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8. The lessee must f ence the land le ased with a ring-fence
   within the second year of the term; and such f ence must
   be sufficient to com ply in all re spects with "The F encing
   Act, 1895," or any other law to re gulate the f encing of land
   which shall f or the time being be in f orce.
9. The lessee must once a year properly cut and trim all
   l ive f ences now on the land, or which may be planted upon
   the land during the term, and stub all gorse not growing as
   f ences, and also stub all broom, sweetbriar, and other
   noxious plants.
10. The lessee must not take more than three cro ps, one
    of which must be a root-crop, f rom the same land in succes
    sion; and either with or imme diately af ter a third cro p of
    any kind the land must be sown down with good permanent
    cultivated grasses and clovers, and be allowed to remain as
    pasture f or at least three years f rom the harv esting of last
    cro p bef ore being again cro pped.
11. At all times during the le ase the land must be so
    f armed that not less than one-th ird of the f arm be main
    tained in permanent pasture.
12. The lessee must not cut the cultivating grass or clovers
    f or h a y or seed during the f irst year f rom the time of s owing
    as aforesaid.
13. The lessee must not burn any str aw grown upon the
    land.
14. The lessee must once a year properly clean, clear from
    weeds, and keep open all creeks, dr ains, d itches, and water
    c ourses which now are or may be upon the land, and the
    C ommissioner of C rown Lands or any C rown Lands R anger
    of the district shall have the power at any time to enter
    upon and make any dr ain through the land that he may
    deam necessary.
15. In the event of the lessee f ailing to com ply with any
    of the covenants hereinbef ore mentioned re lating to the
    trimming of l ive f ences and stubbing gorse, broom, and
    sweetbriar, and to the cleaning, clearing f rom weed s, and
    keep ing open all creeks, dr ains, d itches, and waterc ourses, it
    sh all be lawful f or the said C ommissioner to have such work
    done, and to recover the cost of the same f rom the lessee.
16. All buildings, f ences, and other im provements erect ed
    upon the land shall be kept in good order and re pair.
17. The lessee shall be liable f or all rates, taxes, and
    assessments during the term.
18. Subiect as aforesaid, the prov isions of "The Land Act, 1892," and re gulations made thereunder with re spect to ap
    plications f or and the grant of le ases in perp etuity, shall
    apply, so f ar as applicable, to all applications f or le ases
    under "The Land f or Set tlements Act, 1894. "

Shedule.—Declar ation on ap plying for a Le ase under "The
L and for Set tlements Act, 1894. "

I, A.B.,
, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am of the age of sev enteen years and upw ards.
2. That I am the person who, subiect to the prov isions of
   "The Land f or Set tlements Act, 1894," am ap plying f or the
   purchase of a le ase.
3. That I am acquir ing such le ase sole ly f or my own use
   and benef it, and not directly or indir ectl y f or the use or
   bene f it of any other person or persons whomsoev er.
4. That, including the land now ap plied f or, I am not the
   owner, ten ant, or occup ier, directly or indir ectl y, either by
   myself or jointly with any other person or persons, of any
   land acquir ed under "The Land f or Set tlements Act, 1894," or of any lands anyw here in the c olony, ex ceeding in the
   w hole 640 acr es of land (or 320 acr es in the case of a marr ied
   w oman).
5. That I have not, within one year f rom the date hereof,
   surr endered a le ase in perp etuity of the lands f or a le ase
   w hereof I am now ap plying.
   And I make this solemn declar ation consc ientiously be
   liev ing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
   General As sembly of New Ze aland intituled "The J ustices
   of the Peac e Act, 1882. "
   A.B.
   Declar ed at
   , this
   day of
   , 189
   ,
   before me—C.D., a J ustice of the Peac e in and f or the
   Colony of New Ze aland.
   J. W. A. MARCHANT,
   C ommissioner of C rown Lands.

Rural Lands, Wellington, open for Se lection on Perpetual
Le ase.

D istr ict Lands and S urvey Of f ice,
W ellingt on, 30th J une, 1896.
T HE under-mentioned C rown lands, having been surr en
der ed in terms of section 156 of "The Land Act,
1885," will be open for selection on perp etual le ase on and
af ter W ednesd a y, the 19th A ugu st, 1896. If more than one
ap plication be rec eived f or the same section on the same
day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ball ot on
the f ollow ing day, at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
PAHIA T U A C O U N T Y.—MA K U R I SURVEY DISTRICT.
First- and Second-class Land.

| Sec- | Block. | Area. | Perpetual Le ase. | Valuation |
| t i on. | | | | f or |
| | | | R ent per | H alf-yearly | Im prov e- |
| | | | Acre. | R ent. | ments. |
| | | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 8 | V I I. | 640 0 0 | 1 0 | 16 0 0 | 302 10 10 |
| 11 | , | 61 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 10 6 | 40 11 6 |
| 41 | X I I I. | 640 0 0 | 0 9·27 | 12 18 0 | 2,117 0 0 |

These sections are situ ated in the M a k uri D istr ict, in the
neigh bourhood of M a k uri, and are appro ached chiefly by
r oads leading into or tow ards that tow nship. They consist
pr incipally of land in the M a k uri and adjoin ing v alleys, or
countr y s l oping into or served by them or their r oad
s ystems. The land, taken as a w hole, w ould be considered
s uitable for shee p-f arming, as it contains some good s oil
on p apa or l imestone f or mation. The sections are in a
high state of im prov ement, the extent and value of which
are stated against the number of each.
The im prov ements have to be paid f or in cash on the day
on which the ap plication is ap prov ed.
J O H N H. BAK E R,
C ommissioner of C rown Lands.

S a le of K auri T imber by Public A uction.

Lands and S urvey Of f ice,
A uckland, 19th J une, 1896.
T HE under-mentioned clumps of dead and scorched kauri
t imber in the A p onga State F orest, within B l ocks I V.
and V I I I., M angakahi a S urvey D istr ict, will be offered f or
s a le by public a uction at this of f ice on F r iday, the 4th S ep
tember, 1896, at 11 o'c lock a.m.
No. 1 C l ump.—30 old dead kauri-trees, containing about
30,000f t.; up set pr ice, £7 10s. 24 scorched kauri-trees,
containing about 83,678f t.; up set pr ice, £27 18s.
No. 2 C l ump.—4 old dead kauri-trees, containing about
4,320f t.; up set pr ice, £1 1s. 6d. 19 scorched kauri-trees,
containing about 96,376f t.; up set pr ice, £32 2s. 6d.
No. 3 C l ump.—81 old dead kauri-trees, containing about
101,793f t.; up set pr ice, £25 9s. 269 scorched kauri-trees,
containing about 1,178,449f t.; up set pr ice, £392 16s.
C onditions of S a le.—One-half the purch ase-mone y to be
paid by cash or marked chequ e on the f all of the hamm er,
the balance within tw elv e months. T imber to be remov ed
within tw o years f rom date of s a le.
Pl ans can be seen at this of f ice and at the P ost-of f ice at
W hangarei.
GERHARD MUELLER,
C ommissioner of C rown Lands.

Na tive Land C ourt Notices.

Notice of Dismissal of Application under Section 13 of "The
Na tive Land C ourt A cts A mendment Act, 1889. "

C hief J u dge's Of f ice, W ellingt on.
I HEREBY give notice that the application of Te M arunui
R aw iri, under section 13 of "The Na tive Land C ourt
A cts A mendment Act, 1889," compl aining of an alleged error
of the C ourt in not including the names of himself and
others in the l ist of owners of Heruiw i No. 4b B lock, has
b een d ismissed.
D ated this 17th day of J uly, 1896.
GEO. B. DAVY,
C hief J u dge.

Na tive Land C ourt A gent licensed.

[In cont inuation of notice d ated 2nd J une, 1896, published in New
Ze aland G aze tte, No. 43, of 7th idem, page 895. ]
IN THE Na tive Land C ourt,
New Ze aland.
N OTICE is her eby given that a license has been issued
to the under-mentioned person authorizing him to
appear as A gent in the Na tive Land C ourt f or the year
ending the 31st day of Dec ember, 1896, subiect to the pro
v isions of section 20 of "The Na tive Land C ourt Act, 1894, "
v i z. :—
KAREPA TANA.
D ated at W ellingt on, this 21st day of J uly, 1896.
ED W ARD B UCKLE,
Deput y R eg istrar.