Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1605

Land in Wellington open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned section will be opened for selection on perpetual lease, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after Wednesday, 20th September, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MOUNT CERBERUS SURVEY DISTRICT.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £1,353 for improvements.

Section 35, Block XII., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the North-east Puketoi Block, on the Mangatoro and Towai Roads. The improvements comprise the felling and grassing of the whole of the section (viz., 324 acres), 260 chains of fencing, and sheep-yards, &c. The section comprises hilly, broken country. The soil is of fair quality, resting partly on limestone formation. Elevation ranges from 1,400 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level.

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

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1899.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th September, 1899, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 27th September, 1899, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals, and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Leases of Public Reserves.

Section 10, Block XIV., Mangaone, is situated one mile from Mangamahoe Railway-station. The access is from Mangamahoe, which is about one mile distant. The soil is of a good quality, resting on a rocky formation. The forest has been cleared. The section is watered by a well. The elevation is about 700 ft. above sea-level.

Section 61, Mangaweka Township, is situated in the Mangaweka Township, close to the main street, is perfectly level, and in grass. The soil is good.

Section 63, Mangaweka Township, is situated in the Mangaweka Township, near the main road. The soil is good, on a gravel formation, level, and in grass.

Section 1260, Bunnythorpe, is situated in the Bunnythorpe Village. The access is from the Stoney Creek Road, by a by-road not formed. The section comprises flat land, mostly swampy and wet in winter, and is unsuitable for building on. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The area is all felled and in grass. The section is well watered by a small stream. The improvements comprise felling and grassing, 1 acre, and 5 chains of fencing.

Section 20, Block VI., Makuri, is situated on the Woodville-Aohanga Road, distant about thirteen miles and a half from Pahiatua or Woodville; also about eight miles from Makuri Township. The access is from Pahiatua or Woodville (Woodville-Aohanga Road), which are about thirteen miles and a half distant, nine miles of which is a dray-road, the remainder being bridle-track; also from Makuri Township, distant about eight miles, five miles of which is a dray-road and bridle-track, and the remainder bush track. The section comprises broken forest land, sloping steeply from road, the major portion of area being too steep for cultivation. The soil is from poor to good, resting on a papa formation; the forest is rimu, tawa, whitewood, and konini, with a thick undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, fern, scrub, &c. The section is well watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

Section 26, Block IV., Mangahao, is situated on the main road to Woodville, and is distant about one mile and a half from Mangatainoka Railway-station. The land is level, with good alluvial soil resting on a gravel formation, and is grassed and partly fenced. It is watered at present by the Mangatainoka River. The improvements comprise grassing, 15 chains fencing, logging, and clearing.

Sections 10 and 11, Block VII., Paraparaumu Township, are situated on the main road, within a few chains of the Paraparaumu Railway-station, which is about thirty-three miles from Wellington, on the Wellington-Manawatu line. The sections have good soil, on a sandy formation; and are in grass and perfectly level.

Sections 4 and 17, Block VII., Pohangina Township, are situated in the Pohangina Township, close to the post-and-telegraph office, and comprise all flat land in grass. The soil is alluvial, resting on shingle formation.

Section 17, Pohangina Suburbs, is situated immediately adjoining the Pohangina Township, and within about 40 chains of the post-office, fronting on a formed dray-road. The section comprises practically level land. The soil is good, resting on sandstone formation. The forest is light, comprising a few tawas, rewarewas, &c., with a thick undergrowth of makomako, konini, lawyers, &c. The section is watered by a small stream, probably dry in summer.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

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, except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

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