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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

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 licenses shall be dated on the 1st March, 1899.

4. The licenses 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 193 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.

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.

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 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 __, 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.

Public Reserves for Lease by Auction in the City of Nelson
and in the Counties of Inangahua and Waimea.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 15th November, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-
mentioned reserves will be offered for sale by public
auction, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Wednesday,
the 11th January, 1899, at 12 o’clock noon.

SCHEDULE.

1. The lease of the Warwick Accommodation-house Re-
   serve, Section 1, Block XII., Burnett Survey District: Area,
   136 acres 1 rood; situated about twenty-five miles from
   Murchison, on the main road to the Maruia Plains.

The section is fenced on three sides; nearly the whole is
cleared of timber and scrub, and about half the area is
under cultivation, the remainder in grass. There is a
seven-roomed house, with outbuildings, stable, loft, harness-
room, butcher’s shop, and a good stockyard, on the land.

Term of lease: Fourteen years, to date from the 1st Jan-
uary, 1899; upset rental, £7 per annum; weighted with £850,-
value of improvements. Lessee to provide proper accom-
modation for travellers and for travelling stock, as provided
in conditions of lease, which can be obtained on application.
Possession given on the 1st March, 1899.

2. Lease of accommodation-house reserve (known as
   Wright’s), Section 8, Block IX., Wai-iti Survey District:
   Area, 46 acres 3 roods 24 perches; situated on the road to
   Tadmor, on the banks of the Motueka River, fifteen miles
   from Belgrove.

On the land is a house containing nine rooms, with stable
and outbuildings.

Term, ten years, from the 1st January, 1899; upset rental,
£1 per annum. Conditions of lease, as to providing accom-
modation for travellers, insurance, and improvements to be
made to buildings and property generally, can be obtained
on application.

3. Lease of reserve at the Port, Nelson, with a frontage
   of 95 ft. to the Haven Road. There is a small wharf on the
   harbour side (known as Burford’s old wharf), suitable for
   coasting shipping, with office and sheds.

Term, fourteen years, from the 1st January, 1899; upset
rental, £20 per annum.

Terms of Sale.—A deposit of a half-year’s rent, £1 1s.
lease-fee, and amount of valuation of improvements (if any),
must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

Lots 2 and 3.—Lessees will not be entitled to compensa-
tion at the end of the term on account of any improvements
existing, or that may be effected during the currency of
these leases.

Full particulars, plans, forms, &c., may be obtained at the
District Land Offices, Nelson, Reefton, and Westport.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Levin Village Settlement for Selection on Lease in
Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1898.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selec-
tion on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 4th January,
1899. If more than one application be received on the same
day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on
the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Wellington.

If not applied for on the 4th January, 1899, the section
will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands
and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—LEVIN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £110 for improvements.

This section is situated on the main street of Levin Town-
ship, close to the Post-office, school, and the main business
portion of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle for-
mation, and is open land.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and 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 4th day of January, 1899.