April 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 557

PORT ROBINSON SUBURBAN.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Upset Price. | |
| | | | Per Acre. | Total Price.
| | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| 32 | XI. | 3 0 0 | 8 0 0 | 24 0 0
| 33 | " | 3 1 0 | 8 0 0 | 26 0 0
| 34 | " | 3 1 0 | 8 0 0 | 26 0 0
| 36 | " | 3 2 21 | 7 0 0 | 25 8 4
| 37 | " | 3 3 38 | 7 0 0 | 27 18 3
| 38 | " | 4 1 29 | 6 0 0 | 26 11 9

These sections are situated in the vicinity of Port Robinson, and comprise generally flat and hillside lands of good quality, well grassed, with fern, &c., in places, no water. These sections are on the high upper terrace, and afford healthy and picturesque residential sites, commanding splendid coast and ocean views.

GORE BAY SUBURBAN.

| 11 | IX. | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 12 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 13 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 14 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 15 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 16 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 17 | " | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 16 0 0
| 18 | " | 4 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 20 0 0

These sections are situated on the shore of Gore Bay, and comprise generally flat tops, steep hill-faces, small flats, and sandhills; the soil and grass on the back portions are generally good; no water. The sections are well suited for seaside residences, the beach in front being sandy and shallow, and will doubtless be a favourite seaside resort in the future.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, £1, within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Pastoral Lease in Southland Land District for Sale by Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 30th March, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lease will be submitted to public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 23rd May, 1894, at noon:—

Run No. 509, Eyre Mountains, Southland County, 40,600 acres. Chiefly barren mountain-tops; vegetation, silver-tussock, fern, and snow-grass. Height above sea-level, from 1,000ft. to 6,000ft.; distance from Mossburn Railway-station, about eleven miles. Term, 21 years from 1st March, 1895; upset annual rent, £5.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd March, 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, Blenheim, on and after the 2nd May, 1894, at the half-yearly 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Pastoral Country.

| Run No. | Survey District. | Area. | Half-yearly Rent. |
| | | Acres. | £ s. d. |
| 60 | Whakamarina .. .. | 550 | 3 8 9 |
| 61 | Gore .. .. | 250 | 1 11 3 |

Run No. 60 is situate about five miles from Havelock; it consists of hilly land, covered with mixed bush.

Run No. 61 is situate near Waitaria, in Kenepuru Sound; it consists of hilly land, covered with mixed bush. The soil is fair in the gullies, but poor on the spurs.

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 March, 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.

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 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.

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.

IT 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, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 2nd May, 1894, at 11 a.m., subject to the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

| Run No. | Name of Station. | Survey District. | Block. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. | Term |
| | | | | Acres. £ s. d. | Yr. |
| 182 | The Spit Station | Southbridge Ellesmere .. | VII., VIII. } V., VI. | 2024 | 50 12 0 | 6 |
| 183 | Waikoka Station | Ellesmere .. | V., VI., VII., VIII. | 2550 | 95 12 6 | 6 |

These runs are situated on the spit between Lake Ellesmere and the sea, embracing the sea-frontage thereof from