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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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lease, then the amount of the valuation of the improvements
as aforesaid shall be paid to the outgoing lessee or occupier,
less any arrears of money due to the Crown by him in re-
spect of such lands, and such amount shall be paid out of
the Cheviot Estate Fund.

19. Such improvements shall mean and include reclama-
    tion from swamps, clearing of bush, gorse, broom, sweetbriar,
    or scrub, fencing, draining, sinking wells or water-tanks, con-
    structing water-races, sheep-dips, making embankments or
    protective works of any kind, and in addition to the foregoing
    the erection of any building requisite or necessary for the
    purpose of working the land as a grazing-farm ; and the value
    of all such improvements shall be ascertained one month at
    least before the expiry of the existing lease, in such manner
    as the Minister may direct.

20. If a lease is forfeited for breach of conditions, such
    valuation shall be made on recovering possession of the land.

21. Payment of any valuation for improvements shall be
    made to the Receiver of Land Revenue by the new lessee of
    such land before he is admitted into possession, and moneys
    so paid to the Receiver shall not be deemed part of the
    Cheviot Estate Fund.

22. The amount of the valuation for such improvements,
    in case of the land being relet, when paid by the new lessee,
    shall be paid by the Receiver of Land Revenue to the
    original lessee or other persons entitled, and, in case of for-
    feiture, less any rent which may be due to the Crown at the
    date of such forfeiture, and the cost of recovering possession
    of the land, and also the charges and expenses of reletting
    such land, and making, issuing, and completing any fresh
    lease.

. DECLARATION.

I, , of , do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.

2. That I am applying for a lease of grazing-farm No. .

3. That I am applying for such lease solely for my own
   use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of
   any other person or persons whatsoever.

4. That I am not the holder of any run under Part VI. of
   "The Land Act, 1892," nor have I any interest in any such
   run.

5. 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 applying for the lease
   of, will exceed in area 5,000 acres.

6. That I am applying for the said land subject to the
   provisions of "The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act, 1893,"
   and "The Land Act, 1892."

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believ-
ing 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.

AGRICULTURAL LANDS OPEN FOR SELECTION ON LEASE IN PER-
PETUITY.

Cheviot Survey District.—First-class Land.
| A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.
4 | XI. | 22 0 0 | 7 6 | 4 2 6
Agricultural land, good soil, sandy loam; sunny eastern
aspect, overlooking the ocean; good English and native
grasses; not well watered; all ploughable; about half the
area is steep; accessible by good road, one mile from Port
Robinson. The section is weighted with a sum of £5, being
value of boundary fencing, hut, and other small improve-
ments, which sum must be paid on allotment.
14 | XI. | 24 0 0 | 6 0 | 3 12 0
All open, broken, agricultural and pastoral land; soil very
good sandy loam, well watered; about 10 acres in English
grass, balance good tussock and English grass; accessible by
good road, three-quarters of a mile from Port Robinson.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE OCCUPATION OF LANDS ON
LEASE IN PERPETUITY.

1. The lease shall be for a term of 999 years, to be reckoned
   from the next 1st day of January or July following the date
   thereof, and shall in addition include the period between the
   date of lease and such day.

2. The yearly rental in respect of such lease shall be the
   amount equal to 5 per cent. on the capital value of such
   land, and shall be payable in equal parts, half-yearly, in ad-
   advance, on the 1st day of January and 1st day of July in each
   year to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch.

3. Every applicant shall make the declaration prescribed,
   and shall, immediately after the application has been ap-
   proved, deposit a sum equal to one half-year's rent of the
   land applied for. Such payment shall be in discharge of
   the half-year's rent due on the 1st day of January or July
   following the date of application. He shall also pay the
   sum of £1 1s. for the preparation of the lease and the regis-
   tration thereof.

4. A selector may apply for any number of sections,
   whether contiguous or not, up to the limit of 640 acres;
   but he can become the owner or occupier of 640 acres only
   in contiguous sections, including the land already owned by
   him. Sections on both sides of a road are considered con-
   tiguous or touching each other.

5. A married woman may become the owner of 320 acres
   of land in contiguous sections, notwithstanding any land
   that her husband may be entitled to acquire or may hold,
   and a married woman may also become a lessee under a will
   or by virtue of an intestacy.

6. When applications are made on the same day for the
   same land, or part of the same land, then the order of selec-
   tion shall be decided by ballot.

7. The lessee must reside on the land selected within one
   year from the date of selection, and thereafter such resi-
   dence shall be continuous for a period of ten years. The
   Land Board may dispense with residence if the lessee reside
   and continue to reside on lands contiguous to the lands held
   under lease.

8. The lessee shall put on the land comprised in his lease
   substantial improvements as under:—

(a.) Within one year from the date of his lease to a value
equal to 2½ per cent. of the price of the land;

(b.) Within two years from the date of his lease to a
value equal to another 2½ per cent. of the price of
the land;

(c.) And within six years from the date of his lease to a
value equal to another 2½ per cent. of the price of
the land;

and in addition thereto shall, within six years from the date
of his lease, put substantial improvements of a permanent
character to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land,
and 10s. per acre on second-class land.

Improvements existing on the land at the time of lease
shall be deemed to be improvements made under this
clause.

Substantial improvements of a permanent character mean
and include reclamation from swamps, clearing of gorse,
broom, sweetbriar, or scrub, cultivation, planting gardens,
fencing, draining, making roads, sinking wells or water-
tanks, constructing water-races, sheep-dips, making em-
bankments or protective works of any kind, or in any way
improving the character or fertility of the soil, and include
the erection of any building.

9. The lessee must once a year properly cut and trim all
   live fences now on the land, or which may be planted upon
   the land during the term, and stub all gorse not growing as
   fences, and also stub all broom, sweetbriar, and other
   noxious plants.

10. The lessee must take alternately white crops and
    green or root crops; and on the removal of the third crop
    the land must be sown down with good permanent cultivated
    grasses and clovers, and be allowed to remain as pasture for
    at least two years from the harvesting of last crop before
    being again cropped.

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 water-
    courses 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 the 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