APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 911

within thirty days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.

(13.) No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of any improvements existing upon the Crown lands offered for license. Where fences form the boundary between Crown lands offered for license and freehold lands, the purchaser of such license will be liable to the provisions of any law now or hereafter in force relating to boundary-fences.

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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 land 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 for the Colony of New Zealand.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Pastoral Runs in Canterbury Land District for Lease on Application.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th March, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 197 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned pastoral runs, which have been offered for lease by public auction and not sold, will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Offices Christchurch and Timaru, on Wednesday, the 15th April, 1903, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

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SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Class II.

| 210 | Pt. of Mount Peel | Geraldine | 1,170 | 100 | 13 |

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1904.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

RUN 144, SNOWDALE.

This run is situate between the River Whistler and the Puketeraki Range, about eighteen miles distant from Oxford Railway-station, at an altitude of from 2,200 ft. to 4,500 ft. above sea-level. It comprises mountainous country for the most part covered with tussock and other native grasses. The improvements consist of boundary and subdivision fencing, drafting-yards, shepherd’s hut, and store-room. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £1,268.

RUN 41, MOUNT NIMROD.

This run is situate on the Hunters Hills, at the head of the Pareora River, about ten miles distant from Cave Railway-station, at an altitude of from 1,800 ft. to 5,219 ft. above sea-level. It comprises chiefly sloping spurs, with a northerly aspect, generally covered with blue-grass, snow-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about thirty miles and a half of boundary fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £1,855.

RUN 44, BLUECLIFFS.

This run is situate on the western slopes of the Hunters Hills, between the summit and the River Waihao, about twenty-three miles distant from St. Andrews Railway-station, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. above sea-level. It comprises high spurs, falling steeply into the creeks, but becoming less rugged as they approach the Waihao River, mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about twenty-four miles and three-quarters of boundary and subdivision fencing, and two 12 ft. by 12 ft. wood and iron huts. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £1,277.

RUN 50, MOUNT STUDHOLME.

This run is situate on the western side of the Hunters Hills, and slopes down to the Waihao River, about six miles distant from the Waimate Railway-station, at an altitude of from 1,400 ft. to 3,560 ft. above sea-level. It comprises spurs falling towards the creeks and the Waihao River, mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about nine miles and a half of boundary and subdivision fencing, and an iron hut. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £690.

RUN 210, PART OF MOUNT PEEL.

This run is situate on the western bank of the River Rangitata, about twenty-one miles distant from Rangitata Railway-station, and from seven to ten miles distant from Peel Forest. It comprises for the most part river flats, covered with tussock and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about five miles of wire fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £381.

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

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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District Lands and Survey Office.
Auckland, 20th March, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 1st day of May, 1903, at 11 a.m., for the term and at the upset annual rental stated.

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SCHEDULE.

CLASS II.

Level and undulating land, somewhat broken towards the southern end of the run. About 700 acres mixed forest along Weao River, balance open land, covered with fern, tea-tree, and tussock; light soil. The run is bounded on two sides by the Rangitaiki River and the Weao River, and intersected by one or two smaller streams. Situated from fourteen to twenty-eight miles from Galatea.

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TERMS OF SALE.

The run will be leased generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.” Term of lease, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1904.

All hot springs, fumaroles, ngawhas, geysers, mud volcanoes, and other centres of thermal action, with right of way thereto, are specially excluded from the lease. The lessee must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of a half-year’s rent and lease fee on fall of the hammer.

This run is to be disposed of with right of resumption; and in the event of the Government deciding to resume possession of the whole or any part of the land comprised in the run, after twelve months’ notice, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” the lease in respect of the land comprised in such notice shall determine and be void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.