Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2259

The timber to be removed within eight years from date of sale.
All timber to be shipped by railway from the Whakapara Station.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands in Rapuwai Settlement, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 22nd October, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 9th December, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land for Settlements Amendment Act, 1901.”

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — OPIHI SURVEY DISTRICT. — GERALDINE COUNTY.

Rapuwai Settlement (classified as Ordinary Farms).

*Interest and sinking fund on buildings, comprising two-roomed sod-and-plastered cottage and shed, woolshed and lean-to combined, valued at £85, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £4 5s. 10d.: total half-yearly payment, £63 7s. 1d.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Townships of Mangaweka and Pipiriki for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 26th November, 1901, for the leases of the under-mentioned reserves. If the lands are not applied for on the above date they will remain open for lease for the term and at the upset annual rentals noted below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

This section is situated in the Mangaweka Township, on the corner of Bank and Koraenui Streets. It comprises all flat land in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on gravel formation. The Rangitikei County Council has a claim against this reserve of 6s. 7d. for rates.

PIPIRIKI TOWNSHIP.

| 10 | III. | 1 0 22 | 1 0 0 | Seven years. |
| 13 | " | 0 3 28 | 1 0 0 | " |
| 7 | VIII.| 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 | " |

These reserves are situated in the Native Township of Pipiriki, on the Wanganui River, about fifty-six miles from Wanganui, and on the main road to Raetihi and Tokaanu. The sections comprise flat and undulating land in grass, the soil being of good quality, resting on papa formation. Section 7 is watered by a small stream.

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 lessee shall prevent the spread and growth 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.
8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty 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.

Reserve in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 16th October, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 18th December, 1901, for a lease of the under-mentioned reserve, for a term of fourteen years, at the upset annual rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Taranaki Land District for Sale under Section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 3rd September, 1901.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 117 of the said Act, on and after the 28th December, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 27, Block VIII., Waimate Survey District: 8 acres.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.