1750

THI NEW ZEALAND GAYETTE.

[No. 81

Smalt Grazing-ran, Auckland, open for Application.

District Lands and survey Office, 
Auckland, 12th October, 1896.

N OTICE is hercby given that the under-mentioned small
grazing-ran will be open for lcase on application on
and after Wednesday, the 2nd day of December, 1896, at
the rontal noted. In the event of more than one application
being received on the same day priority of selection will be
decided by ballct on the following day, at 11 a.m.

Raglan County.—Parish Karanu.
Subdivison of Section 174, Auckland University College
Endoument.

Run No. 3: 612 acrcs; annual rent, £15 16s.; subject to
€26 7s. 6d. for fencmg.

Ncarly all open fern land, with patchcs of mixcd forest ;
well watered, and situatcd about two miles from Whata -
whata.

The valuation for improvcmcnts must be deposited by the
applicant immediately on being notificd that his application
has been successful.

GERHARD MUELLER, 
Comissioner of Croun Lands.

Lands in the Cheviot Estatc for Lcase by Public Auctiou.

Department of Lands and survey, 
Wellington, 7th October, 1896.

I T is hercby notificd, in terms of "The Cheviot Estatc
Disposition Act, 1893," and "The Land Act, 1892," that the lands enumerated in the Schedulc hereto will be
offered for lcase on the terms specifid, at public auetion, at
the District Lands and survey Office, Cheviot, at 11 o'clock
a.m. on Thursday, the 3rd day of December, 1896.

**SCHEDULE.**

| Block. | Area. | Upset Annua! Rental. |
| | | Per Acre. | Total Rental. |

Town of Mackenzie.

| I. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| II. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| II. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| V. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| V. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| V. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| V. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| V. | 2 1 16 | 1 0 0 | 2 7 0 |
| IX. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| X. | 5 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 |

West and South Belts.

| Lct | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 1 | 3 0 25 | 0 12 0 | 1 17 10 |
| 2 | 9 0 12 | 0 12 0 | 5 8 10 |
| 3 | 5 2 16 | 0 12 0 | 3 7 2 |
| 4 | 5 0 27 | 0 12 0 | 3 2 0 |

Jed Gardsns Rescrve.

| 1 | 7 1 21 | 0 10 0 | 3 13 9 |
| 2 | 5 0 27 | 0 10 0 | 2 11 8 |
| 3 | 2 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 1 5 0 |

Park and Gardsns Rescrve.

| .. | 5 2 13 | 0 8 0 | 2 4 7 |

Doman Rescrve.

| .. | 15 1 20 | 0 6 0 | 4 12 3 |

In event of any of the lots not being dispused of at auetion,
the will remain open for selection, in terms of "The Land
Act, 1892," on lcase, at the upscd rcntal.

**CONDITIONS.**

1. There arc no restrictons or limitations as to the num -
   ber of lots which one person may acauire, and no declaraion
   is required. Residcnce and improvcmcnts are not compul -
   sory. No compcnsation shall be claimed by the lessees, nor
   sball any be allowed by the Government on account of im -
   provements effectcd by the lessee, nor from any other cause;
   but lessees shall be allowed one month from the date of
   dctcrminatcn of their lcase within which to remove any
   buildings or fencs which they may have crcted upon the
   lands compriscd in their lcase.

2. Pcssession will be givcn on the day of sale.

3. Thc liccnscs shall be for the term of twelv months.

4. Thc liccnscs shall be subject to the following conditions,
   amcngst others:—

(1.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruetion or
buring of timbcr or busb on or adjaeent to the
land compriscd in the license ;

(2.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread
of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land com -
prised in the license, and shall with all reasonable
specd remove or cause to be removed all gorse,
broom, sweetbriar, or other noxions wceds or
plants, as may be directed by the Commisioner
of Croun Lands; and

(3.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbis on the
land compriscd in the license, and shall prevent
their increase or spread to the satisfation of the
Comissioner of Croun Lands or an officer
appointcd by him to inspcct the ground.

5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage
   over the lands specifid in his license, but shall have no right
   to the sol, or timbcr, or minerals thereon or therein.

6. One half-year's rent and the lcase-foe of £1 1s. shall be
   paid in every instance on the fall of the hamnmer. The next
   rent shall be paid on the 1st day of September, 1897. Should
   the half-yearly rcntal at any period not be paid within thirly
   days, a penality of 10 per cent. in addition will be cnforcod.
   The half-year's rent payabie on the fall of the hamner shall
   be considered the rent due on the 1st March, 1897, from
   which date the lcase shall commencc.

7. The lessee shall not cut or trim the live fcnccs now on
   the land without the consent of the Commisioner of Croun
   Lands, and he shall stub all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and
   other noxious plants.

8. The lessee must properly clean, clear from wceds, and
   keep open all creeks, drams, ditebes, and watereourses which
   now are or may be upon the land, and the Commisioner of
   Croun Lands shall have the power at any time to enter upon
   and make any dran through the land that he may deen
   necessary.

9. The lessee shall be liable for all rates, taxes, and assess -
   ments during the term.

10. A right to search for and take grcvel for making or
    maining roaas from any of the lands disposcd of is
    reservcd; payment to be made for surface-damage only.

11. The Government rescrves the right of ingross and
    egress to the telegraph-line which passes through some of
    the lands to be disposcd of.

12. Lessees shall fcnce off all trees and plantations, and
    sball not permit any trcsass thcrein or damage thereto,
    and shall be held responsible for their safe eustody.

13. In the event of the lessee faling to compl with any
    of the covenants heroinfore mentioned relaing to the
    stobbing gorse, broom, and sweetbriar, and to the cleaning,
    clearing from wceds, and keeping open all creeks, drams,
    ditebes, and watercourscs, it shall be lawful for the Com -
    missioner of Croun Lands to have such work done, and to
    rccover the cost of the same from the lessee.

    JOHn MCKENZIE,
    Minister of Lands.

First-class Land, Ashburton County, open for Sclcection on
Lcase in Perpetuity.

District Lands and survey Office, 
Christchurch, 8th October, 1896.

T HE under-mentioned Croun land will be open for sclc -
ction on lcase in perpctuity, at the District Lands and
sorvay Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 9th day of
Decembcr, 1896.

If more than one application be received on the same day,
then the order of selection shall be decided by ballct on the
folloing day, at 11 a.m.

**SCHEDULE.**

Ashburton County.—Highbank Estatc.—Corwar survey
Distrct.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Lcase in Perpctuity: |
| | | | Rcnt, 5 per Cent. |
| | | | Rcnt per | Hall-yearly |
| | | | Acre | Rcnt. |
| | | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 47 | II. | 422 2 3 | 5 6 | 57 12 9 |

This section is a portion of the Highbank Estatc, situatcd
on the southcrn side of the Rakaia River, about sixteen
miles inlan from Rakaia Township and Railway Town -
ship; altitude, about 900ft.; all flat; sol good, but ligher
than other porticns of the estate. More than one-half of
the section is in grass. Thc fcnccs comprisc 46 elains of
inferior gorse bcdge on the south-east bounary, 146 elains
of post, standard, and wire fencng on the north-east and
soutb-west bounaries, and 71 elains of subdivisional fcnccs.