[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 44, of the 11th August, 1869.]

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, by "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, by Proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette, to declare that, on and from a day named in such Proclamation, the provisions contained in the twenty-first section of the said Act, and in the sub-sections of the said section respectively, shall be extended to any Gold Field proclaimed after the passing of the said Act:

And whereas the Westland Gold Field was proclaimed a Gold Field after the passing of the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the power in me vested by the said Act, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the sixteenth day of August, 1869, the provisions contained in the said twenty-first section of the said Act, and the sub-sections thereof respectively, shall be extended to the Westland Gold Fields.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at the Government House, at Wellington, and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this eleventh day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

[Agricultural Leases Regulations]

I deposit herewith the sum of Five Pounds (£5) to cover the cost of survey, and I agree to pay the further costs, if any, of such survey, according to the scale prescribed by the Agricultural Leases Regulations.

XVI. In suburban land, when the ground applied for is bounded by a frontage line, and does not exceed:

• First, three (3) acres in extent, it shall have a depth of five chains from such frontage line;
• Second, if over three (3) acres and not over ten (10) acres, it shall have a depth of twelve and a-half chains from such frontage line.

If not adjacent to or bounded by a frontage line, all the sides may be equal; but one side may not be less than one-third of the other, and such section shall not be less than twelve and a-half chains from such frontage line.

XVII. Every section of rural land, if bounded by a frontage line, shall be of a depth of one half-mile from such frontage. If not adjacent to or bounded by a frontage line, all sides may be equal, but one side may not be less than one-third the other; and such section shall not be less than one half-mile from a frontage.

XVIII. The rent charged shall be:

• First: For suburban land, five shillings (5s.) per acre per annum, payable yearly in advance.
• Second: For rural land, two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.) per acre per annum, payable yearly in advance.

Provided always, and in all cases, that any fractional part of an acre will be considered as an acre, and charged accordingly, and that no amount shall be received for rental less than one pound (£1).

XIX. The fees charged for survey will be as follows:

• For an ordinary survey (when the area does not exceed four (4) acres), one pound (£1).
• For any larger area, at the rate of five shillings (5s.) per acre, and thirty shillings (30s.) per diem extra when the time occupied in such survey extends beyond one day.

SCHEDULE.

No. ..........

Place and date.

To the Warden at ..........

I hereby apply for a lease of land for agricultural purposes, situate at (here state the locality), and comprising ........ acres; and I deposit herewith the sum of Five Pounds (£5) to cover the cost of survey, and I agree to pay the amount of compensation adjudged to be paid to the holder thereof (except in special cases) to be contributed by the persons desirous of mining thereon.

Signature (name and address in full).