698 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 30

Crown Lands, Hawke’s Bay, for Lease by Public Auction.

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

THE under-mentioned sections in the Weber Survey District will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of fourteen years, at the Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, 4th May, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

Section 6 contains medium soil, with thick undergrowth and a little timber. It is well watered, and easy of access, as it adjoins the main road from Dannevirke to Herbertville. Section 5 contains soil of fair quality, with some timber and undergrowth still on the section. Well watered, and accessible from the main Dannevirke–Herbertville Road, distant one mile and a half.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

The leases shall be for a term of fourteen years, commencing from the 1st July, 1898. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year’s rent on the fall of the hammer, together with £1 1s. lease-fee. No compensation shall be allowed nor shall any be claimed at the termination of the lease for any improvements effected on the land during the term of lease.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 13th April, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing upon western portion of Section 46 and Section 47, Parish of Ruakaka, Whangarei County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 3rd day of June, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

249 kauri-trees, containing about 389,683 superficial feet; upset price, £194 16s. 6d. Timber is about six miles from Mangapai.

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 six months thereafter.

Timber to be removed within two years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Auckland for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease, for a term of seven years, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” will be submitted to public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 13th day of May, 1898, at 11 a.m.

Suburbs of Auckland.—Lot 101, Section 6 (Asylum Reserve), containing 1 acre 1 rood 26 perches, situated on corner of Eden Street and Normanby Road, off the Mount Eden Road, and about 12 chains from the Mount Eden Railway-station. Upset annual rent, £2.

Terms of Lease.—Seven years without right of renewal. No compensation for improvements will be paid by Government at any time, but the lessee shall have the right to remove within one month of the expiration of the term of lease all wood fences and buildings that may have been erected. The lease conveys no right to the scoria or stone upon the land. A tramway-line of 28 perches is reserved through the land, with full rights of ingress, egress, and regress to authorised persons.

GERHARD MUELLER,
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.

Crown Land in Southland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 16th April, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity on and after Friday, 20th May, 1898:

OTAHU SETTLEMENT.—WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £300, repayable by half-yearly instalments of £11 14s.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.