SEPT. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2283

Village-homestead Allotments in Otago Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 20th September, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 15th day of November, 1904, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—GLENOMARU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Weighted with £25, valuation for improvements.
A level bush section; good soil; well watered. Situated about two miles from Owaka Railway-station.

67 | VIII. | 6 3 11 | 1 0 | 0 3 6

Weighted with £60, valuation for improvements.
A bush section, with soil of good quality; general aspect good. Situated about a mile and a half from Owaka Railway-station.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Grazing License in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to occupy, for grazing purposes only, the felled and grassed portions of the undermentioned sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at the local Lands Office, Wanganui, on Tuesday, the 27th day of September, 1904, at 2 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMARINO COUNTY.—MANGANUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Portions of Sections Nos. 2, 3, 9, Block XII.; 74 acres. Upset annual rent, £9 5s.

Portions of Sections Nos. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, Block XII.; 96 acres. Upset annual rent, £12.

Term, year to year.

Terms and Conditions of License.

1. Possession will be given on day of sale.

2. The license shall be for occupation from year to year, in terms of section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and the licensee shall have the right to use the felled and grassed lands comprised in license for grazing purposes only.

3. The licensee shall have no right to remove from the land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground, and shall not use the standing bush for his stock.

4. The licensee shall keep in repair and prevent from destruction all existing improvements, such as fencing and buildings, on the lands comprised in the license.

5. The licensee shall have no right to compensation, either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or for any other cause.

6. The licensee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land during the term of the license, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.

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

8. The licensee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the license; and shall with all reasonable despatch 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.

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

10. The license shall be liable to forfeiture in case the licensee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said license 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 in Nelson Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 12th September, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application at this office on Wednesday, the 2nd day of November, 1904, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMEA COUNTY.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

All open fern country, with the exception of about 200 acres of birch bush on the Rainy River. About 150 acres of flats on the Motupiko River, and 90 acres on the Rainy River; remainder hills, varying in height from 1,000 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Access by road, in course of construction, up the Motupiko River. The northern end of the run is about fourteen miles distant from the Motupiko Railway-station.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th September, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of November, 1904, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WANGANUI COUNTY.

Raketapaua Block.

Upset annual rental, £75. Term, seven years.

This run comprises flat and undulating land, to the westward of the Hautapu River. The soil is rather poor, being chiefly volcanic and pumiceous. The land is well watered by small streams. The altitude is high, ranging from about 2,300 ft. to 3,000 ft., and consequently the winters are severe and snow-falls frequent. The main coach-road passes through the block. The vegetation comprises tussock and native grasses, and there is fair feed in spring and summer time.

Plans and information regarding the terms and conditions of lease may be obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,