Sept. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1405

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.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Land and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 16th September, 1893.

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

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

| Run | Section. | Block. | Survey District. | Area. | Rent per |
| No. | | | | | Annum. |
|-----|----------|--------|------------------|-------|----------|
| | | | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 32 | 130 | .. | Takitimo | 5,198 2 27 | 51 4 8 |
| " | 1 | XVII. | Centre Hill | | |
| " | 1 | XVIII. | " | | |

High and broken country; northern aspect; front half
well grassed with silver-tussock; back portion rocky, and
poorly grassed with snow-tussock; contains also about 1,130
acres of birch bush; height above sea-level, from 1,300ft. to
5,000ft.; distance from Mossburn Railway-station about 15
miles. This run will be burdened with £76 16s., being half
the value of boundary-fence.

33 | 133 | .. | Takitimo | 2,321 3 39 | 21 15 5
" | 2 | X. | Centre Hill | |
" | 1 | XVIII. | " | |

Hilly, poor land; poorly grassed with snow-tussock and a
sparse mixture of silver-tussock; yellow-clay formation;
southern aspect; height above sea-level, from 1,200ft. to
1,900ft.; distance from Mossburn Railway-station, about 12
miles. This run will be burdened with £94 4s., being half
the value of boundary-fence.

34 | 132 | .. | Takitimo | 2,531 1 12 | 23 14 7
" | 1 | X. | Centre Hill | |
" | 2 | XI. | " | |
" | 2 | XVII. | " | |
" | 2 | XVIII. | " | |

Undulating poor land; poorly grassed with snow-tussock
and a sparse mixture of silver-tussock; yellow-clay for-
mation; eastern aspect; height above sea-level, from
1,300ft. to 1,900ft.; distance from Mossburn Railway-station,
about 11 miles. This run will be burdened with £54 12s.,
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 com-
   mences 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 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 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 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
   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, Hawke's Bay, open for
Application.

District Land and Survey Office,
Napier, 18th August, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-men-
tioned 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.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Pastoral Country.

On Run 26 there are about 300 acres of fern and scrub,
balance being light bush and large manuka; on Run 27 there
is light bush with dense underscrub.
The soil in both runs is fair, being papa formation, overlaid
by light pumice deposit; broken country, and well watered;
suitable for pastoral purposes.

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

5. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. for the lease must ac-
   company the application and declaration; 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.