Feb. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 443

CONDITIONS.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of lots which one person may acquire, 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 improvements, nor for any other cause; but, in the event of the lands being again offered for lease after the expiration of the term, they will be weighted with valuation for buildings, fencing, or plantations effected by the outgoing tenant. Such valuation shall be made by an appraiser appointed by the Land Board, and in the event of the lessee not agreeing with the valuation so made, then the amount of the valuation shall be determined by arbitration. The outgoing tenant shall not have any right or claim against the Crown or the Board in respect of the value of any improvements made by him, but the incoming tenant shall pay the amount of the aforesaid valuation of the same before being admitted to possession of the lands.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. The leases shall be for the term specified in the Schedule, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the lands being required by Government.

4. The lands are let for grazing purposes, and lessees will not be permitted to break up or crop any of the same without the written permission of the Land Board first had and obtained.

5. Upon the fall of the hammer, every lessee shall pay a lease fee of £1 ls., together with a half-year’s rent.

6. The lessee shall not plant any gorse fences upon the land, but shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, or sweetbriar upon the land comprised in the leases; and shall with all reasonable speed 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.

7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits upon the lands comprised in the leases, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, or an officer appointed by him to inspect the ground.

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 5th February, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Thursday, 2nd April, 1903, at 2 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

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

DESCRIPTIONS OF RUNS.

Run No. 424: Occupies the greater part of Mount Te Kinga, on southern shores of Lake Brunner. Very steep bush-clad spurs and gullies; suitable for cattle, with a small area of open tussock on top fit for sheep.

Run No. 425: Cattle-feed country on forest-clad slopes of Mount Alexander, opposite Jackson Railway-station. Access from Taramakau River bed.

Run No. 426: Consists of lower northern faces of Mount Alexander. Very rugged country; cattle-feed only. Access from Bell Hill Road.

Run No. 427: Rough bush-clad sideling, with a little open grassed mountain-tops of the northern watershed of Deception River. Suited for cattle-grazing, and for a few sheep during summer months. Access from Christchurch Road, Otira Valley.

Run No. 428: Situated in Arahura and Taipo Valleys, occupying the ranges between these rivers. Very wild, rough country; lower flanks covered with cattle-feed bush; upper portions bare and snow-clad with a fringe of grass; summer feed for sheep. Access by both valleys, but mainly from Arahura horse-track.

Run No. 429: Principally table-lands and hollows covered with dense forest and patches of scrub; cattle-feed only. Access via Marsden and Greenstone Roads.

Run No. 430: Very rough hill-sides; all cattle country. Comprises bulk of Tuki River watershed. Access from Upper Mikonui River bed.

Run No. 431: Occupies the greater portion of Whitcombe Valley. Very rugged mountainous country, comprising shaggy bush, rough tussock ridges, and barren, snow-clad tops. Access via Hokitika Valley bridle-road to junction with Whitcombe River, thence by river-bed.

Run No. 432: Covers western ridge and slopes of Mount Rangitoto. Wholly cattle country; mixed forest. Access from Main South Road and Rangitoto horse-track; ten miles from Ross.

Run No. 433: Comprises the upper valley of Waitaha River. Cattle-feed only; very precipitous; rugged sideling; approach difficult to back country. Access via open river-bed; eight miles from Main South Road.

Run No. 434: Low hummocky coastal lands between Lake Ianthe and Tasman Sea. Covered with dense forest; only suitable for cattle. Access via Main South Road and sea-beach.

Run No. 435: Includes the lower southern faces and the open tussock tops of the Adams Range. Bush feed for cattle and mountain summer feed for sheep. Access from Main South Road and Wataroa River bed.

Run No. 436: Consists of the whole of the open country of the Price Range. Snow-covered tops and rocky ridges bordered with a varying width of grasses and alpine vegetation; summer feed for sheep only. Access from Wataroa and Waitangi River beds.

Run No. 437: In upper valleys of Wataroa and Perth Rivers. Very rough, rugged mountain tops and sideling; mostly forest and barren hill-tops, with some sparse alpine pastures. Access by Wataroa bridle-road to junction with Perth River, thence by river-bed and terraces.

Run No. 438: This area lies between the sea and Main South Road immediately north of the Wataroa River. Fairly flat surface covered with dense forest; cattle country only. Access from Main Road and sea-beach.

Run No. 439: Smooth bush-clad slopes running eastward from Okarito Lagoon; only suitable for feeding cattle. Access from Main Road.

Run No. 440: Rough, tumbled country between Okarito Township and Mapourika Lake; wholly covered with mixed forest; cattle-feed only. Access from Main Road and Totara River, &c.

Run No. 441: Forest-clad low ridges and shallow gullies east of Mapourika Lake. Comprises the watershed of McDonald’s Creek; only fitted for cattle. Access by Main Road.

Run No. 442: Comprises the whole of the valley at head of Waitangi-ta-ona River below the bush-line; cattle-feed only. Access from Main Road and by open river-bed.

Run No. 443: Covers the swampy plateaux and bush-clad terraces and ridges south of Waikupa-kupa River; all cattle country. Easy of access from beach and inland bridle-road.

Run No. 444: Hummocky country; all bush; only fitted for cattle. Easy of access via bridle-road and Clearwater and Cook River beds. Close to mining township of Gillespie’s.

Run No. 445: Includes the whole of the upper watersheds of Cook and Balfour Rivers. Very wild country, mostly bush, with small areas of alpine grassed lands. Access by Cook River bed; six miles from Main Road.

Run No. 446: Comprises the western portion of the Karangarua Range between the Twain, Copland, and Karangarua Rivers. All broken mountain heights and flanks; densely timbered on lower country and sparsely grassed on tops. Access via Karangarua River bed.