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Otago Daily Times, Issue 59, 23 January 1862, Page 2 (Supplement)

one farthing per acre for. the first and second years, one half-penny per acre for the third and fourth years, three-farthings per acre for the fifth and every subsequent year ; "provided that the first year shall be. taken to be tlie time elapsing- train the dale of the original license to the first day of May next following. 50. No pasturage license shall be granted for a less annual fee than £2 10s.

51. The fee shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Waste Land Board every year, in advance; for the first year on the issue of the license, and for the second and every subsequent year on any sitting day of the Board, between the 20' th day of April and'the fh-st day of May, inclusive; and every pasturage license not renewed by payment of the required fee, on or before flic first day of May, shall, unless good eauie to the contrary be shewn to the satisfaction of the Waste Lands Board, be considered as abandoned.

5-2. Every pasturaau license (ihii'.l be in the form set. forth in the Schedule"C to the Waste Lauds Regulations, and shall he transferable by endorsement in the form set forth in such Schedule, and such transfer shall he deemed to be complete upon notice thereof being duly given to the Waste Lauds Board, and not before. A pasiurage license shall entitle the holder thereof to the exclusive right, of pasturage over the laud specified therein upon the terms above stated. Such license shall he renewed by endorsement from year to year, until the'hind specified therein shall he purchased, granted, or reserved under these regulations; and the fee to be paid in-respect of such license shall not be altered until the Ist May, 1870. .Such license shall give no right to the soil or to the timber, and shall immediately determine over any land which may he purchased, granted, or reserved under these regulations. A reasonable right of way shall be allowed through all pasturage runs. 53. If at any time during the first four years after the issue of the first license the quantity of stock for the run shall be less than that originally required, or during the next, three years !es? than twice that amount, or during any subsequent period less than three times that amount, the Waste Lauds Board may declare the whole or a portion of such run to be forfeited; provided always that with regard to runs granted prior to the issue of these Regulations such first period of four years shall -commence from the date oil which these Regulations shall come into operation : provided that one or more runs held by the same individual or firm may tor the purposes of this clause be considered as one run.

54. In any case in which a runholder can prove to the satisfaction of the Waste Lauds Beard that he is precluded by arrangements entered into previous to the passing of these regulations from actually, for a given period, placing- his'stock on his own run, it shall 1)0 sufficient if he prove to the satisfaction of the. Board that he possesses within the Province the requiite amount of stock, and will undertake to place the same on the run at the expiration of such peoiod.

55. Every holder of a license shall, at any time, upon a written order from the Waste Lands Board to that effect, make a true and complete return of all the stock on his run; arid if ho shall wilfully and knowingly make any false return, the Waste Lands Board shall immediately declare his license to be forfeited. 50. Every run or portion thereof which shall have been forfeited, as above provided, .shall be put up by tin; Waste Lands Board to public auction, after an advertisement in the Government Gazette, and one or more newspapers of the Province. A license granted after.forfeiture shall be deemed to be an original license. Upon appeal from any person whose run has been forfeited, within GO days from the date of such forfeiture, it shall lie lawful for the Superintendent to reserve or suspend such forfeiture cither wholly or in pavt. 57. Every per.-on taking- out a li' ense for a run which is not stocked will be required to deposit with the Treasurer the Film often shillings for etery hundred acres included in the license, which will be returned without interest as soon x- he shall have fulfilled the conditions in respect to stocking: the run within the. prescribed period ; but if such conditions be not fulfilled such deposits shall be forfeited. 58. Th« above rules in respect to stocking1 a run, and to the lodgment of deposit money with the Treasurer, shall not apply to runs containing1 less than 5000 acres. 59. Every holder of a license may be required at any time to pay for the actual cost of "the survey of bis run at a rate not exceeding 20s. for every thousand acres.

00. Every holder ufa pasturage iocupe shall, upon application'to the 'Waste Lands Board, be entitled^ to a pre-emptive right over portions of his run, as follows:—For a run of not less ihan 1,000 acres and not inoi-e than ."5,000 acres, over a block of land comprising mill circumjacent to Ins homestead to tlu: extent (if 5 per cent of the iierenjjs* ol'the run. For it run of 0.000 acres anil upwards, over 2.10 acres of land comprising and eirruiiijaivnt. to his homestead or principal staMoii. Ami for all runs?, over nil lands occupied by iinv bnildi'iius, i.Mick) iirrs, plantations, cultivations, or iiny fuHi other improvements as shall.in the judgment "of fhe Waste Land-* Board lie deemed sufficient for the purposes of this clause, together with fifty acres eomprisinir and circumjacent to the lands so occupied or improved.

01. The License s!ia!l at the time of his application to tli" Board->!-ivo a sufficient description of Mio lands over which he claims sue.ii pre-emptive right, to the satisfaction <>f the Chid" Surveyor. And the same shall he marked off on tin; authenticated .Maps in the Land Olfie.;.

li-2. The lands included in such pre-emptive right may be of .such form as Hie applicant shall choose ; but any land purchased by him in the exercise of such right shall be subject to the regulations sis to form and frontage herein contained. 03. The Waste Lands Board shall not receive nor entertain any application to purchase, from any person other than the rtinholder, tin; aforesaid block around the homestead or principal station which does not include the whole of such block.

04. Tin' ria-ht of pre-emption hereby given shall lie exercised within one week tor all lands within Uveiity miles of tile Land Office, at Christehurch; and within one month for all lands at a greater distance therefrom ; such timi; being reckoned from the I'.ato of service of a written notice from the Wasie Lands B lard, setting forth a copy of the application for any of the lands included in Hie pre-emptive right. Such i notice may be served either personally ou the run-I holder, or by It-nvitiir tlit> same at his last-known place of abode within the Prrvir.ee. or at the principal homestead or station on the run. | (55. The app'iciiut for any rural land included in any pre-enijitive risrlit shall (ieposit-witlnhe Treasurer of the W a te Lauds Hoard a sum equal to 4s. per acre of tin: purchase lnoney, and tin: remainder he shall pay within one week iVoai the-date of his application hciiur gran red. or forfeit, such deposit. Such deposit, however, shall' be immediately returned on demand, if the holder of tile pre-emptive right shall give notice of his intention to pin-chase any portion of the lund applied I'm; niu! pay (he requisite deposit. CO If the holder of the pre-emptive right decide upon pureha?ing any portion of the 'and Applied for, he shall forthwith pay to the Treasurer of the Waste Lands Board a deposit of 4s. per aero of the purchase money of such portion ; and. if he shall not within six weeks thereafter have paid the remainder of the purchase money, he shall forfeit such deposit, together with all right or title to the land. if the holder of any pre-emptive right, other than those created by ciaiise (i() of the Waste Lands Regulations shall ne-Vect or refuse to purchase any portion of the laud appH.'d for, such portion shall from mid immediately ufrer such neglect or refusal be released from all right of pre-emption and open to purchase on the terms of th.ye Regulations, as if the same had not been included m any pre-emptive right. 07. I'asiui\m-e Licenses with pre-emptive right in connection with purchased lands, whether under the Canterbury Association or the Crown, shall, from and after the 'first, day of April, one thousand eight hundred find fifty-six, be taken and deemed to be pasturage, licenses over the lands included therein, upon tlii; terms of these Regulations, with n preemptive right over all such laiid. to be exercised subect to these Regulations as regards notice of application, payment of deposit, purchase money, price of land, aiid size and shape of blocks. If the land covered by such pre-emptive right, shall bo included within the limits of n run held by license under clauses 50 and 03. the holder thereof in paying rent for the same may take credit for the amount paid by him in respect, of lands covered by such pre-emp-tive right. ■ 08. 'Holders of pasturage licenses without preemptive right shall be entitled to hold such licenses or to have them renewed upon the terms of their contract with the Canterbury Association or the Crown, as the case may he ; hut if any person holding a license under the Canterbury Association or the Crown shall voluntarily resiun the same, he shall be entitled to receive a license under these Regulations, and shall irom the date of such exchange hold his run at the rate and on the conditions .specified in these Regulations. 0!). If any person exchanging his license shall for any period included hi the new license have paid rent at. a higher rat- than would he payable trnder such license', such overpayment shall he adjusted at the next payment of rent. 70. In the event of improvements having been effected by tile licensee of a run on any land which shall be reserved hy the General Government, or by the Provincial Government under these Regulations, the Hcensieee shall receive payment of the value of such improvements, •""ell value to he decided by arbitration under direction of the Waste Lands Board, and to be paid by the Treasurer of the Waste Lands' Board out of the land fund. 71. A'l payments on account of pasturage runs shall in future he made ou or before the first day of May in accordance with cbiuw yl, at the Land Office, at c'hristchurch, :"»' the Waste Lauds Board shall sit at that place for the Treasurer to receive the same. 72 All payments to lie made on account ot pastutv a<'e runs before the first day of May next ensuing shall be made for the portion of the year only which shall elapse between such day of payment arid the said first day of May. 73. In calculating the amount of the license fee and the stock required to be on the run, the year commenciiv on the said first day of May shall he deemed to lie the same year a* that for which such part payment shall Imve been made. > 74 iVotwitiisC!iu-.::iiu- ■anything- contained in these regulations, it shall be lawful for the Governor, upon the recommendation|;of the Superintendent and.Pro