprise 10 acres grassed, valued at £15.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The lands enumerated herein 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 Wednesday, the 18th day of September, 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. Each 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. The next payment will become due on 1st July, 1902.

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. Nothing herein contained shall be held to prevent any of the present adjoining lessees in Rakaunui Village Settlement from applying for and holding Section 19 if they are otherwise eligible.

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.

Village Homestead in Wellington open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1901.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on and after Wednesday, the 16th of October, 1901.

If more than one application be received for the 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 section be not applied for on the 16th October, 1901, it will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENT.—UPPER MAKURI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £32 3s. for improvements.

Locality and Description of Land.

This section is situated in the Upper Makuri Village Settlement. The access is from Makuri Township, which is about three miles distant by metalled dray-road. The section comprises flat land; the soil is alluvial, resting on gravel formation, well watered by Makuri Stream. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 10 acres felled and grassed, 15 chains fencing, and a house, 24 ft. by 12 ft. by 9 ft., containing two rooms.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The above land 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 Wednesday, the 16th day of October, 1901.

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

4. Applications for a lease 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 a lease 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 for improvements, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.