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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

Lands in Westland Land District forfeited or surrendered.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 14th August, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited or surrender accepted by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

D. BUDDO,
Acting Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 15th August, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at the District Lands Office, Invercargill, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of September, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

The ballot for the sections for which there is more than one applicant will be held at the District Lands Office, Invercargill, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 28th day of September, 1911.

Preference will be given to landless applicants, and the decision of the Land Board as to which of the applicants are landless shall be final and conclusive.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NIAGARA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Situated about one mile from Waikawa Harbour, fronting Waikawa River. Bush land, slightly undulating, and partly swampy. Limit of holding, 10 acres.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lands described 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 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. The 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. 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. The lessee shall hold the land 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.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 25th July, 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 131 of the said Act on or after Wednesday, the 1st day of November, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 13, Block XII, Maruia Survey District. Area, 29 acres 1 rood 18 perches.

R. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.