Oct. 28.]

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of "The Land Act, 1908."

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 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 131 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 9th day of December, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—REWA SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 203 of "The Land Act, 1908."

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 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 203 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 26th day of November, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HAUTAPU SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1909, under the provisions of section 132 of "The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF WAITOTARA.

Town Land.

Formerly a post-office site. Waitotara is situated on the Waitotara River, about twenty-two miles by rail north-west of Wanganui.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 10th August, 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 Friday, the 12th day of November, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MIKIMIKI SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Murchison Village Settlement, Nelson Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 20th September, 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 10th day of November, 1909, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—TUTAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.—MURCHISON VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

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, Nelson; and leases shall 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 the 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 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.

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.

R. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.