April 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 781

And with the like advice and consent as aforesaid doth hereby also order that this delegation shall take effect in respect of the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Land District of Otago, containing by admeasurement 14 acres and 39 perches, more or less, situate in South Molyneux District, being sections numbered respectively 1 of 16, 3 of 16, and 4 of 16, and intersecting road-line, Block VII., on the map of the said district. Bounded towards the west and north by Karoro Creek, 250 links, 500 links, 140 links, and 2230 links; towards the north-east by the ocean, 1001 links; towards the south-east by section numbered 1, 545·5 links; towards the south-west by section numbered 2 of 16, 532·8 links; again towards the south-east by the said section numbered 2 of 16, 482·3 links and 217·4 links; again towards the north-east by the said section numbered 2 of 16, 380·5 links; and again towards the south-east by the said section numbered 1, 669·1 links: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of March, 1902.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. C. WALKER PRESIDING 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 twentieth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and two, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and two, the lands described in the First Schedule hereto have been set apart under the said Act and declared open for lease as a village settlement, 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, and also doth direct that the lands shall be leased as village-homestead allotments only.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WANGANUI COUNTY.—OHINE-WAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 4th day of June, 1902.

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, 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. The successful applicants shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, and the valuation of the 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 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.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Export Duty imposed on Certain Timber.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of March, 1902.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. C. WALKER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Timber Export Act, 1901,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby direct that there shall be levied, collected, and paid at the Customhouses of the colony previous to exportation from New Zealand the duties upon white-pine and kahikatea timber as set forth herein, viz.:

Logs, round .. .. Three shillings per hundred superficial feet.

Logs, cut in half .. .. Three shillings per hundred superficial feet.

Logs, squared with axe or saw, ten inches by ten inches or its equivalent, or over Three shillings per hundred superficial feet.

Flitches, any width and not exceeding ten inches thick Two shillings per hundred superficial feet.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.