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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1893.

In the matter of the will of LOUIS JEAN HUBERT, late of
the Carrick Range, Otago, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that this will has been finally ac-
cepted, in accordance with the provisions of "The Pub-
lic Trust Office Act, 1872," and that the Public Trustee is
the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral Runs in the Ashley County to be offered for
License by Public Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 4th February, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that the pastoral license of the under-
mentioned runs will be submitted to public auction, at
the District Land and Survey Office, Christchurch, on
Thursday, the 30th March, 1893, at 11 a.m., subject to the
provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892:"—

ASHLEY COUNTY.

This run is situated on the Mount Grey Range, about nine
miles from the Amberley Railway-station; it includes the
sources of the Kowai River, and comprises mountainous and
hilly open country, with areas of bush and scrub. The
general elevation varies from about 1,000ft. to 3,000ft. above
sea-level.

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These runs are situated on the north bank of the Waima-
kariri River, adjacent to the Oxford and Sheffield Railway-
line, and comprise open tussock plains, with tracks of
manuka scrub; the soil is generally light and stony, but
there are areas of better quality. The elevation above sea-
level is about 1,000ft.

Conditions.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers of
   the licenses on the 1st April, 1893.

2. No person or company may become the holder of more
   than one run under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892:"
   Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a
   carrying capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two
   thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggre-
   gate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or
   cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V.
   of "The Land Act, 1892," shall not be the holder of any
   run under Part VI. of the said Act.

3. The license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1894, and
   shall include in addition the whole period between the date
   of possession and the said 1st March, 1894. The Crown or
   its assigns, or the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the
   Canterbury Land District for the time being, may at any
   time determine the license by giving to the licensee, or send-
   ing to him through the ordinary course of post, or leaving on
   the run one year's previous notice in writing of their inten-
   tion so to do; the last payment of rent in such case to be a
   proportionate part of the said annual rent from the last day
   for payment of rent up to the date of such determination.
   No compensation whatever shall be payable to the licensee
   on account of such determination.

4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions,
   amongst others:—

That if the licensee or any person claiming an interest
through or under him shall make or cause to be made any
agreement or contract, or shall give or cause to be given or
taken any negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or
evading the provisions of, or shall in any way whatsoever
directly or indirectly commit or be privy to a fraud upon,
"The Land Act, 1892," the license shall be liable to be
forfeited and revoked:

That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or burning
of timber or bush on the land comprised in the license:
That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of
gorse, broom, and sweet-briar on the land comprised in the
license, and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause
to be removed all gorse, sweet-briar, broom, or other noxious
weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner:
and
That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land
comprised in the license, and shall prevent their increase or
spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer
appointed by him to inspect the ground.

5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage
   over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no
   right to the soil, or timber, or minerals thereon or therein.

6. One half year's rent and a license-fee of £1 1s. shall be
   paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall
   make a declaration in terms of section 195 of "The Land
   Act, 1892." The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance,
   on the 1st March and the 1st September in each year during
   the term of the license. Should the half-yearly rental at
   any period not be paid within thirty days a penalty of 10 per
   cent. in addition will be enforced.

7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in
   respect of any fencing at present existing upon the Crown
   lands offered for license.

DECLARATION.

I, , of , do solemnly and sincerely
declare—

1. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions
   of "The Land Act, 1892," am desirous of becoming the pur-
   chaser of a lease or license of pastoral lands.

2. That I am purchasing the lease or license of such land
   solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or in-
   directly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons
   whomsoever.

3. That I am not the holder of any lease or license in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any lease or
   license in contravention of section 193 of the said Act.

4. That I am not the holder of a small grazing-run in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such run.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believ-
ing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1882."

(Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 18 ,
before me, , a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of
New Zealand.

Full particulars, plans, forms of declaration, &c., may be
obtained on application at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Christchurch.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases of Subdivisions of the Railway Reserve, Opunake.

District Land and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 3rd February, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that leases of the under-mentioned
subdivisions of the Railway Reserve at Opunake will be
offered by public auction, on Tuesday, the 28th March,
1893, at the Courthouse, at Opunake, at noon:—

Term: Seven years from the 1st July, 1893.

This reserve is contiguous to the Town of Opunake, between
the Otahi and Waiaua Streams.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.