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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

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.”
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Declared at __, this __ day of __, 18, before me—____, a Justice of the Peace in and 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.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Tiniroto Village for Lease by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th May, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections in the Village of Tiniroto will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of seven years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Friday, the 9th July, 1897.

VILLAGE OF TINIROTO.

Description of Land.—The sections are situated in the middle of the Tiniroto Village, which is close to the main road from Gisborne to Wairoa, about forty-two miles south-west from the former place. The land is undulating fern country, with fair soil.

Conditions of Lease.—The lease shall be for a term of seven years. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year’s rent on the fall of the hammer, and, in addition, £1 1s. for the preparation of the lease. 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.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity on and after Wednesday, the 14th July, 1897, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

If more than one application be received on the same day, then the selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

GERALDINE COUNTY.—GERALDINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Surveyed First-class Land.

This section is situated about a mile south of the Orari Railway-station, between the Main South Road and the railway-line, and comprises open level land of fair quality. The section is weighted with a sum of £3 15s., being valuation of boundary fencing, which sum must be paid on application, in addition to the first half-year’s rent and lease-fee.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The day on which the land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 14th day of July, 1897.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act, and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.

6. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration-fee, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

8. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations.

9. The lessee shall not subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

10. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th May, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned green and singed kauri timber standing upon the forest reserve in Block IV., Mangakahia Survey District, Whangarei County, close to the Aponga Post-office, will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 2nd day of July, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.

353 green kauri trees, containing about 1,213,384 sup. feet; 237 singed kauri trees, containing about 901,311 sup. feet: total, 590 trees, containing about 2,114,695 sup. feet. Upset price, £1,057 10s.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash, or by marked cheque, on the fall of the hammer, the balance within twelve months thereafter. The timber must be conveyed by railway, at current rates, to market, and be removed within three years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Marlborough, withdrawn from Sale by Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Marlborough, 1st June, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the following pastoral runs—No. 116 (Upcot), No. 118 (Gladstone), No. 130 (Dillon)—which have been advertised to be open for application on and after the 30th June, 1897, have been withdrawn from sale until further notice.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.