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for his own use) that may be cut and removed from the land: Provided that such royalty rates shall in no case be less than the minimum schedule rates fixed by the Timber Regulations for Crown Lands in force at the time of cutting. In the event of the land reverting to the Council through any cause, or of the lessee’s interest being determined or forfeited, all rights to the timber that he may have given, or agreements that he may have entered into for the disposal thereof, shall absolutely cease and be determined.

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Form K.

STATUTORY DECLARATION TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FROM PERSON DESIROUS TO BECOME PURCHASER, TRANSFEREE, OR SUB-LESSEE OF A LEASE.

In the matter of “The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900,” and its amendments; and in the matter of a proposed sale or lease to, of, of†,† of, do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am the person or one of the persons jointly applying for the purchase or lease of the above-mentioned land solely for my own use and benefit, or for the exclusive use and benefit of myself and co-purchaser or co-lessee—namely, , and for the purposes of cultivation, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.
3. That, including the land now applied for, but exclusive of leases of Maori land held by me at the date of the passing of “The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900” (20th October, 1900), I am not the holder or owner, directly or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any other person, of any land anywhere in the colony exceeding in the whole 2,000 acres of freehold land, inclusive of not more than 640 acres of first-class land.

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, 190, before me,, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

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Maps and full particulars may be had on application at the office of the Aotea Maori Land Council, Whanganui, and at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON,
President, Aotea Maori Land Council.

• Erase any words in italics which are inapplicable.
  † Specify name and area of the land, and the conditions of the proposed alienation.
  ‡ Each proposed purchaser or lessee must make this declaration.

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NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

Applications for Confirmation Certificates under Section 55.

Registrar’s Office, Auckland, 7th February, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications have been made to the Court for certificates under section 55 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienations hereunder specified. All objections to the granting of such certificates must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice.

[Auckland, Sec. 55, 1905-4.]

JAS. W. BROWNE, Registrar.

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at New Plymouth.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 13th February, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matter mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at New Plymouth on the 28th day of February, 1905, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Wellington, 1905-7.]

R. C. SIM, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATION.

APPLICATIONS FOR PARTITION.