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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

Town and Rural Lands at Hanmer Plains for Lease by Public Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 5th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned town and rural sections, being subdivisions of the Hanmer Plains Reserve, will be offered for lease by public auction, for the term of forty-two years, at the Hot Springs, Hanmer Plains, on Tuesday, the 11th July, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

Rural Section 7, chiefly covered with manuka scrub, undulating clay soil. Section 9, nearly all tussock-covered flat, poor soil. Section 10, fairly good soil towards the river, remainder poor and shingly. Section 11, shingly soil covered with tussock, some short native grass on top of terrace. Section 12, flat covered with tussock, poor stony soil. Section 13, tussock-covered flats, shingly, fairly good soil. Section 20, covered with tussock, inferior soil, much broken by terraces. Section 24, half tussock-covered hillside, about one-third manuka, poor clay soil. Section 26, covered with tussock and a little manuka, fairly good soil along the creek. Section 27, about one-fourth good easily-drained flax and manuka swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 28, dry shingly soil, three-parts manuka scrub, remainder tussock. Section 29, about two-fifths good drainable swampy soil, remainder rather poor manuka- and tussock-covered soil. Section 32, two-thirds drainable good flax and manuka swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 33, about 10 acres fairly good soil, remainder poor tussock-covered flat. Section 34, about four-fifths poor shingly soil, remainder good swampy soil. Section 35, about three-fourths good easily-drained flax swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 36, one-half good easily-drained flax swamp, remainder fairly good tussock- and manuka-covered land. Section 37, poor, dry, shingly soil, covered with tussock and manuka scrub. These sections are situated at the Hanmer Springs, about ninety-three miles from Christchurch, and may be reached by railway from Christchurch to Culverden, sixty-nine miles, and thence to the Springs by coach.

Rents are payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue at Nelson. The first half-year’s rent to be paid on the day of sale, together with a fee of £1 1s. for the lease.

Not more than one rural section may be leased by one person.

On each of the town sections buildings of the value of at least £50 must be erected within two years from date of lease.

Plans and forms of lease may be obtained at the District Land and Survey Office, Nelson, or at the District Land and Survey Office, Christchurch; at the post-offices, Culverden and Waiau; and also at the Baths, Hanmer Plains.

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Land Office,
Blenheim, 8th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for application, at this office, on Thursday, the 27th July, 1893, at the rental noted opposite each run.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Situate at back of freehold sections in Kaituna Valley, on main road, Blenheim to Nelson; soil ranging from inferior on ridges to fair in gullies; partly scrub and partly bush; about twenty miles from Blenheim and seven miles from Havelock.

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.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.