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amount at which the improvements (if then existing) have been valued as aforesaid, or such less amount as the Commissioner thinks just, having regard to the extent to which such improvements have deteriorated since the date of the original valuation; and all moneys actually received by the Commissioner in respect of such valuation shall be paid over to the lessee under this present lease as soon as the Commissioner is satisfied that the new lessee has been admitted into full and quiet possession of the premises: Provided, further, that in no case shall the lessee under this present lease have any claim against the Crown or the Commissioner in respect of any such improvements, or of the value thereof, save to the extent of the moneys which are actually received as aforesaid from the new lessee, and available for payment, and which the lessee under this present lease becomes actually entitled to.

In witness whereof these presents have been executed by or on behalf of the parties hereto, the day and year first above written.

Signed on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen by A.B., the Commissioner, pursuant to the power in this behalf conferred upon him by “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” in the presence of—

Signed by the said , in the presence of—

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
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 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 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.

Pastoral Run, Marlborough, for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 21st February, 1900.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned run will be open for application for lease at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Wednesday, the 4th April, 1900. If not selected on the 4th April it will remain open thereafter at the same rental.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Pastoral License under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Run No. 140: Area, 1,860 acres; upset annual rental, £12. Term of lease, twenty-one years.

Broken pastoral country, well watered, poor soil, covered with fern and scrub, accessible by road; twenty-three miles from Blenheim.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Punaroa Settlement, Canterbury, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 27th February, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for selection on Thursday, the 19th April, 1900.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SMALL GRAZING-RUN NO. 86.—TENGAWAI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Pastoral Land, Punaroa Settlement.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £800, repayable in half-yearly instalments of £31 4s.: total half-yearly, £138 7s.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Karapiro Estate, Auckland, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office, on Monday, the 26th March, 1900.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.—CAMBRIDGE SURVEY DISTRICT.—KARAPIO ESTATE.

First-class Land.

Comprises about 35 acres flat land in grass; balance gully and river-flat, fit for surface-sowing; frontage of 19 chains to the Thornton Road, which is fenced with a good post-and-wire fence; the eastern and southern boundaries are also fenced about 47 chains. The section contains about half an acre of wattle-trees, and is well watered. Distant about half a mile from the Borough of Cambridge. The section is portion of the Karapiro Estate.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.