Mar. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 841

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 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.

5. Before disposing of the dwellings 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 deposit is required with any application, but every successful applicant shall before being admitted to possession make payments as follows:—

(a.) In the case of a weekly tenancy, the amount of one week’s rent:

(b.) In the case of a lease, the amount of the first month’s rent and 10s. for registration of lease: Provided that the successful applicant may, with the permission of the Land Board, pay the sum of one pound as part of the first month’s rent, and undertake to complete the payment within thirty days, together with ten shillings for registration of 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.

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 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.

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 provided, or, upon being notified by the Land Board to do so, shall fail to enter into residence within one month after such notification, the Land Board may direct that the tenancy, lease, or certificate of title, as the case may be, shall be cancelled, and upon such cancellation the dwelling shall thereupon revert to the Crown.

16. The tenant, lessee, or owner shall keep the dwelling occupied by him, including all buildings, fences, and gates, together with all drains, gutters, and channels, and the ground of the allotment, in good order and condition to the satisfaction of the Land Board, fair wear-and-tear, damage by fire, earthquake, or tempest excepted.

17. The tenant, lessee, or owner shall use the building as a private dwellinghouse only for himself and family, and shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on, in or upon any part of such dwelling or premises any offensive trade, business, manufacture, or occupation, nor do nor permit to be done anything which may be a nuisance to the lessor or any occupier in the vicinity.

18. The tenant or lessee of any dwelling shall not remove any fittings from nor alter the construction of the dwelling, or any erections in or about the same, nor make any addition thereto, nor remove any gates, fences, or other fixtures of any kind whatever, without the written consent of the Land Board first had and obtained.

19. The holder of the lease of any dwelling shall, at least once in every year, or as often as may be required, have all chimneys that are in use in or about the dwelling properly swept and cleaned, and shall not allow the same to become choked or fouled.

20. The occupier of any dwelling shall keep all glass windows, doors, locks, fastenings, and other fixtures, fittings, and conveniences in good repair, reasonable wear-and-tear, damage by fire, earthquake, or tempest excepted.

21. The Land Board will, as often as they may deem necessary, paint the exterior of the wooden buildings, including picket fences, and will make all necessary repairs to all walls, ceilings, and roofs of the said buildings.

22. The tenant or lessee of any dwelling shall keep the garden-ground of such dwelling properly tilled and cultivated, and shall not allow noxious weeds of any kind to grow or seed therein, and shall not cut down, destroy, or remove any ornamental or useful trees, shrubs, or plants therefrom, save with the written consent of the Land Board first had and obtained.

23. The tenant or lessee of any dwelling shall, at least once a year throughout the term of his tenancy or lease, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim any live fences growing on the land at the commencement of the tenancy or lease, or subsequently planted thereon.

24. The tenant or lessee shall, whenever necessary, but not less than once a year during the term of his tenancy or lease, properly clean and clear from weeds, and shall at all times during the said term keep open, all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses upon the land; and the Land Board, or any Crown Lands Ranger of the land district, or other person appointed by the said Board, shall have the power at any time to enter upon and make through the land any drain that the Board deems necessary, without payment of any compensation to the lessee.

25. The right is reserved to the Crown or to its delegated authority to take and construct water-races and to lay water-pipes over any lands disposed of under the said Act or these regulations without compensation; the rentals of such lands shall be reduced in proportion to the area taken when any such right has been exercised.

26. In any case where the channel of any creek or natural or artificial water-race or watercourse runs on more sections than one, then each lessee on whose land any part of such