Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2283

Pastoral Runs, Otago Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 13th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction for lease on Wednesday, the 16th January, 1901, at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, at 11 o’clock a.m.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

(Pastoral Lands under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Runs 179, 163, and 163a (grouped, Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 16,200 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £100. Situated on Clutha River, three miles below Dunkeld, and including northern slopes of Tapanui Mountains.

Run 96 (Class I.), Clutha County: Area, 2,900 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £30. Situated between Kaihiku Range on the north and Kaihiku Stream on the south, about four miles south of Warepa Railway-station.

Sections 13, 14, 15, and 17, Block VII., and Sections 18 and 21, Block V., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 1,127 acres 3 roods 9 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £14.

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1901.

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before the licensee will be let into possession.

Such valuations shall, exclusive of the value of a rabbit-proof fence, in no case exceed three times the amount of the average annual rental paid under the expired or expiring license during the term thereof, and five times such amount in cases where the annual rental does not exceed £50.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license-fee (£1 1s.), on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Pastoral Runs, Southland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 13th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction at this office, on Wednesday, the 9th day of January, 1901, at 11 o’clock a.m.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

(Pastoral Land under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Run No. 530 is situated about twenty-eight miles by road from Mossburn Railway-station. Hilly country; front half well grassed with white and blue tussock; back portion poorly grassed, rocky, and steep. Height above sea-level, 1,400 ft. to 5,000 ft.

Run No. 531 is situated about fourteen miles by road from Mataura Township. About one-half covered with scrub, rest open; soil black loam; land broken and stony in parts. Height above sea-level, 600 ft. to 1,400 ft.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

The purchaser must deposit a statutory declaration as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent and the license fee on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Reserve at Timaru for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 12th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to noon on Thursday, the 27th December, 1900, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserve.

In the event of no-tender being received at the time named for either of the lots, they will remain open for lease on application at the upset rentals and for the terms stated herein.

SCHEDULE.

PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

This reserve is situated at Patiti Point, immediately to the southward of Timaru, and comprises undulating land well covered by English grasses.

The leases are offered without right to any fencing placed upon the land by the outgoing tenant, who has the right of removing the same, failing disposal thereof to the successful tenderer.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money-order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on the 1st January, 1901, or on the day of acceptance of tender, not being sooner than such 1st January, 1901.

3. The leases will be for five years, dating in each case from 1st January, 1901.

4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.

5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, nor on account of the aforesaid resumption, nor for any other cause.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove or cause to be removed all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.

11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Small Grazing-run, Hawke’s Bay, open for Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 20th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application on and after Wednesday, 30th January, 1901, at the half-yearly rental noted. In the event of more than one application being received on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

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SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIROA AND COOK COUNTIES.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

These runs are hilly forest country. About 2,500 acres of Run 75A and 800 acres of Run 76A are good soil, covered with tawa, rimu, totara, kahikatea, matai, rewarewa, mahoe, miro, and the balance being black-birch country with poor soil.

Both runs are well watered. Distance from Wairoa by road, thirty-six to thirty-eight miles.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.