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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

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.

Lease of Reserve and Landing-shed at Castlepoint, Wellington Land District.

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

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that tenders for the lease of the under-mentioned section, with the buildings thereon, will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th day of July, 1900.

The term of the lease will be seven years. No allowance whatsoever will be payable on account of improvements effected by the lessee. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, at the rate tendered, and £1 1s. lease-fee, must be enclosed with each tender.

Section 852, Block X., Castlepoint Survey District: Area, 68 acres; minimum rental, £17 4s. per annum.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The lease will include reserve at Castlepoint, containing 68 acres, more or less, being bounded towards the west by Sections Nos. 362 and 363 in the Whareama Block, East Coast, and on all other sides by the sea.

2. The period for which the land and buildings will be leased will be seven years.

3. The lessee shall keep the land and premises leased, and the buildings thereon, in good order, repair, and condition, and at the expiration or sooner determination of the lease shall deliver up the same in the like good order and condition, fair wear-and-tear of the buildings only excepted.

4. The lessee will paint the buildings twice during the currency of the lease with two coats of proper oil-colours, and in a workmanlike manner; the first of such paintings to be completed within three years from the commencement of the lease, and the second in the year prior to the expiration of the lease.

5. Should the land, premises, and buildings be required by the lessor, her successors or assigns, before the expiration of the lease, the Governor may determine the lease on the giving the lessee six calendar months’ notice in writing of his intention to do so; and, in the event of the lease being so determined, the lessee shall not be entitled to any compensation on account of its being so determined.

6. Should any part of the land be required at any time during the currency of the lease for a site for a lighthouse and other buildings in connection therewith, and for a road thereto, the Governor may give notice to the lessee of the area and portion of the land required for such purpose; and, on such notice being given, the lessor, her successors or assigns, may enter upon and resume possession of the land, and the lessee shall not be entitled to any compensation on account of such entry and resumption.

7. The lessee shall during the currency of the lease insure and keep insured the buildings erected on the said land, at their full insurable value, in the name of the lessor, her successors or assigns, in an insurance company approved of by the Commissioner of Crown Lands; and the insurance policy, and all receipts for premiums paid in respect thereof, shall be forwarded by the lessee to the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. No improvements or repairs to the land or buildings will be made by the lessor, her successors or assigns, during the currency of the lease.

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.

Suburban Land in East Winton Township, Southland Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 12th June, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned suburban land will be offered for sale by public auction at this office, on Wednesday, the 19th day of September, 1900, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

EAST WINTON TOWNSHIP.

Suburban Land.

Section 22, Block VIII., 1 acre 3 roods 23 perches. Upset price, £3 15s. 9d.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £1, Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, or the deposit will be forfeited.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run in Taranaki Land District open for Selection on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 12th June, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application at this office, on Wednesday, 8th August, 1900, at the upset half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.

Rough pastoral land wholly covered with bush, and being from 300 ft. to 1,580 ft. above sea-level; formation, papa with sandstone and shell-rock; well watered; the timber is chiefly taws, rimu, rata, and black-birch; a small area of fairly level land north-east of Trig. Station K. Access by Waitotara Valley and Rawhitiroa Roads—the former being a dray-road to within two miles of section; thence by a bridle-road which continues via Rawhitiroa Road out to Eltham Railway-station. Distance from Waitotara Railway-station about thirty-seven miles.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.