JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 983

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.

S. WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Marlborough to be offered for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 7th June, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that leases, for a term of seven
years, of the under-mentioned sections will be offered
by auction, at Kaikoura, on Wednesday, the 31st day of July,
1895, at 11 a.m.:

| District. | Sections. | Area. | Upset
| | | A. R. P. | Annual
| | | | Rent.
| | | £ s. d. |
| Town of Kaikoura .. | 249 to 253 | 2 2 4 | 2 10 6 |
| " .. | G | 4 2 9 | 4 11 0 |
| " .. | H | 3 2 31 | 3 14 0 |
| " .. | I | 3 2 15 | 3 12 0 |
| " .. | J | 4 3 36 | 4 19 6 |

In the event of any of the above blocks not being re-offered
at the end of the term, the lessees to be allowed to remove
their fencing; and if relet, but not to the present occupiers,
the sections to be weighted with the value of the fencing.

RESERVES FOR LEASING UNDER "THE PUBLIC RESERVES
ACT, 1881."

Town of Kaikoura .. | 274 to 278 | 2 1 14 | 3 0 0
Mount Fyffe* .. | 203, Block | 29 0 0 | 15 0 0
| X.

• Weighted with £20, valuation for improvements.

One half-year's rent and £1 1s. lease-fee in each case must
be paid on the fall of the hammer.

SYDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

University Reserves, Patea County, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 6th May, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sub-
divisions of the University Reserve, Carlyle and Opaku
Survey Districts, will be offered for sale by public auction at
the Town Hall, Waverley, on Wednesday, the 3rd July, 1895,
at 12 o'clock noon.

SCHEDULE.
UNIVERSITY RESERVE LEASES, PATEA COUNTY.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Half- | Valuation
| | | | yearly | for
| | | | Rent. | Improvements.
| | | Acres. s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| CARLYLE SURVEY DISTRICT.
| 1 | V. | 350 1 0 | 8 15 0 | 620 0 0
| 2 | " | 300 1 3 | 9 7 6 | 473 10 0
| OPAKU SURVEY DISTRICT.
| 1 | XI. | 654 0 6 | 8 3 6 | ..
| 1 | XII. | 720 0 6 | 9 0 0 | ..
| 1 | XV. | 420 1 6 | 15 15 0 | 821 0 0
| 2 | " | 1,050 0 6 | 13 2 6 | 1,410 0 0
| 3 | " | 1,070 0 4½ | 10 0 8 | 322 0 0
| 4 | " | 1,000 0 6 | 12 10 0 | 424 15 0
| 5 | " | 665 0 6 | 8 6 3 | 210 0 0
| 6 | " | 970 0 6 | 12 2 6 | ..

This reserve is situated about nine miles and a half from
Waverley, and lies between the Okahutiria Road and the
Whenuakura River. All broken forest-country, except
where clearings have been made by the present lessees. The
southern end of the block is accessible by the Kohi Road,
which is a good cart-road. The Okahutiria is formed as a
bridle-road to near the southern boundary of Section 5, and
the remainder is under contract.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

The leases will be for a term of thirty years, commencing
from the 1st July, 1895; upset rental per annum as noted
in the Schedule.

Rent is to be paid half-yearly in advance on the 1st Janu-
ary and the 1st July in each year. In the event of the out-

going lessee becoming the highest bidder for the new lease, a
year's rent and a lease-fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of
the hammer. Should any other person become the highest
bidder, the amount of valuation for improvements to be paid
on the fall of the hammer, together with a half-year's rent,
and lease-fee.

There being no improvements effected on Section 1,
Block XI., Section 1, Block XII., and Section 6, Block XV.,
Opaku, the highest bidder will pay a half-year's rent and
lease-fee only.

Valuation for improvements made during the term of new
lease will be paid by incoming tenant up to £2 per acre; but
no valuation will be paid by the Crown or University Coun-
cil in the event of the land not being again leased.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Auction of Pastoral Lease, Southland Land District
(under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892").

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 21st May, 1895.

I T is hereby notified that Run No. 515 will be submitted
to public auction at the Land Office, Invercargill, on
Wednesday, the 10th July, 1895, at noon.

Run No. 515, Port William, Stewart Island County.—1,000
acres undulating country, from 10ft. to 1,000ft. above sea-
level, principally covered with bush and scrub; distance
from Half-moon Bay, about eight miles. Term, twenty-
one years from 1st March, 1896. Upset annual rental, £5.

Purchasers must deposit statutory declaration required by
section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the first half-
year's rent (together with license-fee, £1 1s.), on the fall of
the hammer.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."—Notice of Time and
Place for inspecting Plans: Awarua Block and all its
Subdivisions.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that the plans of the Awarua
Block and all its subdivisions will be deposited for
inspection at the Native Land Courthouse at Hastings,
from Monday, the 24th day of June, 1895, until noon of
Saturday, the 6th day of July, 1895.

Any person objecting to the boundaries of the said blocks,
as defined by the said plans, must lodge notice thereof,
stating in full the grounds of objection, with the Registrar
of the Native Land Court at Wellington, on or before
Thursday, the 18th day of July, 1895.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON,
Registrar.

Application for Letters of Administration with Will attached.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1895.

In the matter of the will of PAKIUA HERIHERI, of Wai-
rarapa, deceased.

A PPLICATION having been made by Paraone Pahoro
that letters of administration be granted of the afore-
said will:

It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such appli-
cation must lodge a caveat, in manner prescribed, within
two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing
this notice.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON,
Registrar.

Application for Letters of Administration with Will attached.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1895.

In the matter of the will of KANARA PAHORO, of Wai-
rarapa, deceased.

A PPLICATION having been made by Paraone Pahoro
that letters of administration be granted of the afore-
said will:

It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such appli-
cation must lodge a caveat, in manner prescribed, within
two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing
this notice.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON,
Registrar.