JUNE 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1195

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of May, 1897. Altitude above the sea,
140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means, &c. † Same month previous years.

Note.—Generally fine weather, with occasional showers
and variable winds, up to 26th; showery for remainder of
month. Strong winds on five days, from W. and N.W.;
lightning on night of 30th; snow on hills on 30th and 31st;
hail on 30th. Maximum rainfall recorded on 28th, 0·40 in.;
maximum temperature in shade 65°·5, minimum 35°; mean
temperature of dew-point, 44°·8; mean humidity, 70.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral License of 79,000 Acres in the County of Selwyn
for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th June, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
pastoral run will be offered for lease for twenty-one
years by public auction at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 3rd August, 1897, in
accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land
Act, 1892."

This run is situated between the head-waters of the Wil-
berforce and Mathias Rivers, extending from the back
boundary of the Mount Algidus Station to the summit of
the Southern Alps, and consists principally of the steep
mountain-faces of the Rolleston Range and the spurs lead-

ing from that range. The lower portions of the slopes
carry a good deal of bush and scrub, and there are small
grazing-flats along the creeks. The run, as a whole, consists
of exclusively summer country.

In the event of the run not being sold at auction, it will
immediately thereafter be open for application at the upset
annual rental.

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, 1898, and
   shall include, in addition, the whole period between the date
   of possession and the said 1st March, 1898.

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.

The Crown reserves a right, at any time within two years
from the date of commencement of the term of lease, on
notice to the purchaser, to resume possession of the run,
either in whole or part, which may be selected by the New
Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), in virtue of
any right which the said company, or any person or body
lawfully claiming through or under it, may have to or in
respect of any unsatisfied land claim. The effect of any such
resumption shall be to determine the lease or license, wholly
or in part, as the case requires; if the resumption be only
as to part, then the rent in future shall be reduced in propor-
tion to the area resumed.

No compensation will be paid or payable by or on behalf
of the Crown by reason of the exercise of the power hereby
reserved. Provisions to the purport of this condition, and
necessary to give effect to the same, will be inserted in the
lease or license granted to the purchaser.

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 lands
   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.