240 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No.10.

2. No person can lease more than one run.

3. Residence on small grazing-runs is compulsory, and com-
   mences within three years in bush or swamp land, and within
   one year in open or partly open land, unless the lessee obtain
   the consent of the Land Board to reside on other land in
   his occupation.

4. Permanent improvements must be effected equal to one
   year's rental by the end of the first year, two years' rental
   by the end of the second year, and four years' rental at the
   end of the sixth year; and on bush land, in addition thereto,
   improvements must be made to the value of 10s. an acre if
   first-class land, or of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year's rent, and £1 1s. for the lease, and the
   amount of valuation for improvements, must be paid im-
   mediately the application is declared successful; the rent to
   be paid half-yearly in advance during the term of the lease.
   The next payment of rent will become due on the 1st Sep-
   tember, 1897.

6. The lessee has no right to purchase any part of the land;
   but he can select 150 acres around the homestead through
   which no road can be taken or other public privilege exer-
   cised without compensation.

DECLARATION.

I, , of* , 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 Act, 1892," am desirous of becoming the pur-
   chaser of a lease of Run No.†
3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use
   and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of
   any other person or persons whatever.
4. That I am not already the holder of any such lease in
   any part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such
   lease.
5. That I am not the holder of any run under Part VI. of
   the aforesaid Act, nor have I any interest in any such run.
6. That I do not own any freehold land or land held by
   lease or license of any kind whatever anywhere in the
   colony, 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 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 , 189 ,
   before me— , a Justice of the Peace in and for the
   Colony of New Zealand.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.
  SIDNEY WEETMAN,
  Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Otago, open for Lease on Application.

Crown Land Office,
Dunedin, 19th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small
grazing-run will be open for lease on application, at
the Land Office, Dunedin, on and after Thursday, the 25th
February, 1897, at the half-yearly rental noted below. If
more than one application be received for the run on the
same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on
the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
Otago Land District.
Small Grazing-run.

Fairly good country, partly pastoral and partly agricul-
tural; well watered; situated about twelve miles from
Naseby. Valuations for improvements, payable with appli-
cation or immediately the result of the ballot is declared:
Section 2, Block V., £442; Sections 2 and 3, Block XI., and
21 and 22, Block III., £1,285 19s. 6d.

Conditions of Lease.

1. The term of lease is twenty-one years, with the option
   of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rent
   to be fixed by valuation, and improvements being secured to
   lessee as provided by "The Land Act, 1892," section 182.
   Each lessee is required to make the declaration as per form
   printed below.

2. No person can lease more than one run.

3. Residence on the run is compulsory, and commences
   within three years in bush or swamp land, and within one
   year in open or partly open land, unless the lessee obtain
   the consent of the Land Board to reside on other land in his
   occupation.

4. Permanent improvements must be effected equal to one
   year's rental by the end of the first year, two years' rental
   by the end of the second year, and four years' rental at the
   end of the sixth year; and on bush land, in addition thereto,
   improvements must be made to the value of 10s. an acre if
   first-class land, or of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. for the lease must be
   paid immediately the application is declared successful;
   the rent to be paid half-yearly in advance during the term
   of the lease. The next payment of rent will become due on
   the 1st September, 1897.

6. The lessee has no right to purchase any part of the
   land; but he can select 150 acres around the homestead
   through which no road can be taken or other public priv-
   ilege exercised without compensation.

DECLARATION.

I, , of* , 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 Act, 1892," am desirous of becoming the pur-
   chaser of a lease of Run No.†
3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use
   and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of
   any other person or persons whatever.
4. That I am not already the holder of any such lease in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such lease.
5. That I am not the holder of any run under Part VI. of
   the aforesaid Act, nor have I any interest in any such run.
6. That I do not own any freehold land or land held by
   lease or license of any kind whatever anywhere in the colony,
   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 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 , 189 , before
   me— , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony
   of New Zealand.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.
  J. P. MAITLAND,
  Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Leases, Southland, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 18th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pas-
toral lands will be submitted to public auction, for
lease, on Thursday, the 25th February, 1897, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m.

Pastoral Lands (under Part VI., "The Land Act, 1892").
Run No. 150B, Wallace County: Area, 1,601 acres; term,
fourteen years; annual upset rental, £20.
This run, at present held by Messrs. Rowley and Hamil-
ton, is situated on the north-east end of Taringatura Range.
The northern and eastern slopes are sound and fairly-grassed
sheep-country, and the contiguity of the run to small settle-
ment gives it a considerable value.
Run No. 323, Lake County: Area, 23,930 acres; term,
14 years; annual upset rental, £150.
The present lessee of this run is Mr. W. S. D. Trotter.
The run is bounded by the Invercargill-Kingston Railway
for several miles, and, with the exception of the northern
portion, has good natural boundaries on the remaining sides.
In some of the gullies there are patches of bush and scrub,
and the north side is rocky, and somewhat difficult to muster,
and to clear of rabbits. Altogether the land may be classed
as fairly good sheep-country. A considerable area of the
lower-lying land is capable of great improvement by cultiva-
tion and surface (grass-seed) sowing.
Run No. 491B, Southland County: Area, 883 acres 2 roods;
term, 14 years; annual upset rental, £11.
This small run is now held along with the old Isla Station
P.R., and some additional freehold, and about one-third of
it is covered with scrub, the remainder being cold but well-
grassed sheep-country.
Run No. 352B, Southland County: Area, 5,250 acres;
term, 10 years; annual upset rental, £8 15s.
This run consists of high broken country, with poor vege-
tation, but well watered. Distance from Athol, about seven
miles.
Run No. 394A, Southland County: Area, 21,345 acres;
term, 10 years; annual upset rental, £45.
This run is situated about eight miles from Lumsden.
The country is high and broken, and partly covered with
scrub and bush. The height above sea-level is from 300ft.
to 4,000ft.
Possession to be given on the 1st March, 1898, except in
the case of Runs 352B and 394A, possession of which will be
given on 1st March, 1897.
The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with
the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."
Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required
by section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the sum
of the half-year's rent and license-fee on the fall of the
hammer.
DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.