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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

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 Mosshurn 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.

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 __, 18; before me—
__, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 9th April, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on and after Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1896, upon the terms and conditions stated hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Generally speaking, this is fairly good agricultural land, with tops of spurs even. The quality of the soil varies from poor mossy to very good. The land carries heavy timber—kamai, red-pine, silver-birch, &c.—and is well watered. Altitude, 300ft. to 500ft. above the sea-level. Owaka lies within ten miles and Glenomaru Railway-station seventeen miles of these sections.

| Woodland | 5 | X. | 21 2 0 | 0 11 0 |
| " | 6 | " | 20 3 0 | 0 10 6 |
| " | 8 | " | 28 2 0 | 0 14 6 |
| " | 9 | " | 17 3 0 | 0 9 0 |
| " | 10| " | 21 0 0 | 0 10 6 |