, 1885-08-08
IN ST. CROIX.

the estates inspector and II member
appointed by Government /; at present
the manager of Estates Work & Rest
&c.
The land destined for allotment is
divided in parcels (%allotments) measur-
ing 300 acres each, such parcels to
be laid off with exactness and marked
with not less than four boundary
posts, each. The land shall be of such
a quality as to be fit for sugar Guilt
walton.
Applicants must be men of the labor
ing class, who have shown themselves
to be industrious, sober and trust
worthy and have not committed any
act degrading in public opinion.
LabOurers who produce certificate Of
5 years uninterrupted service on Il
estate, and, particularly, labourers on
the State Treasury'S estates, fulfilling
the above conditions, have a preferen-
tial right of being considered.
Other persons may only in excep.
tional cases be accepted, with the
consent of the superior authority, but
no person who is a proprietor of q
sugar or stock estate can be con-
sidered.
The transfer of allotmentS is provi-
%sionally effected by purchase contract,
in such a manner that a bill Of sale
is not granted the purchasers before
one-third of the purchase sum is paid
and they have fulfilled the conditions
specified below.
The boundary belt between the
transferred allOtmentS, which is to be
kept open in a width of II feet, if
intended to be used as road, and OF
s feet, if otherwise, shall within 3
months after the transfer be cleared
by the owner concerned, as far as to
the middle of the belt, and continual
ly be kept clear.
t. The purchaser shall contribute his
share towards the establishment of
the necessary roads, in labOur or in
money, according to the decision Of
the Board of Allotment.
Within Is months after the transfer,
at least One-half of the allotment shall
be laid out in cane, or in some other
useful cultivation. The remainder of
the allotment may be used as pasture.
Trees with stems measuring 4 inches
and more in diameter at the root and
fruit trees irrespective of size, must
not be cut down without permission
from the Board of Allotment before
the purchaser has obtained bill of
sale. The purchaser shall be allowed
to use the Gut on estate GRANGE as
water supply for himself and property,
as long as such use does not interfere
with the needful supply of the estate,
in regard to which he is subject to the
decision of the Board of Allotment.
No other buildings than those
necessary tor the dwelling of the
owner and his household, or for the
cultivation of the allotment, must be
erected thereon before bill of sale has
been granted.
The payment of the purchase sum
is settled in the following manner:
From the signing Of the purchase
contract or eventually, from the sub.
sequent issue of bill of sale concern
ing which a memorandum must be
noted on the purchase contractJ
the purchase sum or any outstanding
part thereof shall be charged with
interest, say during a term of 20
years, at the rate of 4 0 p. a., and
after the expiration of the said term
of 20 years, at the rate of 5 do p. a.
AS instalments on the purchase sum
shall be paid in "a half-yearly terms,
besides the interest due, 10Th of the
entire purchase sum. When one half
of the purchase sum iss paid in this