Rural Lands in Westland Land District open for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-
six of "The Land Act, 1892," and section two of "The Bush
and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903," I, William
Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to
say,

1. The rural lands described in the Schedule hereto are
   hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after
   the sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred
   and five, at the rental specified in the said Schedule.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity
   only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of
   "The Land Act, 1892," as they contain, or are supposed to
   contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone, and shall not be
   purchased for cash.

3. For the purposes of "The Bush and Swamp Crown
   Lands Settlement Act, 1903," the lands enumerated in the
   said Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be "light-bush
   land."

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local
   authority from the said lands for the period of three years
   from the date from which in each case respectively such
   lands are disposed of, and no local authority shall have
   power to levy or collect any such rate from such lands during
   such period.

5. After the first half-year's rent has been paid by the
   selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for
   a period of three years shall not be demanded: provided that
   if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the
   selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded
   shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board
   may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming
   tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent
   previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think
   fit.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT. - WESTLAND COUNTY. - POERUA
SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Light-bush Land.

Covered with black scrub, fern, and small totara, with
good sandy soil and underbed of gravel; liable to suffer
damage during heavy flood. Access by good metalled road,
and thence across river-bed. Distant thirty miles from
Ross and four miles from Hende's Post-office and Telephone-
station.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-third day of September, one thousand
nine hundred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Volunteer Regulations amended.-Addition of Signalling De-
tachment to "Establishment" of certain Infantry and
Cycle Corps.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Defence Act, 1886," and the
amending Act, 1900, it is, among other things, en-
acted that the Governor may from time to time make, alter,
or revoke regulations respecting the enrolment, promotion,
discipline, training, exercise, arms, accoutrements, clothing,
equipment, conveyance, pay, rations, and lodging of the
Forces, or any portion thereof, and respecting the several
other matters in the said Act mentioned: And whereas on
the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five,
certain regulations were made under the said Act, which
were published in the New Zealand Gazette of the first day
of June, one thousand nine hundred and five: And
whereas it is now expedient, in the case of certain corps, to

add to the maximum and minimum "establishment" laid
down in such last-mentioned regulations:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the above-recited power and authority, do hereby
make and prescribe, in the case of such of the under-
mentioned corps, the additions to "establishment" set
forth in the Schedule hereto:-

College Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).
Wellington Post and Telegraph Rifle Volunteers.
Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
Christchurch Volunteer Cycle Corps.
Dunedin Volunteer Cycle Corps.

And I do further declare that the increased "Establish-
ment" hereby made shall come into force from the twenty-
fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and
five.

SCHEDULE.
SIGNALLING DETACHMENT.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of September, one thou-
sand nine hundred and five.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

[C.O.F./A03/736]
[A05/104]

Volunteer Regulations as to Paid Daylight Parades for Field
Engineer Volunteers amended.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Defence Act, 1886," and the
amending Act, 1900, it is, among other things,
enacted that the Governor may from time to time make,
alter, or revoke regulations respecting the enrolment, pro-
motion, discipline, training, exercise, arms, accoutrements,
clothing, equipment, conveyance, pay, rations, and lodging
of the Forces, or any portion thereof, and respecting the
several other matters in the said Act mentioned: And
whereas on the first day of June, one thousand nine hun-
dred and five, certain alterations in the said regulations
were made, which were published in the New Zealand
Gazette of the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred
and five: And whereas it is now expedient to add to the
regulations laid down for paid daylight parades for Field
Engineer Volunteers in the manner following:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the above-recited power and authority, do hereby
make the additions to the above-quoted regulations set
forth as under, and which shall come into force on the first
day of September, one thousand nine hundred and five.

PAID DAYLIGHT PARADES FOR VOLUNTEERS.

After words "Field Engineers" on seventh line of para-
graph 374 add: "One-half the total strength of each
section on parade."

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of September, one thou-
sand nine hundred and five.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

[C.O.F./A05
350]

Regulations as to Dress Regulations for Royal New Zealand
Engineers amended.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Defence Act, 1886," it is, among
other things, enacted that the Governor may from
time to time make, alter, or revoke regulations respecting
the enrolment, promotion, discipline, training, exercise,
arms, accoutrements, clothing, equipment, conveyance, pay,