cation may cover one lot of wet land in addition
to other land, if reasonably near. Husband and wife may not both be
applicants.

Applications must be made in person at the office of Sub-Agent of the
District, accompanied by sworn declaration of qualifications, and a fee
of $2.

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPATION.

The successful applicant receives a certificate of occupation which
entitles him to occupy the described premises and to receive a homestead
lease for Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Years, if conditions of
certificate of occupation have been fulfilled, the conditions being:

That the occupier shall, before the end of two years, build a dwelling
house and reside on the premises. He shall maintain his home on the
premises from and after the end of two years from date of certificate.
He shall before the end of six years from date of certificate have in
cultivation not less than 10 per cent. of the land, or have in
cultivation 5 per cent. of the land and, in good growing condition, not
less than ten timber, shade or fruit trees per acre on agricultural
land, or if pastoral land, fence the same within six years.

He shall pay the taxes assessed upon the premises within sixty days
after the same are delinquent.

He shall perform any conditions of the certificates for the planting or
protection of trees, or prevention or destruction of vegetable pests
that may be on the premises.

CONDITIONS OF HOMESTEAD LEASE.

The Lessee or his successors must maintain his home on the leased
premises, must pay the taxes assessed upon the premises, within sixty
days after the same are delinquent, and perform any conditions of the
lease relating to protection or planting of trees, or destruction and
prevention of vegetable pests.

Lands held under a certificate of occupation or homestead lease are
liable to taxation as estates in fee.

In case of the death of an occupier or lessee his interests,
notwithstanding any devise or bequest shall vest in his relations, in
the order prescribed in the Act, the widow or widower being first in
order, then the children, etc.

Certificates of occupation or homestead lease, or any interest
thereunder, is not assignable by way of mortgage nor is the same subject
to attachment, levy or sale on any process issuing from the Courts of
the country. Neither the whole nor any portion of the premises may be
sub-let.

Surrender may be made to the Government by an occupier or lessee having
the whol