Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 443

Pastoral Run, Marlborough, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 24th January, 1900.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned land will be offered for sale by auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Tuesday, the 27th day of February, 1900.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Pastoral License under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”
Run No. 145, Block VII., Onamalutu Survey District: 712 acres; upset annual rental, £5; term, twenty-one years.

Average height, 1,200 ft.; 380 acres green bush, 230 acres burnt bush, remainder fern, scrub, and grass; very broken; poor soil; well watered. Weighted with £50, value for improvements.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 24th January, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application on Tuesday, the 27th February, 1900, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Land.

Average height, 1,000 ft.; 220 acres green bush, 260 acres burnt bush, remainder fern and scrub; broken pastoral country; poor soil; well watered. About seventeen miles from Blenheim by road. Weighted with £45, valuation for improvements.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taihape Township, Rangitikei County, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th February, 1900.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th March, 1900, for the lease of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the above date, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TAIHAPE TOWNSHIP.

These sections are situated in the main street, and comprise all flat land, felled and in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle formation.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 ls. 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 spread and growth 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.

Land at Levin Township for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th January, 1900.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6th March, 1900, for the lease of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the above date, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—LEVIN TOWNSHIP.

Term, fourteen years.

CONDITIONS.

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