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SCHEDULE.

Waimate County.—Pareora Settlement.

Surv eyed First-class Land.

Locality and Description of Section.

This section is situate in the central portion of the Paro-
ora Settlem ent, about three miles and a quarter from the
St. Andrew's Railway-station, and about nine miles from
T im aru, and comprises open, level, agri cultural land of
' good quality, well adapte d for occup ation by working-men ,
gardeners, and others. The section is weighted with a sum
of £87, being valuation of dwelling-house, bounda ry and
subdivisio n fencin g, and cultivation, which sum must be
paid on allotment, in addition to the usual de pos it and fees.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE FOR LAND WITHIN THE
PAREORA SETTLEMEN T.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is
   open for selection on le ase in perp etuity, under the pro -
   visions of "The Land Act, 1892" (hereinafter referred to
   as "the said Act").

2. The day on which the land shall be open for selection
   sh all be Wednesday, the 27th day of January, 1897.

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

4. Every applic ant shall make the declar ation hereinafter
   pre scribe d, and shall, immediately on being declared success -
   ful, pay a sum equal to one half-year's rent of the land
   applied for. Such payment shall be in discha rge of the
   half-year's rent due on the 1st day of January or July fol -
   lowing. He shall also pay the sum of £1 1s. for the pre -
   paration of the lea se and the registration thereof, and the
   amount with which the section is weighted for improve -
   ments, immediately the application has been approved or
   be en declared successful at the ball ot.

5. No person shall be allowed to acquir e or to hold more
   than one allotm ent, and no person who is the owner or
   oc cupier of land under the said Act which with the land
   applied for would exceed in area 640 acr es shall be capable
   of app lyin g for or holding any allotment.

6. The lessee must re side on the land le ased within one
   year from the date of lea se, and therea fter such re sidenc e
   sh all be continu ous.

7. The lessee shall put on the land comprised in his lea se
   sub stantial improvem ents as under :—

(a.) With in one year from the date of his lea se, to a
value equal to 2\frac{1}{2} per cent. of the price of the land ;
(b.) With in two years from the date of his lea se, to a
value equal to another 2\frac{1}{2} per cent. of the price of
the land ;
(c.) And therea fter, but within six years from the date
of his lea se, to a value equal to another 2\frac{1}{2} per
cent. of the price of the land ;

and in addition thereto shall, within six years from the date
of his lea se, put sub stantial improvem ents of a permanent
chara cter to the value of £1 for every acr e of such land.

Sub stantial improvem ents of a permanent character mean
and include reclamation from swamps, clearing of brush ,
gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or scrub, cultivation, plantin g
gardens, fencin g, drainage, making road s, sinking well s or
water-tanks, constructing water-races, she ep-dips, making
embankments or protectiv e works of any kind, in any way
improving the chara cter or fertil ity of the so il, or the erec -
tion of any non-mov able building.

8. The lessee must fenc e the land le ased with a ring-fence
   within the second year of the term; and such fenc e must
   be sufficient to compl y in all re spe cts with "The Fencing
   Act, 1895," or any other law to regulate the fenc ing of land
   which shall for the time being be in force.

9. The lessee must once a year properly cut and trim all
   liv e fenc es now on the land, or which may be planted upon
   the land during the term, and stub all gorse not growing as
   fenc es, and also stub all broom and sweetbriar.

10. The lessee must not take more than three cro ps, one
    of which must be a root-crop, from the same land in succes -
    sion ; and either with or immediately after a third cro p 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 harv esting of last
    crop before being again cropped.

11. At all times during the lea se the land, if the area of
    the whole exceed 10 acr es, must be so far med that not
    less than one -thir d of the farm be maintain ed in permanent
    pasture.

12. The lessee must not cut the cultiva te d grass or clovers
    for ha y or seed during the first year from the time of sown g
    as aforesaid.

13. The lessee must not burn any stra w grown upon the
    land.

14. The lessee must once a year properly clean, clear from
    weeds, and keep open all creeks, dr ains, d itches, and water -
    courses which now are or may be upon the land, and the
    Commissi oner of Cr own Lands or any Cr own Lands Rang er
    of the district shall have the power at any time to enter
    upon and make any dr ain through the land that he may
    dee m necessary.

15. In the event of the lessee failin g to compl y with any
    of the conditions hereinbefore mentioned relat ing to the
    trimming of live fenc es and stubbing gorse, broom, and
    sweetbriar, and to the cleaning, clearing from we eds, and
    keepin g open all creeks, dr ains, d itches, and watercours es, it
    sh all be lawful for the said Comm issioner to have such work
    done, and to recover the cost of the same from the lessee.

16. All buildings erecte d 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. Subj e c t as aforesaid, the provis ions of "The Land
    Act, 1892," and regulations made thereunder with re spe c t to
    applications for and the grant of lea ses in perp etuity shall
    apply, so far as applicable, to all applications for lea ses
    under "The Land for Settlem ents Act, 1894. "

Schedul e.—Declar ation on applyin g for a Lea se under "The
Lan d for Settlem ents Act, 1894.

I, A.B., , do solemnly and sincerely declare, —

1. That I am of the age of sev enteen years and upward s.
2. That I am the person who, subject to the provis ions of
   "The Land for Settlem ents Act, 1894," am applyin g for a
   lea se of Section , Block , S urvey District.
3. That I am acquir ing such lea se solel y for my own use
   and benefit, and not directly or indir ectl y 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, ten ant, or occupier, directly or indir ectl y, either by
   myself or jointly with any other person or persons, of any
   land acquir ed under the Land for Settlem ents Act s, or of
   any lands anywhere in the col ony exceedin g in the whole
   640 acr es of land.
5. That I have not, within one year from the date hereof ,
   surrendered a lea se in perp etuity of the lands for a lea se
   whereof I am now applyin g.
   And I make this solemn declara tio n conscien tiousl y be -
   lievin g the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
   General Assembly of New Ze aland intitul ed "The Justices
   of the Pea ce Act, 1882. "
   A.B.

Declar ed at , this day of , 18 ,
before me—C.D., a Justice of the Pea ce in and for the
Colony of New Ze aland.

C. B. SHANKS ,
Acting Comm issioner of Cr own Lands.

Lan d in the Township of Waimate to be sold by Aucti on for
Cas h.

        Distr ict Lands and Sur vey Office ,
        Ch ristchurc h, 4th January, 1897.

NOTICE is herebv given, in accordanc e with the pro -
vis ions of "The Waimate Public Reser ve Sale Act ,
1889," and "The Land Act, 1892," that the under-mentioned
town sections will be submitted to public aucti on, for sale
for cash, at the Distr ict Land Office, T im aru, on Wednesday ,
the 7th April, 1897, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

TOWNSH IP OF WAIMATE.

Form erly Reser ve No. 391.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase -m oney to be paid on the fall of
the ham mer, and the balance, with Cr own -grant fee, within
thirt y days therea fter; otherw is e the part of the purchase -
mon ey paid by way of de pos it shall be for feited, and the
contr act for the sale of the land be null and void. There
are no restr icti on s or limita tions impos ed on purchasers of
the se sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at
this office.

SIDN EY VEETNAN ,
Commissi oner of Cr own Lands.