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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

Auction Sale of Town Lands and Leases of Reserves in the Township of Waiau, Nelson Land District.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 17th February, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned town lands will be submitted to public auction for cash and lease, at the Courthouse, Waiau, on Wednesday, the 27th of April, 1898, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

TOWNSHIP OF WAIAU (AMURI COUNTY).

For Cash.

Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with £1 Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the deposit will be forfeited and the sale be null and void.

Reserves for Leasing.

Terms of Sale.—A deposit of a half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease-fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer. Lessee will not be entitled to compensation at the end of the term on account of any improvements that may be effected.

THOMAS HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands in Orari Township for Sale and Lease by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 12th March, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned town lands will be offered for sale and lease by public auction, at the local Lands and Survey Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, 4th May, 1898, at 3 o’clock p.m.

In the event of the lots not being disposed of at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for selection by application, on the same terms and conditions.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN LANDS TO BE SOLD FOR CASH BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ORARI TOWNSHIP.

Terms of Sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee,
within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on purchasers of cash lands at auction.

TOWN LANDS TO BE LEASED BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ORARI TOWNSHIP.

Conditions of Lease.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the acquisition of the lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

2. Possession will be given on the date of acceptance of tender.

3. The lease shall be for a term of seven years, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by Government.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

5. The lands are let for grazing purposes, and the lessee will not be permitted to break up or crop any of the same without the written permission of the Land Board first had and obtained.

6. The lessee shall use all reasonable means to prevent the spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in his lease.

7. The lessee shall destroy rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands or the Stock Department.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

University College Lands, Auckland, for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office.
Auckland, 12th March, 1898.

THE under-mentioned land will be open on lease in perpetuity under Part III. of “The Land Act, 1892,” subject to the provisions of section 121 of the said Act, on and after Wednesday, 27th April, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENDOWMENT LAND.

Second-class Land.

Open fern and tea-tree land at Kimihi, Huntly.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Totara and Kauri Timber for Sale at Auckland.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th March, 1898.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned totara and green and dead kauri timber, standing on Section 176, Parish of Oruawharo, will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 13th day of May, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.

41 totara-trees, containing 30,000 superficial feet.

78 green kauri-trees and 129 dead kauri-trees, containing 180,000 superficial feet.

Upset price, £105.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, the balance within three months thereafter. Timber to be removed within two years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.