APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 825

And whereas the said lands are held or occupied by Native owners under a title which is not derived from the Crown: And whereas a map in duplicate has been prepared of the said lands by the Gisborne Borough Council, as required by the eighty-eighth section of “The Public Works Act, 1894”:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by the eighty-eighth section of the said Act, 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 declare that the lands shown upon such map, and described in the Schedule hereto, shall be deemed to be taken for the purpose of the said site for a public abattoir, and the said lands shall vest in the Gisborne Borough Council, as from the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, and in Block VI., Turanganui Survey District, containing by admeasurement 6 acres 2 roods 30 perches, more or less, and being Subdivision No. 1b of Awapuni No. 1 Block, Subdivision No. 1c of same block, and part of Subdivision No. 1k of same block; as the same are delineated upon the plan marked S.G. 47916, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with brown.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

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RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of April, 1902.

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-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and two, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the third day of April, 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 village settlements, 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.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—WAI-OPEHU SURVEY DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA BLOCK.—HOROWHENUA EAST VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

The above settlement is a part of the Horowhenua No. 6 Block, which is situated about sixty miles from Wellington and from two to five miles south of the Levin Township, near the Wellington-Manawatu Railway-line, which is about one mile and a quarter distant. The portion of the block west of Ohau River, which is now offered, comprises alluvial flats and low terraces, the elevation above sea-level being about 120 ft. to 200 ft. A steep terrace about 30 ft. high divides the river-flat from the upper part of the block. The soil is generally a good free loam resting upon a subsoil varying from gravel through a fairly strong clay to sand, and is stony on the north and north-east portions. The portion of the block to the east of the Ohau River comprises terrace flats, rolling terraces, and steep spurs, varying in altitude from 600 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level, having soil similar in character to that on western portion of block, but slightly boggy in places.

The block was originally all covered by a forest comprising rimu, pukatea, tawa, totara, rata, hinau, rewarewa, and kahikatea, with the usual mixed undergrowth: practically all the large timber, such as rimu, kahikatea, and totara, has been milled, leaving tawa, pukatea, &c., as the principal bush.

Sections 68, 73, and part of 74 have been felled and grassed.

No permanent streams existed on sections west of Ohau River, but most of them are now watered, as shown on plan, by a race recently constructed. Wells on the surrounding farms vary in depth from 30 ft. to 80 ft.

The portion of block east of Ohau River is well watered as a whole by evenly disposed streams.

The climate is salubrious, the position of the settlement midway between the sea and the mountains giving pure air, with a frequent rainfall.

The settlement is well adapted for all kinds of mixed farming, and especially for grazing and dairying.

There are two creameries in the district, one at Ohau, three to five miles distant, and the other at Gladstone Road, near Levin, about the same distance away.

The Township of Levin is about two miles from the western end of the block, and is connected by a good carriage-road. It has churches, State school, Post and Telegraph Office, County Council Office, hotels, stores, &c., with a mail and train service daily to and fro between Wellington and Wanganui.

The lower flats of Sections 55, 72, 74, and 75 may be subject to occasional overflow in places from the Ohau River in unusually high floods.

The attention of intending applicants is drawn to the clauses in conditions of lease providing for the reservation of tramway rights, and for the keeping clear of water-races, &c., through sections shown on plan.

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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 Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 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, 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.