JULY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1915

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 16th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

D. BUDDO,
Acting Minister of Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 19th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—UMUTOI SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments in Tisbury Village Settlement, Southland Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 19th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of September, 1909, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—INVERCARGILL HUNDRED.—TISBURY VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Situated one mile and a half from Tisbury Railway-station. Land covered with mixed timber of no commercial value; soil fair; nearly level. Portion liable to flood.

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 for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

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, Invercargill; 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 (£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.

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 180 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 162, 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 159, 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 apply for or hold more than 50 acres, and such area shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

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.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 19th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 26th day of August, 1909, for the lease of the undermentioned land under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

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