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11. The lessee must not cut the cultivated grass for hay or seed the first year of the course.
12. At all times during the lease the land must be so farmed that not less than one-third of the farm shall be maintained in permanent pasture.
13. The lessee must not burn any straw grown upon the land.
14. The lessee must once a year properly clean, clear from weeds, and keep open all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses which now are or may be upon the land, and the Land Board shall have the power at any time to enter upon and make any drain through the land that it may deem necessary.
15. In the event of the lessee failing to comply with any of the covenants hereinbefore mentioned relating to the trimming of live fences, and stubbing gorse, broom, and sweetbriar, and to the cleaning, clearing from weeds, and keeping open all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands to have such work done, and to recover the cost of the same from the lessee.
16. All buildings erected upon the land shall be kept in good order and repair.
17. The lessee shall be liable for all rates, taxes, and assessments during the term.
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 reserved. 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 DISPOSITION 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 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.”

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.

Rural Land, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 25th April, 1896.

THE under-mentioned land will be open for selection, in terms of sections 107 and 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” upon lease in perpetuity, on and after Wednesday, 24th June, 1896.

If more than one application be received upon the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—HALSWELL SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Surveyed Land.

This section is situated on the northern shore of Lake Ellesmere, about two miles and a quarter to the south-westward of the Greenpark Railway-station on the Little River branch line of railway, and comprises areas both above and below the flood-level. The portion above flood-level consists generally of light sandy soil carrying medium pasture, chiefly rye-grass and clover. The area below flood-level comprises light sandy soil with inferior pasture.

It must be distinctly understood that when the lake and rivers are in flood all the contiguous low-lying lands are subject to inundation, and liable to be under water for long periods. When the lake is low cattle and sheep graze on the low-lying areas, and apparently thrive thereon, provided they have access also to dry pasture. It must be borne in mind that, owing to the fact that the lake fluctuates about 6ft. in level, the area of dry land is very limited as compared with the area liable to flood. With due regard to these facts the land is, in the main, well adapted for grazing. The Tai-tapu Dairy Factory is about three miles and a half from Greenpark.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 24th April, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application, at this office, on and after the 17th June, 1896, at the half-yearly rental noted opposite the run. In case of more than one application for the run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—SMALL GRAZING-RUN NO. 39.

First-class Pastoral Country.

Vegetation, red tussock; low parts of land subject to be flooded; distance about two miles from Mossburn Railway-station. Burdened with valuation for improvements, consisting of fencing, £150.

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.

NOTE.—One-fourth of the rent paid during the first fifteen years is returned to the local body, to be spent in improving the access to the land.