The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1760, 7 February 1888, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

A " Gazette " was issued on the 2nd mat. containing 22 pages devoted to a Hat of l^n^la open for application under the Land Act Aiftear/ment Act of last session. It is disappointing 4*? find that among the lands no declared open therp are n » "{second claes " lands m Canterbury, as we contend there should hmvo been, but it is, so far as it goep, uatis(actory to find that the Government hnfo at leaGfc i»#d» a beginning m the ifftj of opening up Ufld ff>f . HcltU'me.nt. I n fortunately, »n on y too fr/;<./jH ( ent)y happen* m maUcrn of Government »d---ininiatrfttion, a blunder has been made m connection with making tho announcement, section 3 of tho land Act Amendment Act 1887 read together with that portion of ecution 3 of tnc Act of 1885, which relates jto "public notification," evidently rendering if; necessary thai londa must bo " publicly notified" (i.e., by julyertißemcnt m a newspaper circulating m the district} as well a« notified m the " GaKetto ' an open for application before they can be applied for. Hovmer, thjs, wo presume, will be remedied before tho lappo lof the 45 days wjjich must ex. pire before tho Und is available to applicants and which count from #nd February, the data of the " Gazette." Pending the advertising of the land?, we take the earliest opportunity of naa&iog par rcadern acquainted with tho particular* #jven m the "Garotte" notice. These */{>! bo found m another colomn of this isßue, ao f^r $$ they reJ*t« to la^dn m Ash burton £vj#nty, Tbofle f«)»4jfig to lands m other p.ar|tii of Canterbury we iriJl try make room for to-morrow, AJ.togftlj^cr j> jviJl be seen that the acreage m tin* proyjjiu^il district declared opon f6r eeiection is 2(5,1 Oi«r#i, at prieci rtbgiog generally from 10$ to 50p pt acre, 0/ tbi'l «rp», <

100 acres are m Ashley County ; 15,551 acres m Ashburton County, 10,427 acres m Geraldino County (of which last 6340 acres arc situated on tho Auhwick Flat, six miles from Fairlie Creek Railway Station) and 26 acres m Waimate County. A footnote to the list of blocks open, which appears elsewhere shows the areaa which may be taken up by any one applicant. An regards price, ! the figure per acre given is tho porchasc price for cash. To ascertain the price, if bought on tho deferred payment system, add one-foarth to the cash price. The result will give tho total price, which Bom, divided by 14, will give the amount of each annual instalment. The annual rental of land taken up on perpetual lease will be a sum equal to 5 per cent of the cash price, that is to say, a* many shillings per annum as the cash purchase price represents pounds.