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sion; and either with or immediately after a third crop of
any kind the land must be sown down with good permanent
cultivated grasses and clovers, and be allowed to remain as
pasture for at least three years from the harvesting of last
crop before being again cropped.

11. At all times during the lease the land, if the area of
    the whole exceed 10 acres, must be so farmed that not
    less than one-third of the farm be maintained in permanent
    pasture.

12. The lessee must not cut the cultivated grass or clovers
    for hay or seed during the first year from the time of sowing
    as aforesaid.

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
    Commissioner of Crown Lands or any Crown Lands Ranger
    of the district shall have the power at any time to enter
    upon and make any drain through the land that he may
    deem necessary.

15. In the event of the lessee failing to comply with any
    of the conditions 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 said Commissioner to have such work
    done, and to recover the cost of the same from the lessee.

16. All buildings erected upon the land must be kept in
    good order and repair.

17. The lessee is liable for all rates, taxes, and assess-
    ments during the term.

18. Subject as aforesaid, the provisions of "The Land
    Act, 1892," and regulations made thereunder with respect to
    applications for and the grant of leases in perpetuity shall
    apply, so far as applicable, to all applications for leases
    under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894."

Schedule.—Declaration on applying for a Lease under "The
Land for Settlements Act, 1894."

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 for Settlements Act, 1894," am applying for a
   lease of Section , Block , Survey District.

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 land 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
   land acquired under the Land for Settlements Acts, or of
   any lands anywhere in the colony exceeding in the whole
   640 acres of land.

5. That I have not, within one year from the date hereof,
   surrendered a lease in perpetuity of the lands for a lease
   whereof I am now applying.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving 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 , 18 ,
before me—C.D., a Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

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

Pastoral Runs, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-
mentioned pastoral runs will be offered for sale by
public auction, at the local Lands and Survey Office, Timaru,
on Wednesday, the 20th January, 1897, at noon.

SCHEDULE.
Waimate County.

Run | Survey | Block. | Area. | Rate | Upset | Term
No. | District. | | | per | Annual | of
| | | | Acre | Rental. | Lease.
| | | A. R. P. | d. | £ s. d. | Years.
217 | Waihao | VII., XI. | 283 0 35 | 4·8 | 5 13 2 | 21
218 | Waihao | III., VII., VIII. | 140 0 0 | 2·4 | 1 8 0 | 21

These runs are situated in the Pentland Hills district,
adjacent to the Pentland Hills Road, from twelve to sixteen
miles north-west from the Waihao Forks Railway-station,
and comprise rough, hilly, tussock land, adapted for pastoral
purposes.

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 aggre-
   gate 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 Com-
missioner ; 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 pur-
   chaser 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 in-
   directly 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 be-
lieving 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.