Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2103

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 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 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.

Crown Land in Tokaora Settlement, Taranaki Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 2nd October, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land in Tokaora Settlement will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 20th November, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land for Settlements Amendment Act, 1901.”

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—HAWERA COUNTY.—HAWERA AND WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICTS.—TOKAORA SETTLEMENT.

WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT.
Subdivision A.

| 98 | VIII. | 106 2 20 | 1 6 7·2 | { 70 18 1 |
| | | | | { *36 11 7 |

HAWERA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Subdivision B.

| 1 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 1 3 11·1 | 29 18 1 |
| 2 | " | 89 0 0 | 1 2 11·7 | 51 2 3 |
| 3 | " | 97 0 0 | 1 3 8·1 | 57 8 3 |

WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT.
Subdivision B.

| 90 | VIII. | 84 3 15 | 1 2 6·6 | 47 16 7 |
| 91 | " | 93 2 0 | 1 2 6·6 | 52 14 2 |
| 93 | " | 137 2 0 | 1 2 0·6 | 75 15 11|
| 96 | " | 90 2 20 | 1 3 6·5 | 53 7 1 |
| 97 | " | 97 0 0 | 1 3 6·5 | 57 2 2 |
| 99 | " | 77 1 10 | 1 1 11·1| 42 7 6 |
|100 | " | 87 2 0 | 1 2 6·5 | 49 6 6 |

Subdivision C.

| 89 | VIII. | 154 0 0 | 0 15 2·1 | 58 8 0 |
| 92 | " | 165 0 0 | 0 17 5·1 | 71 17 6|
| 94 | " | 166 0 0 | 0 18 2·1 | 75 8 6 |

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £938, repayable in twenty-one years in half-yearly instalments of £36 11s. 7d. Total half-yearly payment, £107 9s. 8d.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 22nd October, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 p.m. on Monday, the 23rd December, 1901, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 23rd December, 1901, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Subdivisions of Opunake Railway Reserve.

This reserve is contiguous to the Town of Opunake, between the Otahi and Waiaua Streams.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for 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 is not compulsory. No