May 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 669

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 day of March and the 1st day of 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 Small Grazing-runs, Southland, open for Application.

District Land and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 17th April, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-men-
tioned small grazing-runs will be open for application,
at this office, on Thursday, the 22nd June, 1893, at the
annual rental noted opposite each run.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Open hilly country, with small area at north-east end
ploughable; vegetation chiefly silver-tussock, with box scrub
in some of the southern slopes; fairly good grazing-land;
height above sea-level, from 800ft. to 1,926ft. Distance from
Benmore Railway-station, about 11 miles, by roads partly
formed. Formerly part of Benmore Run.

21 | 798 | Hokonui .. | 3,560 1 0 | 26 14 0
Hilly country, with small area at north-east corner
ploughable; from 700 to 800 acres of very poor land, over-
grown with box scrub, balance ranging from poor to fair
quality for grazing purposes; well watered; height above sea-
level, from 850ft. to 2,200ft. Distance from the Benmore
Railway-station, about 11 miles, by roads partly formed.
Formerly part of Benmore Run.

22 | 799 | Hokonui .. | 1,632 0 0 | 20 8 0
About 284 acres fair land, fit for cultivation, balance
ranges from poor to fairly-good grazing-land, well watered;
vegetation, silver-tussock, tutu, fern, and box scrub; height
above sea-level, from 650ft. to 1,500ft. Distance from the
Benmore Railway-station, about 10 miles. Formerly part of
Benmore Run.

2 { 65 to 68 }
{ and } Wairaki .. | 1,970 1 0 | 24 12 7
{ 74 }

Open swampy undulating pastoral country, cold, wet clay
soil, about 500 acres agricultural, the rest pastoral; height
above sea-level, from 750ft. to 1,200ft. Distance from Night-
caps Railway-station, about 16 miles. This run will be
burdened with £10, being value of sheep-yards, and £5, being
value of hut. Formerly part of Mount Linton Run.

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 declara-
   tion as per form printed hereon.
2. No person can lease more than one run.
3. Residence on the run is compulsory, and commences
   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 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 be-
   lieving 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.

Town Lands at Opotiki for Sale.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned town
lots will be offered for sale by public auction, at
the Land Office, Tauranga, on Wednesday, the 31st May
proximo, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
TOWN OF OPOTIKI, BAY OF PLENTY.—SECTION 1, MUSEUM
ENDOWMENTS.

Lot 60, containing 1 rood 4 perches. Upset price, £5 10s.
Lots 61 to 68, both inclusive, each containing 1 rood.
Upset price, £5 each lot.
Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid
on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-
grant fee, within thirty days thereafter.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough for Lease.

IT is hereby notified that a lease of Reserve A, Woodbank
Run, Bui Bui Survey District, 300 acres, will be offered
at auction at the District Land and Survey Office, Blenheim,
on Friday, the 16th day of June, 1893.
Term from 1st July, 1893, to 1st July, 1896. Upset annual
rent, £5 10s.
Terms and conditions of lease can be obtained on applica-
tion at this office.