JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1069

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 lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up.
8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee should 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.

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

Small Grazing-runs, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd April, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease, upon application at this office, on Wednesday, 7th June, 1899, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—PINE VALLEY, MOUNT OLYMPUS, AND PATRIARCH SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Second-class Land.

Run No. 121: About 3,000 acres open, mostly fern and scrub, with native grass in the valleys; 600 acres of this are rocky tops, covered with snow in winter; 1,500 acres birch bush. Well watered. Nearly all steep hills, rising to 4,500 ft.; very broken. Thirty miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 122: Two-thirds fern and scrub, one-third birch bush; 100 acres flat in fern and grass. Well watered. The whole run is very broken; 400 acres rocky tops, rising to 4,500 ft., covered with snow in winter. Thirty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 123: Two-thirds open, of which 600 acres are small flats and downs—fair agricultural land; remainder fern, scrub, flax, and native grass—very broken, pastoral only: one-third birch bush. Six hundred acres rocky tops, rising to 4,000 ft., covered with snow in winter. Thirty-five miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 124: About 20 acres English grass, 150 acres birch bush, remainder fern and scrub. Thirty acres flat; remainder steep hills, pastoral only. Altitude, 550 ft. to 2,365 ft. Well watered. Two-roomed cottage, small orchard. Twenty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 125: Ten acres English grass, 140 acres birch bush, remainder fern and scrub. Nearly all steep hills, very broken; pastoral only. Well watered. Small orchard. Altitude, 550 ft. to 2,712 ft. Twenty miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 126: About 40 acres flat; remainder steep hills, very broken, pastoral only. Twenty acres birch bush; remainder fern and scrub. Well watered. Thirty acres English grass. Small orchard. Thirty chains boundary-fence, 30 chains interior fence. Twenty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

D

Land in Wellington for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered for lease by public auction on Wednesday, 21st June, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Mount Robinson Survey District.

The section is situated on the Manawatu River, near the main road between Foxton and Shannon, the access being from Foxton, which is about seven miles and a half distant by dray-road.

The section is open, and mostly in grass. The soil is alluvial, of rich quality, and rests on a shingle formation. It is well watered.

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

Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington, open for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 21st day of June, 1899.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

PAKIHİKURA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

KAREWAREWA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Locality and Description of Sections.

Section 5 is situated in the Pakihikura Village Settlement, in the Otamakapua Block. The access is from Hunter ville, which is about twelve miles distant, via the Vinegar Hill Road and Bridge, through the Livingstone Township and Pakihikura Road. There is a formed dray-road to the sections; accessible also from Feilding via Waituna Valley and other roads. The section comprises flat or slightly undulating country: the whole would be ploughable when the bush is felled and stumped. The soil is of good quality, 6 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, hinau, tawa, rata, &c., with a light undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is watered by a small stream. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 9 is situated in the Pakihikura Village Settlement, in the Otamakapua Block. The access is from Hunter ville, which is about twelve miles distant, via the Vinegar Hill Road and Bridge, through the Livingstone Township and Pakihikura Valley Road, which is formed for dray traffic to and past the land. The section comprises mostly flat or undulating land. The soil is of good quality, 6 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, hinau, tawa, rata, &c., with a light undergrowth of the usual kind. The elevation is about 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 14 is situated in the Karewarewa Village Settlement. The access is from Rangiwahia, which is about three miles and a half distant, via the Kimbolton, Pukerimui, and Apiti Roads, which are formed for dray traffic almost to the land. The section comprises flat land, somewhat stony. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu and matai, with a few totara trees, and a thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered by