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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

miles. The average altitude of this country is 2,600ft. Mr.
and Mrs. John Mulholland recently surrendered the above,
which were comprised in Tokarahi Station. Valuation for
improvements, £436 4s. This amount either must be lodged
with application, or must be paid by the applicant immedi-
ately he is declared successful at ballot.

First-class Runs.
WAIKOUAITI COUNTY.

| Run | Survey District. | Area. | Rent per | Half-yearly |
| No. | | A. R. P. | Acre. | Rent. |
| | | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 121B | Dunback .. | 704 0 32 | 0 9 | 13 4 0 |
| 121C | Dunback and | 3,600 0 0 | 0 9 | 67 10 0 |
| | Hummockside | | | |
| 121D | Budle, Dunback, | 1,607 1 8 | 0 7 | 23 8 9 |
| | Hummock, and | | | |
| | Hummockside | | | |
| 121E | Budle and Dun- | 3,903 3 24 | 0 8 | 65 1 4 |
| | back | | | |
| 121F | Budle and Hum- | 4,735 3 8 | 0 8 | 78 18 8 |
| | mock | | | |
| 121G | Budle .. .. | 3,335 0 24 | 0 9 | 62 10 8 |
| 121H | Budle .. .. | 3,177 2 0 | 0 9 | 59 7 3 |
| 121I | Budle .. .. | 430 1 24 | 0 7 | 6 5 5 |

Subdivisions of Stoneburn Runs, numbered 121B, 121C,
and 121D, and at present occupied under a temporary license
by Sir F. D. Bell. Runs 121I and 121D consist of broken
pastoral land, the latter having a steep rocky face towards
Deighton Creek. The other runs also contain pastoral land
of an undulating character. All this country grows tussock,
with a little snow-grass. It is well watered, and accessible
from Nenthorn, Macrae's, Palmerston South, and Dunback
by good roads. The railway-station at the last-named town-
ship lies from four to six miles distant. The altitude of
these runs averages 1,950ft. Valuations for fencing are pay-
able on them as follows: Run 121B, £33; Run 121C, £36 15s.;
Run 121D, £46 10s.; Run 121F, £56 5s.; Run 121G, £28 10s.;
Run 121H, £67 2s. 6d.; and Run 121I, £41 5s. These amounts
either must be lodged with applications, or applicants must
pay them immediately they are declared successful at ballot.

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 below.

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 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.

NOTE.—One-fourth of the rent paid during the first fifteen
years is returned to the local body, to be spent in improving
the access to the land.

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.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.

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.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Licenses, Otago Land District, for Sale
by Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 20th January, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral
lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown
Lands Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 28th February
next, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
PASTORAL LANDS.
(Under Part VI. of Land Act.)

Run 19, Lake County: Area, about 33,500 acres; term,
fourteen years; upset annual rental, £10; valuation for im-
provements, £7. Situated eight miles north of Glenorchy.
This run contains Mount Earnslaw and its slopes. Altitude,
2,000ft. to 9,000ft. Late licensees, Messrs. Valpy and Co.

Runs 199A and 199B (grouped, Class I.), part of Teviot
Station, Tuapeka County: Area, about 47,850 acres; term,
ten years; upset annual rental, £400. Situated about six
miles east of Roxburgh, and comprising the country at the
head of Manor Burn and Teviot River. Altitude, 2,000ft. to
3,000ft. Present licensee, Mr. Wm. Tindal Scrimgeour.

Run 206D (Class I.), Maniototo County: Area, about 3,940
acres; term, nine years; upset annual rental, £32 16s. 8d.;
valuation for improvements, £75. This run is situated
between Kyeburn Hundred and the summit of Kakanui
Range, with outlet by tracks to Kyeburn and Naseby.
Altitude, from 2,000ft. to 5,000ft. Late licensee, Mr. John
Malloch.

Run 212E (Class II.), part of Dusky Hill Station, Tuapeka
County: Area, about 2,442 acres; term, ten years; upset
annual rental, £20 7s.; valuation for improvements, £94 14s.
Situated six miles from Heriot Railway-station; watered by
the Pomahaka River, and accessible by track from Kelso.
Rather poor country, with fern, and of an altitude varying
from 1,000ft. to 2,000ft. Present licensee, Mrs. J. P. Kirke.

Run 212F, part of Dusky Hill Station, Tuapeka County:
Area, about 1,069 acres; term, ten years; upset annual
rental, £26 14s. 6d.; valuation for improvements, £190.
Adjoins Run 212E on its north-eastern boundary, and re-
sembles it in character. Late licensee, Mrs. J. P. Kirke.

Run 226E (Class I.), Vincent County: Area, about 9,730
acres; term, eight years; upset annual rental, £40 10s.;
valuation for improvements, £104 10s. Situated ten miles
from St. Bathan's, near the head of the Dunstan Creek, by
the tributaries of which it is well watered. This run varies
in altitude from 3,000ft. to 5,000ft., and is accessible by
track from Tarras and St. Bathan's. Late licensee, Mr.
A. R. Blackwood.

Runs 236E and 236H (grouped, Class I.), part of Morven
Hills Station, Vincent County: Area, about 21,740 acres;
term, nine years; upset annual rental, £400. Situated
about five miles south-east of Gladstone, and watered by the
Lindis River and numerous streams. Altitude, from 2,000ft.
to 4,000ft. Present licensee, the Hon. E. W. Parker.

Runs 243A and 243B (grouped), part of Rugged Ridge
Station, Waitaki County: Area, about 49,610 acres; term,
fourteen years; upset annual rental, £700; valuation for
improvements, £335. This country extends southwards from
the Waitaki River, and is comprised within the Otematata
watershed. It lies within fourteen miles of Kurow. Altitude,
from 2,900ft. to 4,900ft. Present licensee, Mr. H. Cameron,
is to be allowed one month from 1st March, 1894, to remove
his stock from the above runs, if he does not purchase the
new license.

Runs 262A, 262K, 262L, 262M, and 262N (grouped, Class I.)
part of Galloway Station, Tuapeka and Vincent Counties:
Area, about 27,065 acres; term, five years; upset annual
rental, £400. Situated about four miles from Alexandra.
This country extends from Manor Burn to the Knobby
Ranges, and is watered by the Hope and Little Valley
Creeks. Altitude, from 2,000ft. to 3,000ft. Present licensees,
Messrs. R. Campbell and Sons (Limited).