JULY 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2149

Vesting a Gravel Reserve in the Ashburton County Council.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of July, 1911.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto has been permanently reserved for a gravel-pit: And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, it is expedient to vest the said reserve in the Ashburton County Council:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the fourth section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, doth hereby declare that, from and after the day of the date hereof, the reserve described in the Schedule hereto shall become vested in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Ashburton County, in trust, for a gravel-pit.

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SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods 10 perches, more or less, being Reserve 2548 (in red), Block VI, Spaxton Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a road, towards the south by Rural Section 28090, and towards the west by a road-line; as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. 48560/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

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

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Fruit-farm Regulations.—Regulations under the Fruit-farms Settlement Act, 1910.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day of July, 1911.

Present:

The Honourable J. A. Millar presiding in Council.

WHEREAS by section three of the Fruit-farms Settlement Act, 1910 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations (a) prescribing special terms and conditions for the allotment and disposal of land set apart under the said Act, and for residence and improvements thereon, and for the cultivation thereof; (b) providing that advances of money (not exceeding in any one case the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds) may be made to holders of allotments to enable them to erect suitable dwellinghouses on their allotments, and for the repayment of such advances; and (c) for giving effect generally to the provisions of the said Act:

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 declare that such regulations shall come into force on the day of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the land district in which is situated the land disposed of hereunder:

“Lease” includes license:

“Lessee” includes licensee:

“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture:

“The said Act” means the Fruit-farms Settlement Act, 1910.

DISPOSAL OF ALLOTMENTS.

2. The terms and conditions contained in Part III of the Land Act, 1908, shall apply to the disposal of land hereunder, subject to the following exceptions and conditions contained in these regulations.

3. The land may be opened for selection at any time not less than twenty-one days after the date of the notification.

4. The age of applicants shall be not less than twenty-one years.

5. The Commissioner shall have power to inquire into the qualifications of any applicant, and to reject any application, unless he is satisfied that the applicant is in a position to cultivate successfully any allotment disposed of hereunder.

RESIDENCE AND IMPROVEMENTS.

6. The conditions as regard residence and improvements shall be as follows, and shall apply to every lease until the fee-simple thereof has been acquired, or until the Minister shall certify in writing that the lessee is exempted from further compliance with the same.

7. Every lessee shall be required to reside on the allotment leased by him within one year from the date of selection, and thereafter such residence shall be continuous for a period of ten years.

BUILDINGS AND CULTIVATION.

8. All buildings for which moneys have been advanced under the said Act shall be erected in accordance with plans approved by the Minister, or by some person authorized by him in that behalf, and insured by the occupier at his own expense in the name of His Majesty the King.

9. All buildings, fences, and drains shall be maintained in good order and repair.

10. All shelter-trees shall be carefully conserved.

11. No fruit-tree, grape-vine, tree, or plant forming part of an orchard, vineyard, shelter-belt, or hedge shall be destroyed or removed without permission in writing of the Minister or of some person authorized by him in that behalf.

12. All fruit-trees and grape-vines shall be pruned, dressed, sprayed, and fertilized to the satisfaction of the Minister or of some person appointed by him for the purpose.

13. All land subject to the said Act which is planted in orchards or vineyards shall be ploughed at least once during the months of March, April, or May, and also during the months of September, October, or November in each year. Each such ploughing shall be followed by not less than six harrowings or hoeings, or by as many more such cultivations as may be required to maintain the soil in good open condition, and free from weeds, grass, or vegetation other than such vegetation as is authorized by the Minister or by some person on his behalf.

14. On the whole of the land planted in orchard on each allotment, a cover crop suitable for green manure shall be grown and ploughed under in the spring of every third year, unless otherwise authorized by the Minister or by some person on his behalf.

15. No animals, except fowls, shall be allowed to be at large or to graze on land planted as an orchard, or as a vineyard, or as a shelter-belt; nor shall any animal or animals be allowed to graze or be at large on any other land unless that land is securely fenced off from any orchard, vineyard, shelter-belt, or road.

16. The occupier of an allotment under the said Act shall not keep bees, except by permission of the Minister or of some person authorized by the Minister in that behalf, and then only in accordance with the terms of that permission.

17. (1.) If, in the opinion of the Minister, a lessee fails at any time to properly comply with the conditions of his lease as contained in the foregoing regulations numbered 8 to 16, the Minister may call upon such lessee to comply with the said conditions within a period to be specified by the Minister.

(2.) Should the said lessee fail to comply with the said conditions within the specified period, the Minister may cause such work to be undertaken as shall enable the said conditions to be complied with, and the cost of such work shall be borne by the said lessee, and until payment thereof by him shall constitute a debt recoverable by any person authorized by the Minister for that purpose in any Court of competent jurisdiction.

(3.) Should a lessee at any time permit the orchard or cultivations upon his allotment to deteriorate in value to any appreciable extent, the question as to whether or not there is such deterioration shall be determined by the Minister; or should a lessee wilfully cause damage, or negligently permit damage to be done, to the said orchard or cultivations, then and in such case the Minister or person authorized by him for that purpose may bring a suit in any Court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery from the said lessee of the amount of the said depreciation in value or of the damage caused as aforesaid, and the lessee shall be liable for the whole amount of such damage or depreciation.

(4.) The Minister may forfeit the lease of any lessee forthwith upon non-compliance with the conditions of his