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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

First-class Land in Pawaho Hamlet, near Christchurch, open
for Selection under the Lease-in-Perpetuity System.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 29th July, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Tuesday, the 17th September, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and the regulations made thereunder.

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

If the section be not applied for on the 17th September, it will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — SELWIN COUNTY. — CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT. — PAWAHO HAMLET.

First-class Surveyed Land.

*Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £150, payable for fourteen years only.

This section is situated at the north-western end of the Pawaho Hamlet, about three-quarters of a mile from the Heathcote Railway-station, which is four miles and a half from Christchurch. The section comprises all flat agricultural land, at an altitude of between 5 ft. and 12 ft. above sea-level. The soil varies from 9 in. to 12 in. of good soil on clay subsoil, to between 9 in. and 18 in. of sandy soil on 6 in. to 12 in. of good soil on clay subsoil. The improvements are: Wooden house, 37 ft. by 30 ft., on piles; roof partly iron, partly shingles; two double brick chimneys, six rooms, and dairy. The house is valued at £150, which is repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly payments of interest and sinking fund. There are also a wooden shed and fowlhouse, orchard, and fencing, which go with the land. A sum of £10, for improvements effected by the former occupier, and a proportion of the current year’s premium of insurance on the buildings, must be deposited by the applicant, together with the half-year’s rent and interest on buildings, and the lease-fee of £1 1s.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
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 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.