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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 without 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 comprised 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.

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.

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 provided 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, occupation, 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, immediately 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 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.

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 substantial 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 erection of any non-movable building.

11. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject 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 regulations, 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.