Oct. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2251

Pastoral Run, Marlborough Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 30th September, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at this office, on Tuesday, the 18th day of November, 1902, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—BAREFELL AND ACHERON SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Run No. 130, Dillon, 74,300 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £400.

Description.

This run is situated at the south-western corner of the province, between the Guide, Acheron, and Clarence Rivers. A large proportion of the run is composed of high ranges of travelling shingle; the lower slopes and river-flats are well grassed, the southern portion, known as “Bullen Hills,” is particularly so. The country has good natural boundaries, for the most part sheep-proof, and there is a good home-stead-site on the left bank of the Clarence, near the junction of the Dillon Stream, accessible by wagons. The run is distant about thirty-five miles from Culverden.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the run will be given to the purchaser of the license on the 1st March, 1903.

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 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.

4. 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.

5. One half-year’s rent at the rate offered and a license fee of £1 1s. 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.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Township of Shannon, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st October, 1902.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to noon on Monday, the 24th November, 1902, for the leases of the undermentioned sections.

In the event of no tenders being received for the lands at the time named, they will remain open for lease on application at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SHANNON TOWNSHIP.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

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

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

8. The leases shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessees shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 26th August, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application at this office on Wednesday, 15th October, 1902, at the half-yearly rental noted in the Schedule.

In the event of more than one application being received for the run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—HANGAROA SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Pastoral Land.

Undulating and broken country, consisting of light soil on papa formation; watered by numerous streams. The Gisborne–Waikaremoana Main Road and Gisborne–Rotorua Stock-track give access to the run. Distance from Gisborne via Hangaroa Village, about forty miles.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.