1564

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 71

said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall
apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The
provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said
Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
ingly to lessees under these regulations.

10. No lessee shall subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land
    held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
    ject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
    shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regula-
    tions, and to the applications and leases to be made and
    issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created,
    and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are
    thereby affected; and the mention of any particular pro-
    vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
    other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
    case.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Town of Levin for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1898.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves
Act, 1881,” that written tenders will be received at this
office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 12th day of October,
1898, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserves. If any
sections are unapplied-for on the above date they will remain
open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms
stated.

SCHEDULE.

LEVIN TOWNSHIP RESERVES.

These reserves are conveniently situated in the Township
of Levin, which is on the Wellington and Manawatu Rail-
way-line, about fifty-nine miles distant from Wellington.
The sections are all level, and, with the exception of Sec-
tions 11, Block III.; 2, Block IV.; 3 and 10, Block V.; 4,
Block VI.; 7, Block XII.; 3 and 7, Block XIII.; and 6 and
13, Block XIV., which are still either in forest or scrub, are,
generally speaking, open and in grass, or partially so. The
soil is light, and rests on a shingle formation.

Terms of Lease.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
   post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered,
   together with £1 1s. lease-fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the
   number of sections which one person may lease, 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 any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for
   any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
   tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified
   above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’
   notice in the event of the land being required by the
   Government.

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

6. The lands are to be let for grazing purposes, and the
   lessees will not be permitted to break up or crop any of the
   same without the written permission of the Commissioner
   of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

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

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Wellington for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1898.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves
Act, 1881,” that written tenders will be received at this
office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 26th October, 1898,
for the lease of the under-mentioned reserves. If any sec-
tions are unapplied-for on the above date they will remain
open for selection at the upset rentals, and for the terms
stated.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

• Year to year. † Seven years. ‡ Fourteen years.

Section 77, Block XVI., Ngamatea: This section is situated
on Hale’s Track, the access being from Mangamahu, which
is about seventeen miles distant by a formed dray-road.
It comprises hilly land, 15 acres of which has been felled
and grassed. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa
formation. The forest is of a mixed character, and com-
prises chiefly rimu, tawa, rata, &c., with a thick under-
growth.

Section 43, Hunterville Village: This section is situated
on the Marshall Road (which is formed), within a few chains
of the main road to Marton. The section comprises hilly
land, with a good clay soil resting on papa formation. The
forest is light, and contains a few tawa- and matai-trees,
with the usual undergrowth. The land is watered by a
small stream, which is dry in the summer-time.

Section 207, Hunterville Village: The section is situated
on the Ongo line, which is one of the main streets of
Hunterville. The section comprises level land in grass,
with a clayey soil resting on papa formation. It is well
watered by a running stream.

Section 1, Marshall Village: This section is situated in
the Village of Marshall, the access being from Feilding,
which is about thirty-five miles distant—thirty-three miles
of which is a metalled road, and the remainder a dray-
road only. The section comprises level land, with a clay
soil resting on papa formation, and is partly overgrown
with manuka scrub, and partly open land. The section
is well watered by the Kiwitea Stream.

Section 91, Block XIV., Apiti: This section is situated on
the Otamakapua main coach-road north of Birmingham.
The access is from Birmingham, which is about three miles
distant by a metalled road. The section comprises hilly
country, about an acre being in grass. The soil is of a
clayey nature, resting on papa formation. The forest com-
prises tawa, hinau, rata, &c., and the usual undergrowth.
The land is watered by springs and small creeks.

Apiti Township Sections: These sections comprise level
land in Ballance Street (which is unformed), and are distant
from 20 to 30 chains from the post- and telegraph-office.
The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle formation, and
covered with mixed forest.

Section 17, Suburbs of Pohangina Township: This sec-
tion is situated in the Pohangina Township, about half a
mile from the post-office, and fronts on a good dray-road.