APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 523

These sections are part of the block commonly known as the Waihi Block, and are all first-class, open, level lands, situate in the County of Clifton and Provincial District of Taranaki, and are only from one and a half to five miles from the Port of Waitara. Some of the sections are on the Main North Road, and none are more than a mile from it or the inland main road. Not more than 200 acres of this land will be leased to one person.

Attention is specially called to the fact of these being the last of the open lands of any extent likely to be in the market in this district.

These sections form part of the Waihi Block, and are forest land, some very good and some broken.

This block comprises lands belonging to seven distinct grants. Lands being portions of more than one grant will not be included in the same lease. Separate leases will, therefore, be prepared for any lease of two or more sections in different grants.

Other lands to be leased but not included in plan:—

• There are improvements to the value of £20 on this section.
  † Close to the Town of Waitara; open land.

CONDITIONS AS TO OCCUPATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.

The maximum quantity any lessee can hold is 640 acres of rural land of the West Coast Settlement Reserves.

Each lessee shall within two years from the date of his lease bring into cultivation not less than one-tenth of the land leased by him, and within four years of the said date not less than one-fifth of the said land, and within six years from the date of his lease, in addition to the cultivation of one-fifth of the land, shall place on such land substantial improvements of a permanent character to the value of £1 for every acre of such land.

Improvements to be suitable to and consistent with the extent and character of the holdings, and none shall be allowed for in any valuation in excess of £5 for every acre of rural land.

The lease will contain an arbitration clause to enable, at the end of the term, the value of improvements to be determined for which an outgoing lessee should be paid by an incoming lessee. It will also provide that, in the event of there being no accepted tenderer for the new lease, the old lessee shall have the option of accepting a fresh lease for the same period and on the same conditions as his first lease, at a rental to be fixed by arbitration, minus the value of the improvements, which is also to be fixed by arbitration.

CONDITIONS AS TO TENDERS.

Tenderers may offer for any number of sections, but no tender will be accepted for more than 640 acres in the aggregate. Such sections must, however, be contiguous, and not more than 200 acres of the open Waihi land will be let to one person.

After the declaration of tenders any sections not tendered for will be open for application at the upset rent. The first applicant to be declared the lessee, but, if there should be two or more applicants at the same time for any lease, the right to the lease shall be decided by lot.

A deposit of one half-year’s rent must be made at the time of tendering, the amount to be calculated on the highest amount offered by any tenderer for an aggregate area of 640 acres or any less quantity; but no deposit will be required for any quantity of land tendered for beyond the 640 acres.

Coloured lithographic plans of the Waihi Block will be on view in the several Land Offices throughout the colony.

W. RENNELL,
Reserves Trustee.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

APPLICATION having been made to me for the issue of a provisional Crown grant to the UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LIMITED), for Section 548, Town of Ashburton, the land contained in Crown grant, Vol. xxvi., folio 32, and a statutory declaration having been lodged with me of the loss of such Crown grant, I hereby give notice that I shall issue the provisional Crown grant, as requested, at the expiration of fourteen days after the date of the Gazette containing this notice, unless in the meantime a caveat be lodged forbidding the same.

Dated at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch, this 28th day of April, 1885.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Lands Registrar.

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WHEREAS a declaration has been lodged with me of the loss of certificate of title, dated 4th April, 1882, for Allotment 7A on the plan of St. Clair Park, and part of Sections 2 and 3 on map of the Ocean Beach District, Register-book, Vol. lx., folio 9: I hereby give notice that I intend to issue a provisional certificate of title for the said land to EDWARD DENNY DAY, the registered Proprietor, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within fourteen days from the date of the publication hereof.

Dated this 25th day of April, 1885, at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin.

H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1870,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 31st day of May, 1885.

1530. WILLIAM HOGG WATT.—Section 233, Right Bank Wanganui River. In occupation of John Ormond and others.

1531. FRANCIS FREDERICK GRADY.—Part of Section 170, City of Wellington (Dixon Street). In occupation of Applicant.

1532. JOSEPH JAMESON.—Part of Section 170, City of Wellington (Willis Street). In occupation of Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 29th day of April, 1885, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington.

GEO. B. DAVY,
District Land Registrar.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1870,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month from date of Gazette containing this notice.

5630. ALICE CARSTON.—1 rood, part of Rural Section 4930, Geraldine Survey District. Occupied by Applicant.

5631. ALEXANDER MILSTED OWEN.—1 rood 31 perches, part of Rural Section 188, Christchurch District. Unoccupied.

5632. ALBERT ROBERTS.—14 perches, parts of Sections 342 and 344, City of Christchurch.

5633. ISABELLA MARY BEERE.—50 acres, Rural Sections 9689 and 9791, Oxford District. Occupied by Applicant.

5634. DAVID SUTHERLAND and CHARLES BISDEE.—128 acres, Rural Sections 10680, 10681 and 12170, Geraldine Survey District. Occupied by Applicants.

5635. ROBERT JOHN BEALEY.—2 acres and 5 perches, Sections 807 to 814 inclusive, City of Christchurch. Occupied as to parts by John Toovey, George King, George Jacobs, and the Christchurch District Drainage Board.

5636. ROBERT JOHN BEALEY.—1 rood, Section 806, City of Christchurch. Occupied by Mrs. Raphael.

5637. ANN SHERRIFF.—15½ perches, Lot 26, deposited Plan 368, part of Lot 2, Christchurch Town Reserves. Occupied by Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 25th day of April, 1885, at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

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