1750
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

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.

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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.

Village-homestead Allotment, Wellington, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 18th October, 1899. If more than one application be received for the section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington. If the section be not applied for on the 18th October, 1899, it will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotment.—County of Pahiatua.—Pahiatua Village Settlement.—Subdivisions of Section 77, Block XVIII., Mangahao.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £74 3s. 2d. for improvements.

NOTE.—These sections are one allotment.

Description.

This lot is situated in the Pahiatua Village Settlement, on Cross Road, and is distant about half a mile from creamery, school, and store, and about three-quarters of a mile from Mangatainoka Railway-station, Post-office, &c. The land is flat, with medium soil overlying gravel, and is all grassed. The lot is weighted with £74 3s. 2d. for improvements, which comprise a small four-roomed cottage, well, grass, and fencing, the latter being old, and out of repair in places.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The land enumerated hereon is first-class land, and a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The day on which the land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, 18th October, 1899.

3. The rental stated hereon shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.

6. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, and the valuation of the improvements, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

8. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

9. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations.

10. The lessee shall not subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regula-