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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

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 be paid immediately the application is declared successful; 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 January, 1895.

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 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.)

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.

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

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Southland Land District.—Auction, Pastoral Leases.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 9th January, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following pastoral leases will be submitted to auction in the Land Office, Invercargill, at noon on Wednesday, the 28th day of February, 1894:—

Run No. 359, Nokomai, Southland County; 19,300 acres. High summer country, seven miles east of Garston Railway-station, 5,000ft. above sea-level; snow-grass, fern, and other sparse native vegetation. Term, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1895, at upset annual rental of £10.

Run No. 418, Eyre, Southland County; 4,600 acres. High summer country, situate to the south-west of the Mataura River, and adjoining Eyre Peak; 5,000ft. eleva-
tion; vegetation—snow-grass, fern, cotton-plant, &c. Dis-
tance from Fairlight Railway-station, about nine miles. Term, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1895. Upset annual rental, £4 15s. 10d.

Run No. 133, Wairio, Wallace County; 2,465 acres; situated between Wairio Hill and Woodlaw Forest, at an elevation of about 900ft. Hilly country, with tussock, fern, flax, and a few isolated clumps of birch bush; capable of carrying 700 to 800 sheep during greater part of the year. Distance from Woodlaw Railway-station, about three miles. Term, from year to year, at upset annual rental of £20 10s. 10d.

Run No. 143c, Wairio, Wallace County; 1,350 acres; situated north-west of Morley Village, and adjoining same. Sterile clay soil, chiefly growing stunted manuka; com-
paratively low country. Term, from year to year, at upset annual rental of £11 5s.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner, Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th January, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on and after Tuesday, the 27th February, 1894, at the annual rental noted opposite the runs. In case of more than one application for the runs on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

Otago Land District.

First-class Runs.

Tua Peka County.—Beaumont Survey District.

This country, included within Bellamy Station, was held partly by Mr. Samuel Henry, and partly by the New Zealand Mortgage and Investment Association (Limited), under pas-
toral licenses determined on the 31st March, 1893. It is chiefly open ridgy land, growing silver- and snow-tussock, with a little grass. Run No. 137 contains a little birch bush; and Runs Nos. 137A, 137B, and 137C contain a little manuka scrub and fern. The distance of the runs from Lawrence varies from nine to thirteen miles, and their altitude from 800ft. to 2,400ft. Run No. 137D is subject to valuation for fencing, £46 15s. 9d.; this amount either must be lodged with application, or must be paid by applicant immediately he is declared successful at ballot.

170B | .. | 1,570 0 0 | 0 0 5 | 16 7 1
170C | .. | 1,270 0 0 | 0 0 4 | 10 11 8
170D | .. | 1,560 0 0 | 0 0 5 | 16 5 0
170E | .. | 1,590 0 0 | 0 0 4 | 13 5 0

Subdivisions of Run No. 170B, part of Beaumont Station, which was held by Mr. Alexander Brown, under license determined on the 31st March, 1893. The land is of fairly good quality, broken, and mostly open. It contains manuka scrub, flax, fern, and a little bush, with native grasses and clover. Portions of the runs might be utilised for growing root-crops. They are well watered by branches of the Clutha River. Run No. 170B is accessible by bullock-dray, about twenty-three miles from Lawrence, or by bridle-track three miles to Beaumont, and thence twelve miles by main road to Lawrence. Runs Nos. 170C and 170E are twelve and a half to thirteen miles from Lawrence by main road. Run No. 170D is accessible by bullock-dray from Lawrence, twenty-four miles distant, or from same locality by bridle-track and main road, via Beaumont, sixteen miles. This country varies in altitude from 700ft. to 1,930ft., the ascent in places being abrupt. Valuations for improvements are payable as follow: Run No. 170B, £12 4s. 9d.; Run No. 170D, £26 12s. 9d. The improvements in both instances consist of fencing. Applicants are required either to lodge valuations with applications, or to pay them immediately on being declared successful at ballot.

Tua Peka and Vincent Counties.—Cairnhill and Teviot Survey District.

262C | .. | 4,735 0 0 | 0 0 4½ | 44 7 10
262E | .. |

Tua Peka County.—Teviot Survey District.

262G | .. | 3,575 0 0 | 0 0 4½ | 33 10 4
262H | .. |

These runs are subdivisions of Pastoral Run No. 262C (por-
tion of Galloway Station), recently occupied by Robert Camp-
bell and Sons (Limited), and consist of open grazing-country, hilly to undulating, and well watered; growing tussock, with finer grasses. The altitude varies from 450ft. to 3,073ft. above sea-level, and they lie from eight to ten miles from Roxburgh.

Maniototo County.—Rock and Pillar Survey District.

205G | .. | 1,385 1 1 | 0 0 7 | 20 4 0

This run was recently surrendered by Mr. J. A. Mathew-
son. It consists of good grazing country, with northerly aspect; situated on the Gorge Road, one mile and a half from Hamilton's and eight miles from Hyde. The land is well watered, and contains a homestead site, also a little arable land; altitude, from 2,000ft. to 2,900ft. Valuation for