Nov. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1891

Lands in the Cheviot Estate for Lease by Public Auction.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th October, 1896.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of "The Cheviot Estate
Disposition Act, 1893," and "The Land Act, 1892," that the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto will be
offered for lease on the terms specified, at public auction, at
the District Lands and Survey Office, Cheviot, at 11 o'clock
a.m. on Thursday, the 3rd day of December, 1896.

SCHEDULE.

In event of any of the blocks or sections not being disposed
of at auction, they will remain open for selection, in terms
of "The Land Act, 1892," on lease, at the upset rental.

CONDITIONS.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the num-
   ber of blocks or sections which one person may acquire, and
   no declaration is required. Residence and improvements
   are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by
   the lessees, nor shall any be allowed by the Government on
   account of improvements effected by the lessee, nor from
   any other cause; but lessees shall be allowed one month
   from the date of determination of their leases within which
   to remove any buildings or fences which they may have
   erected upon the lands comprised in their leases.

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

3. The licenses shall be for the term of twelve months.

4. The licenses shall be subject to the following conditions,
   amongst others:—

(1.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or
burning of timber or bush on or adjacent to the
land comprised in the license;

(2.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread
of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land com-
prised in the license, and shall with all reasonable
speed remove or cause to be removed all gorse,
broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or
plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner
of Crown Lands; and

(3.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the
land comprised in the license, and shall prevent
their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner of Crown Lands or an officer
appointed by him to inspect the ground.

Land in Auckland open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 27th October, 1896.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of "The Land Act, 1892," either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 30th December, 1896.

If more than one application be received on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WHANGAROA COUNTY.—MATAWHEROHIA PARISH.

5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage
   over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no right
   to the soil, or timber, or minerals thereon or therein.

6. One half-year's rent and the lease-fee of £1 1s. shall be
   paid in every instance on the fall of the hammer. The next
   rent shall be paid on the 1st day of September, 1897. Should
   the half-yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty
   days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.
   The half-year's rent payable on the fall of the hammer shall
   be considered the rent due on the 1st March, 1897, from
   which date the leases shall commence.

7. The lessee shall not cut or trim the live fences now on
   the land without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands, and he shall stub all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and
   other noxious plants.

8. The lessee must properly clean, clear from weeds, and
   keep open all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses which
   now are or may be upon the land, and the Commissioner of
   Crown Lands shall have the power at any time to enter upon
   and make any drain through the land that he may deem
   necessary.

9. The lessee shall be liable for all rates, taxes, and assess-
   ments during the term.

10. A right to search for and take gravel for making or
    maintaining roads from any of the lands disposed of is
    reserved; payment to be made for surface-damage only.

11. The Government reserves the right of ingress and
    egress to the telegraph-line which passes through some of
    the lands to be disposed of.

12. Lessees shall fence off all trees and plantations, and
    shall not permit any trespass therein or damage thereto,
    and shall be held responsible for their safe custody.

13. In the event of the lessee failing to comply with any
    of the covenants hereinbefore mentioned relating to the
    stubbing gorse, broom, and sweetbriar, and to the cleaning,
    clearing from weeds, and keeping open all creeks, drains,
    ditches, and watercourses, it shall be lawful for the Com-
    missioner of Crown Lands to have such work done, and to
    recover the cost of the same from the lessee.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands, Wellington, open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th September, 1896.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands, having been surren-
dered in terms of section 156 of "The Land Act,
1885," will be open for selection on perpetual lease on and
after Wednesday, the 18th November, 1896. If more than
one application be received for the same section on the same
day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on
the following day, at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MAKURI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

| Sec- | Block. | Area. | Total Price. | Perpetual Lease. |
| tion. | | | | Rent | Half-yearly |
| | | | | per Acre. | Rent. |
| | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 23 | XIV. | 569 2 0 | 498 6 3 | 0 10·5 | 12 9 2 |

This section is situated in the Makuri District, about
a mile and a quarter from the Makuri Township, and is
approached by the Aohanga Road leading into that town-
ship. The land is suitable for sheep-farming, containing
fair soil on papa or limestone formation. Large improve-
ments have been made on the land, the value of which
amounts to £1,000 13s. 7d., which must be paid for in cash
on the day on which the application is approved.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.