Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 25

SCHEDULE B.

DECLARATION ON APPLYING FOR A LICENSE FOR OCCUPATION WITH RIGHT OF PURCHASE UNDER PART III OF "THE LAND ACT, 1892."

I, A. B., of __, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am, subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," applying for the purchase [or desirous of becoming the transferee or sublicensee] of a license for occupation with right of purchase of Section __, Block __, Survey District.
3. That I am acquiring such license solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
4. That, including the land now applied for, I am not the owner, holder, or occupier under any tenure of more than one year's duration, either severally or jointly or in common with any other person or persons, of any land anywhere in New Zealand exceeding in the whole 5,000 acres of land, computed as follows:—
   (a.) Every acre of first-class land is reckoned as 7½ acres;
   (b.) Every acre of second-class land is reckoned as 2½ acres;
   (c.) Every acre of third-class land is reckoned as 1 acre.
   And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

A. B.

Declared at __, this __ day of __, 19 __, before me— __, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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SCHEDULE C.

DECLARATION ON APPLYING FOR A RENEWABLE LEASE UNDER PART I OF "THE LAND LAWS AMENDMENT ACT, 1907."

I, A. B., of __, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am, subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," applying for the purchase [or desirous of becoming the transferee or sublessee] of a renewable lease of __.
3. That I am acquiring such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
4. That, including the land now applied for, I am not the owner, holder, or occupier under any tenure of more than one year's duration, either severally or jointly or in common with any other person or persons, of any land anywhere in New Zealand exceeding in the whole 5,000 acres of land, computed as follows:—
   (a.) Every acre of first-class land is reckoned as 7½ acres;
   (b.) Every acre of second-class land is reckoned as 2½ acres;
   (c.) Every acre of third-class land is reckoned as 1 acre.
   And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

A. B.

Declared at __, this __ day of __, 19 __, before me— __, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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SCHEDULE D.

DECLARATION ON TAKING A LEASE OF A SMALL GRAZING-RUN UNDER PART V OF "THE LAND ACT, 1892."

I, A. B., of __, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am, subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," desirous of becoming the purchaser [or desirous of becoming the transferee] of a lease of the pastoral lands known as Small Grazing-run No. __, __ District.
3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
4. That I am legally qualified to acquire the land applied for, as,—
   (a.) I am not already the holder of any such lease in any part of New Zealand, nor have I any interest in any such run.
   (b.) I am not the holder of any run under Part VI of "The Land Act, 1892," nor have I any interest in any such run.

(c.) I do not own any freehold land, or land held by lease or license of any kind whatever, anywhere in New Zealand, either by myself or jointly with any other person, which, exclusive of the land I am now purchasing the lease of, will exceed in area 1,000 acres.
[Or, 4. That I am the holder of a lease of Run No. __, __ District, containing __ acres, (or have an interest in a lease of Run No. __, __ District), (or that I am the holder of or possess an interest in a run under Part VI of "The Land Act, 1892"), (or that I am the owner by myself [or jointly with other persons] of land which exceeds in area 1,000 acres, but have applied for the recommendation of the Land Board and the approval of the Minister to enable me to acquire the land now applied for).]
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace, 1882."

A. B.

Declared at __, this __ day of __, 19 __, before me— __, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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SCHEDULE E.

DECLARATION TO BE MADE ON TAKING A PASTURAGE LICENSE UNDER PART VI OF "THE LAND ACT, 1892."

I, A. B., of __, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am, subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," desirous of becoming the purchaser [or transferee] of a lease or license of the pastoral lands enumerated in the accompanying application.
2. That I am purchasing the lease or license of such land solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
3. That I am not the holder of any lease or license under Part VI of "The Land Act, 1892," in any part of New Zealand, nor have I any interest in any such lease or license.
   [Or, 3. That I am the holder of a lease or license under Part VI of "The Land Act, 1892," but have applied, under section 54 of "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," for the recommendation of the Land Board and approval of the Minister of Lands to enable me to become the holder of a lease or license of the pastoral lands for which I am now applying.]
   And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

A. B.

Declared at __, this __ day of __, 19 __, before me— __, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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

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Regulations under "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907."

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of December, 1907.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section twenty of "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), it is enacted that, except in the case of land that is subject to the provisions of "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," every owner of a lease in perpetuity shall have a right at any time hereafter during the existence of the lease to purchase the fee-simple of the land comprised in the lease at the price and subject to the provisions in the said section mentioned, and that the Governor may, by Order in Council gazetted, make such regulations as he considers necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of the said section:

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