Feb. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 249

The Little River Railway Reserve is situated adjacent to
the property of J. J. Herrick, Esq., about half a mile to the
southward of Tai Tapu, and comprises open flat land of
excellent quality.

Reserve 702 is situated at a distance of about eight miles
in a north-westerly direction from the Templeton Railway-
station, and one and a quarter miles from Yaldhurst, and
comprises inferior, open, stony, river-bed land, light soil and
sand.

Reserve 1262 is situated adjacent to and on the north-east
side of the Hinds Township, and comprises open land of fair
quality.

Reserves 2746, 2749, 2750, and 2751 are situated on the
north-eastern and south-western sides of the Rangitata
Island, adjacent to the properties of Mr. J. Buck and Rud-
denklau's trustees, and comprise river-bed lands carrying
native grasses.

Reserves 950, 951, and 952 are situated in the Waimate
Township.

CONDITIONS.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the
   number of lots which one person may acquire, and no
   declaration is required. Residence and improvements are
   not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the
   lessees, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on
   account of improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any
   other cause.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. The leases shall be for the terms specified in the
   schedule, but shall be subject to termination by twelve
   months' notice in the event of the land being required by
   Government.

4. The lands are let for grazing purposes, and lessees will
   not be permitted to break up or crop any of the same with-
   out the written permission of the Land Board first had and
   obtained.

5. Upon the fall of the hammer every lessee shall pay a
   lease-fee of £1 1s., together with a half-year's rent in the
   case of reserves whose annual rental exceeds £5, and one
   year's rent in the case of reserves whose annual rental is
   below £5.

6. The lessee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in his lease,
   and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause to be
   removed all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds
   or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner.

7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land com-
   prised in the lease, and shall prevent their increase or
   spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer
   appointed by him to inspect the ground.

Further particulars may be obtained on application at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

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

Leases of Public Reserves, Wellington, for Sale by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-
mentioned sections will be submitted to public
auction, at the Argyle Hall, Hunterville, on Monday, the
11th March, 1895.

SCHEDULE.

Section. | District. | Area. | Upset Annual | Term of Lease.
| | | Rental |
| | | per Allotment |
| | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
259 | Hunterville | 0 1 12 | 10 0 0 | 14 years.
3 | Hunterville | 0 1 15 | 10 0 0 | 14 years.
1 | Marshall . . | 8 3 24 | 1 0 0 | From year to
| | | | year.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of a half-year's rent and £1 1s.
lease-fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer. The
terms of the leases will be as stated above. No allowance
whatsoever shall be payable on account of improvements
effected by the lessees.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village Homestead Lands, Wellington, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned village-
homestead allotments will be open for selection on
and after Tuesday, the 5th day of March, 1895.

SCHEDULE.
MANGARAMARAMA VILLAGE HOMESTEAD SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

Section. | Area. | Lease in Perpetuity.
| | Rent | Half-yearly
| | per Acre. | Rent.
| A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.
74 | 12 0 0 | 4 4·8 | 1 6 5

This section is weighted with £85 9s. for improvements.
It is all level, and consists of good alluvial soil, well watered.
It is situated about two miles and a quarter from the
Mangatainoka Creamery, with access by a formed road.

80 | 19 1 24 | 4 4·8 | 2 2 8

This section is weighted with £122 for improvements. It
is level, with rich and fertile alluvial soil; and about half of
it has been felled and burned. It is situated about two
miles and a half from the Mangatainoka Township.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are
   village-homestead allotments, open for selection on lease in
   perpetuity, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892"
   (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act").

2. The day on which the lands shall be open for selection
   shall be Tuesday, the fifth day of March, 1895.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the
   land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as pro-
   vided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications
   shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Wellington, and at Eketahuna, and leases will be issued in
   accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occu-
   pation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the declaration hereby
   prescribed.

6. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent,
   together with the lease and registration fee, and the amount
   with which the section is weighted for improvements, imme-
   diately the application has been approved or declared
   successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the
   1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in
   section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is
   payable as before provided. The next payment of rent will
   become due on the 1st January, 1896.

8. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and
   such allotment shall be held for his sole use and benefit,
   and not for the use or benefit of any other person whom-
   soever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector ;
   but this provision shall not apply to any married woman
   who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an
   intestacy.

9. The lessee must reside on the land leased within one
   year from the date of lease, and thereafter such residence
   shall be continuous.

10. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in
    each lease shall, subject to clause No. 9, be as provided in
    Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and
    all other provisions of the said Act with respect to sub-
    stantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees
    under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and
    all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory
    residence, shall, subject to clause No. 9, apply accordingly to
    lessees under these regulations.

Substantial improvements of a permanent character mean
and include reclamation from swamps, clearing of bush,
gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or scrub, cultivation, planting
gardens, fencing, draining, making roads, sinking wells or
water-tanks, constructing water-races, sheep-dips, making
embankments or protective works of any kind, in any way
improving the character or fertility of the soil, or the erec-
tion of any non-movable building.

11. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land
    held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
    ject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

12. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
    shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regula-
    tions, and to the applications and leases to be made and
    issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and
    the person whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby
    affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the
    said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision
    of the said Act applicable to the particular case.