July 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1103

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.

Lease of Small Grazing-run, Marlborough, open for Application.

District Land Office,
Blenheim, 14th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that lease of the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 2nd August, 1893, at the rental noted.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Partly open, partly fern, scrub, and light bush; about seventeen miles from Picton by water.

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.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.

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.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town, Suburban, and Rural Lands, Auckland, for Sale.

District Lands and Survey Department,
Auckland, 20th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned town, suburban, and rural lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 24th August proximo, at 11 o’clock a.m.

TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE WEST.
(Classified as suburban.)

419, 419A | 1 0 0 | 3 0 0
421, 421A | 1 0 0 | 3 0 0
474, 474A | 1 0 0 | 3 0 0
475, 476 | 2 0 0 | 6 0 0
477 | 1 0 0 | 3 0 0

TOWN OF HAMILTON EAST.
(Museum Endowment Lands.)

190 | 0 2 0 | 10 0 0
190A | 0 2 0 | 10 0 0
191 | 0 2 0 | 10 0 0
191A | 0 2 0 | 10 0 0
192 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0
193 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0
194 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0
195 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0
199 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0
200A | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0

SUBURBAN LOTS AT PORT CHARLES.—BLOCK I., HARATAUNGA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Lot 1, Sec. 6 | 0 3 4 | 2 6 0
Lot 2, Sec. 6 | 1 0 6 | 3 1 0

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.—RUAPEKAPEKA PARISH.

97 | 16 3 16 | 17 0 0

Part kahikatea swamp, adjoining Taumarere Station.

WHAKATANE COUNTY.—WAIMANA PARISH.

263A | 0 2 22 | 2 5 0

Open land, about three-quarters of a mile from Whakatane Township.

RODNEY COUNTY.—ORUAWHARO PARISH.

N. 172 | 108 0 0 | 175 10 0
191A | 64 2 0 | 115 17 6

N. pn. 172, broken to undulating forest land, containing 207 green and thirty-nine dead kauri trees. Section 191a, about 8 acres fern and bush land, remainder contains fifty-nine green kauri trees and 108 totara trees. Both lots are from four to five miles from Hakaru.

WHANGAROA COUNTY.—MATAWHEROHIA PARISH.

S.E. 3 | 15 0 0 | 73 15 0
S.W. 8 | 92 1 0 | 81 0 0
S.W. 9 | 49 2 0 | 49 10 0
19 | 140 0 0 | 65 0 0
23 | 400 2 0 | 139 15 0
24 | 221 3 36| 84 0 0
25 | 155 2 0 | 78 0 0
26 | 527 0 0 | 400 0 0
28 | 313 3 30| 160 0 0
30 | 252 2 0 | 80 0 0

All very broken forest land, with clay soil, situated about four miles from Kaeo Post-office, and containing timber as follows: S.E. pn. 3, about 140,000ft. of kauri; S.W. 8, 135,000ft. kauri and 20,000ft. totara; S.W. 9, 27,000ft. kauri and 24,000ft. totara; Section 19, 20,000ft. kauri and 60,000ft. totara; Section 23, about 66,000ft. kauri and 40,000ft. totara; Section 24, about 21,000ft. kauri and 55,000ft. totara; Section 25, 85,000ft. kauri and 21,000ft. totara; Section 26, about 260,000ft. kauri and 540,000ft. totara; Section 28, about 200,000ft. kauri and 20,000ft. totara; Section 30, 30,000ft. kauri and 14,000ft. totara.