Oct. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2173

Vesting a Reserve in the Wallacetown Mechanics’ Institute.

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of September, 1902.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto was permanently reserved as a site for a mechanics’ institute on the eleventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient that the said land should be vested in the Wallacetown Mechanics’ Institute:

Now, therefore, 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, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” doth hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the reserve mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in “The Wallacetown Mechanics’ Institute,” in trust, as a site for a mechanics’ institute.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece or parcel of land in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 8, Block VII., on the map of the Town of Wallacetown. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 19 of said block, 100 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 7 of said block, 250 links; towards the south-west by Aloway Street, 100 links; and towards the north-west by Section No. 10 of said block, 250 links.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Changing the Purpose of a Portion of a Reserve in the Wellington Land District.

RANFURLY. Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of September, 1902.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto forms part of a reserve heretofore duly set apart for forest purposes, being a reserve within Class I. of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881”:

And whereas it is expedient that such land shall be appropriated for the purposes of a public cemetery, being a reserve within the said Class I.:

Now, therefore, 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, and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” doth hereby declare that the said land shall, from and after the date hereof, be appropriated for the purposes of a public cemetery under Class I. of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 4 acres, more or less, being Section No. 12A, Block VII., Tararua Survey District. Bounded towards the north, east, and south by Section No. 12, Block VII., Tararua Survey District; and towards the west by the Mangatainoka Valley Road: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of September, 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 tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and two, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the eighteenth day of September, 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Village-homestead Allotments.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Wallace County.—Morley Village.

A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.
2 | VI. | 12 0 8 | 1 7·2 | 0 9 8

Situated about one mile from Nightcaps Railway-station. Open land; soil fair. Weighted with £11 7s. 3d., valuation for improvements, consisting of fencing and grassing.

Southland County.—Makarewa Township.

5 | VIII. | 13 0 18 | 3 2·4 | 1 1 0

Situated about one mile and a half from Lind’s Bridge Railway-station. Bush land; about 2 acres cleared; land wet; soil fair. Weighted with £7 7s., valuation for improvements, consisting of fencing and clearing.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Wallace County.—Longwood Survey District.

61 | V. | 34 1 21 | 0 4·8 | 0 6 11

Situated about a mile and a half from Wakapatu Railway-station. Bush land; soil fair; access bad.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class and second-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 Monday, the 24th day of November, 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, Invercargill; 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 (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 the limit stated in the First Schedule, and all allotments shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit