April 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 585

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 believing 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.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Reserve for Sale by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 23rd March, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that a lease of the under-mentioned land will be offered for sale by auction at the Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Wednesday, the 20th day of May, 1896:—

Reserve for leasing under "The Public Reserves Act, 1881,"—

Hundalee Survey District, Section 31, Block XXI.; 20 acres; term, one year, from 1st March, 1896; upset annual rental, £5.

Description of land: Good soil, about half in grass, remainder covered with light bush and scrub (ngaio, maho, &c.), well watered, about 12 chains of wire and stake fence dividing section into two paddocks; value, £8; distant seventeen miles and a half from Kaikoura by track.

The teams of settlers travelling to and using the reserve as a landing-place, and the horses of bona fide travellers, to be accommodated free of charge.

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

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Stewart Island for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 17th February, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be submitted to public auction for lease at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 8th day of April, 1896, at noon.

PASTORAL LAND UNDER PART VI. OF "THE LAND ACT, 1892."

Run No. 516: Situated at South Cape District, Stewart Island; mostly high broken country, covered with scrub and fern; height above sea-level, from 50ft. to 2,000ft.; good access from Port Pegasus, and well watered.

Term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £5.

Conditions of Sale.

A declaration in accordance with Schedule E of "The Land Act, 1892," is required from intending purchasers. Half-year's rent, together with lease-fee, £1 1s., must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Marlborough, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 12th February, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on and after Wednesday, the 8th April, 1896, at the annual rental noted below. If more than one application be received for the runs on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Pastoral Country.

Run 76, broken pastoral country, well watered; about 280 acres birch bush, remainder fern, burnt bush, and grass; accessible by road, fifteen miles from Blenheim. Run 77, broken pastoral country, well watered; about 270 acres birch bush, remainder fern, burnt bush, and grass; accessible by road, fifteen miles from Blenheim.

Conditions of Lease.

1. The term of lease is twenty-one years, with the option of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rent to be fixed by valuation, and improvements being secured to lessee as provided by "The Land Act, 1892," section 182. Each lessee is required to make the declaration as per form printed below.

2. No person can lease more than one run.

3. Residence on the run is compulsory, and commences within three years in bush or swamp land, and within one year in open or partly open land, unless the lessee obtain the consent of the Land Board to reside on other land in his occupation.

4. Permanent improvements must be effected equal to one year's rental by the end of the first year, two years' rental by the end of the second year, and four years' rental at the end of the sixth year; and on bush land, in addition thereto, improvements must be made to the value of 10s. an acre if first-class land, or of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. for the lease must be paid immediately the application is declared successful; the rent to be paid half-yearly in advance during the term of the lease. The next payment of rent will become due on the 1st March, 1897.

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 exercised without compensation.

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 purchaser 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 believing 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.

Pastoral Runs, Hawke's Bay, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 17th February, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, the 15th April, 1896.

SCHEDULE.

On Run No. 1 there are about 5,600 acres of open fern country, the remainder being mixed bush. About half the run is undulating and level, the rest rather broken. On Run No. 2, about 2,100 acres are open fern land, the balance being bush. The soil on both runs is light pumice, and