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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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and, within six years, must have cultivated one-fifth, and
effected permanent improvements to the value of £1 per acre.
Plans may be seen at the Land Offices at Christchurch and
Timaru.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land District of Canterbury.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands
will be open for application on Friday, the 12th day
of October next, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and
Timaru, where plans may be seen.

SMALL-FARM ALLOTMENTS within Reserve 191.
VILLAGE SETTLEMENT, Elephant Hill, Waitaki.

TO BE SOLD ON IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR CASH.
Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, in areas varying from 10 to 15
acres each. Price, £4 per acre.

TO BE SOLD ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS.
Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, in areas varying from 10 to 15 acres
each. Price, £5 per acre.

Terms: Each application must be accompanied by a
statutory declaration, form of which can be obtained at the
Land Offices. A deposit of one-tenth of the amount of
purchase-money will also be required to be made at the same
time.

In case of more than one application being received for
the same section on the same day, the right to occupy the
same will be decided by lot amongst the applicants.

Personal residence required within six months of purchase,
to continue to the end of the fourth year. Must bring into
cultivation not less than one-tenth of the allotment the first
year, one-fifth the second year; and within four years must
have three-fourths cultivated, the whole fenced, and have
made substantial improvements to the value of at least £10
per acre.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land Office, Christchurch,
14th August, 1883.

Auction of Crown Lands, Marlborough.

T HE Land Board of the Marlborough Land District
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.
Subsequently a half-year's rent shall be paid in advance on
every 1st September and 1st March during the currency of
the license, the first of such payments to be made on 1st
March, 1884. But no person is entitled to become the
purchaser who is in occupation of any pastoral lands, either
by himself or jointly with any other person, under lease or
license from the Crown, capable of carrying 20,000 sheep or
4,000 head of cattle:—

| Locality. | Survey District. | Area (Approxi-
mate). | Upset Annual Rental. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Opihi Bay, Port Underwood | Arapawa | Acres. 210 | 1d. an acre. |
| Ocean Bay | .. | 200 | |
| North Bank, Wairau, late | Cloudy Bay | 2,080 | |
| part Raydale Run | .. | | |
| Ditto | " | 1,400 | |

Plans of the above runs are open for inspection at this
office.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office, Blenheim, this 25th
August, 1883.

HENRY G. CLARKE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases in Marlborough to be offered at Auction.

L EASES, under section 23 of "The Public Reserves Act,
1881," of the under-mentioned blocks of land in the
Provincial District of Marlborough, will be offered to public
competition by auction, at the Survey Office, Blenheim, on
Tuesday, the 2nd day of October, 1883, at noon, on the terms
and conditions specified, namely, —

KAIKOURA SUBURBAN.—Part of Section 226, 229 acres;
term of lease to be fourteen years; upset annual rent, £20;
the Government to have the right at any time to take any
roads they may deem necessary through this reserve without
compensation or reduction of rent.

KAITUNA VALLEY.—Parts of Sections 66 and 67, 151 acres;
term of lease to be seven years; upset annual rent, 4d. an
acre; the Government and the Road Board to have the right
to take from this land any material required for making or
repairing roads without compensating the lessee.

A right shall also be reserved to the public to rest travelling
stock on these reserves on payment to the lessee as follows:—
For sheep, 1/4d. per head per night; for horses and cattle, 2d.
per head per night.

The bidding to be upon the annual rent. Half a year's
rent to be paid at auction, and on every 1st January and 1st
July during the respective terms.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office, Blenheim, the 25th
August, 1883.

HENRY G. CLARKE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale by Auction.

Land Office,
Christchurch, 11th August, 1883.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned block
of Crown land in the Kowai District will be offered
for sale by public auction, at the Courthouse, Amberley, on
Monday, the 12th November next, at 12 o'clock noon :—

Reserve No. 1639, Kowai Domain, containing 344 acres
Upset price, £3 per acre.

Plan may be seen at the Survey Office, Christchurch.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.