Dec. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3717

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WEST TAUPŌ COUNTY.—
RANGAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Level land, ¾ acre swamp, balance fern and scrub; pumice formation; well watered by swamp. Situated half a mile from Taumarunui by formed road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land described above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for a lease 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, Auckland; and a lease 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. The first half-year’s rent, and the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), shall be paid 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 175 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 a lessee 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 a lessee under these regulations.

8. The lessee shall not 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.

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 lease 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.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Disposal under Section 138 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 6th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 138 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 9th day of February, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 22, Block III, Tautuku Survey District, containing 149 acres 3 roods 4 perches.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 14th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands 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 21st day of February, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—LONGWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.—OTAGO MINING DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 9th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 12th day of January, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—WAKAMARINA SURVEY DISTRICT.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 27th September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 9th day of January, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—TAUTUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.