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Run No. 15, broken pastoral country, shale formation at
north end, all tussock country, well watered, height above
sea-level from 1,000ft. to 2,093ft.; distance from the Night-
caps Railway-station about fifteen miles. This run will
be burdened with £57 4s., being half the value of boundary-
fences.

Run No. 16, hilly country, good pastoral land, well watered,
all tussock country, height above sea-level from 1,000ft. to
1,500ft.; distance from Nightcaps Railway-station about
twelve miles. This run will be burdened with £137 5s., being
half the value of boundary-fences.

Run No. 17, hilly country, good pastoral land, well watered,
all tussock country, height above sea-level from 1,000ft. to
1,600ft.; distance from Nightcaps Railway-station about
twelve miles. This run will be burdened with £131 7s. 6d.,
being half the value of boundary-fences.

Conditions of Lease.

1. The term of lease is twenty-one years, with the option
   of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rent
   to be fixed by valuation, and improvements being secured to
   lessee as provided by "The Land Act, 1892," section 182.
   Each lessee is required to make the declaration as per form
   printed hereon.

2. No person can lease more than one run.

3. Residence on the run is compulsory, and must com-
   mence within three years in bush or swamp land, and
   within one year in open or partly open land, unless the lessee
   obtain the consent of the Land Board to reside on other
   land in his occupation.

4. Permanent improvements must be effected equal to one
   year's rental by the end of the first year, two years' rental
   by the end of the second year, and four years' rental at the
   end of the sixth year; and on bush land, in addition thereto,
   improvements must be made to the value of 10s. an acre if
   first-class land, or of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. for the lease must ac-
   company the application; the rent to be paid half-yearly
   in advance during the term of the lease. The next payment
   of rent will become due on the 1st March, 1894.

6. The lessee has no right to purchase any part of the
   land; but he can select 150 acres around the homestead,
   through which no road can be taken or other public privilege
   exercised without compensation.

Declaration.

I, , of* , do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. 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 of Run No.†
3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use
   and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of any
   other person or persons whatever.
4. That I am not already the holder of any such lease in
   any part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such
   lease.
5. That I am not the holder of any run under Part VI. of
   the aforesaid Act, nor have I any interest in any such run.
6. That I do not own any freehold land or land held by
   lease or license of any kind whatever anywhere in the
   colony, either by myself or jointly with any other person,
   which, exclusive of the land I am now purchasing the lease
   of, will exceed in area 1,000 acres.
   And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
   believing 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 in and for the Colony of
   New Zealand.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.
  G. W. WILLIAMS,
  Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Grazing Lease of Portion of Maungatoroto Forest for
Sale by Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th March, 1893.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lot,
being part of the land known as Maungatoroto Forest,
on which the timber has been burnt or removed, will be
offered for lease for grazing purposes, in terms of section 232
of "The Land Act, 1892," for the term of twenty-one years,
by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 26th
April, 1893, at 11 a.m. :—
Parish of Waipu, 770 acres; upset price, 4½d. per acre per
annum.
Rentals to be paid half-yearly in advance,

Lessees will have the right to use the land for grazing
purposes only.
Lessees will have no right to fell or remove from the land
any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying
on the ground.
Free rights of ingress, egress, and regress for any of the
purposes of "The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885,"
shall be given to all persons duly authorised in that behalf.
Lessees may remove all fencing and buildings erected by
them prior to the expiration of the term of the lease, but
will have no right to valuation or compensation for improve-
ments, or right of renewal of the lease.
Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained
at this office.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Ashwick Station.—Pastoral Runs in the Mackenzie County
to be offered for License by Public Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 6th March, 1893.

I T is hereby notified that the pastoral licenses of the
under-mentioned runs will be submitted to public
auction at the Local Land and Survey Office, Timaru, on
Wednesday, the 19th April, 1893, at 11 a.m., subject to the pro-
visions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.
Mackenzie County.—Part of Ashwick Run.

These runs are situated on the Two-Thumb Range, about
nine miles north-west of Fairlie Railway-station, being sub-
divisions of the original Ashwick Run, and comprise moun-
tainous and high hilly country, generally rough and broken
in character, intersected by gorges and deep gullies, the main
tops and high spurs being almost barren. The vegetation
consists of snowgrass on the tops and tussock on the lower
spurs; tutu also grows plentifully on the lower slopes. The
country is well watered by the Sawdon and Edwards Streams,
and the tributaries of the Opihi and Opuha Rivers. The
elevation ranges from about 1,900ft. to about 6,600ft. above
sea-level, the higher portions being subject to heavy falls of
snow, which lies on the tops during the winter months. The
access is from Fairlie and Burke's Pass by the Mackenzie
County Road, and unformed branch-roads therefrom.

Conditions.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers of
   the licenses on the day of sale.
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.
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 burn-
   ing 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