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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 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.

DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY APPLICANT.

I, A.B., 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 applying for the purchase of a
   lease of Section , Mangaramarama Village Settlement.
3. That I am acquiring such lease solely for my own use
   and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or
   benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
4. That I am not the owner, or lessee, or occupier, directly
   or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any other
   person or persons, of any lands anywhere in the colony
   exceeding in the whole one acre.
5. That I have not, within one year from the date hereof,
   surrendered a lease with perpetual right of renewal or lease
   in perpetuity of the lands for a lease whereof I am now
   applying.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believ-
ing 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."
A.B.
Declared at , this day of , 189 ,
before me— , a Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

JOHN H. BAKER,
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 auc-
tion, at this office, on Wednesday, the 27th February, 1895,
at 11 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

| Survey | Block. | Re- | Lot. | Area. | Upset | Term |
| District. | | serve. | | | Annual | of |
| | | | | | Rental. | Lease. |

ASHLEY COUNTY.

Stonyhurst .. | XV. | 159 | 1 | 50 0 0 | 11 5 0 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 2 | 30 0 0 | 6 15 0 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 3 | 30 3 0 | 6 18 5 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 4 | 10 1 16 | 2 11 9 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 6 | 21 3 0 | 4 12 4 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 7 | 9 2 0 | 2 0 5 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 8 | 50 0 0 | 10 12 6 | 14
" .. | " | 159 | 9 | 58 0 25 | 12 7 2 | 14
Mt. Thomas .. | XII. | 1855 | .. | 140 1 26 | 7 0 0 | 7
Mairaki .. | X. | 2705 | .. | 94 1 16 | 4 14 3 | 7
Oxford .. | VIII. | 2718 | .. | 43 2 0 | 3 5 3 | 7

SELWYN COUNTY.

Halswell .. | VI. | * | .. | 7 1 3 | 10 18 0 | 7
Christchurch .. | IX. | 702 | .. | 785 3 0 | 39 5 9 | 7
Rolleston .. | XII. | | | | | 7

ASHBURTON COUNTY.

Hinds .. | VI. | 1262 | .. | 9 2 31 | 1 19 0 | 7

GERALDINE COUNTY.

Kapunatiki .. | III. | 2746 | .. | 206 0 0 | 10 6 0 | 7
" .. | " | 2749 | .. | 27 1 0 | 1 7 3 | 7
" .. | " | 2750 | .. | 91 2 0 | 4 11 6 | 7
" .. | {II.} | 2751 | .. | 153 0 0 | 7 13 0 | 7
" .. | {III.} | | | | |

WAIMATE COUNTY.

Waimate .. | XIV. | 950 | .. | 2 1 38 | 2 9 9 | 7
" .. | " | 951 | .. | 0 2 5 | 0 10 0 | 7
" .. | " | 952 | .. | 0 2 37 | 0 15 0 | 7

• Little River Railway.

DESCRIPTIONS OF RESERVES.

Subdivisions of Reserve 159: These sections 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 Horrellville Rail-
way-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 com-
prises river-bed land partly covered with scrub.

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.

Cheviot Estate.—Tenders for Purchase of Gates.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 26th November, 1894.

TENDERS are invited for the purchase, singly or to-
gether, of twelve gates, the property of the Crown,
situate on the public roads, Cheviot, as shown on plans to be
seen at the Post-office, Cheviot, and at this office. Tenders,
marked outside "Tender for Gates," and addressed to the
undersigned, will be received up to noon of 23rd January,
1895.

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