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Lands, shall have the right at all times of ingress, egress,
and regress, of camping upon and passing over the lands
comprised therein, when engaged in any public service. The
Crown Lands Ranger may visit aforesaid lands in the execu-
tion of his duties at all times without said written permit.

8. Any person, on the production of a permit signed by
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands giving permission to do
   so, may destroy, trap, snare, or remove from the lands com-
   prised in license, any wild birds or animals thereon.

9. The licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of
   gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the
   license.

10. The licensee shall be entitled to compensation for any
    improvements effected on the land comprised in his license;
    and at the expiration thereof the Board shall appoint an
    appraiser to value all such improvements, provided the
    amount of such valuation to be paid shall not exceed three
    times the amount of the annual rental.

11. The license shall be surrendered to the Government on
    demand, at any time after three months’ notice, to be can-
    celled in respect of so much of the land as from time to time
    may be resumed by the Crown for reforesting or any other
    public purposes, and the licensee shall have no right to com-
    pensation for resumption of the whole or part of land in-
    cluded in license, excepting a reduction of rent proportionate
    to the area taken for the purposes above stated, if part of the
    land be resumed.

12. The licensee shall at his own cost insure and keep in
    good repair the buildings on the land comprised in license,
    and shall keep them insured in the name of His Majesty the
    King, in an amount equal to the full insurable value thereof,
    in some reputable insurance office to be first approved by the
    Commissioner of Crown Lands, with whom he shall deposit
    the policy upon effecting the insurance, and shall also deposit
    with him each premium-receipt not later than the forenoon
    of the day on which such premium becomes payable.

13. If, and so often as, the licensee makes default in the
    due and full payment of any rent under the license, or of
    any sum in respect of cost of insurance of buildings as afore-
    said, or if he shall cut, burn, remove, or destroy any timber,
    bush, scrub, or other vegetation, or shoot, destroy, or disturb
    any wild birds or animals, with the exception of goats, wild
    cats, pigs, and rabbits as before provided, on the lands com-
    prised in the license, or if he shall fail to comply with
    clause 5 of these regulations, or in the faithful observance
    and performance of any other of the provisions of these con-
    ditions, or if it is found that he is acting in contravention
    of the aforesaid purposes of “The Kapiti Island Public
    Reserve Act, 1897,” then, and in any such case, the Commis-
    sioner of Crown Lands may without any previous or other
    notice or demand forfeit the license, and in such case all his
    interest therein shall absolutely cease and determine; but
    such forfeiture shall not affect any right or remedy on the
    part of His Majesty the King to recover from the lessee any
    money due, or release the licensee from any penalty or
    liability in respect to anything done or omitted to be done
    by him.

The Crown reserves the right of entry upon the Kaiwhara-
whara No. 3 Block for the purpose of fencing in the graves
which are therein.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Maytown Settlement, Canterbury, open for Selection
on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th December, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at
this office and the local Land Office, Timaru, on Wednes-
day, the 11th February, 1903, under the provisions of “The
Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amend-
ments.

If more than one application is received for the allotment
on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by
ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAIMATE
SURVEY DISTRICT.—MAYTOWN SETTLEMENT.

First-class Surveyed Land.

This section is situated about a mile and three-quarters
from the Township of Waimate in a north-easterly direction
by the Main North Road and a short branch road there-
from. The section comprises agricultural land, varying in
altitude from about 115 ft. to 220 ft. above sea-level, con-
sisting chiefly of good flat-topped downs, with a strip of flat
from 1 chain to 3 chains wide along the southern boundary.
It is all easily workable, with cart access in two places from
the flat. There are from 6 in. to 12 in. of good soil on clay,
and the land is in grass nearly five years old. There is no
permanent water, but a supply might be obtained by
damming the creek, or, possibly, by sinking wells. The
improvements (which are included in the price of the sec-
tion) consist of half the value of gorse hedge on the north-
west boundary (11¾ chains), and half the value of 19¾ chains
of gorse-and-sod fence on the west boundary. Total value
of existing improvements, £6 17s. 9d.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 19th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pas-
toral runs will be offered for lease by public auction,
at this office, on Friday, the 27th day of February, 1903,
under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

Second-class Land.

Description and Locality of Run.

Altitude from 1,200 ft. to 9,460 ft. About 5,000 acres well
grassed with native tussock, the best portion being that
fronting the Awatere River, which is warm and healthy
sheep-country, with a few small flats on the river-bank; the
remainder of the run consists of steep, broken, rocky, and
shingle ridges, with little feed on them, running up to Mount
Tapuaenuku (9,465 ft.). There are some small patches of
poor birch bush at the heads of streams running out of the
mountain. The run is well watered with permanent streams.
The north-eastern boundary is fenced for about three miles
and a half up the north bank of the Isis River. Distant
from Seddon about twenty-five miles by dray-road, and
thirty-six miles from Blenheim by Taylor Pass Road.

154 | Whernside and Hodder | 17,000 0 0 | 180 0 0 | 21 years |

Description and Locality of Run.

Altitude from 1,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. About 6,000 acres of
this run is well grassed with native tussock, the best por-
tion fronting the Awatere River, and being warm, healthy
sheep-country; the remainder is mostly high, steep, broken
ground, rocky, and with shingle and shingle slips in faces;
will carry few sheep. About 500 acres of poor birch bush
at heads of streams (Medway, &c.). There are a few small
flats on the Awatere River of no great extent. The country
is well watered with permanent streams. The south-west-
ern boundary of the run is fenced for about three miles and
a half. Distant from Seddon about twenty-two miles by
dray-road, and thirty-three miles from Blenheim by Taylor
Pass Road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Marlborough Land District, open for
Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 6th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
small grazing-run will be open for lease on applica-
tion, at this office, on Wednesday, the 25th February, 1903,
under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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