Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 435

Pastoral Runs in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 11th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, for the terms and at the upset annual rentals stated, on Friday, the 26th day of February, 1904, at 11 a.m., under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Class I.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION OF RUNS.

Run 235, Upper Mandamus Station.

This run is situated between the Glynn Wye Station on the north-west, the Glens of Tekoa Station on the west and south, and the Mandamus River on the east, and comprises the eastern and western slopes of the Organ Range, consisting of very rough and rocky country, with well-grassed spurs and gullies running down into the Mandamus River. The elevation varies from about 1,500 ft. to nearly 5,600 ft. above sea-level. It is accessible via the Glens of Tekoa Homestead by a bridle-track up the Mandamus River, and is distant about twenty miles from the Culverden Railway-station. The improvements consist of about three miles and a half of iron six-wire fence on the eastern boundary. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £304.

Run 236, Tekoa Station.

This run is bounded by the Glynn Wye Run and Mandamus River on the west, by the freehold property of Edgar Jones, Esq., on the north, by the Montrose and Balmoral estates on the east, and by the Glens of Tekoa on the south. It comprises the head-waters of the Mandamus, George, and Dove Rivers, and consists generally of high, rough country, with pasture of native and English grasses. The elevation varies from about 1,200 ft. to about 5,300 ft. above sea-level. The northern end of the run is situated about twelve miles from the Upper Waiau Bridge on the coach-road from Culverden to Hanmer Springs. The improvements consist of old iron six-wire fencing along parts of the western and southern boundaries, and about four miles of old iron six-wire subdivisional fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £469.

Run 237, Upper Hurunui Station.

This run is situated on the north side of the upper portion of the Hurunui River and Lake Sumner, about forty-five miles north-westward from Hawarden Railway-station, and comprises high rough country, the north-western boundary being the summit of the dividing-range from Hurunui Pass to Hope Pass. The elevation ranges from about 3,500 ft. at the lowest portion of the open area to a maximum height of about 5,626 ft. above sea-level. The lower portions of the mountain-slopes are covered with bush and scrub; the upper portions are open, and carry native pasture. There are no improvements on this run.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers of the licenses on the 1st March, 1905.
2. No person or company may become the holder of more than one run under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892”: Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a carrying-capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggregate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” shall not be the holder of any run under Part VI. of the said Act.
3. The licenses shall be dated on the 1st March, 1905, and shall in each case be for the years specified above, from that date.
4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions, amongst others:—
   (1.) That if the licensee, or any person claiming an interest through or under him, shall make or cause to be made any agreement or contract, or shall give or cause to be given or taken any negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or evading the provisions of, or shall in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, commit or be privy to a fraud upon, “The Land Act, 1892,” the license shall be liable to be forfeited and revoked;
   (2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or burning of timber or bush on the land comprised in the license;
   (3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the license, and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner;
   (4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land comprised in the license, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to inspect the ground; and
   (5.) That during the months of December to June, inclusive, or such other months, not exceeding altogether seven in any one year, as the Commissioner shall from time to time determine, the licensee shall not burn the grass on the land comprised in the license.
5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no right to the soil, or timber, or minerals thereon or therein.
6. One half-year’s rent and a license fee of £1 1s. shall be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall make a declaration in terms of section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892.” The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance, on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year during the term of the license, the half-year’s rent paid on the fall of the hammer being for the half-year commencing on the 1st March, 1905. Should the half-yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.
7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of any fencing existing upon the Crown lands offered for license. The runs are sold subject to the rights of the present licensees to valuation for improvements in terms of section 207 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and to the other provisions of the Land Acts relating to improvements effected by licensees, but no licensee shall be entitled to valuation for improvements effected upon the forest reserves included in this 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. Valuation for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch, before the licensee will be let into possession.

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 land.
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.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.