Sept. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1807

Declaring the Diversion of Humber Street, in the Borough of Oamaru, to be a Street.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of August, 1901.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order that the diversion of Humber Street, in the Borough of Oamaru, described in the Schedule hereto, and which said street has been constructed by the Governor within the meaning of the said Acts, shall, on and after the date of this Order in Council, become a street within the meaning of the first paragraph of section two hundred and thirty-one of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area, containing 1 acre and 12·5 perches, more or less, being parts of Sections 18, 19, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, and 29, App. 1370, in the Town of Oamaru, and being bounded as follows: On the north by the south side of Usk Street; on the east by the west side of Humber Street, as shown on the map of the Town of Oamaru deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Dunedin, a distance of 1123·14 links; on the south by the north side of Ribble Street; and on the west by a line parallel to and 96 links distant from the second described boundary, a distance of 1123·14 links.

Also all that area, containing 1 rood 38·4 perches, more or less, being parts of Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Block VII., Town of Oamaru, and being bounded as follows: On the north by the south side of Ribble Street; on the east by the west side of Humber Street, as shown on the map of the Town of Oamaru deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Dunedin, a distance of 510·51 links; on the south by the north side of Eden Street; and on the west by a line parallel to and 96 links distant from the second described boundary, a distance of 510·51 links: as the same are delineated upon the plan marked 10481, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, and thereon coloured purple.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of September, 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 twenty-ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and one, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the sixth 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 village-homestead allotments, 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.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments (First-class Land).

INVERCARGILL HUNDRED.—WAIMATUA VILLAGE.

Situated at Waimatua Siding, on the Seaward Bush Railway. Land level, carrying light bush, fit for firewood; soil good. Sections 3 and 4 (grouped) are burdened with £15, valuation for hut and fencing. Limit of holding in this village, 50 acres.

LONGWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.—LONGWOOD VILLAGE.

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Bush lands. Situated one mile and a half from Colac, on the Riverton-Orepuki Railway. Limit of holding in this village, 100 acres.

DACRE VILLAGE.

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Open land in Dacre Township. Situated four miles and a half from Woodlands Railway-station. Limit of holding in this village, 100 acres.

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 5th day of November, 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, Invercargill; 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 to 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 (if any), 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 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 the limit stated in the First Schedule, including that already held, and all allotments 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.

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.