APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 435

2. Within two years from the date of his lease, not less
   than one-tenth of the land leased by him;
3. Within four years from the date of his lease, not less
   than one-fifth of the land leased by him;
   And shall, within six years from the date of his lease, in
   addition to the cultivation of one-fifth of the land, have put
   substantial improvements of a permanent character on the
   land to the value of £1 for every acre of such land.
   Plans and schedules can be seen at the railway stations
   and post offices in the Canterbury Provincial District.
   Personal Residence: The Land Board will give permission
   dispensing with the necessity of personal residence for the
   first two years from the date of the lease.

Every application shall be accompanied by a statutory
declaration, the amount of the first six months' rent, and a
fee of 30s.
Should there be more than one application on the same
day for the same allotment, the right to occupy shall be
determined by lot.

Canterbury Land District.

PART OF RESERVE No. 91, THIRTY-EIGHT ACRES, SALT-
WATER CREEK.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 16th March, 1886.

TENDERS will be received at the Crown Lands Offices
at Christchurch and Timaru for the temporary pastoral
occupation of the above land, under section 25 of "The
Public Reserves Act, 1881," up to noon on 4th May, 1886, at
the upset annual rental of 10s. per acre.
Plans and particulars may be seen at the Land Offices,
Christchurch and Timaru.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Canterbury Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 16th March, 1886.

IT is hereby notified that on and after this date the
quarter-acre sections in the undernamed Government
townships are reduced to the following prices:—

Upset Price at Auction.

South Rakaia .. .. .. 7 10 0
Arowhenua .. .. .. 7 10 0
South Rangitata .. .. .. 7 10 0
Geraldine .. .. .. 7 10 0
Waimate .. .. .. 7 10 0
Bealey .. .. .. 7 10 0

On Application, on Deferred Payment.
Arowhenua .. .. .. 10 0 0

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Provincial District of Canterbury.—Runs for Sale by
Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 17th March, 1886.

I HEREBY give notice that the undermentioned runs
will be submitted to auction at the Land Office, Christ-
church, on Wednesday, the 5th May, 1866, at 12 o'clock
noon.
The license for the said runs shall be for a term of 3 years
9 months 26 days, terminating on the 1st March, 1890,
subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1885."
The purchaser will have to pay on the fall of the hammer
15 months 26 days' rent to the 1st September, 1887, in pur-
suance of clause (b) of subsection (2) of section 172 of
"The Land Act, 1885."
Plans and conditions may be seen at the Land Offices,
Christchurch and Timaru.

No. of
Run.

Locality.

Area.

Upset
Annual
Rental.

N 73 North bank of River Ashley, west 200 10 0 0
of River Makerikeri
N 74 South bank of River Ashley, oppo- 50 2 10 0
site mouth of River Okuku
N 75 South bank of River Ashley, oppo- 100 5 0 0
site mouth of River Makerikeri
N 76 North bank of River Ashley, below 80 4 0 0
and near railway
N 77 South bank of River Ashley, below 88 4 0 0
and near railway

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves to be sold by Auction, Provincial District of
Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 21st January, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
Crown land will be open for application, upon deferred
payments, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on
Wednesday, the 28th April, 1886:—

RESERVE 134, WAITANGI RIVER.

Section. Area. Price per Acre.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
22 300 0 0 2 10 0

Should two or more persons apply for the allotment on the
same day, the land will be put up to public competition by
tender, limited to the applicants.
Plans and particulars may be seen at the Land Offices,
Christchurch and Timaru.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Terms and Conditions of Sale.

1. The land enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be
   open for application on deferred-payment conditions, at the
   prices stated in such Schedule.
2. The day upon which the land shall be open for appli-
   cation shall be the 28th day of April, 1886, at the Land
   Offices, Christchurch and Timaru.
3. The land shall be subject to the provisions relating to
   rural lands of Part III. of "The Land Act, 1885."
4. Should two or more persons apply for the allotment on
   the same day, the land will be put up to public competition
   by tender, limited to the applicants.
5. Each applicant will be required to make the declaration
   prescribed by section 113 of "The Land Act, 1885," and
   shall, at the time of application, deposit with the Receiver
   of Land Revenue for the Canterbury Land District one-
   twentieth of the price of the allotment. Such payment shall
   be deemed to be a discharge of the license-fee for the six
   months due the 1st July, 1886.
   The purchaser of the land described in the Schedule,
   upon the full payment of the purchase-money, and also the
   fulfilment of the terms and conditions prescribed by "The
   Land Act, 1885," relating to lands on deferred payments, will
   be entitled to a Crown grant, to be issued in the usual way
   upon payment of the fees prescribed by law.

Sale of Reserves 315, 381, and 1289, Provincial District of
Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 19th January, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the above-mentioned blocks
of land will be offered for sale by public auction, at
the Land Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 21st April,
1886, at 12 o'clock noon.

No. of
Reserve.

Locality.

Area.

Upset
Price
per Acre.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
1289 South bank of Selwyn, opposite 226 2 0 2 5 0
Glentunnel
1289 Ditto 35 0 0 2 5 0
315 Killinchy 20 1 0 2 0 0
381 " 12 0 17 2 0 0
381 " 35 1 1 2 0 0
381 " 24 0 0 2 0 0

Plan may be seen and particulars obtained at the Land
Office, Christchurch.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve to be sold by Auction, Provincial District of
Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 21st January, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land
will be submitted to public auction at the Courthouse,
Waimate, on Saturday, the 1st May, 1886, at 12 o'clock
noon:—

RESERVE 134, NORTH BANK, RIVER WAITANGI.

Section. Area. Upset Price per Acre.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
21 300 0 0 2 0 0

Terms: One-fourth of purchase-money on fall of the
hammer, balance within two calendar months thereafter,
when, if balance is not paid, the one-fourth referred to will
be forfeited, and the sale declared null and void. Crown-
grant fee to be paid on completion of purchase.