Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 681

Lands in Huiakama Village, Taranaki, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 24th February, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned suburban lands will be submitted for lease by public auction, at the Town Hall, Stratford, on Friday, the 28th April, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Suburbs of Huiakama.

Term: Seven years.
Newly felled and grassed land. Liable to flood in bend of stream at Section 37. Good soil.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent and lease-fee of £1 1s. to be made on the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on day of sale.
3. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time enter upon the lands comprised in the lease, and execute any works for the diversion of the Mangaotuku Stream, and may at any time resume possession of the said lands by giving twelve months’ notice to the lessee of his intention so to do.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed on the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, nor for any other cause.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the lands comprised in his lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch 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.
7. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown 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.

Village and Rural Lands, Taranaki, for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 24th February, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction for sale for cash at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April, 1899, at noon:—

VILLAGE OF PUNEHU.—BLOCK XI., OPUNAKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 34: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £5. All flat; well watered; fair soil. The whole is cleared and in grass.

MIMI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 3, Block XI.: Area, 14 acres; upset price, £42. Situate about 10½ miles from Urenui, with frontage to main road from New Plymouth to Mokau.

Town and Suburban Lands for Lease by Public Auction.

THE under-mentioned sections in the Town and Suburbs of Opunake will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April, 1899, at noon. Should any of the sections not be bid for at the said auction they will be open for application at the upset rentals and for the terms stated.

TOWN OF OPUNAKE.

SUBURBS OF OPUNAKE.

Block IX., Opunake Survey District.

| 31 | IX. | 6 0 0 | 3 12 0 | 14 years. |
| 46 | " | 5 3 0 | 3 9 0 | " |
| 47 | " | 7 2 0 | 4 10 0 | " |
| 48 | " | 9 2 0 | 5 14 0 | " |
| 49 | " | 5 2 0 | 3 6 0 | " |

These sections lie to the east of the Town of Opunake, and adjacent to the Main South Road, which passes through the town. The soil is light, and generally of a stony and sandy character. A narrow swamp, which could easily be drained, runs through Sections 48 and 49.

Terms of Lease.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease-fee to be made on the fall of the hammer.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required.
3. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
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. Each lessee will be required to clear, within the first year from the date of the lease, all gorse, bramble, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds now growing on the lands comprised in his lease, and, further, shall use all reasonable means to prevent the spread of such noxious weeds.
7. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessees, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessees, nor for any other cause.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.