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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Part of Tokarahi Station. The north portion of the run is
good, whilst the south is cold and poor. Generally speaking,
it contains fairly-good grazing-country, having an average
altitude of 2,800ft. Distance from Livingstone Township,
five miles, and from Tokarahi Railway-station, eleven miles.
Valuation for improvements, £217, must either be paid with
application, or immediately the result of the ballot is de-
clared. Mr. John Porter is at present in occupation of the
land.

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, 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 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.)
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. P. MAITLAND,
  Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Auckland District for Lease by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th July, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that leases of the under-mentioned
lands, for the periods stated, will be offered at public
auction at this office on Friday, the 14th day of September
proximo, at 11 a.m.

Lease for a term of fourteen years: Village of Waiuku,
south-east part of Lot 70A (portion of landing reserve);
area, 3 perches; upset annual rent, £1. Lease offered sub-
ject to £50 for improvements (workshop).

Lease for a term of seven years: Takahue Survey District
(Mangonui County), Section 6A, Block XV.; area, 4 acres
1 rood 27 perches (recreation reserve); upset annual rent, £2.

Rent payable half-yearly in advance, on the 1st January
and 1st July in every year.

No valuation for improvements will be allowed during
either the currency or at the termination of the leases, but
lessees will have the right to remove fences and buildings
that may be erected.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Lease of Reserve near Mount Wellington, Auckland.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 20th August, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the under-noted reserve will
be offered for lease for a term of fourteen years at the
Land Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 12th day of October
proximo, at 11 a.m. :

Suburbs of Auckland: Lot 55A, Section 12 (between St.
John's College, Tamaki, and Mount Wellington), containing
24½ acres; upset annual rent, £6.

Term of Lease: Fourteen years, without right of renewal.
No compensation for improvements during either the cur-
rency or at the termination of the lease. One half-year's
rent and lease fee (£1 1s.) to be paid on fall of the hammer.
The lease is for grazing purposes only, and does not carry
with it any right to remove metal or stone.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Town of Hamilton for Sale by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 16th July, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned town lots
will be submitted for sale by public auction at this
office on Friday, the 14th day of September proximo, at
11 a.m. :

Town of Hamilton West: Lots 476, 477, 1 acre each,
upset price £30 per acre; Lots 478, 479, 480, each contain-
ing 2 roods 28 perches, upset price £20 5s. per lot. Museum
endowment lands, near Hamilton Railway-station.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to 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 shall be
forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null
and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Pastoral Licenses, Marlborough, for Sale by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd August, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the licenses of the pastoral
licenses hereunder mentioned will be offered by
public auction at this office on Wednesday, the 3rd October,
1894.

SCHEDULE.

Run No. 76, 370 acres; Run No. 77, 350 acres; Run No. 78,
150 acres; Run No. 96, 480 acres; Run No. 97, 300 acres;
Run No. 98, 125 acres.

Term, three years from 1st March, 1895. Upset annual
rent of each run, 1s. (if demanded). One of the conditions
is that the rabbits are to be kept down to the satisfaction of
the Stock Department.

These runs occupy the shingle banks of the Wairau River,
and are covered more or less with vegetation consisting of
tea-tree, tussock, toetoe, &c. The main channel of the river
forms the boundary between the runs. Situate about ten
miles from Blenheim.

S. WEETMAN,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 4th September, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral
runs will be offered for lease by public auction at
Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 7th day of November, 1894 :

Run 121L, Waikouaiti County: Area, about 420 acres;
term, 10 years; upset annual rental, £15 15s.

This area comprises part of the Stoneburn Run, last held
under license by Sir Francis D. Bell. It contains broken
pastoral country, well watered; distant from Palmerston
about ten miles.

Run 206D (Class I.), Maniototo County: Area, about 3,940
acres; term, 9 years; upset annual rental, £20; valuation
for improvements, £50.

This run is situated between Kyeburn Hundred and the
summit of Kakanui Range, with outlets by tracks to Kye-
burn and Naseby. Its altitude varies from 2,000ft. to
5,000ft. John Malloch was the last licensee of the country.

Possession of the above will be given on date of sale.

Valuation for improvements on Run 206D must be paid
on same date.

Both runs will be sold generally in accordance with the
provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

Purchasers must deposit the statutory declaration required
by section 62 of the said Act, and pay the first half-year's
rent, together with license fee (£1 1s.), on fall of the
hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.