Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 629

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of March, 1899.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land, containing 11 acres, more or less, being Section 185, Block IV., Aorere District, in the Provincial District of Nelson.

Crown Lands Notices.

Lands in Otago Land District declared forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th March, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases of the under-mentioned Crown lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Poerua Estate, Westland, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 11th March, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 16th May, 1899, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—GREY COUNTY.—POERUA ESTATE.

First-class Land.

Section 8 contains 70 acres bad swamp, remainder first-class land; deep soil, covered with ribbonwood, scrub, and fern. One mile from Bell Hill Road, and two miles and a quarter by a road and Crooked River bed from school-site and dairy-factory reserve.

Section 14 contains one-quarter open pakihi, a little wet; remainder scrub and bush land, covered with scrub and scattered trees; large portion affected by Slaty Creek and overflow. About a quarter of a mile from dairy-factory reserve and school-site.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town Lands in the Township of Mackenzie, Cheviot, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 24th February, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Land Office, Mackenzie, on Tuesday, the 25th April, 1899.

TOWNSHIP OF MACKENZIE.

In the event of any of the sections offered for lease not being disposed of at auction, they will remain open for lease on application, at the upset rental specified above.

Conditions.

1. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number 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 leases shall be for the term of seven years, but will be subject to termination at any time upon six months’ notice, in writing, being given to the lessee by the Commissioner of Crown Lands in the event of the land being required by Government for any purpose.

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

(1.) That the lessee shall prevent the destruction or burning of trees or plantations on or adjacent to the land comprised in the lease; and

(2.) That the lessee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, 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.

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

6. One year’s rent and the lease-fee of £1 1s. shall be paid in every instance on the fall of the hammer.

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 assessments 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.