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section, Section No. 26, said Block I, and the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 3 and 4 to Wilson's Road ; thence by Wilson's Road to the north-eastern corner of the lastmentioned section; thence by that section and Sections Nos. 3, 95, and 97, said Block I, and the production of the eastern boundary of the last-mentioned section to the Waitaki River: excluding the Town of Waitaki Bridge, Sections Nos. 8, 3, 25, 96, 44. 45, 46, and 49A, Block VIII, Papakaio Survey District; Sections Nos. 63, 54, and 56, Block VII, Papakaio Survey District; and Sections Nos. 22, 90, and 91, Block I, Awamoko Survey District.

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

Terms and Conditions of Lease of Village-homestead Allotments in Pukeroa Village Settlement, Wellington Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of August, 1908.

Present:

An EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR 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 eleventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the sixteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eight, 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 conditions upon which the said lands shall be disposed of :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the said Act, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby fix the terms and conditions on which the lands mentioned in the First Schedule hereto shall be disposed of by way of renewable lease, and which said terms and conditions are set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—PUKEROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Pukeroa Village is situated about thirteen miles to the north-west of the Town of Hunterville. The land is mostly flat and easy sloping, except to the north-west corner, where it runs up to a broken spur. The timber on the sections is scrubby bush on spurs, and on the easier slopes mixed bush consisting of matai, rimu, kahikatea, tawa, titcke, with a thick undergrowth of supplejack, &c. A strip about 8 chains wide has been felled and grassed along Turakina Valley Road.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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

2. The day on which the said lands shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 28th day of October, 1908.

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 prescribed declaration.

6. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the last 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 whatsoever. 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.

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

Extension of Time for making Financial Adjustments, Borough of Eastbrook.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS the agreements for financial and other adjustments required to be made consequent upon the constitution of the Borough of Eastbrook have not been made within three calendar months of the constitution of the said borough, as prescribed by clause one of the regulations made under “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and published in the Gazette of the twenty-fifth September, one thousand nine hundred and two :

And whereas it is expedient to extend the time prescribed by the said regulations for making the said agreements as hereinafter mentioned :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” do hereby amend the aforesaid regulation, but in respect only of the agreements for financial and other adjustments required to be made consequent upon the constitution of the Borough of Eastbrook, and do hereby prescribe that such agreements shall be made within nine calendar months from the date of the constitution of the said Borough of Eastbrook.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Opening Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKET, Governor.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided in section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be