Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1783

"THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT RESERVES ACT, 1892."

Reserves for Leasing by Tender.

THE Public Trustee hereby notifies that tenders will be received at the Public Trust Office,
Wellington, up to 10 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, the 5th day of January, 1895, for
leases, under the provisions of "The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892," and the
regulations dated the 13th day of February, 1893, published in the New Zealand Gazette of the
23rd day of February, 1893, and Kahiti of the 23rd day of February, 1893, of the under-mentioned
reserves, in lots as numbered, and on the terms stated below.

| Lot | Section. | Block. | Survey District. | Area. | Upset | Total Upset |
| No. | | | | | Rent per | Rent per |
| | | | | | Acre. | Annum. |
|-----|----------|--------|------------------|-------|------------|-------------|
| 1 | 1 | Pts. 2 and 6 | Opunake | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 2 | 2 | Pts. 2 and 6 | " | 249 3 0 | 0 1 3 | 15 12 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Pts. 2 and 6 | " | 228 3 0 | 0 1 3 | 14 6 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Pts. 2, 3, 6, & 7 | " | 276 3 20 | 0 1 3 | 17 6 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Pts. 2 and 3 | " | 263 3 0 | 0 1 3 | 16 9 8 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | " | 255 3 0 | 0 1 3 | 15 19 8 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | " | 250 3 0 | 0 1 0 | 12 10 9 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | " | 227 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 11 7 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | " | 226 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 11 6 3 |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | " | 214 0 0 | 0 0 10 | 8 18 4 |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | " | 214 0 0 | 0 0 10 | 8 18 4 |
| 12 | 12 | Pts. 3 and 4 | " | 214 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 8 0 6 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | " | 231 2 0 | 0 0 9 | 8 13 8 |
| 14 | 14 | 6 | " | 269 0 0 | 0 0 8 | 8 19 4 |
| 15 | 15 | Pts. 6 and 7 | " | 239 3 23 | 0 1 3 | 14 19 10 |
| 16 | 16 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 189 0 24 | 0 1 3 | 11 16 5 |
| 17 | 17 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 188 2 20 | 0 1 0 | 9 8 8 |
| 18 | 18 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 184 3 0 | 0 0 10 | 7 14 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 183 3 0 | 0 0 10 | 7 14 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 178 0 0 | 0 0 10 | 7 8 4 |
| 21 | 21 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 257 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 9 12 9 |
| 22 | 22 | Pts. 3 and 4 | " | 235 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 8 16 3 |
| 23 | 23 | Pts. 3 and 4 | " | 246 0 22 | 0 0 9 | 9 4 7 |
| 24 | 24 | 4 | " | 263 3 30 | 0 0 9 | 9 18 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 4 | " | 300 3 20 | 0 0 9 | 11 5 9 |
| 26 | 26 | 6 | " | 337 0 0 | 0 0 8 | 11 4 8 |
| 27 | 27 | Pts. 6 and 7 | " | 153 0 36 | 0 1 3 | 9 11 6 |
| 28 | 28 | Pts. 6 and 7 | " | 155 2 10 | 0 1 3 | 9 14 6 |
| 29 | 29 | 7 | " | 196 3 2 | 0 1 3 | 12 6 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 7 | " | 190 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 9 10 3 |
| 31 | 31 | 7 | " | 192 3 30 | 0 1 0 | 9 12 10 |
| 32 | 32 | Pts. 3 and 7 | " | 178 0 17 | 0 1 0 | 8 18 2 |
| 33 | Subdiv. 1 | 6 | Hawera | 184 2 16 | 0 1 0 | 9 4 6 |
| 34 | Subdiv. 2 | 6 | " | 110 0 0 | 0 13 6 | 74 5 0 |
| 35* | Subdiv. 3 | 6 | " | 109 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 54 10 0 |
| 36 | Subdiv. 4 | 6 | " | 149 3 0 | 0 9 0 | 67 7 9 |
| 37 | Subdiv. 5 | 6 | " | 107 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 53 10 0 |
| 38 | 71 and 72 | Waitara East | Waitara | 30 0 0 | 0 11 0 | 16 10 0 |
| 39 | Subdiv. 1 | Hapotiki | Hawera | 34 3 25 | 0 5 0 | 8 14 6 |
| 40 | Subdiv. 2 | Hapotiki | " | 137 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 17 2 6 |
| 41 | Subdiv. 3 | Hapotiki | " | 220 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 27 10 0 |
| 42 | Subdiv. 1 | Mokoia | " | 141 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 17 12 6 |
| 43 | Subdiv. 1 | Ngatiwhawea | " | 313 1 27 | 0 1 0 | 15 13 5 |
| | | | | 356 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 17 16 0 |

*The lease of this section will be subject to a clause reserving a right-of-way or access to a
native burial-place existing upon it.

As soon as possible after the acceptance of tenders for the leases, tenders will be called for
felling the bush 1 chain wide and clearing a track in the centre 12ft. wide on the Ngarihi Road
from its junction with the Okahu Road to Section 13, and on the Kina Road not already cleared
to its junction with the Wiremu Road, and for felling the bush 1 chain wide on the Arawhata
Road to Section 25.

The term of years for which the lease will be granted will in each case be twenty-one
years, computed from the date when the person tendering is declared the lessee.

Such lease is perpetually renewable every twenty-one years, as provided by the above
Act.

The rent is payable by equal half-yearly instalments in advance.

Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Public Trustee, Welling-
ton, and marked on the outside as follows: "West Coast Settlement Reserves. Tender for
lease of Lot No. , as advertised in the newspaper on the day of
1894."

Envelopes for such purpose and printed forms of tender and declaration can be obtained
of the Postmasters at Opunake, Manuia, Normanby, Waitotara, Waverley, Stratford, Waitara,
Okato, Puniho, Pungarehu; the agents of the Public Trustee at Hawera, Palmerston North,
and Patea; the office of W. Rennell, Esq., Reserves Agent, New Plymouth; or at the
office of the Public Trustee, Wellington.

If any person desires to tender for more than one lot, a separate tender for each lot must
be made, and separate declarations, as required by section 50 of the Schedule to the said Act,
furnished.

Every tender must be accompanied by six months' rent at the rate tendered, the sum of
£3 3s. to pay for the lease and registration thereof, and the amount of stamp duty payable on
the lease and counterpart. Marked cheques will be received (which must include bank ex-
change), or post-office orders.

Successful tenderers will be notified in writing by the Public Trustee of the acceptance of
their tenders, and must, within thirty days after notice by registered letter shall have been
posted in the General Post Office, Wellington, addressed to the tenderer at the address given
in the tender, execute leases in triplicate.

All rates and taxes due in respect of the above lands accruing after the 31st March,
1895, must be paid by the lessee.

Every tender, where the rental tendered is less than the upset rental fixed as aforesaid, will
be informal and incapable of being accepted, and no tender will be accepted unless the same
is closed up and accompanied by the statutory declaration as provided by section 50 of the
above Act, together with such six months' rent and £3 3s. as above mentioned.

The highest tenderer, if his tender equals or exceeds the upset rental, will be declared the
lessee, and be entitled to possession so soon as he has executed the lease thereof in triplicate,
and has complied with all other conditions lawfully prescribed in that behalf.

If the rent tendered by two or more persons is of the same amount, and is higher than
that offered by other tenderers, the Public Trustee will, after opening all the tenders, decide
by lot, in such manner as he thinks fit, which of such persons shall be declared the lessee.

The deposits and fees paid by the unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them upon
application.

If any person declared a lessee fails to execute his lease within thirty days after being
required by notice so to do, then his deposit and the above-mentioned sum of £3 3s. will be
absolutely forfeited to the Public Trustee, and the right of such person to obtain such lease
will absolutely cease and determine.

The lease and the provisions thereof to be executed by the successful tenderer and the
Public Trustee are set out in the above-mentioned regulations, but the Public Trustee reserves
the right to make any modifications therein as he thinks fit.

Persons proposing to tender are referred to the above-mentioned Act and regulations,
which are to be deemed part of this notice.

If from any cause whatever the Public Trustee is unable to grant a lease of any of the
lands above referred to, the successful tenderer shall have no claim for damages or compen-
sation.

The area of each lot is believed to be correctly described in the foregoing list, but if the
area is less than that specified in such list the successful tenderer shall be bound to take a
lease of such lesser area without any allowance of compensation.

If the area of any lot is larger than that set out in the said list the Public Trustee
reserves the right, by notice in writing to the successful tenderer, to annul the contract, but
without payment of any compensation or damages whatever.

This notice is to be deemed part of any contract for the grant of a lease of any of the
above-mentioned lands to any successful tenderer.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 16th November, 1894.