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

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments, Southland, open for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 28th September, 1896.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Thursday, 26th November, 1896.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Fernhill Village is situated about thirty-two miles from Invercargill, on the Invercargill-Kingston Railway. The sections are bush land, near McLean's crossing; flat, and of fair quality. Limit of holding in this village, 20 acres.

Hokonui—

Croydon Village is situated about four miles from Gore Railway-station, on the Invercargill-Dunedin line, and is undulating bush land. Water can be obtained on all the sections. Limit of holding in this village, one allotment.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments, open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act").

2. The day on which the lands shall be open for selection shall be Thursday, the 26th November, 1896.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Invercargill; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C to the said Act.

6. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is payable as before provided.

8. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in each lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act.

The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

9. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

10. No lessee shall hold more than the limit stated above, including that already held, and all allotments shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands, Wellington, open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th September, 1896.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands, having been surrendered in terms of section 156 of "The Land Act, 1885," will be open for selection on perpetual lease on and after Wednesday, the 18th November, 1896. If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MAKURI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

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This section is situated in the Makuri District, about a mile and a quarter from the Makuri Township, and is approached by the Aohanga Road leading into that township. The land is suitable for sheep-farming, containing fair soil on papa or limestone formation. Large improvements have been made on the land, the value of which amounts to £1,000 13s. 7d., which must be paid for in cash on the day on which the application is approved.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Auckland, open for Application.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application on and after Wednesday, the 2nd day of December, 1896, at the rental noted. In the event of more than one application being received on the same day priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

RAGLAN COUNTY.—PARISH KARAMU.

Subdivision of Section 174, Auckland University College Endowment.

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

Nearly all open fern land, with patches of mixed forest; well watered, and situated about two miles from Whatawhata.

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

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.