3334
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80]

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on and after Thursday, the 5th day of February, 1914.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Canterbury Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease:

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 29th October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is 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.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — ASHBURTON COUNTY. — ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT. — STOUR VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £4 17s., valuation for improvements consisting of shed and 9 chains of fencing.

These sections are part of the Stour Village Settlement, situated about eight miles from the Mount Somers Railway-station. It is rather swampy land, but could be drained.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE OF LANDS IN STOUR VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land 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, Christchurch; 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 (21s.), 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 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. 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 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.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otonomomo Settlement, Otago Land District, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 23rd September, 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 up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 11th November, 1913.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT. — CLUTHA COUNTY. — CLUTHA SURVEY DISTRICT. — OTONOMOMO SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements included in the capital values of the allotments consist of boundary and internal fences and ditches valued as follows: Section 7A, £52 5s.; Section 8A, £36 17s.; Section 10A, £62; Section 11A, £56 5s.; Section 12A, £48 10s.; Section 14A, £13 4s.; Section 15A, £13 12s.; Section 16A, £15 4s.; Section 17A, £21 12s.; Section 18A, £16; Section 21A, £63 5s.; Section 22A, £35 12s.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Otonomomo Settlement is situated near the coast, between the Molyneux and Puerua Rivers. The land is flat, and is only a few feet above sea-level. It is rich swamp land, suitable for dairying. Originally a flax swamp, it has now, by cutting and burning off the flax, by draining and by surface sowing, been brought to a state fit for cultivation. Parts have already been broken up, and good crops and grass grown. A large amount of draining has been done, and there are some good fences on the ground, both of which have been utilized as far as possible for allotment boundaries. The soil is first class, but will be at first somewhat difficult to work owing to the amount of timber in the ground.

The settlement is about six miles from Balclutha by formed road partly metalled, and the nearest railway-station is Otonomomo, on the Balclutha — Catlins River line, a mile and a half away. At the south-east corner of the settlement the Puerua River is bridged, giving access to Port Molyneux, just across the river. At this township there is a school and post and telegraph office. There is a creamery close to the settlement.

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

E. W. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.