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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.

S. WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 27th November, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on and after Wednesday, the 24th January, 1894, at the annual rental noted opposite the run. 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—MACKENZIE COUNTY.

First-class Pastoral Country.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.

36464 | Burke .. | XII. |} 2953 0 0 | 0 9½ | 116 17 10

36465 | Tengawai | V. IX. |}

These sections are situated adjacent to and south of Burke’s Pass, being part of the original Albury Station, and comprise generally mountainous and hilly open tussock country of good quality, rocky and shingly on the main tops and spurs, with patches of undulating land and small flats. The sections are fairly well watered by springs and streams. The elevation of the country ranges from 1,900ft. to about 4,300ft. above sea-level, and it is subject to heavy falls of snow, which lie on the higher lands during the winter. The access is by the main road connecting Burke’s Pass with Albury, the distances therefrom to the nearest points on the sections being respectively about four miles and fourteen miles. The Duck Stream and other branch roads are unformed. The sections, except for the drawback of being subject to falls of snow, are by quality of soil and situation well adapted for pastoral pursuits. These sections are disposed of subject to the right of the Crown to amend boundaries and areas, and to take all necessary roads.

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 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.

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

Lease of Pastoral Runs, Southland Land District.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 25th November, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction at the Land Office, Invercargill, at noon on Wednesday, the 24th day of January, 1894:—

Run 487, Fiord County: 11,400 acres; upset rental, £2 10s. Bush land; situated between the Grant Burn and the Waitutu River, and about thirty-six miles west of Orepuki.

Run 488, Fiord County: 14,300 acres; upset rental, £2 10s. Bush land; situated between the Waitutu River and a line parallel to this river and about three miles east of same, and about thirty-three miles west of Orepuki.

Run 489, Fiord County: 11,700 acres; upset rental, £2 10s. Bush land; situated between the Wairaurahiri River and a line parallel to and about three miles west of same, and about thirty miles west of Orepuki.

Run 490, Fiord County: 12,000 acres; upset rental, £2 10s. Bush land; situated between the Wairaurahiri River and the Edwin Stream, and about twenty-six miles west of Orepuki.

Run 503, Fiord County: 176,130 acres; upset rental £16. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 5,000ft. above sea-level; situated between Charles and George Sounds.

Run 504, Fiord County: 204,800 acres; upset rental, £20. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 4,000ft. above sea-level; situated between Thomson and Charles Sounds.

Run 505, Fiord County: 88,000 acres; upset rental, £8. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 6,000ft. above sea-level; situated between the South-west Arm and the South Fiord of Lake Te Anau.

Run 506, Fiord County: 139,200 acres; upset rental, £13. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 4,000ft. above sea-level; situated between Bradshaw and Smith Sounds and Manipori Lake.

Run 507, Fiord County: 81,900 acres; upset rental, £7. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 4,000ft. above sea-level: situated between Breaksea and Dusky Sounds.

Run 508, Fiord County: 159,700 acres; upset rental, £15. High, broken, and mostly bush-clad country, some parts being over 4,000ft. above sea-level; situated between Dusky Sound and Preservation Inlet.

Term of lease, twenty-one years.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.