1536
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

Lands forfeited, Southland Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th August, 1900.

IT is hereby notified that the leases or licenses of the under-mentioned lands have been forfeited or surrendered accepted by resolutions of the Southland Land Board, and that the said lands have reverted to the Crown.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Otahu Settlement open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 14th August, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Tuesday, 9th October, 1900, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” the Land for Settlements Amendment Acts, 1895 and 1896, and the regulations made thereunder.

If more than one application be received on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 o’clock a.m. If the lands are not applied for on Tuesday, 9th October, they will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill.

SCHEDULE.

OTAHU SETTLEMENT.—WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.

Second-class Land.

SECTIONS 10 and 12 (grouped), Block IV.: 1,095 acres 1 rood 39 perches; rent per acre, 1s. 2·22d.; half-yearly rent, £32 9s.

Ground flat, descending towards Waiau River on west in two high terraces. Soil light and shingly on western half, rest good swampy soil suitable for agriculture. About sixteen acres of bush on Section 10 suitable for fencing and firewood. Elevation, 210 ft. to 270 ft. Distance from Otatau Railway-station about twenty-three miles and a half. Improvements: 88·1 chains fencing on eastern boundary, valued at 6s. per chain, right to half value, £13 4s. 6d.; 87 chains fencing on east side of road, valued at 8s. per chain, £34 16s.; 92·7 chains old fence along part of south boundary, valued at 4s. 6d. per chain, £20 17s. 2d. No cash payment will be required for these improvements. The sections, however, are burdened with valuation for 85 chains of fencing erected by former lessee, valued at 7s. per chain, £29 15s., which amount must be deposited with the application.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, 14th August, 1900.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 p.m., on Thursday, the 11th October, 1900, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 11th October, 1900, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

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 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.

9. 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.