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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.)

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.

Pastoral Runs in Canterbury to be offered for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th February, 1894.

I T is hereby notified that the pastoral licenses of the
under-mentioned runs will be submitted to public
auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christ-
church, on Wednesday, the 2nd May, 1894, at 11 a.m., sub-
ject to the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

These runs are situated on the spit between Lake Elles-
mere and the sea, embracing the sea-frontage thereof from
near Birdling's Railway-station to near Taumutu, a distance
of about fifteen miles. The area comprises stony sandy
soil or shingle, and sand-wastes, with tussock and other
native grasses growing in places. There is no permanent
water on these runs, though it is possible that artesian wells
might be successfully sunk.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers
   of the licenses on the day of sale.
2. No person or company may become the holder of more
   than one run under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892":
   Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a
   carrying-capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two
   thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggre-
   gate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or
   cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V.
   of "The Land Act, 1892," shall not be the holder of any
   run under Part VI. of the said Act.
3. The license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1895, and
   shall include, in addition, the whole period between the date
   of possession and the said 1st March, 1895.
4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions
   amongst others:—
   (1.) That if the licensee or any person claiming an
   interest through or under him shall make or
   cause to be made any agreement or contract, or
   shall give or cause to be given or taken any
   negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or
   evading the provisions of, or shall in any way
   whatsoever directly or indirectly commit or be
   privy to a fraud upon, "The Land Act, 1892," the
   license shall be liable to be forfeited and revoked;
   (2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or
   burning of timber or bush on the land comprised
   in the license;
   (3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or
   spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the
   land comprised in the license, and shall with all
   reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed
   all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious
   weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Com-
   missioner; and

(4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the
land comprised in the license, and shall prevent
their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to
inspect the ground.
5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage
over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no
right to the soil or timber or minerals thereon or therein.
6. One half-year's rent and a license-fee of £1 1s. shall be
paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall
make a declaration in terms of section 195 of "The Land
Act, 1892." The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance,
on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in
each year during the term of the license. The half-year's
rent, payable on the fall of the hammer, shall be for the
period commencing 1st September, 1894. Should the half-
yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty days, a
penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.
7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in
respect of any fencing existing upon the Crown lands offered
for license.

DECLARATION.

I, , of , do solemnly and sincerely
declare,—

1. 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 or license of pastoral lands.
2. That I am purchasing the lease or license of such land
   solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or in-
   directly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons
   whomsoever.
3. That I am not the holder of any lease or license in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any lease or
   license in contravention of section 193 of the said Act.*
4. That I am not the holder of a small grazing-run in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such run.

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 for the Colony of
New Zealand.

Full particulars, plans, forms of declaration, &c., may be
obtained on application at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Christchurch.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Hawke's Bay, open for Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 28th March, 1894.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small
grazing-run will be open for lease on application on
and after Wednesday, 30th May, at the annual rental noted
below. In case of more than one application for the run on
the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot
on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

High hilly country, covered with fern and stunted manuka.
The spurs are in places narrow, rocky, and broken, and the
gullies deep, with steep faces; in others, the ridges and spurs
are broad, with easy faces, carrying a little grass. Soil, light
pumice. There is a little timber in the gullies, chiefly rimu
and red-birch, with a little stunted totara, sufficient for
fencing purposes; well watered. Distant forty miles from
Napier.

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.