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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
Mode of acquiring Crown Lands
Mode of acquiring Crown Lands.
Crown Lands may be acquired as fellows:—
| (1.) | By auction, after survey, in which case one-fifth of the price is paid down at the time of sale, the balance within thirty days: |
| (2.) | By application, after the lands have been notified as open for selection, in which case the applicant fills up a form (to be obtained at any of the Land Offices) and makes the declaration and deposit required by the particular system he wishes to select under. |
All applications, whether for surveyed or unsurveyed lands, are-deemed to be simultaneous if made on the same day, and, if there be more than one applicant for the same land, the right of selection is determined by ballot.
Lands thrown open for application may be either surveyed or unsurveyed, and those not selected the first day remain open.