FEB. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 439
Provided, however, that, other things being equal, special
preference will be given to discharged soldier applicants.
Possession will be given on 16th March, 1926, from which
date rent will commence.
Applications will only be considered by the Land Board
from applicants who are in a position to finance the purchase
of their stock. No advance will be made to discharged
soldiers for purchasing stock.
Intending applicants have free right to inspect the run, and
the successful applicant may enter upon his run immediately
after the ballot for the purpose of erecting buildings and
fencing thereon.
SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Subdivision of Wilden Run.-Tuapeka County.
RUN No. 608 : Area, 15,000 acres ; half-yearly rent, f115;
valuation for improvements, £352 16s.
Term: Thirty-five years from 1st March, 1927.
The valuation for improvements is payable in cash immedi-
ately the result of the ballot is declared.
DESCRIPTION OF RUN.
This run is situated in the Wart Hill and White-
coomb Survey Districts and contains 15,000 acres, of which
area 13,700 acres are west of the Pomahaka River, with a
homestead-site of 1,300 acres east of the river. The main
portion of the run comprises a series of spurs and ridges, some
of which are boggy with rough broken creeks and gullies, con-
taining in parts patches of bush and scrub. The whole area
for the most part is well clothed with tussock and other native
grasses, which provide abundance of summer feed. The aspect
generally is easterly, and there are about 2,500 acres lying into
the river below an altitude of 2,500 ft. The country is well
watered by the Pomahaka River, Jordan Creek, and their
tributaries. The distance from the main portion of the run to
the homestead-site is about nine miles by a bridle and driving
track. There are two areas set apart for resting stock on this
track, one of 5 acres near the Pomahaka sheep-bridge and one
of 50 acres known as Weatherhall's; both areas are shown on
the plan.
A fair proportion of the homestead-site can be cultivated
for the growing of winter feed. This area is situated about
thirteen miles and a half by road from Edievale Railway-
station, which is the terminus of the Tapanui Branch line.
Eleven miles and a half of this road is formed. The Moa
Flat school is about six miles, and the Dunrobin Post-office
about ten miles and a half distant. The altitude of the portion
of the run to the west of the river is from about 1,200 ft. to
4,700 ft., and the homestead-site is from 1,400 ft. to 2,000 ft.
The general description of the run may be considered fair, if
worked under expert management.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The improvements which have to be paid for in cash
comprise half interest in 892 chains of boundary fences,
value, £352 16s.
ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF PASTORAL LICENSE.

1. Purchaser or applicant must be over twenty-one years
   of age.
2. One half-year's rent, £1 ls. (license fee), valuation for
   improvements, and statutory declaration to be deposited by
   purchaser on the fall of the hammer or on being declared the
   successful applicant.
3. No person may hold more than one run, except on the
   recommendation of the Land Board and with the approval of
   the Minister of Lands. If a husband holds a run his wife is
   deemed to be a runholder and vice versa.
4. Improvements.-The lessee is required to effect improve-
   ments as follows:-
   (a.) Within one year from the date of the lease, to a value
   equal to one year's rent payable under the lease:
   (b.) Within two years from the date of his lease, to a value
   equal to two years' rent payable under the lease:
   (c.) Within six years from the date of his lease, to a value
   equal to four years' rent payable under the lease.
5. Rent is payable half-yearly, in advance, on 1st March
   and 1st September in each year. If not paid within thirty
   days of due date a penalty of 10 per cent. is added.
6. Term of license to be as stated hereon, with contingent
   right of renewal over the whole or a subdivision of the run
   for a further term.
7. Licensee to prevent destruction or burning of timber;
   to prevent growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, or
   other noxious weeds or plants; to keep down rabbits, and
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   refrain from burning grass during such months as the Com-
   missioner of Crown Lands shall from time to time determine.
8. No tussock or snow-grass is to be burned save with the
   prior consent in writing of the Board, and subject to such
   conditions, restrictions, and directions as the Board may im-
   pose and give.
9. Roads may be taken without payment of compensation.
10. Licensee to have no right to the timber or flax on the
    land comprised in the license.
11. With the permission of the Land Board, the licensee
    may,-
    (a.) Cultivate a portion of the run and grow winter feed
    thereon;
    (b.) Plough and sow in grass any area not exceeding 3,000
    acres;
    (c.) Clear of bush or scrub any portion of the run and sow
    same in grass;
    (d.) Surface-sow in grass any portion of the run.
    On expiry of license the value of licensee's improvements
    will be protected in accordance with the law.
12. License is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
13. Residence is compulsory for a period of ten years from
    the commencement of the term of the license.
14. Transfer not allowed until after five years from com-
    mencement of term, unless under exceptional circumstances.
    SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
15. The licensees of Runs 608, 609, and 610 shall accept as
    tenants in common a year to year license under section 147
    of the Land Act, 1924, to occupy Section 1, Block XIII
    (area, 5 acres), and Section 1, Block XIV (area, 50 acres),
    Wart Hill Survey District; annual rental £18. The im-
    provemcnts on these sections comprise a three-roomed house
    with outbuildings, sheep-yards, and fencing valued at £325 7s.
16. The licensees of Runs 608, 609, and 610 shall maintain
    the sheep-bridge over the Pomahaka River at Section 1,
    Block XIII, Wart Hill Survey District, in good order and
    condition to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown
    Lands. In the event of the maintenance of the bridge being
    neglected, the Commissioner reserves the right to have the
    work done and the cost thereof shall be payable in equal shares
    by the licensees and recoverable in the same manner as rent.
    The valuation of this bridge is not included in the amounts
    payable.
    Plans and full particulars may be obtained from the Com-
    missioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.
    R. S. GALBRAITH,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.
    STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.
    Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender, Wellington Conserva-
    tion Region.
    NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
    purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will
    close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston
    North, at 4 o'clock p.m. on 19th March, 1926.
    SCHEDULE.
    WELLINGTON FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.-WELLINGTON
    LAND DISTRICT.
    ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 148
    acres, more or less, situated in Block IV, Akatarawa Survey
    District, and situated about ten miles from Upper Hutt
    Railway-station.
    The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 125,551, or
    in superficial feet 740,254, made up as follows:-
    Species. Cubic ft. Super. ft.
    Rimu 99,979 691,199
    Totara 690 4,608
    Miro 6,721 44,447
    Terms and Payment.
    Upset price, £1,150.
    Ground rent, £7 8s. per annum.
    Time for removal, two and a half years.
    A marked cheque for one-fourth of the purchase-money,
    together with half-year's ground rent and £1 ls. license fee,
    must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by
    three equal quarterly instalments, the first to be paid three
    months from date of sale.