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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

Regulations for the Management of Waikaka Commonage revoked.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby revoke a Warrant dated the fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and published in Gazette No. 13 of the tenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten, page 524, appointing the Waikaka Commonage Committee and making regulations for the management of Waikaka Commonage described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

WAIKAKA COMMONAGE.

ALL that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 920 acres 2 roods 21 perches, more or less, being Section No. 10, Block IX, and Sections Nos. 14, 16, 17, and part of 12, Block XIV, Chatton Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a public road; towards the east by Sections Nos. 15 and 44, Block XIV aforesaid; again towards the north by said Section No. 44 and by Sections Nos. 11 and 16, Block IX aforesaid; towards the south-east and south by public roads and by Sections Nos. 18, 11, and 9, Block XIV aforesaid; and towards the west by public roads, the Township of Waikaka, and by Sections Nos. 1 and 2 of 14, Block XIV aforesaid: excepting therefrom Sections Nos. 67 and 68, Block XIV aforesaid, and also excepting the public roads and the Gore-Waikaka Railway intersecting the above-described area: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. 1205, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations as to Settlement of Lands in Kauri-gum Districts.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

WHEREAS provision is made by section twenty of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, for the disposal of lands within kauri-gum districts, in allotments not exceeding twenty-five acres each, to British subjects, by way of license to occupy with right of purchase in pursuance of Part III of the Land Act, 1908, or by way of license to occupy with an agreement to purchase on deferred payment in pursuance of regulations under the said section:

And whereas by subsection seven of the said section it is provided that the Governor may from time to time make regulations fixing the terms and conditions on which such allotments may be applied for, disposed of, and occupied, subject to the provisions of that section:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me as aforesaid, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said section.

REGULATIONS.

APPLICATIONS.

1. (1.) EVERY application for a license to occupy land set apart under section 20 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) shall be in the Form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration in the Form No. 2 in the said Schedule, and also by a license fee of £1 1s.

(2.) Every applicant shall, to the best of his ability, answer the questions set forth in the said application form, and such other questions relating to his application as the Board thinks fit to ask. Failure to answer any such question to the satisfaction of the Board may entail the rejection of the application.

2. (1.) If there is only one applicant for any allotment he shall, on satisfactory proof of his eligibility, be entitled to a license to occupy the said allotment in pursuance of the terms of his application, and subject to the provisions of section 20 of the said Act, and these regulations.

(2.) Where two or more applicants apply for the same allotment, a ballot shall (subject to the provisions as to preference contained in section 103 of the Land Act, 1908, as amended by section 11 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912) be taken by the Land Board to determine the successful applicant.

(3.) Every such ballot shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations for the time being in force relating to the conduct of ballots under the Land Act, 1908.

DISQUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS.

3. (1.) No person shall be eligible to receive a license under these regulations if he is the holder of any land in New Zealand exceeding in the whole 10 acres.

(2.) No woman shall be eligible to receive a license under these regulations unless she is a widow or has children dependent on her.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO MARRIED APPLICANTS WITH CHILDREN.

4. A married man or a widower, who has children dependent on him, may, with the consent of the Land Board, apply for and hold under these regulations one additional allotment for every two children under sixteen years living with and dependent upon him:

Provided that the total area which may be acquired by any one person under these regulations shall not exceed in the aggregate 100 acres.

TRANSFERS.

5. (1.) Any license to occupy land under these regulations may, with the consent of the Land Board, and upon the due fulfilment of all conditions thereof, but not otherwise, be transferred by the licensee to any person qualified to hold the same under these regulations.

(2.) A licensee shall not transfer the possession or occupation of the land occupied by him under these regulations or any part thereof except with the consent of the Land Board first had and obtained.

(3.) Unless under exceptional circumstances (of which the Land Board shall be the judge) no transfer of any license shall be made during the first five years of the term, nor shall any such transfer be made within the said period unless the Board is satisfied that no profit is being made by the licensee.

FORM OF LICENSE, ETC.

6. Every license issued under these regulations shall be in the Form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto, and shall be executed and registered in the manner prescribed by section 90 of the Land Act, 1908, as amended by section 10 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

RESIDENCE.

7. Every licensee shall, within one year from the date of selection, take up his residence upon the land comprised in his license, and thereafter such residence shall be continuous for a period of seven years:

Provided that the Land Board may, at its discretion, grant exemption from residence for such periods and subject to such conditions as the Board determines.

IMPROVEMENTS.

8. (1.) Every licensee shall—

(a.) Within two years from the date of his license, have the whole of his allotment fenced in with a sufficient fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act, 1908;

(b.) Within four years from the date of his license, have an area of not less than one acre fenced off and cultivated as garden or orchard.

(2.) The value of improvements effected as herein provided shall be credited to the licensee towards compliance with the requirements of the next succeeding regulation.

9. (1.) The licensee shall put on the land comprised in his license substantial improvements as under, that is to say,—

(a.) Within one year from the date of his license, to a value equal to 20 per cent. of the capital value of the land;

(b.) Within two years from the date of his license, to a value equal to another 20 per cent. of the capital value of the land;

(c.) And thereafter, but within six years from the date of his license, to a value equal to another 10 per cent. of the capital value of the land.