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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

Pastoral Runs in Amuri County, Canterbury, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 19th March, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 30th April, 1901.

If more than one application be received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SKIDDAW, MYTHOLM, TEKOA, AND MANDAMUS SURVEY DISTRICTS.

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

These runs are situated at the head-waters of the George and Mandamus Rivers and the Gorge Stream, between the Glynn Wye Run on the west, the Glens of Tekoa Run on the south, and the Pahau Run on the east, at a distance of about fifteen miles westward from Upper Waiau, and comprise rough and mountainous country, ranging in elevation from about 1,570 ft. to about 5,600 ft. above sea-level. The country carries good summer pasture.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers of the licenses on the approval of application by the Land Board.

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 licenses shall be dated on the 1st March next following the date of selection.

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 deposited with the application, 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 or 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 __, 19____, before me—

__, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

57 Acres 2 Roods 22 Perches of Town and Rural Land in the Waikakahi Settlement open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 5th March, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on Monday, the 15th April, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” the regulations made thereunder, and the general conditions set forth in the original pamphlet published for the disposal of the Waikakahi Settlement in 1899.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

If the sections be not applied for on the 15th April, 1901, they will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAITAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Surveyed Lands.

The above sections are situated in the Township of Morven, on each side of the main south line of railway, the distance from the Morven Railway-station to the furthest section (Lot 3, Block VIII.) being about a quarter of a mile. All comprise flat agricultural land. Residence and improvements are not compulsory on these sections, and no declaration is required from applicants. No person can hold more than one section in the township.

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This section is situated about three miles and a half westward from Glenavy Township and Railway-station, with which it is connected by good metalled road. It comprises level agricultural land, about 15 acres of which is swamp: the soil is good, but contains a large percentage of shingle. There is a never-failing supply of excellent water flowing through the swamp, and a county water-race runs along the frontage of the section. Ten chains of boundary fencing, along the road frontage, valued at £6 5s., belong to the section.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.