General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

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

H. G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases of Small Grazing-runs, Otago, open for Application.

District Land Office,
Dunedin, 17th April, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 7th June, 1893, at the rental noted opposite each run.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—WAITAKI COUNTY.

Maruwenua Survey District.

Run No. Area. Rental per Acre. Half-yearly Rental.

17 (Class I.) 2,386 0 0 0 6.5 32 6 3
17B 2,887 0 0 0 6.5 39 1 11
17C 626 0 0 0 11.52 15 0 6
17D 711 3 0 0 11.52 17 1 9
17E 481 2 10 1 0.72 12 11 6
17F 357 2 30 1 0.72 9 9 9
17G 393 0 0 1 0.72 10 8 4

Domet Survey District.

17A (Class I.) 4,457 0 0 0 6.5 60 7 2

Run No. 17 is very rugged and broken, and extends from the top of Ben Lomond to the Otekaike River. Soil light, covered with tussock; well watered, with a number of sheltered gullies. Distance from Otekaike Siding about six miles by road and track. Altitude averages 2,000ft.

Run No. 17B includes the southern slope from the Ben Lomond Range to the Maruwenua River; soil light, growing tussock; well watered. Distance from Livingstone by road, seven miles. Altitude averages 2,000ft.

Run No. 17C is light pastoral land, well watered, and sloping towards the Maruwenua River. Distance from Livingstone by road, seven miles. Altitude averages 2,400ft.

Run No. 17D consists of light pastoral land, well watered, and sloping towards the Maruwenua River. Distance from Livingstone by road, seven miles. Altitude averages 2,400ft.

Run No. 17E consists of light pastoral country, well watered, and sloping towards the Maruwenua River. English grass and clover are growing near the river, and tussock on the remainder of the run. Distance from Livingstone by road, about seven miles. Altitude averages 1,400ft.

Run No. 17F consists of light undulating pastoral land, well watered, and partly arable. Distance from Livingstone by road, about seven miles. Altitude averages 1,900ft.

Run No. 17G consists of light undulating pastoral country, well watered, and in parts arable. Distance from Livingstone by road, about seven miles. Altitude averages 1,900ft.

Run No. 17A is very steep and broken where it faces the Otekaike and towards the Maruwenua, but there are very good slopes near the top of it; soil light, growing tussock; well watered. Distance from Kyeburn, on west, six miles; from Otekaike to north-east, nine miles (both accessible by track); and from Livingstone, to the south-east, seven miles by road. Altitude averages 2,500ft.

NOTE.—The above are subdivisions of Pastoral Run No. 17 (portion of Otekaike Station), held by R. Campbell and Sons (Limited) under license which expired on the 28th February, 1893.

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 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 of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. for the lease must accompany 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 purchaser 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.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Leases of Subdivisions of Reserve, Westland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 13th May, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the subdivisions of the under-mentioned reserve will be offered by public auction, at the Land Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 27th day of June next, at 2 o'clock p.m., at the prices and for the term stated.

Full particulars as to conditions of lease, &c., may be ascertained at this office.

Payments, to be made on the fall of the hammer, consist of one year's rental, lease fee £1 1s., full amount of bonus (if any), and value of improvements.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

RESERVE 44, BLOCK VI.

Turiwhate Survey District.

Subdivision. Area. Fixed Annual Rental. Term: Fourteen years, from Valuation for Improvements.

1 30 0 0 1 10 0 1st April, 1893 .. 39 0 0
2 10 0 0 0 10 0 .. 46 16 0
3 13 2 36 0 13 0 3rd October, 1893 .. 71 1 0

Bidding to be by bonus.