2054
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

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 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 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 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.

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 Reserve, 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 January, 1899; upset rental, £7 per annum; weighted with £850, value of improvements. Lessee to provide proper accommodation 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 Belgrave.

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 accommodation 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 compensation 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 selection 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 Township, close to the Post-office, school, and the main business portion of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle formation, 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,