Mar. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 835

SCHEDULE.

In the Nelson Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

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

Regulations under “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of March, 1906.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section nineteen of “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor may make such regulations as may be necessary to the effectual carrying-out of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the power and authority conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations; and doth hereby declare that such regulations shall come into force on the day of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. In every case where lands are to be disposed of under “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), they shall be disposed of by the Land Board of the land district in the manner and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing, either upon weekly tenancy, or upon lease for a period of fifty years, with the right of renewal or the option of acquiring the freehold.

2. All dwellings offered for selection under the Act and these regulations shall be classified as follows:—

(a.) Those whereof the dwellinghouses contain four rooms, exclusive of offices and outbuildings.

(b.) Those whereof the dwellinghouse similarly contains five rooms.

(c.) Those whereof the dwellinghouse similarly contains six or more rooms.

3. Every application for a worker’s dwelling shall be in the form or to the effect set forth in Form A in the Schedule hereto; and every applicant shall make the declaration therein set forth, and shall indicate in his application the particular class (according to the size of the house) from which he desires to select. Every applicant for a lease shall also make a statement whether or not he desires to acquire the freehold of his worker’s dwelling, and, if he does so desire, a further statement as to which of the “modes” specified in section 10 of “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905,” he desires to employ in so acquiring such freehold.

4. No person shall be capable of applying for or holding any worker’s dwelling if at the date of his application he is directly or indirectly, either by himself or jointly with other person or persons, the owner in fee-simple, or the tenant or occupier under a lease, of any land anywhere in New Zealand.

5. Before disposing of the allotments the Land Board shall determine whether or not the applicant is a worker within the meaning of “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905.”

6. Each applicant must satisfy the Land Board (whose decision shall be final and conclusive) that he possesses the following qualifications:—

(1.) That he is a worker as defined by the said Act.

(2.) That he is not, directly or indirectly, either by himself or jointly with any other person or persons, the owner in fee-simple, or the tenant or occupier under a lease, of any land anywhere in New Zealand.

(3.) That he is in all respects a suitable and deserving person.

7. The Land Board shall have power to require any or every applicant to appear before it in person, and to answer such questions or produce such evidence as the Board may require in regard to his application or any matter connected therewith.

8. If any applicant fails to satisfy the Land Board as to any of the aforesaid qualifications, or to appear for examination when required to do so, and without offering any sufficient explanation or excuse, his application may be cancelled by the Board, provided that in every case the applicant shall be notified in writing of such cancellation.

9. For the purpose of deciding who are approved applicants, preference may be given by the Land Board to applications from married persons, widows, and widowers with families.

10. (1.) No application shall be considered unless it is accompanied by a deposit as follows:—

(a.) In the case of a weekly tenancy, of a sum equal to the first week’s rent of the highest rented dwelling in the class for which he applies, together with the sum of £1 to be deposited by way of security, which sum shall upon the expiration or determination of the tenancy be returned to the tenant, less any amount then owing either for rent or damages or otherwise, as the case may be.

(b.) In the case of a lease for fifty years, the first month’s rent of the highest rented dwelling in the class for which he applies, together with a sum of £1 1s. to defray the cost of the preparation and registration of the lease.

(2.) An applicant may indicate in his application his preference for any particular dwelling, but no person shall be allowed to acquire or hold more than one dwelling.

(3.) If there is only one approved applicant in any class, he shall be entitled to the choice of any dwelling in the class in which he applies.

(4.) If the applicant is successful in obtaining a dwelling, and his deposit exceed the payments required in respect hereof, as hereinbefore specified, the residue shall be returned to him.

11. In the event of there being more than one approved applicant in any class, the Land Board shall determine the order of selection by ballot in the following manner: The name of each applicant, or a marble corresponding to his number on a list of approved applicants, shall be put into a box, and the applicant whose name is first drawn shall have the first choice of all the dwellings in the class for which he applies; the applicant whose name is next drawn shall similarly have his choice of all the remaining available dwellings in the class, and so on in order until all the dwellings in that class are allotted, or all the approved applications in that class exhausted, as the case may be. In such case all the applicants shall be duly notified to attend the ballot.

Any applicant, if he so desires, may, either before or at the time of ballot, withdraw his application, and have his deposit returned to him in full.

If any applicant shall fail to make his selection immediately his name has been drawn in the ballot, his application shall thereupon become void.

12. Every tenancy or lease shall be dated and deemed to commence on the day on which the applicant is notified that his application is accepted, and the rent shall commence as from that date.

13. The rent of any worker’s dwelling disposed of under these regulations shall become due and be payable in the following manner:—

(a.) Under a weekly tenancy the rent shall be payable weekly, on the first day of each week during the currency of the tenancy.

(b.) Under a lease for fifty years the rent shall be payable monthly, on the first day of each month, by a payment equal to one-twelfth of the annual rent.

The amount of rent deposited at the time of selection shall be in payment of the rent for the first week or month, as the case may be.

14. The tenant, lessee, or owner of any dwelling shall not dispose of the tenancy, lease, or freehold thereof, either by sale, assignment, lease, sublease, mortgage, or will, nor part with the possession or occupation of the dwelling in any manner without the consent of the Land Board first had and obtained. The Land Board may refuse to approve of any transfer by sale or assignment if it shall be of the opinion that the amount of consideration-money expressed or intended to be paid in respect of any such dealing is excessive.

15. The tenant, lessee, or owner of any worker’s dwelling shall reside in such dwelling continuously from the date of selection or acquisition by transfer or otherwise.

If any tenant, lessee, or owner shall fail to reside continuously in his dwelling in the manner hereinbefore pro-