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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District notified as subject to
“ The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 30th July, 1901.

PURSUANT to the provisions of “ The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” I hereby notify that the under-mentioned land, having been acquired in exchange for Section No. 1, Block XI., Takapau Survey District, Hawke’s Bay Land District, is Crown land acquired under the said Act, and is subject to the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 709 acres 2 roods, more or less, being a portion of Block 120, Ruataniwha Crown Grant District, and bounded as follows: Commencing at a point being the intersection of the south-east side of the Main South Road with the right bank of the Maharaeke Stream; thence generally in a south-westerly direction by the said stream to a point bearing south 87° 35' east from a peg marked No. 1 on the right bank of the aforesaid stream; thence by a line bearing north 87° 35' west for a distance of 2933 links; thence by a line bearing north 6° 31' 20" east for a distance of 6303 links to the centre of a road; thence by a line bearing north 56° 43' east for a distance of 53·3 links to the eastern side of the said road; thence in a north-westerly direction for a distance of 1341·8 links by the eastern side of the said road to its intersection with the south-eastern side of the Main South Road aforementioned; thence generally in a north-easterly direction a distance of 15499 links by the south-eastern side of the Main South Road aforementioned to the point of commencement: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: excepting from the above-described area a road-line 100 links wide which intersects the said area: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 19152A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with red.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 5th August, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public tender at this office, up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 1st October, 1901, for the term and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — CLIFFORD BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. 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.

2. 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.

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

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Amuri County for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Monday, 30th September, 1901, under the provisions of section 197 of “ The Land Act, 1892,” at the annual rental noted hereunder. If not sold at auction, the run will be open for application for the same term, and at the same rental.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — AMURI COUNTY. — SKIDDAW, MYTHOLM, TEKOA, AND MANDAMUS SURVEY DISTRICTS.
(Pastoral License under Part VI. of “ The Land Act, 1892.”)

Locality and Description of Run.

This run is situated at the head-waters of the George and Mandamus Rivers, 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 comprises very rough and mountainous country, ranging in elevation from about 1,570 ft. to about 5,290 ft. above sea-level, difficult of access, and involving considerable risks of working, although the country carries good summer pasture.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the run will be given to the purchaser of the license on the 1st March, 1902, or on 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 license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1902, or on the 1st March next following the date of selection.

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, a license-fee of £1 1s., and the amount of valuation for improvements, 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.

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 in-