Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2045

Crown Land in Morven Township, Waikakahi Settlement,
open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land in Morven Township, Waikakahi Settlement, will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the Lands and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on Wednesday, 13th November, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1901.”

If more than one application is received for the section on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAITAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.—MORVEN TOWNSHIP.

First-class Surveyed Land.

This section is situated on the eastern side of the main south railway-line, close to the Morven Railway-station, and comprises flat agricultural land; good soil. Residence and improvements are not compulsory on sections in the Morven Township, and no declaration is required from applicants. No person can hold more than one section in the township. The section is weighted with a valuation of £1 7s. 6d. for boundary-fencing, which sum must be paid on selection, in addition to the usual deposit and fee.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in the Marlborough Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 9th September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at this office, on Wednesday, the 30th October, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.” In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

Light soil, fairly well watered; about 300 acres in grass, about 65 acres bush and scrub felled, balance in scrub and fern. About six miles from Picton by water. Weighted with £150 valuation for improvements.

154 | 610 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 3 1 0

Light soil, fairly well watered; about 10 acres grass, balance heavy birch bush and scrub. About eight miles from Picton by water.

160 | 183 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 18 4

Light soil, fairly well watered; about half scrub, balance heavy birch bush. About six miles from Picton by water.

MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—PINE VALLEY SURVEY DISTRICT.

159 | 350 0 0 | 0 1·5 | 1 1 11

Fair soil in gullies, poor on hills; well watered; all birch bush; very broken, with great outcrops of rock. About twenty-three miles from Blenheim.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Lands in Otago Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 20th September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, as village-homestead allotments, at this office, on Wednesday, 20th November, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Lands.

Undulating bush section of good quality; good aspect; well watered. Situated about four miles from Tapanui. Valuation for improvements, £85.

CLUTHA COUNTY.—TAUTUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

4 | IV. | 24 2 36 | 0 9·6 | 0 10 0

A rough bush section of good quality; well watered; fair aspect; timber light. Situated about one mile from Papatowai Post-office, and about three miles from a school. Valuation for improvements, £9 10s.

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 Wednesday, the 20th 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, Dunedin; 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.

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 according 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 according 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.

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.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.