May 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

SCHEDULE.
PAHAOA ROAD.

As the said areas are delineated upon the plans marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department, Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above stated. Dated this 4th day of May, 1900.

A. BARRON,
Assistant Surveyor-General.

Notice of the Laying-off of a Road over Native Land in the Puketotara Block, Tauakira Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, under the authority contained in section 72 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and the amendments thereof, that the road mentioned in the Schedule hereto was, on the 17th June, 1898, surveyed and laid off over the Native land therein mentioned, under my direction; and that, in terms of the said Act, the site of such road shall be deemed to be a road dedicated to the public, and shall vest in Her Majesty.

SCHEDULE.

As the said area is delineated upon the plan marked as above noted, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department, Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above mentioned. Dated this 7th day of May, 1900.

A. BARRON,
Assistant Surveyor-General.

Notice of the Laying-off of a Road over Native Land in the Mangaporau Block, Momohaki Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, under the authority contained in section 72 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and the amendments thereof, that the road mentioned in the Schedule hereto was, on the 17th June, 1898, surveyed and laid off over the Native land therein mentioned, under my direction; and that, in terms of the said Act, the site of such road shall be deemed to be a road dedicated to the public, and shall vest in Her Majesty.

SCHEDULE.

As the said areas are delineated upon the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department, Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above stated. Dated this 8th day of May, 1900.

A. BARRON,
Assistant Surveyor-General.

Reserves for Lease by Public Tender.

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

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 26th June, 1900, for the leases of the undermentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 26th June, 1900, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Part 3 of Section 83: The section is situated on the road to Ballance. The access is from Pahiatua Railway-station, which is about three miles distant, also about one mile and a half from Ballance Creamery, by metalled road. The section comprises all level land, partly covered by mixed forest; marketable timber removed. The soil is of alluvial deposit, resting on gravel formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, with an open undergrowth of supplejack, lawyer, makomako, &c. The section is at present watered by a small watercourse. The elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Sections 48, 55, 89: These sections are situated in the Parkville Township, and are in the vicinity of a creamery. They are about a mile from Eketahuna, by metalled road. Good soil, 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.

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.