1336 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 68

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 September, 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.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Land and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 28th August, 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 18th October, 1893, at the rental noted opposite each run.

SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS PASTORAL LAND.—SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Run No. 35.—Undulating country, poorly grassed, with snow- and silver-tussock; yellow-clay formation. Height above sea-level, from 1,200ft. to 1,400ft. Distance from Mossburn Railway-station, by road, about eight miles. This run will be burdened with £19 10s., being half the value of boundary-fence.

Run No. 36.—Hilly country, fairly grassed, with silver- and snow-tussock; formation clay and partly rocky. Height above sea-level, from 1,200ft. to 2,700ft. About 15 acres of birch bush. Distance from Mossburn Railway-station, by road, about seven miles.

Run No. 37.—Level, wet, and swampy; poor land; vegetation principally snow-tussock. Height above sea-level, about 1,300ft. Distance from Mossburn Railway-station, by road, about three miles. This run will be burdened with £118 15s. 3d., being half the value of boundary-fence.

Run No. 38.—Level, wet, and swampy; poor land; vegetation is principally snow-tussock. Height above sea-level, about 1,300ft. Distance from Otatau Railway-station, by road, about five miles. This run will be burdened with £23 5s., being half the value of boundary-fence.

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 September, 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.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Town of Opotiki for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 5th August, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lease will be submitted to public auction at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Wednesday, the 4th October proximo, at 11 a.m.

TOWN OF OPOTIKI.

The lease for a term of fourteen years of Lot 15, Section 2, containing 1a. 1r. 27p.; upset annual rent, £1.

Terms of lease: Rent to be paid yearly in advance. Lessee may remove all fencing and buildings that may be erected by him prior to the expiration of the term of lease, but will have no right to valuation or compensation for improvements or right of renewal of lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.