Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 9

Vesting a Reserve in the Rangitikei County Council.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of December, 1902.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto has been permanently reserved for public-pound purposes:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said land in the Rangitikei County Council:

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 Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Rangitikei County,” in trust, for public-pound purposes.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 28 perches, more or less, being Section No. 5, Block XI., Town of Taihape. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 4, Block XI., Town of Taihape, towards the south-east by a public road, towards the south-west by a public road, and towards the north-west by Suburban Section No. 35, Taihape; as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 48410, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Terms and Conditions of Lease of a Village-homestead Allotment in Southland.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of December, 1902.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by a Proclamation made under section one hundred and sixty-eight of “The Land Act, 1892,” on the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, Sections Nos. 5 to 7, Block XIX., Chatton Survey District, Southland Land District, were set apart for sale or lease as village allotments: And whereas by an Order in Council of the fourteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, it was declared that the lands described in the First Schedule thereto should be disposed of at the option of the applicant either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or on lease in perpetuity: And whereas it is expedient to revoke the aforesaid Order in Council in so far as it relates to Sections Nos. 5 to 7, Block XIX., Chatton Survey District, Southland Land District:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council of the fourteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, in so far as it relates to the aforesaid Sections Nos. 5 to 7, Block XIX., Chatton Survey District, Southland Land District, and doth hereby fix the terms and conditions on which they 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 COUNTY.—CHATTON SURVEY DISTRICT (CHATTON VILLAGE).

First-class Land.

Situated about eight miles from Gore. Land level; soil, good black loam. Limit of holding in this village is 25 acres.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. THE above land is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, 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 land shall be open for selection shall be Tuesday, the 24th day of February, 1903.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease 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 the lease 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 applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. The rent 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 the 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 a lessee 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 a lessee under these regulations.

9. The lessee shall not 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. The lessee shall not hold more than 25 acres, including that already held, and all allotments 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 land 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.

Morven Recreation-ground brought under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of December, 1902.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in me by the twenty-fourth section of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby order and declare that the reserve for public recreation in the Canterbury Land District described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby brought under the operation of and declared to be subject to the provisions of “The Public Domains Act, 1881”; and such domain shall hereafter be managed, administered, and dealt with in manner directed by the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 60 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 3596 and formerly part of Reserve No. 1816, situate in Block VII., Waitaki Survey District. Bounded towards the north by the said Reserve No. 1816, 1506 links; towards the east by the road forming the western boundary of Sections Nos. 28388 and 28225, 4151·6 links; towards the south by a road-line, 1543·6 links; and towards the west by the railway reserve, 3815·4 links: be all the aforesaid