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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Lands to have such work done, and to recover the cost of
the same from the lessee.
10. All buildings erected upon the land shall be kept in
good order and repair.
11. The lessee shall be liable for all rates, taxes, and as-
sessments during the term.
12. Rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance during
the term of the lease.
13. The lessee shall have no right to purchase any part of
the land.
14. The Government reserves a right of ingress and egress
to the telegraph-line which passes through some of the lands
to be disposed of.
15. A right to search for and take gravel for making or
maintaining roads from any of the lands disposed of is re-
served ; payment to be made for surface damage only.
16. On the expiration or other determination of the lease
the former lessee shall not have any right of renewal, but
shall be entitled to full valuation from the incoming lessee
for any exterior fences, appropriate to the lease, erected and
than existing on the land.
17. In any case where it is determined that any lands
included in any lease shall not again be offered for further
lease, then the amount of the valuation of the improvements
as aforesaid shall be paid to the outgoing lessee or occupier,
less any arrears of money due to the Crown by him in respect
of such lands, and such amount shall be paid out of the
Cheviot Estate Fund.
18. If a lease is forfeited for breach of conditions, such
valuation shall be made on recovering possession of the
land.
19. Payment of any valuation for improvements shall be
made to the Receiver of Land Revenue by the new lessee
of such land before he is admitted into possession, and
moneys so paid to the Receiver shall not be deemed part of
the Cheviot Estate Fund.
20. The amount of the valuation for such improvements,
in case of the land being relet, when paid by the new lessee,
shall be paid by the Receiver of Land Revenue to the original
lessee or other person entitled, and, in case of forfeiture, less
any rent which may be due to the Crown at the date of such
forfeiture, and the cost of recovering possession of the land,
and also the charges and expenses of reletting such land, and
making, issuing, and completing any fresh lease.

DECLARATION.

I, , of * , do solemnly and sincerely de-
clare,—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am applying for a lease of Grazing-farm No. † .
3. That I am applying for such lease solely for my own
   use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of
   any other person or persons whatever.
4. That I do not own any freehold land or land held by
   lease or license of any kind whatever anywhere in the colony,
   either by myself or jointly with any other person, which,
   exclusive of the land I am now applying for the lease of, will
   exceed in area 5,000 acres.
5. That I am applying for the said land subject to the pro-
   visions of “ The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act, 1893,” and
   “ The Land Act, 1892.”

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving 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.”

Declared at , this day of , 190 ,
before me—C.D., a Justice of the Peace in and for the
Colony of New Zealand.

• Place of abode and occupation. † Here specify.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 17th January, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
pastoral run will be offered for lease by public
auction, at this office, on Thursday, the 23rd day of February,
1905, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated,
under the provisions of Part VI. of “ The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — MARLBOROUGH COUNTY. —
CLOUDY BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.

Run No. 99: Area, 428 acres; term, twenty-one years; up-
set annual rental, £5.

Broken pastoral country, covered with fern, some grass,
and about 15 acres of birch bush; well watered. Fronts
on main Kaituna-Tuamarina Road; about nine miles from
Blenheim.

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1905.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th December, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
village-homestead allotments will be open for selection
on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 8th
day of March, 1905, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—HAUTAPU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Mangaweka Village Settlement.

Pt. 6 of 43 | .. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| 0 2 0 | 2 0 0 | 0 10 0

Weighted with £1 15s., valuation for improvements, con-
sisting of 3½ chains of fencing.

This allotment is situated in the Mangaweka Village
Settlement, on the Te Kapua Road. The access is by
formed and metalled dray-road. The section comprises all
flat land, felled and grassed. The soil is of good quality,
resting on papa formation.

WANGANUI COUNTY.—OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Mataroa Village Settlement.

28 | .. | 1 3 0 | 0 11 5·1 | 0 10 0

Weighted with £7 15s., valuation for improvements, con-
sisting of 15½ chains of fencing.

This allotment is situated close to the rising Township of
Mataroa, on the Main Trunk Railway. There are a school,
post and telegraph office, and store within about half a mile
of the section, and a sawmill close to it. The access is from
Mataroa Township, which adjoins the area. There is no
formed road to the land, but the access is fairly easy. The
section comprises flat and sloping land, all open and in
grass, and containing good building-sites, one close to the
road and one at the back of the section on a terrace. The
soil is of good quality, resting on clay and papa formation.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Barnego Settlement, Otago Land District, open for
Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th December, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, on Tuesday, the 7th day of February, 1905,
under the provisions of “ The Land for Settlements Con-
solidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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