Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3233

chains of boundary drain ; Section 53—£7 10s., half-cost of 30 chains of boundary drain ; Section 54—£7 13s., half-cost of 23½ chains of boundary drain ; Section 82—£8 11s., half-cost of 31 chains of boundary drain ; Section 83—£7 13s., half-cost of 25½ chains of boundary drain.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 ; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 17th December, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

KAITIEKE COUNTY.—HUNUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—MANUNUI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Situated in Manunui Village Settlement, on the main road, the access being from Manunui Railway-station, which is about a mile distant. Open land of good quality, on a sandstone formation.

Part 78 | .. | 11 1 30 | 190 0 0 | 3 16 0

Weighted with £3, valuation for 6 chains of fencing. About 3 acres of the section are flat, the remainder being broken hilly country. Soil is of good quality, on sandstone formation. The greater part of the section is open fern land, with a few matai and rimu, with usual undergrowth on the flat.

WAIMARINO COUNTY.—OHAKUNE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

*13 | .. | 5 0 0 | 90 0 0 | 1 16 0

Situated in the Ohakune Village Settlement, the access being from the Ohakune Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by a formed and partly metalled dray-road. Flat and easy undulating land, with soil of a light volcanic nature, on clay and grit formation. The forest has been milled ; a few small trees remain, comprising tawhero, hinau, kahikatea, &c. Elevation, about 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

WAIMARINO COUNTY.—HOROPITO WEST VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

*15 | ‘X | 10 0 3 | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0

Situated in the Horopito West Village Settlement, the access being from Horopito Station, on the Main Trunk Railway, which is about a mile and a quarter distant by a partly formed and metalled road. All flat land ; most of the bush has been burned, and only a few green trees remain. Soil is of fairly good volcanic nature, on shingle and grit formation. Elevation, about 2,460 ft. above sea-level.

• National endowment.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated 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 valuation for improvements (if any), 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 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 each 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. No lessee shall 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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Bickerstaffe Settlement, Auckland Land District, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908 ; and applications will be received at this office, and at the Courthouse, Dargaville, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 9th December, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—MATAKOHE SURVEY DISTRICT.—BICKERSTAFFE SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £385, payable in cash or in ten years by twenty half-yearly payments of £24 18s. 7d. Total half-yearly payment, £78 18s. 7d.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £500, payable in cash or in ten years by twenty half-yearly payments of £32 7s. 6d. Total half-yearly payment, £86 16s. 6d.

‡ Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £75, payable in cash or in five years by ten half-yearly payments of £8 13s. 3d. Total half-yearly payment, £45 13s. 9d.