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forest on Section 22 is heavy, comprising matai, rimu,
kahikatea, with usual dense undergrowth. Lot 7 and 8
is all in grass. The access is from Ohakune Township to
Section 45 by a metalled road for about half a mile, and
by a quarter of a mile of formed road; to Section 22 by
a quarter of a mile of dray-road partly metalled and partly
formed; and to Lot 7 and 8 by three-quarters of a mile of
formed and metalled road.

WANGANUI COUNTY.—MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

| 30 | .. | A. R. P. 0 3 0 | £ s. d. 25 0 0 | £ s. d. 0 10 0 |

Weighted with £65 10s., valuation for improvements.

This section is situated in the Mataroa Village Settlement, the access being from the Mataroa Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by formed road. Flat land; soil of good quality, on papa formation. The improvements comprise the whole area in grass, 7 chains of fencing, and a three-roomed house with lean-to.

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, Wellington; 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.), and in the case of Section 30, Mataroa Village Settlement, the value of the improvements, 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. 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.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
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.

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 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.

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 23, Block II, Maungakaretu Survey District, Wellington Land District, containing 25 acres, will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, to the holder of adjoining land, on or after Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1912.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.