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Page 113 - Spirits, Cordials, or Strong Waters (not being perfumed or medicinal spirits, to be used as medicine or perfumery only) for each and every imperial gallon of such spirits, cordials, or strong waters, of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes' Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, or any quantity greater or less than a gallon Spirits of Wine,
Page 79 - 5,000 acres outside an agricultural area, may be applied for at a price (at present ten shillings an acre) to be fixed by the Governor in Council. Within three years the land must be fenced, and within five years 5s. per acre must be spent on improvements.
Page 80 - Pastoral lands are granted on lease, which gives no right to the soil or to the timber, and the lands may be reserved, sold, or otherwise disposed of by the Crown during the
Page 79 - Any person may apply to the Commissioner to put up for sale by auction any- town or suburban lands already surveyed, on depositing 10 per cent, of the upset price, which is returned if
Page 79 - does not become the purchaser ; should the purchaser not be the applicant, he must pay 10 per cent, on the fall of the hammer, and complete his purchase within thirty days.
Page 124 - feet above the sea, is exhibited a fixed white light, visible in clear weather from a distance of 12 miles.
Page 8 - meridian of Greenwich, including all the islands adjacent in the " Indian and Southern Oceans, within the latitudes aforesaid of
Page 125 - feet above high water, and is visible in clear weather from a distance of 12 miles.
Page 90 - which for the durability of its timber is unsurpassed by any kind of tree in any portion of the globe.
Page 79 - an acre, or sooner if the occupier choose. Upon the approval of any application, a license is granted for five years. Within six months the licensee must reside on some portion of the land, and fence in the same with a good substantial fence during the term of his license. If these conditions are fulfilled, a lease is granted to him for