972
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

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 fourth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the ninth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five, 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—BLOCK III., COBDEN SURVEY DISTRICT.—RUNANGA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Runanga Village Settlement is situated near the State Coal-mine, four miles from Greymouth by the Main North Road. It is bounded on the west by the Coal Creek Railway-line and Runanga Township, and on the north-west and south by the State Coal-mine Reserve. Provision has been made in laying out the township for school and municipal reserves. The streets in the township are on easy grades, the main thoroughfares being 99 ft. wide. The actual coal-workings at the State Coal-mine are less than half a mile distant from Runanga Settlement. The altitude of the township is about 150 ft. above sea-level. There is good milling-timber on most of the sections, and ample supplies of material for fencing.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 said lands shall be open for selection shall be Monday, the 12th day of June, 1905.

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, Hokitika; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Leases issued for sections in the settlement will be construed and taken to be a demise of the surface of the land only, and shall not entitle the lessees to mine on or under the demised land, or to extract, dig, or search for coal, gold, or any other metals or minerals therein or thereon.

6. Lessees shall have no claim for compensation or otherwise against the lessor, or any other person or persons or body corporate whomsoever or whatsoever, for any loss which lessees may sustain on account of mining operations carried on below the surface of the demised land or lands adjoining.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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