1. The applicant sends in a written application on a form prescribed by the Board, accompanied by a deposit of ten per cent, on the value of the land ; the Board being required to give their " decision " on such application within a period of six months.
2. On the Board declaring the applicant to be the purchaser of the land, a notice is published in the Gazette, and also sent by post to appli cant, intimating the same to him, he being re quired to pay the "purchase money" to the Re ceiver of Land Revenue within fourteen days thereafter. — (Clause 43.)

3- " Immediately on the payment of the pur chase money," the applicant receives a "license to occupy," and "as soon thereafter as conveni ently may be the land shall be laid off by the District Surveyor" at the expense of the appli cant, who deposits estimated cost of survey with Receiver of Land Revenue "at the time of purchase."— (Clause 41. > A provision follows to the effect that the Government will not be re sponsible for any loss or inconvenience which the purchaser may experience, should any section when surveyed prove to differ in any respect from that intended by the purchaser; andfurther, that a refund or supplemental payment shall be made as the case may require for deficiency or excess of acreage, and the license to occupy shall be amended in accordance with the report of the Surveyor — Crown Grant to be made out in ac cordance with such amended license.
