Oct. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1971

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.

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.

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 two allotments in the Upper Makuri Village Settlement, and such 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.

9. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the 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.

Reserve in the County of Pahiatua, Wellington, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 16th October, 1901, for the lease of the under-mentioned section. If the section is unapplied-for on the above date, it will remain open for selection at the upset rental and for the term stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.—MANGATAINOKA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Term, seven years.

This section is situated in Mangatainoka Township, on the east side of the main road, at its junction with, and south of, Mangatainoka Street. The access is from Mangatainoka Railway-station, which is about 10 chains distant. The section comprises flat land, grassed and fenced. The soil is alluvial, resting on gravel formation.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The lease shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. The lessee shall prevent the spread and growth of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

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

Crown Land in Wellington for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 1901.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land under section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after the 8th November, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Section No. 41, Block III., Makuri Survey District, 10 acres.

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