APRIL 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 775

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 num-
   ber of sections which one person may lease, and no declara-
   tion 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 Govern-
   ment.

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.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."—Application under Section 55.

Registrar’s Office, Gisborne, 8th April, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that application has been made to a Judge of the Court for a certificate under section 55
of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienation hereunder specified. All objections to the
granting of such certificate must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice.
[Gisborne, 99-15.] JOHN BROOKING, Registrar.

THE ALIENATION ABOVE REFERRED TO.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 7th April, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the
Native Land Court sitting at Hawera on the 18th day of April, 1899, or as soon thereafter as the business of the
Court will allow.
[Wellington, 99-23.] R. C. SIM, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR PARTITION.

APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 39 OF “THE NATIVE LAND COURT ACT, 1894.”

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."—Notice under Rule 133.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 12th April, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that application has been made to a Judge of the Court for a certificate under section 55 of
“The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienation hereunder specified. All objections to the
granting of such certificate must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice in the New
Zealand Gazette.
[Sec. 55, 99-6.] R. C. SIM, Registrar.

THE ALIENATION ABOVE REFERRED TO.