JULY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1355

This run is situated between the head-waters of the Wilberforce 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 leading 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 aggregate 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 Commissioner; 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 proportion 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 purchaser 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 indirectly 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 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.”

(Signature.)

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.

Sections in Opouriao Estate open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th June, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on and after Wednesday, the 25th August, 1897, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OPOURIAO ESTATE.—WHAKATANE COUNTY.

First-class Land.

WHAKATANE SURVEY DISTRICT.

5A | XIII. | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d.
| | 10 0 0 | 10 0 | 2 10 0

Description and Locality of Sections.

Flat alluvial land, in grass and fallow; excellent soil, no bush. Fronting main road from Whakatane; distant eleven miles and a half.

WAIMANA SURVEY DISTRICT.

6 | II. | 280 1 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 12 7
7 | " | 280 1 0 | 0 3·9 | 2 5 7

Description and Locality of Sections.

Broken country—bush, scrub, and fern; well watered; frontage to Waimana Road and river; a good bit of flat land fronting the river. About fifteen miles from Whakatane.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th July, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned reserve will be submitted for leasing for a term of fourteen years, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at this office, on Friday, the 3rd day of September, 1897, at 11 a.m. :—

Raglan County, Parish of Karamu: Section 22, 15 acres 1 rood; upset annual rent, £3.

The landing reserve about one mile from Whatawhata.

Term of Lease.—Fourteen years, without any right of renewal.

No compensation for improvements during either the currency or on termination of the lease; but the lessee may remove any buildings or fences erected by him.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.