9. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in

each lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act.

The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of

the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall

apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The

provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the

said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply

accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

10. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the

land held by him under these regulations, except under and

subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,

shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regula-

tions; and to the applications and leases to be made and

issued thereunder; and generally to the interests created,

and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are

thereby affected; and the mention of any particular pro-

vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any

other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular

case.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,

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, Christ-

church, on Monday, 30th September, 1901, under the pro-

visions 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 west-

ward 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 appli-

cation 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 aggre-

gate 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 Com-

missioner; 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 pur-

chaser 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-

directly 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 be-

lieving 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.”

Declared at , this day of , 19, before me—

(Signature.)

___, a Justice of the Peace in and for

the Colony of New Zealand.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Poerua Estate, Westland, open for Selection on Lease

in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,

Hokitika, 5th August, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned

Crown land will be open for selection on lease in

perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 15th October, 1901,

under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Con-

solidation Act, 1900.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—POERUA ESTATE.

First-class Land.

| Survey | Sec- | Block. | Area. | Rent | Half-yearly |
| District. | tion. | | | per Acre. | Rent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Kinga | 3 | X. | 190 2 0 | 0 6 | £2 s. 7 d. |

The section contains three-fourths swamp; one-eighth

hill, thickly timbered; one-eighth pines and scrub. Only

a few acres of the section is open land. It is proposed to

offer the lease of the island in Crooked River bed, imme-

diately opposite, to the lessee of this section at a pepper-

corn rent.

W. G. MURRAY,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.