2034 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 94

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the run will be given to the purchaser of the license on the day of sale.

2. No person or company may become the holder of more than one run under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892"; Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a carrying-capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggregate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V. of "The Land Act, 1892," shall not be the holder of any run under Part VI. of the said Act.

3. The license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1897, and shall include, in addition, the whole period between the date of possession and the said 1st March, 1897.

4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions amongst others:—

   (1.) That if the licensee or any person claiming an interest through or under him shall make or cause to be made any agreement or contract, or shall give or cause to be given or taken any negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or evading the provisions of, or shall in any way whatsoever directly or indirectly commit or be privy to a fraud upon, "The Land Act, 1892," the license shall be liable to be forfeited and revoked;

   (2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or burning of timber or bush on the land comprised in the license;

   (3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the license, and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner; and

   (4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land comprised in the license, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to inspect the ground.

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

6. One half-year's rent and a license-fee of £1 1s. shall be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall make a declaration in terms of section 195 of "The Land Act, 1892." The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance, on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year during the term of the license. Should the half-yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.

7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of any fencing existing upon the Crown lands offered for license.

DECLARATION.

I, __, of __, do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

1. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," am desirous of becoming the purchaser of a lease or license of pastoral lands.

2. That I am purchasing the lease or license of such land solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.

3. That I am not the holder of any lease or license in any part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any lease or license in contravention of section 193 of the said Act.

4. That I am not the holder of a small grazing-run in any part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such run.

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 __, 18, before me— __, a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

Full particulars, plans, forms of declaration, &c., may be obtained on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

C. B. SHANKS,
Acting Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Patutahi Township for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st December, 1896.

THE under-mentioned sections in the Township of Patutahi will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of seven years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday, the 20th January, 1897.

SCHEDULE.
TOWNSHIP OF PATUTAHI.

Conditions of Lease.—The leases shall be for a term of seven years, commencing from the 1st day of January or July following the date of auction. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year's rent on the fall of the hammer. No compensation shall be allowed, nor shall any be claimed, at the termination of the lease, for any improvements effected on the land during the term of lease.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st December, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing upon Section 31, Parish of Oruru, Mangonui County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 22nd January, 1897, at 11 o'clock a.m.:—

103 kauri-trees, containing 510,612 superficial feet approximately. Upset price, £255 6s.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash or marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, the balance within twelve months thereafter. Two years from date of sale allowed for removal of timber.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run, Southland, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 1st December, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral land will be submitted to public auction, for lease, on Thursday, the 28th January, 1897, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m.

Run No. 149: 8575 acres; term, 10 years; upset annual rental, £71 9s. 2d.

The run will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1897.

The purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 195 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the sum of the half-year's rent and license-fee on fall of the hammer.

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercargill, before the licensee will be let into possession. The amount of such valuations shall, exclusive of the value of a rabbit-proof fence, in no case exceed three times the amount of the average annual rental paid under the expiring lease or license during the term thereof, or five times such amount in cases where the annual rent does not exceed £50.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th November, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands will be submitted for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 18th day of December, 1896, at 11 a.m.:—

Hobson County, Parish of Okahu.
Sections N.E. 149, S.W. 155, and Section 154: Total area, 123 acres 2 roods; total upset price, £311.
Contains about 500,000ft. kauri timber, which can be easily put into the Mangonui River. About ten miles from Mititai Post-office.

Waipa County, Parish of Mangapiko.
Section 310: 49 acres; total upset price, £49.
(Offered under section 243, subsection (3), "Land Act, 1892.")

Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on fall of the hammer, and the balance, with grant-fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the one-fifth paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.