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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

PASTORAL LICENSES UNDER "THE PUBLIC RESERVES ACT, 1881."

Term of License.—Seven years, subject to termination on twelve months' notice.

Run No. 206 is situated on the Ben Ohau Run No. 87, adjacent to the River Twizel, between the Ohau and Pukaki Rivers, and comprises well-grassed plains at an elevation of about 1,500ft. above sea-level; Runs Nos. 215, 216, and 217, and Reserves Nos. 182 and 183 are situated at the southern extremity of Lake Pukaki, adjacent to the Pukaki Ferry; and Run No. 218 is situated at the north-western extremity of the lake, immediately to the south of the boundary creek between Glentanner and Rhoborough Downs Stations. They comprise hilly and flat pastoral country, some portions of which are very stony, the vegetation consisting of tussock and other native grasses. The general elevation ranges from 1,600ft. to 2,000ft. above sea-level. The coach-road from Fairlie to Mount Cook runs through some of the blocks.

CONDITIONS.

The following conditions of licenses under "The Land Act, 1892," will also, so far as possible, be applicable to licenses under "The Public Reserves Act, 1881."

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 aggregate 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 Commissioner; 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. 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 purchaser 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 indirectly 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 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 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.

Leases of Reserves, Canterbury Land District, for Sale by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 17th December, 1894.

It is hereby notified, in terms of "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," that the leases of the under-mentioned reserves for the terms specified will be offered at public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 27th February, 1895, at 11 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

• Little River Railway Reserve.

LOCALITIES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF RESERVES.

Reserve 159: These subdivisions are situated in the Motunau Township Reserve, at the mouth of the river of that name, and comprise generally open level and terrace land, limestone formation, and soil of good quality. The vegetation consists of tussock and English grasses. There is a formed road from Cabbage-tree Flat to and through the sections. The elevation ranges from 30ft. to 200ft. above sea-level.

Reserve 1855 is situated at White Rock homestead, on the eastern side of the Karetu River, about four miles from Loburn, and comprises hilly and undulating land, clay formation, soil of fair quality, the vegetation consisting of manuka, fern, gorse, and tussock.

Reserve 2705 is situated on the north bank of the Eyre River, about two miles westerly from the Horrelville Railway-station on the Kaiapoi-Oxford line, and comprises open, stony, and scrubby river-bed land, subject to occasional floods.

Reserve 2718 is situated on the north bank of the Eyre River, adjacent to the township of West Oxford, and comprises river-bed land partly covered with scrub.