JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1247

Land in Wellington open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.

THE under-mentioned section will be open for selection
on perpetual lease, in terms of section 159 of “The
Land Act, 1892,” on and after Thursday, 19th July, 1900.

SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MAKURI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £147 10s. for improvements and £54 7s. 4d.
for survey-fees.

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

Crown Land in Wellington open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
Crown land will be open for application upon lease
in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, 19th July, 1900.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MAKURI
SURVEY DISTRICT.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £75 for improvements.

Section 52, Block XVI., Makuri, is situated on the Makairo Road, and is distant about six miles from Makairo Post-office and School. The access is from Pahiatua or Woodville, via Makairo, which are about twenty miles distant, sixteen miles being dray-road, and the remainder formed bridle-track. The approach is somewhat difficult, owing to the land rising steeply from the road. The section comprises hilly and undulating land with easy ridges and spurs. The soil is of fair quality, resting on shale or rotten-rock formation. The forest is medium in density and size, and comprises rata, rimu, birch, konini, jack, &c. The section is at present watered by small creeks in gullies. The elevation ranges from 2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements comprise 30 acres grassed, 8 acres felled only, sheep-yards; whare, 14 ft. by 10 ft. by 6 ft., split, iron roof, &c.; and cultivations.

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

Village-homestead Allotment, Wellington, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for
selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on
Thursday, the 19th July, 1900.

If more than one application is received on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KIWITEA COUNTY.
Village-homestead Allotment.—First-class Land.

The access to this section, which is situated in the Birmingham Special Settlement, is from Birmingham, which is about two miles distant by a road fit for dray traffic for one mile and three quarters. The section comprises mostly flat land; the rest is easy-sloping ground. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, rata, &c., is heavy on the flats, but light on the slopes, with a thick undergrowth of supplejacks, mokomoko, pukapuka, rangiora, &c. A fire has been through most of the bush. The section is well watered by a constant-running stream. The elevation ranges from 1,200 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level.

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

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, the 19th July, 1900, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If the sections are unapplied-for on the 19th July, 1900, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TAIAPE TOWNSHIP.

This section, situated on the main street in the Township of Taihape, comprises all flat land, felled and in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on gravel formation. There is no water on the section. This reserve is offered subject to the right of owner of improvements to remove same. Term, seven years.

HASTWELL VILLAGE.

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This section is situated on the main road from Masterton to Eketahuna, in the Hastwell Village Settlement. The access is from Mangamahoe Railway-station, which is about two miles distant, and fronts the main coach-road about twenty-two miles north of Masterton. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The section is not watered. The elevation ranges from 700 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Term, seven 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 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 seven 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.