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(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
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 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 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.
   320 acres in the case of a married woman.

SUBURBAN LANDS FOR SALE FOR CASH BY AUCTION.

good flat land, rising gently to the back of the section, with
good black soil, clay subsoil; laid down in cultivated grasses;
admirable building-site; all ploughable. | | | | |
| 74 | VII. | 3 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 36 0 0 |
| This section is situated on the south side of and con-
tiguous to the Mackenzie Township, at the junction of
Reeves and Levin Streets, and comprises open level grass
land of light but fair quality, well adapted for business sites
or for residential purposes. | | | | |
| Gore Bay Village. | | | | |
| 1 | XI. | 0 2 0 | 20 0 0 | 10 0 0 |
| 2 | " | 0 2 0 | 20 0 0 | 10 0 0 |
| 3 | " | 0 2 0 | 20 0 0 | 10 0 0 |
| 4 | " | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 20 0 0 |
| The sections are situated on the shore of Gore Bay, and
comprise flat land rising on the face of a spur at the back of
the section, and planted with gum, wattle, ngaio, and karaka
bushes. The sections are well suited for seaside residences,
the beach in front being sandy and shallow, and it will
doubtless be a favourite seaside resort in the future. With
Lot 1 will be sold a hut 16ft. x 12ft., weatherboarded and
match-lined, with iron chimney and iron roof, valued at
£24. With Lot 4 will be sold a hut 14ft. x 12ft., walls and
roof of corrugated iron, with iron chimney, valued at £12.
These buildings are at present situated on the road in front
of the sections, and can easily be moved on the sections. | | | | |
| In the event of any of the suburban lots not being dis-
posed of at auction they will remain open for selection, in
terms of "The Land Act, 1892," at the upset prices
specified. | | | | |
| J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands | | | | |
| Pastoral Licenses, Canterbury, for lease by Public Auction. | | | | |
| District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 24th January, 1896. | | | | |
| NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
pastoral land will be submitted to public auction, for
lease, on Friday, the 28th February, 1896, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 11 a.m. | | | | |
| SCHEDULE. | | | | |
| PASTORAL LICENSES UNDER "THE LAND ACT, 1892." | | | | |
| Run 141: About 37,900 acres, Esk Head Station, Ashley
County; upset rental, £330 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 142: About 30,000 acres, The Lakes Station, Ashley
County; upset rental, £350 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 144: About 47,000 acres (30,000 acres grass),
Snowdale Station, Ashley County; upset rental, £365 per
annum. | | | | |
| Run 145: About 19,040 acres, parts of Glentui and Wharf-
dale Stations, Ashley County; upset rental, £305 per
annum. | | | | |
| Run 145A: About 11,260 acres, part of Wharfdale Station,
Ashley County; upset rental, £185 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 149: About 9,000 acres, Woodstock Station, Ashley
County; upset rental, £180 per annum. | | | | |
| Runs 167 and 168: 15,800 acres, Grassdale and Benmore
Stations, Selwyn County; upset rental, £235 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 169: About 18,020 acres, part of Snowdon Station,
Selwyn County; upset rental, £425 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 171: About 21,200 acres, Brookdale Station, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £335 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 172: About 33,800 acres, Castlehill Station, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £280 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 173: About 8,300 acres, Avoca Station, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £75 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 174: About 43,200 acres (15,000 acres grass), Cora
Lynn Station, Selwyn County; upset rental, £150 per
annum. | | | | |
| Run 175: About 22,000 acres, Riversdale Station, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £260 per annum. | | | | |
| Runs 176 and 177: About 122,000 acres (70,000 acres
grass), Mount White and Lochinvar Stations, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £800 per annum. | | | | |
| Run 178: About 12,200 acres, Acheron Station, Selwyn
County; upset rental, £250 per annum. | | | | |