1816
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Village-homestead Allotment in Nelson open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 29th September, 1898.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Wednesday, 14th December, 1898.

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

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

The above section is loaded with £10 for value of improvements, which consist of two small buildings. The section has been cleared and grassed with the exception of a little shelter-bush.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town Sections, Westport Colliery Reserve, Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 27th September, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections on the Colliery Reserve, in the Town of Westport, will be offered for lease by auction for a term of forty-two years, under “The Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877,” and its amending Acts, at the Courthouse, Westport, on Wednesday, the 7th December, 1898, at noon.

SCHEDULE.
TOWN OF WESTPORT, BULLER COUNTY.

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. Possession will be given on day of sale.

Full particulars, plans, &c., may be obtained at the District Lands and Survey Offices, Nelson and Westport.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease for Grazing Purposes of Land in Mareretu Parish, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th October, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned forest reserve within the Mareretu Parish will be offered for lease for grazing purposes by public auction for a term of ten years, at this office, on Friday, the 16th day of December, 1898, at 11 a.m.

OTAMATEA COUNTY, PARISH MARERETU.

Pukekohe Forest Reserve, containing 382 acres 2 roods. Upset annual rental, £6. Situated about six miles from Paparoa, and comprises open land and burnt forest.

Term of Lease.—Ten years, for grazing purposes only. The lease conveys no right to fell or remove any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground. No compensation for improvements at any time, but the lessee may remove fencing and buildings erected during the tenancy.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village - homestead Allotment, Kapara, Taranaki, open for Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 12th September, 1898.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 16th November, 1898.

SCHEDULE.
PATEA COUNTY. — KAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT. — MATAPOURI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

This section comprises fair pastoral land, rising up from Waitotara Valley Road towards back. It is covered with light bush. The soil is good, on papa formation.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Akaroa County, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 11th October, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given, under section 23 of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that written tenders for the lease of the under-mentioned reserves for terms of seven years will be received up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 14th December, 1898.

Tenders must be enclosed in sealed envelopes, addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and marked on the outside “Tender for Reserve ,” and must be accompanied by a post-office order, or by bank draft, or cheque marked “Correct for fourteen days” by the bank on which it is drawn, for the amount of one year’s rent of the reserve at the rate tendered, together with a lease-fee of £1 1s.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

AKAROA COUNTY.

Reserve 151, Okain’s Bay: Area, 2 roods 32 perches; upset rental per annum, £2.

Reserve 160, Okain’s Bay: Area, 3 acres 1 rood 21 perches; upset rental per annum, £3 7s. 8d.

Reserve 169, Petit Carenage Bay, Akaroa Harbour: Area, 10 acres; upset rental per annum, £2 10s.

Note.—Reserve 169 is let subject to the right of the public to use the same for landing purposes.

Conditions.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of reserves 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 improvements effected by the lessees, nor for any other cause.

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

3. The leases 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 yearly in advance.

5. The lands are let for grazing purposes, and lessees 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.