Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2637

Possession of Runs 476 and 477 will be given on date of sale, and possession of Run No. 100 on 1st March, 1904.

Descriptions of Runs.

Run No. 100 comprises the open country on summits of Gribben Spur. Good summer sheep country. Access by Waitaha River.

Run No. 476.—Average altitude is 1,500 ft. Mountain flanks, terraced slopes, and river-bed, Upper Waiatoto Valley. Access by open river-bed. Cattle-feed only.

Run No. 477 comprises watershed of Stafford River, bush-clad hill-sides and shallow valleys. Cattle feed. Access by bridle-road from Jackson's Bay.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

Valuation for improvements (if any) in respect of Run No. 100 must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Hokitika, before the licensee will be let into possession. Such valuation shall, exclusive of the value of a rabbit-proof fence, not exceed five times the amount of the annual rental paid under the expiring license.

Six months’ rent, at the rate offered, and license fee of £1 1s., to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Reserves, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 10th day of February, 1904, for leases of the undermentioned reserves.

If the reserves are unapplied for on the date mentioned they will remain open for lease at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

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SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

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Locality and Description of Reserves.

Waiau Town Blocks I., II., and III. are situated near the western end of the township, between Leonard and Highfield Streets.

Reserve 3421 forms part of the Hurunui Stock Reserve, and is situated on the north bank of the Hurunui River, adjacent to the Hurunui Traffic-bridge, and is intersected by the main road to Waiau. It comprises open flat land of light quality, with a considerable area of manuka scrub. Special attention is drawn to the conditions regarding the accommodation of travelling stock which attach to the lease of this reserve.

Lot 4, Reserve 1600, is situated about a quarter of a mile north-westward from Homebush Railway-station, on the Whitecliffs Branch Line, and comprises open level land of light quality, which is at present to some extent infested with gorse.

Part of Reserve 1650 comprises the northern portion of the North Rangitata Township Reserve, lying on both sides of the Main South Railway-line, adjacent to the Ealing Station, and consists of open level land of fair pastoral quality. The fencing now on the land is the property of the late lessees, who have the right, during such reasonable time as the Land Board shall determine, of removing or otherwise disposing of the same.

Reserve 949 is situated in the Township of Arowhenua, near the junction of High and Studholme Streets.

Reserve 782 is situated in the Township of Waimate, fronting on High Street, between Holmes and Edward Streets.

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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 a £1 1s. lease fee.

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

3. The leases will be for the terms stated above.

4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.

5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.

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

7. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, and he 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.

10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

12. The lessee of Reserve 3421 will be required to at all times keep and provide upon the said land accommodation for travelling stock at rates not exceeding the following :—

For sheep, 5s. per 1,000 for twenty-four hours.

For horses and cattle, per twenty-four hours, 2d. per head up to twelve in number, and 1d. per head above that number.

The lessee of this reserve shall not at any time keep or depasture upon the said land stock of his own in such number as to interfere with the provision of reasonable and sufficient accommodation for the necessities of all travelling stock requiring to use the same.

T. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District liable to Forfeiture.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th December, 1903.

PURSUANT to section 215 of “The Land Act, 1892,” notice is hereby given that the licenses of the undermentioned pastoral runs are liable to forfeiture, and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with the full amount of the penalty for non-payment at due date, be not paid within three months from the date hereof, the licenses will be declared forfeited.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.