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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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the lease. The next payment of rent will become due on
the 1st March, 1896.
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 exer-
cised 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 , 189 ,
   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.

Village-homestead Land, County of Selwyn, for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 22nd January, 1895.
THE under-mentioned village-homestead sections will be
open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the
27th March, 1895.
If more than one application be received for the same sec-
tion on the same day, then the order of selection shall be
decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.
Halswell Survey District.
Part of Lake Ellesmere Reserve 959.

Situated on the Little River Railway, within one mile of
the railway-station, and comprise level land with sandy soil
of fair quality, carrying rye and other grasses forming good
pasture, but the lands are not suitable for cropping. The
sections are about twenty-one miles from Christchurch
and about six miles from the Taitapu Dairy Factory.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and
   are divided into village-homestead allotments, open for selec-
   tion 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 land shall be open for selection
   shall be Wednesday, the 27th 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
   provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands
   Christchurch; 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 pre-
   scribed in Schedule C to the said Act.
6. The successful applicant must also be prepared to pay,
   immediately on his application being approved, the first half-
   year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee, as
   provided in the 63rd section of the said Act.
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.
8. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in
   the lease shall 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 substantial improvements, shall
   apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The
   provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said
   Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
   ingly to a lessee under these regulations.
9. 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.
10. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and
    such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and
    benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person
    whomsoever. 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.
11. 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 persons 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.
    J. W. A. MARCHANT,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th January, 1895.
IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned suburban
and rural lands will be offered for sale by public auc-
tion, at this office, on Friday, the 22nd day of March, at
11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PARISH OF NGAROTO.

Open and grass lands, fertile soil; situated at Te Rore, and
adjoining the bridge.

MANUKAU COUNTY.—SUBURBS OF MANGERE.

| 17 | 8 1 17 | 100 5 6 |
| 18 | 4 0 0 | 48 0 0 |

Situated at Manger, opposite Onehunga Wharf.

WAIPA COUNTY.—PARISH OF PUKETE.

| 73A | 4 0 0 | 8 0 0 |

Open land, near Hamilton. Subject to £16 for draining,
fencing, and grassing.

TERMS OF SALE.
One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of
the hammer, together with full amount of valuation for im-
provements (if any), and the balance, with Crown-grant fee,
within thirty days thereafter.
Plans may be inspected at the office, Customs Street West.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.