PAHIATUA VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT (REGULATIONS FOR FORMATION OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, C-08

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

PAHIATUA VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT (REGULATIONS FOR FORMATION OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

EEGULATIONS FOE THE FOEMATION OF THE PAHIATUA VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ON PEBPETUAL LEASING.

■Land set apart in the Pahiatua Village Special Settlement for Perpetual Leasing.

(i..5.) Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. A PROCLAMATION. IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and sixty-second section of " The Land Act, 1885," I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the sections of land described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby set apart and declared open, on and after Friday, the eighteenth day of June next, for the Pahiatua Village Special Settlement, upon the terms and conditions fixed by Order in Council of even date herewith, and made under the one hundred and sixty-third section of the said Act.

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Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty's Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chicf in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six. J. BALLANCE, Minister of Lands. God save the Queen!

Regulations for the Formation of Village Special Settlements on Perpetual Leasing.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of May, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Govebnob in Council. WHEREAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section of "The Land Act, 1885," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations for fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any special settlement shall bo disposed of, and the mode of payment for the same : Now, therefore, 1, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby fix the following terms and conditions as those upon which village special-settlement blocks shall be disposed of on perpetual leasing, and the mode of pa,yment for the same.

Regulations. 1. The land to be selected under these regulations shall be held on perpetual lease for the first term ol thirty years, and for subsequent terms of twenty-one years, without any right of acquiring the freehold. 2. The rental shall be based on the capital value of the land, which shall in no case be less than 20s. an acre. 3. No charge will be made for the lease, which shall be in the form in the Schedule hereto, beyond the sum of 10s. for registering the same in the Land Transfer Department.

1UUU. NEW ZEALAND. PAHIATUA VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT (REGULATIONS FOR FORMATION OF). Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. BEGULATIONS FOE THE EOEMATION OF THE PAHIATUA VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ON PERPETUAL LEASING. Land set apart in the Pahiatua Tillage Special Settle- Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William ment for Perpetual Leasing. Erancis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General ■ in Her Majesty's Army, Knight Grand Cross of (l.s.) Wm. P. DBUMMOND JEEVOIS, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael Governor. an<l Saint George, Companion of the Most HonourTDi?r»riT Aivr ATiTnxr able Order of the Bath, Governor and CommanderA 1 ICOCLAMAIIUjN . in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral me by the one hundred and sixty-second section of o{ t he same ; anc i j ssue d under the Seal of the " The Land Act, 1885," I, William Erancis Drummond sa ; c 1 Colony, at the Government House, at WolJervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do lington, this sixth day of May, in the year of our hereby proclaim and declare that the sections of land de- Lor( j one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six. scribed in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are a-nt/h-ci hereby set apart and declared open, on and after Friday, the J. LALLAJNCL, eighteenth day of June next, for the Tahiatua Village Minister of Lands. Special Settlement, upon the terms and conditions fixed by (j 0D SAVB THE Q nEEN I Order in Council of even date herewith, and made under the one hundred and sixty-third section of the said Act. regulations for the Formation of Villane Special Settle-iM/yit-titH/ntitd jwi t/ttc. -L' VI //(.CCCC/Cft* UJ V CCCttt/t; OjJeCtU/ti l.lClLii, SCHEDULE. ments on Perpetual Leasing. Regulations for the Formation of Village Special Settlements on Perpetual Leasing. Section.! Area. CaPital Section. Area. Capital Wm. E. DBUMMOND JEEVOIS, Valu0" Value- Governor. Section.! Area. Capital Value. Section. Area. Wm. f. drummond jervois, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of May, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Govebnob in Council. WHEEEAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section of "The Land Act, 1885," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations for fixing the terms and conditions upon which the lands in any special settlement shall be disposed of, and the mode of payment for the same : Now, therefore, I, William Erancis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby fix the following terms and conditions as those upon which village special-settlement blocks shall bo disposed of on perpetual leasing, and the mode of payment for the same. i *JT(DVeillUI. rmmiTR tn" r>nTra"nTT, I UJKJUJUl-4 liN CUUjNCIL. i a. B. p. £ A. E. P. & At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day 1 ! 4 2 26 20 33 o 2 0 16 f M lg86 2 15 0 0 20 34 10 0 17 30 p J" Q I f A A qa Q PI (X O A "f fi LI L.RGI10 , 4 2 26 20 36 10 0 17 30 HlS Ex0ELLENCT ™E Govebnob in Council. 6 ' 5 o 0 20 37 5 1 27 22 TTTHEBEAS by the one hundred and sixty-third section 7 5 0 0 20 38 8 1 23 34 VV of "The Land Act, 1885," it is enacted that the 8 5 0 0 20 29 11 1 30 46 Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and 9 4 2 26 22 40 10 0 17 40 repeal regulations for fixing the terms and conditions upon 10 5 0 0 22 41 9 3 24 40 which the lands in any special settlement shall bo disposed . 11 5 0 0 22 42 19 3 27 55 of, and the mode of payment for the same: 12 5 0 0 22 43 19 2 8 54 Now > therefore, I, William Erancis Drummond Jervois, 13 5 2 20 24 45 18 1 11 50 tne Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance 14 ■ 6 0 6 27 46 20 0 0 55 and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me 15 5 127 24 47 16 122 45 by the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and by and with the 16 7 0 24 28 49 17 1 24 47 advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said 18 ; <J 2 5 38 50 20 0 0 55 colony, do hereby fix the following terms and conditions as 19 ! 6 3 20 28 51 20 0 0 70 those upon which village special-settlement blocks shall be 20 10 0 0 40 52 20 0 0 70 disposed of on perpetual leasing, and the mode of payment 21 10 1 14 42 53 19 3 36 70 £or tlle same22 10 0 0 45 ; 54 19 3 38 70 ' 23 10 0 0 45 55 19 3 20 70 Begulations. 24 12 3 20 58 I 50 4 0 32 20 1. T i le i anc i to be selected under these regulations shall be 26 : 16 0 23 72 58 20 0 0 70 held on perpetual lease for the first term of thirty years, and 27 j 15 2 16 70 59 19 2 2o 70 f or subsequent terms of twenty-one years, without any right 28 I 17 3 28 81 61 19 3 22 70 0 f acquiring the freehold. b 29 5 0 6 15 62 19 0 26 70 2 . The rental shall be based on the capital value of the 30 8 2 36 26 63 14 0 2o fed l aI1( j ) which shall in no case be less than 20s. an acre. 31 5 2 ° l c> 64 10 2 18 45 3. No charge will be made for the lease, which shall be in 32 10 0 17 30 Go 19 3 3 oo the form in the Schedule hereto, linvcnrl tho on™ nf in= tr,* j A. B. P. 1 4 2 26 2 15 0 0 3 5 0 0 5 i 4 2 26 6 5 0 0 7 5 0 0 8 5 0 0 9 4 2 26 10 5 0 0 11 15 0 0 12 5 0 0 13 5 2 20 14 6 0 6 15 5 1 27 16 7 0 24 18 i 9 2 5 19 6 3 20 20 10 0 0 21 ' 10 1 14 22 10 0 0 23 10 0 0 24- 12 3 20 26 16 0 23 27 i 15 2 16 28 i 17 3 28 29 5 0 6 30 8 2 36 31 5 2 0 32 10 0 17 £ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 24 27 24 28 38 28 40 42 45 45 58 72 70 81 15 26 16 30 33 34 35 36 37 38 29 40 41 42 43 45 40 47 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 50 58 59 61 62 63 04 65 A. B. P. 5 2 0 10 0 17 5 2 0 10 0 17 5 1 27 8 1 23 11 1 30 10 0 17 9 3 24 19 3 27 19 2 8 18 1 11 20 0 0 16 1 22 17 1 24 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 19 3 36 19 3 38 19 3 20 4 0 32 20 0 0 19 2 25 19 3 22 19 0 26 14 0 25 10 2 18 19 3 3 Regulations. 1. The land to be selected under these regulations shall be held on perpetual lease for the first term of thirty years, and for subsequent terms of twenty-one years, without any right of acquiring the freehold. 2. The rental shall be based on the capital value of the land, which shall in no case be less than 20s. an acre. 3. No charge will be made for the lease, which shall be in the form in the Schedule hereto, beyond the sum of 10s. for registering the same in the Land Transfer Department.

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4. Renewals of leases shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of sections 151 to 155 of Part IV. of "The Land Act, 1885." 5. Married men will have preference aa selectors under these regulations. 6. No greater area than twenty acres will be allotted to any one applicant. 7. Subject to such conditions as the Steward of Village Settlements may prescribe, and within the first five years of the date of the selection, an advance of a sum not exceeding .820 will be made to assist a selector in the erection of a house on his selection ; and in bush lands a further sum not exceeding £2 10s. an acre will be advanced for bush-felling and for grassing from such sums as may be appropriated by Parliament for these purposes. 8. The annual rent shall be 5 per cent, on the capital value of the land, together with 5 per cent, on such sums as may be advanced in terms of clause 7, payable half-yearly, on the Ist day of January or July next ensuing after the lapse of six months from the dates of the selection and advances respectively. 9. All applications for land under these regulations shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district. Where more applications than one are made on the same day for the same land, the right to occupy the land applied for shall, subject to clause 5, be determined by lot amongst the applicants. 10. Each selector or transferee will be required to occupy bis selection as his home, and to make permanent improvements as required by clauses 11 and 12. 11. Each selector shall within two years cultivate one acre, and within four years the half of the remainder, of his selection. 12. Permanent improvement shall mean— (a.) Fencing the land with timber or other durable materials, not being a brush fence ; or (6.) Breaking up and laying down the same in English or other cultivated grass ; or (c.) Breaking up and planting or sowing root or other crops therein ; and, in case of bush lands, the felling and clearing of timber and sowing of grass. 13. .Selectors will not be allowed to subdivide or sublet their holdings ; but, with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district, they may transfer them, provided that all the conditions of those regulations have been fulfilled to date of application to transfer. No person who has an interest in any land in the colony shall be eligible as a selector under these regulations. 14. Each selector will only be allowed to take up one section under these regulations, which must be held for his sole use and benefit, and not for any other parson whomsoever. 15. Any selector who shall fail to comply with these regulations in any respect shall, upon sufficient proof thereof to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, forfeit his interest in the land selected. IC. In case any doubt shall arise as to the construction of these terms and conditions with reference to the selection and occupation or clearing of any land, or otherwise arising thereunder, the same shall be settled by the Commissioner.

SCHEDULE. Form of Lease. This deed, made the day of , 18 , between the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District o£ (who, with his successors and assigns, is hereinafter termed "the lessor"), of the one part, and of , in the Provincial District of , in the said colony, , who, with executors, administrators, and permitted assigns, (hereinafter referred to as and included in tho term " the lessee "), of tho other part, witnesseth that, in consideration of tho ront hereinafter reserved, and of the covenants, conditions, and agreements herein contained and implied, and on the part of the lessee to be paid, observed, and performed, the lessor doth hereby demise and lease unto the lessee all that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement , a little more or less, situato in the District of aforesaid, and being Section , Block , Survey District of as the same is more particularly delineated and described in the plan drawn hereon, and therein coloured red in outline ; together with the rights, easements, and appurtenances tothe same belonging. To hold the said premises intended to be hereby demised unto the lessee for the term of thirty years, commencing as from the 30th day of June, 18 , and renewable on the conditions prescribed by " The Land Act t 1885." Yielding and paying therefor unto tho Eeoeiver of Land Revenue for the said District of the annual ront of £ , payable half-yearly in advance on tho Ist day of January and the Ist day of July in each and every year during the said term, free from all deductions whatsoever. The first payment of such rent having been made, the next payment to become due to be made on the day of next. And it is hereby declared and agreed that these presents are intended to take effect as a lease under the regulations made by Order in Council issued on the day of , 188 , and tho provisions of those regulations shall be binding in all respects upon the parties hereto in the same manner as if such provisions had been fully set out herein ; and that if any dispute or disagreement shall arise between the parties hereto touching the construction of these presents, or in anywise relating hereto, such dispute or disagreement shall be referred to arbitration in the manner set forth in section 62 of the said Act; and neither of the said parties shall take or cause to bo taken any steps or proceedings to set aside or call in question any award or decision which may have been given upon any such reference as final. In witness whereof the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of hath hereunto set his hand; and these presents have been also executed by the said lessee, this day of ,18 . Signed by the said Commissioner in' the presence of— , , A.8., (L- 8-' (Occupation, residence.) Signed by the above-named as lessee, in Hie presence of— , > CD., ( L-s-» (Occupation, residence.) EORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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