Sept. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2513

These sections are situated about one mile from Mangaweka Post-office and near the railway-station. They comprise flat land, portions of which are wet but easily drained, with good soil on gravel-and-papa formation. Section 48 is mostly in grass, and has a few trees at the back; Section 51 is all in grass; Section 52 has an area of 5 acres felled and in grass, the remainder being scrubby bush which has been milled; nearly the whole of Section 33 has been felled, and is in grass.

The improvements on Section 48 comprise a four-roomed house, workshop, outhouses, sheds, and orchard, valued at £78 10s.; the improvements on Section 33 comprise felling and grassing, four-roomed house (old), and three sheds, valued at £30.

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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 Thursday, the 22nd day of November, 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 applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and leases 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. 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.

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 accordingly 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 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.

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Vesting Land in the Tairawhiti Maori Land Board under “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905.”

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of September, 1906.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section eight of “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905,” it is provided that where any Maori land within the Tairawhiti Maori Land District is, in the opinion of the Native Minister, not required or not suitable for occupation by the Maori owners, the Governor may, by Order in Council, declare that such land is vested in the Board of that district for an estate in fee-simple in possession, subject nevertheless to all valid encumbrances, liens, and interests affecting the same, to be held and administered by the Board for the benefit of the Maori owners in accordance with the provisions of that Act:

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule hereto are Maori lands within the said district, and in the opinion of the Native Minister are not required or not suitable for occupation by the Maori owners thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of all powers and authorities conferred by the hereinbefore-recited Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby declare that the said lands are vested in the Tairawhiti Maori Land Board for an estate in fee-simple in possession, subject nevertheless to all valid encumbrances, liens, and interests affecting the same, to be held and administered by the said Board for the benefit of the Maori owners in accordance with the provisions of the said Act.

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SCHEDULE.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Vesting Reserves in the Waitotara County Council.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of September, 1906.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the lands described in the Schedule hereto have been permanently reserved for river-bank purposes:

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said reserves in the Waitotara 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 reserves described in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Waitotara County, in trust, for river-bank purposes.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 32 acres 2 rods 25 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block XIII, Waipakura Survey District, and Section No. 2, Block III, Westmere Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by a right line in continuation of the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 75, Block XIII, Waipakura Survey District, to the right bank of the Wanganui River; towards the east and towards the south-east by the said bank of the Wanganui River; towards the south by the stream forming the northern boundary of the Native reserve adjacent to Section No. 24, Block III, Westmere Survey District; again towards the north-west by Sections Nos. 24, 25, 26, and 27 of the said Block III, the abutment of a public road, by Sections Nos. 28, 29, 30, and 31 of Block III aforesaid, the abutment of a public road, by Section No. 32 of the said Block III, the abutment of a public road, and again by the said Section No. 32; and towards the west by Section No. 48 of the said Block III, the abutment of a public road, again by the said Section No. 48, by Section No. 49 of Block III aforesaid, the abutment of a public road, and by Sections Nos. 72, 73, and 74 of Block XIII, Waipakura Survey District, aforesaid.

Also all that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 8 acres and 25 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block III, Westmere Survey District.