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Pastoral Licensees in the County of Macenzie for Leas
by Public Aucction.

• District Lands and Surve Office,
  Christchurch, 27th October, 1896.

N OTICE is hereb given, in terms of "The Land Act,
1892," and "The Public Reerves Act, 1881," that the
under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public
aucton, for leas, on Wednesday, the 16th December, 1896,
at the Local Lands and Surve Office, Timar, at 11 a.m.

**SCHEDULE.**  
*Pastoral Licensees (under "The Land Act, 1892," and  
"The Public Reerves Act 1881 ").*  

| Run No. | Surve District. | Area. | Upset  |     |
|         |                 |       | Anual  |     |
|         |                 |       | Rental.|     |
|         |                 |       | £      |     |
|         |                 |       |        |     |
|         |                 |       |        |     |
| 215     | Cook and Mueller| 14,000| 50     |     |
| 216     | Cas ..          | 4,550 | 20     |     |

Run 215, Birch Hill Stacion: This run is ituated on the  
west ide of the Taman River, in the Macenzie country,  
and adjoin the Mount Cook Hermitage Reerve. The land  
beteen the coach-rond and the river conits of fairly well-  
grased flats, much broken into by large patehe of bare  
gavel; there is alo a mall flat near the Taman Glacier,  
which is covered with tussock, and, in ome places, with  
cockfoot grass; the remainer of the run conits of  
moutainous country and teep and rough hil-faces, having  
generally a good apect; the lower portion of the spur are  
well covered with tussock and native grasses, the upper por-  
tions are bare and moutainous. Fall of now and bad  
weather late in the eason make uceful rearing of lamb  
very difficult, but the country is fairly well adaped for  
carriing a dry fock of merino. Mr. Sutherland, the late  
licensee of Birch Hill, tate that he will be prepared to  
nogotiate with the purchaer of the new leas of the run for  
the sale of the 20 acree of freehold, and improvement,  
comprig, according to his tatement, a cottag, woolshd,  
tvo huts, eepyards, and about tvo mile and three-  
quartre of fencig.  

Run 216: This run is ituated on the eaern ide of the  
Taman River, and lie north-we of and adajcent to the  
Mount Cook Run No. 83, M. A. Burnett, licensee, and com-  
pris high moutainous country on the Libig Rang, the  
lower lop of which are fairly well grased.  

**CONDITIONS.**  

1. Poession of the run will be given to the purchaer  
   of the license on the day of sale.  

2. No peron or company may become the holder of more  
   than one run under Part V. of "The Land Act, 1892":  
   Provided that the holder of any run under the aid Act of a  
   carriing-capacity of le than ten thouand eep or two  
   thouand head of cattle may become the lesse of an aggre-  
   gat area ufficient to carry uch a number of eep or  
   cattle. The holder of any mall grazing run under Part V.  
   of "The Land Act, 1892," hall not be the holder of any  
   run under Part V. of the aid Act.  

3. The license hall be dted on the 1st March, 1897, and  
   all include, in addition, the whole period beteen the date  
   of poession and the aid 1st March, 1897.  

4. The license hall be ubejct to the following condition  
   amogt other:—  
   (1.) That, if the licensee, or any peron claimig an  
        interet through or under him, hall make or  
        caue to be made any agreement or contract, or  
        all give or caue to be given or taken any  
        nogotiable ecurity, for the purpoe of defeating  
        or evading the proviion of, or hall in any way  
        whatover directly or indirecly commit or be  
        privy to a fraud upon, "The Land Act, 1892," the license hall be liable to be forfited and  
        revoked;  

   (2.) That the licensee hall prevent the detruction or  
        buring of timer or buh on the land compried  
        in the license;  

   (3.) That the licensee hall prevent the growth or  
        spread of gore, broom, and wetbriar on the  
        land compried in the license, and hall with all  
        reaoable speed remove or caue to be removed  
        all gore, wetbriar, broom, or other noxiou  
        weed or plant, a may be directed by the Com-  
        miioner; and  

   (4.) That the licensee hall detroy all rabbit on the  
        land compried in the license, and hall prevent  
        their increae or spread, to the atifaction of the  
        Commiioner or an officer appoited by him to  
        inpect the ground.  

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5. The licensee hall have the exclusive right of pastur-
   age over the land specified in hi license, but hall have
   no right to the oil or timer or minerals thereon or therein.

6. One half-year's rent and a license-ee of £1 1. hall be
   paid on the fall of the hamer, and the purchaer hall
   make a decaration in terms of ection 195 of "The Land
   Act, 1892." The rent hall be paid half-yearly in advance,
   on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of Septembr in
   each year during the term of the license. Should the half-
   -yearly rent at any period not be paid within thiry day, a
   penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforcd.

7. No liabity is accepted by or on behal of the Cown
   in repect of any fencig exiing upon the Cown land
   offered for license.

DCLARATION.

I, , of , do olemnly and incerely
decare,—

1. That I am the peron who, ubejct to the proviion of
   "The Land Act, 1892," am deirou of becoming the pur-
   chaser of a leas or license of pastoral land.

2. That I am purchaing the leas or license of such land
   oley for my own ue and benefit, and not directly or in-
   directly for the ue or benefit of any other peron or peron
   whomoeover.

3. That I am not the holder of any leas or license in any
   part of the colny, nor have I any interet in any leas or
   license in contravention of ection 193 of the aid Act.

4. That I am not the holder of a mall grazing run in any
   part of the colny, nor have I any interet in any such run,

And I make thi olemn decaration conicientiouly be-
lieving the ame to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Aembly of New Zealnd intituled "The Jutice
of the Pece Act, 1882."
(Signiture.)

Decared at , this day of , 18 ,
before me— , a Jutice of the Pece for the Colny of
New Zealnd.

Full particular, plan, form of decaration, &c., may be
obtained on application at the District Lands and Surve
Office, Christchurch.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commiioner of Cown Land.

Rural Land, Southland, open for Selecction on Perpetual
Leae.

• District Lands and Surve Office,
  Invercargill, 30th Septembr, 1896.

T HE under-mentioned Cown land, having been urren-
dered in terms of ection 156 of "The Land Act,
1885," will be open for elecction on perptual leae on and
after Thursday, the 10th December, 1896. If more than
one application be received for the ection on the ame day,
then the order of elecction hall be decided by ballt on the
followng day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND COUNY.—WENDONIDE SURVEY DITRICT.
Firt-class Land.

| Sec. | Block. | Area. | Perpetual Leae. | Valuation |
| | | | | for |
| | | | | Improvement |
| | | A. | R. | P. | Rnt | Haf-yearly | £ | s. | d. |
| | | | | | per Acre. | Rnt. | | | |
| 13 | II. | 263 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 106 | 10 | 0 |

Thi ection is ituated about ten mile from Riverdale
Railway-tation by road. Open land, oil good. About 60
acree in English grasses, and 90 acree ploughed, fir furrw.
134 chain of fencig.

The improvement have to be paid for in ca on the day
on which the application is approved; if ballted for, at
the time of ballt.

G. W. WILAM,
Commiioner of Cown Land.

Firat-class Land, Ashburton County, open for Selecction on
Leae in Perpetuity.

• District Lands and Surve Office,
  Christchurch, 8th October, 1896.

T HE under-mentioned Cown land will be open for elec-
ton on leae in perptuity, at the District Lands and
Surve Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 9th day of
Decembr, 1896.

If more than one application be received on the ame day,
then the order of elecction hall be decided by ballt on the
followng day, at 11 a.m.