Nov. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3549

vote will be divided according to the amounts thus
augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger
income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented
amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without
   delay in the purchase of books for the library.

4. It is particularly enjoined upon the authorities in charge
   of the public libraries concerned that a due proportion of the
   books purchased shall be books having a permanent value;
   that is on books of more than merely passing interest.

5. Application to share in the distribution must be by
   means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or
   Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of
   which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement
   of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the
   year ending on the 31st day of December, 1913; and such
   declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose,
   which form shall be as follows:-

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly
and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary,
or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during
the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1913, the
receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance
of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by
a local governing body under Part I of the Libraries and
Mechanics' Institutes Act, 1908, or the Municipal Cor-
porations Act, 1908, pounds shillings and
pence; from the subscriptions of members,
pounds shillings and pence; and
from voluntary contributions other than members’ sub-
scriptions, pounds shillings and
pence; that the library is public in the sense of belong-
ing to the public, and is not under the control of an
association, society, or club whose membership is com-
posed of a section of the community only; that the in-
formation hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix
hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract
of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and ex-
penditure of the institution for the year herein specified;
that the whole of the subsidy received during the year
was expended in the purchase of books for the library;
[and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free
of charge].

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices
of the Peace Act, 1908.

[Signature.]

Declared at , this day of , 191,
before me , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor,
or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to last year's subsidy and to
free admission may be struck out if they are not appli-
cable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but
indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

6. Copies of the form of application may be obtained from
   the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the
   Secretary of any Education Board.

J. ALLEN,

Minister of Education.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 24th November, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the
Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act,
1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

H. D. BELL,

For Minister of Lands

Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 24th November, 1913.

Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve
will be offered for lease, in two lots, by public auction
at this office at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, 14th January,
1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains
Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—OXFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

RESERVE 2718.

Reserve 2718 is situated on the north bank of the Eyre
River, immediately to the south-west of the Township of
West Oxford, and comprises old river-bed land of fair quality.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for the term specified, without right
   of renewal, and subject to resumption by twelve months'
   notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.

2. The lessee shall have no claim for compensation, either
   for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or
   on account of the aforesaid possible resumption, or for any
   other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner deter-
   mination of the lease, remove any buildings or fencing erected
   by him, but not otherwise.

3. The land comprised in the lease shall be used for grazing
   purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped.

4. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the
   fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months'
   rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

5. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

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.

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

8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease,
   and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause
   to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be directed
   by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall once a year during the said term, and
   at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all
   live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted
   thereon during the said term.

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