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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

Rural Lands in Southland open for Sale or Selection.

District Land and Survey Office, Invercargill, 15th February, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of "The Land Act, 1892," either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Thursday, the 25th May next:—

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 114 to 120 and 123, Waihau District, level, poor soil; vegetation, silver tussock and fern, also a little mixed bush; gravel formation; height above sea-level from 300ft. to 350ft.; distance from Otautau Railway-station about twenty-five miles by good road. Section 118, Takitimo District, hilly, good soil, 190 acres, mixed bush; vegetation, silver tussock and fern; limestone formation; height above sea-level from 400ft. to 1,400ft.; distance from Otautau Railway-station by road about thirty-five miles.

Wallace.. | Waihau .. | 108 | .. | 689 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 344 15 0 | 0 6 | 8 12 5 | 0 4·8 | 6 17 11

Level, gravel formation, light soil; vegetation, silver and blue tussock; height above sea-level about 200ft.; distance from Otautau Railway-station about twenty-four miles by good road.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.

150 | Part of View Hill Station | Oxford | X., XI., XIV., XV. | 3052 | 81 | 3
150A | Ditto .. .. | " | IX., X. | 1774 | 47 | 3

These runs are situated on the north bank of the Waimakariri 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 aggregate 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 sending to him through the ordinary course of post, or leaving on the run one year's previous notice in writing of their intention 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 purchaser 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 indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.