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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36

18. The Government reserves a right of ingress and egress
    to the telegraph-line which passes through some of the lands
    to be disposed of.

19. A right to search for and take gravel for making or
    maintaining roads from any of the lands disposed of is re-
    served. Payment to be made for surface damage only.

20. The lease shall contain a clause providing that the
    lessee shall hold the land comprised in his lease subject to
    the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Cheviot
    Estate Disposition Act, 1893," unless otherwise provided by
    these regulations.

DECLARATION ON APPLYING FOR A LEASE UNDER "THE
LAND ACT, 1892," AND "THE CHEVIOT ESTATE DISPOSI-
TION ACT, 1893."

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 a lease of land
   forming part of the Cheviot Estate.
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, including the lands now applied for, I am not the
   owner, tenant, 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 640*
   acres of first-class land.

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."
A.B.

Declared at , this day of , 189 ,
before me—C.D., a Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

• 320 acres in the case of a married woman.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 23rd March, 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 27th May, 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 de-
cided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.
First-class Pastoral Country.

| Run | Section. | Block. | Area. | Rent | Annual |
| No. | | | | per | Rental.|
| | | | | Acre. | |
| | | | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.|
| 74 | 17 | III. | 715 0 0 | 0 3 | 8 18 9 |
| 78 | 3 | VII. | 113 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 8 3 |

Run 74, about 690 acres mixed bush, balance burnt bush
with a little grass ; fair soil on lower slopes, poor on ridges ;
well watered ; about seventeen miles from Blenheim. Run
78, all forest, very broken, pastoral, birch bush, with a few
rimu ; poor soil ; well watered ; about sixteen 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 132.
   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 exer-
   cised 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 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.

Southland Land District.—Pastoral Leases in the District of
Centre Hill, Wallace County, 10,281 Acres, to be offered
for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 7th April, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction
for lease, on Wednesday, the 27th May, 1896, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m. :---

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

Run No. 198A, known as "Dunrobin," 8,181 acres: Upset
rental, £68 3s. 6d. yearly ; distance, about ten miles from
Mossburn ; term, twenty-one years.

Run No. 198C, known as "Jim Crow," 2,100 acres: Upset
rental, £26 5s. yearly ; distance, about twelve miles from
Mossburn ; term, twenty-one years.

The above runs consist of hilly and broken land, mostly
open, covered with silver-tussock and fern, and well watered.
Height above sea-level, from 1,000ft. to 3,000ft.

Run No. 198A is burdened with valuation for improve-
ments, £92 4s.

Possession will be given on the day of sale.

Valuation for improvements must be paid to the Receiver
of Land Revenue, Invercargill, before the licensee will be
let into possession.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required
by section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the sum
of the half-year's rent and license-fee on the fall of the
hammer.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

Native Land Court Agent licensed.

[In continuation of notice dated 23rd March, 1896, published in
New Zealand Gazette, No. 21, of 26th idem, page 552.]

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT,
NEW ZEALAND.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license has been issued
to

WILLIAM HENRY GRACE

authorising him to appear as an Agent in the Native Land
Court for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1896,
subject to the provisions of section 20 of "The Native Land
Court Act, 1894."

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of May, 1896.

EDWARD BUCKLE,
Deputy Registrar.