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9. The lessee will have the right to charge storage for goods placed in the shed, provided that such charges do not exceed the sum of 1s. per bale of wool, and 5s. per ton of general merchandise.

10. A deposit equal to six months’ rent and £1 1s. lease-fee, in cash, or cheque marked by a bank as being good for twenty-one days, must be made with the tender, which in the case of the accepted tender will be retained as the first six months’ rent, and will be forfeited to Her Majesty if the person whose tender is accepted does not take up the lease.

11. Should the lessee commit a breach of any of the conditions of the lease, it may be determined at any time without notice, in which case the lessee will not have any claim for compensation.

12. The rent shall be payable to the Receiver of Land Revenue, at Wellington, half-yearly in advance, and shall date from the day of the acceptance of the tender.

A plan can be seen at the Post-office, Castlepoint, and also at this office, where full particulars can be obtained.

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

Reserves in Scarborough Township, Pahiatua County, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 5th June, 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 25th July, 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.

SCARBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.

Term, fourteen years.

These reserves are situated in the Scarborough Township, and, with the exception of Section 94, Block X., which is rough and partly wet, are all level and in grass.

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.

Sections in Palmerston North for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

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

THE under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction for sale for cash, in terms of section 11, subsection (1), of “The Reserves Disposal and Enabling Act, 1895,” at this office, on Wednesday, the 25th July, 1900, at 2 o’clock p.m.:

1. Section 822, Palmerston North: Area, 1 acre 1 rood; upset price, £132.

2. Section 1086, Palmerston North: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 6 perches; upset price, £60.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Mr. H. Martin, of Palmerston North, holds a lease from the Palmerston North Domain Board of Section 1086, Palmerston North, for twenty-one years from the 18th August, 1890, the annual rent being £4 4s. for the first seven years of the said term, £5 5s. for the next seven years, and £6 6s. for the remaining seven years, subject to the provision that all the buildings, fencing, and other erections made, placed, or erected upon it by the lessee during said term shall remain his property, and may be removed by him upon giving the lessor one previous calendar month’s notice in writing of his intention to do so. This section is therefore offered subject to his lease, a copy of which is open for inspection by intending purchasers.

There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on purchasers of these sections, other than those above mentioned.

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

Small Grazing-runs, Mangatoro Survey District, Hawke’s Bay, for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th April, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, 13th June, 1900, at the half-yearly rentals noted below.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPAWA AND PATANGATA COUNTIES.—MANGATORO SURVEY DISTRICT.

These runs are steep and broken country, bush-clad; timber chiefly black-birch and manuka; soil poor; well watered. Runs are from 450 ft. to 2,050 ft. above sea-level: 73 and 74 are distant from Ormondville 18¾ to 20½ miles and 75 is distant from Weber Township ten miles.

E. C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.