Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allot-
ments in Reefton Village Settlement, Nelson Land Dis-
trict.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth
day of April, 1906.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING 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 twenty-
fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six,
and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the first day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, 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 con-
ditions 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT. – REEFTON SURVEY DISTRICT. –
REEFTON VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

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 Wednesday, the 13th day of June, 1906.

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 applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Nelson; and leases will be issued in accordance with the
   provisions of Part I aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupa-
   tion, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the declaration pre-
   scribed 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 ap-
   plication 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 accord-
   ingly to lessees under these regulations.

9. No lessee shall divide, 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 one allotment, and
    such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and
    benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person
    whomsoever. Each section is an allotment. 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 lands affected by these regu-
    lations, 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 pro-
    vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
    other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
    case.

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

The Otamatea Agricultural, Pastoral, and Industrial Association incorporated.—Notice No. 1029.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth
day of April, 1906.

Present:

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

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in him by “The Agricultural and Pastoral
Societies Act, 1877,” 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, doth
hereby incorporate the members of the Otamatea Agricultural, Pastoral, and Industrial Association, and such persons
as shall hereafter be admitted members of the said association agreeably to the rules of the said association and the
provisions of the said Act, into a body corporate under the
style and title of “The Otamatea Agricultural, Pastoral,
and Industrial Association.”

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

The Strath Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Association
incorporated.—Notice No. 1030.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth
day of April, 1906.

Present:

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

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in him by “The Agricultural and Pastoral
Societies Act, 1877,” 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, doth
hereby incorporate the members of the Strath Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and such persons as shall
hereafter be admitted members of the said association agreeably to the rules of the said association and the provisions of the said Act, into a body corporate under the
style and title of “The Strath Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Association.”

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