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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Village-homestead Allotments in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 7th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this office, on Wednesday, the 26th day of February, 1908, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Sections 56 and 57, 64, and 65 are weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Sections 56 and 57, £43 4s.; Section 64, £12 10s.; Section 65, £20.

Level dry land of fair quality. Situated on the Hawea Flat.

MANIOTOTO COUNTY.—NASEBY SURVEY DISTRICT.

14 | XI | 24 1 12 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0

Weighted with £23 3s., valuation for improvements.

Level land of fairly good quality; watered by Wedderburn Creek. Situated about half a mile from Wedderburn Railway-station.

CLUTHA COUNTY.—TAUTUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

2 | IV | 17 1 24 | 17 10 0 | 0 7 0

Weighted with £52, valuation for improvements.

This section was originally under heavy bush, but it has been nearly all cleared, though portion of the clearing has become overrun with mokimoki and fuchsia. The soil is very good, and the general aspect north-easterly. Situated about twenty miles from the present railway terminus at Catlin’s and about three or four miles from the proposed extension.

CLUTHA COUNTY.—WAIKOIKOI TOWN.

4 & 5 | .. | 2 2 0 | 15 0 0 | 0 6 0
10 & 11 | .. | 4 1 2 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0
13 | .. | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 0
14 | .. | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 0

Sections 4 and 5, 10 and 11, and 13 are weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Sections 4 and 5, £5 8s.; Sections 10 and 11, £4 13s. 9d.; Section 13, £3.

Small open sections; good soil; nearly level. Situated about four miles from Pomahaka Railway-station and about a quarter of a mile from a school.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments, open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and its amendments.

2. The rentals stated above shall be the prices at which the lands shall be open for selection.

3. 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, Dunedin; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. 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 prescribed declaration.

5. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

6. All rent 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Westland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 6th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the District Lands Office, Hokitika, on Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1908, at 12 o’clock noon.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KOKATAHI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Terms of Sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with Crown-grant fee of £1, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 6th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease at this office, and at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, on Tuesday, the 18th day of February, 1908, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and their amendments.