SEPT. 27.]

OPUNAKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

The above land, designated the Opunake South Block, is
situated near the township. It is well opened up with roads,
and consists of open as well as fairly level bush-country;
soil good and well-watered.

CONDITIONS AS TO OCCUPATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.
The maximum quantity any lessee can hold is 640 acres of
rural land.
Each lessee shall, within two years from the date of his
lease, bring into cultivation not less than one-tenth of the
land leased by him, and within four years of the said date,
not less than one-fifth of the said land, and within six years
from the date of his lease, in addition to the cultivation of
one-fifth of the land, shall place on such land substantial
improvements of a permanent character to the value of £1
for every acre of such land.
Improvements to be suitable to and consistent with the
extent and character of the holdings, and none shall be

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allowed for in any valuation in excess of £5 for every acre of
rural land.
The lease will contain an arbitration clause to enable, at
the end of the term, the value of improvements to be deter-
mined for which an outgoing lessee should be paid by an
incoming lessee. It will also provide that, in the event of
there being no accepted tenderer for the new lease, the old
lessee shall have the option of accepting a fresh lease for the
same period and on the same conditions as his first lease, at
a rental to be fixed by arbitration, minus the value of the
improvements, which is also to be fixed by arbitration.

Tenderers may offer for any number of sections, but no
tender will be accepted for more than 640 acres in the aggre-
gate. Such sections must, however, be contiguous.
A deposit of one half-year's rent must be made at the time
of tendering, the amount to be calculated on the highest
amount offered by any tenderer for an aggregate area of 640
acres or any less quantity; but no deposit will be required
for any quantity of land tendered for beyond the 640 acres.
Coloured lithographic plans of the above sections are on
view at the several land offices throughout the colony.

THOMAS MACKAY,
Reserves Trustee.

Auction of Crown Lands, Marlborough.
THE Land Board of the Marlborough Land District
hereby notifies that the allotments of town, suburban,
and pasture lands will be offered for sale by public auction
at the Survey Office, Blenheim, at noon, on Tuesday, the
2nd October, 1883.

TO BE SOLD FOR CASH.
TOWN LAND. - TOWN OF KAIKOURA.

SUBURBAN LAND. - KAIKOURA SUBURBAN.
50 | .. | 53 3 6 | 161 10 0 | ..

PASTURE LAND. - KAITUNA VALLEY.
Onamatutu Survey District.
1 | IV. | 96 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 9 12 0
3 | IV. | 85 0 0 | 53 10 0 | 7 10 0
1 | VIII. | 25 2 15 | 13 0 0 | 3 0 0
2 | VIII. | 87 0 20 | 59 0 0 | 8 0 0

(Under contract under section 18 of "The Marlborough
Waste Lands Act 1867 Amendment Act, 1874.")
13 | III. | 53 0 0 | 28 0 0 | 5 0 0
2 | IV. | 38 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 4 0 0

Wakamarina Survey District.
1 | XVI. | 48 0 0 | 24 0 0 | 5 0 0*

Cloudy Bay Survey District.
4 | III. | 172 0 0 | 86 0 0 | 20 0 0*

*In the event of any other person than applicant being the pur-
chaser, the cost of survey must be paid at the auction by the
purchaser, to be handed over to applicant.
One-fourth of the purchase-money must be paid at the
auction, and the balance within one month, or the money
paid will be forfeited and the sale void. A deposit of £1 for
the grant of each section must be paid on completion of the
purchase.

RUNS TO BE LEASED.
At the same time and place licenses of the under-mentioned
runs will be offered at public auction on terms mentioned,
and subject to "The Land Act, 1877," and any acts amending
the same in force at the date of auction. The person who
shall pay the highest sum by way of annual rent in case of
each of these runs shall be entitled to receive a license to
occupy the same for pastoral purposes for a term of ten years.
Provided he shall pay at the auction rent at the rate of the
highest price bid from the date of auction to 1st March,
1884, together with a fee of £3 for the issue of the license,