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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 104

chased by the Crown, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, goes with each run, as above indicated. The country is warm, low-lying, healthy, and well adapted for breeding either merino or long-woolled sheep. It is well subdivided, and can be stocked without much further expenditure.

CONDITIONS.

Possession will be given on day of sale.
The term is for twenty-one years from 1st March, 1902, and also includes the period between the day of sale and that date.
The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” and with a special condition providing for the maintenance in a reasonable and workable state of repair of all improvements on both runs and homestead freeholds.
Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license fee, £1 1s. for each run-license, on fall of the hammer; such rent being for the six months from 1st March next to 31st August, 1902.
D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 20th November, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 6th January, 1902, for the leases of the under-mentioned reserves.
In the event of no tenders being received at the time named for any of the lands, they will remain open for lease on application at the upset annual rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.
SELWYN AND ASHBURTON COUNTIES.

Locality and Description of Reserves.

Reserve No. 1600 is situated on the north side of the Whitecliffs Branch Line of Railway, between Coalgate and Homebush, and comprises open level land of light quality, with fair pasture.

Reserve No. 1667 is situated in the Township of South Rakaia, close to the railway-station. There are upon the reserve a large store, stable, and trap-shed, iron hut, yards, and fencing, all of which are let with the land.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.
3. The leases will be for the term stated in the Schedule, dating from date of acceptance of tender.
4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.
5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion 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 be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and 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 rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.
11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall 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.
12. The lessee of Reserve No. 1667 will be required, at his own cost in all things, to put the buildings, fences, and other erections on the reserve into a good and proper state of repair, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, within one year from the date of taking up the lease, and to so maintain them during the whole of the term; to paint the main store once within the first three years of the term with at least two coats of good paint; and to keep the buildings insured in the name of His Majesty the King for the full insurable value thereof during the whole of the term, all policies and receipts in respect thereof to be deposited with the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
    The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
    SIDNEY WEETMAN,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land in the Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 15th October, 1901.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 18th December, 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 on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

CHRISTCHURCH BLOCK.

Masterton | Puketoi .. | 7 | III. | 200 0 0 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| | | | | | 1 7 6 | 275 0 0 | 1 4 5 | 6 17 6 | 1 1 2 | 5 10 0 |

This section is situated in the Christchurch Block, on the Kuware Road, about one mile from its junction with the Hutiwai Road. The access is from Alfredton, Rakaunui, or Waterfalls; the latter is about six miles distant by dray-road, with the exception of the last mile, which is cleared only. The section comprises hilly land covered with mixed bush; the soil is from fair to good, resting on papa formation; the forest is mixed, comprising rata, rimu, maire, birch, tawa, rewarewa, with a thick undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, whitewood, matipo, and konini. The section is watered by a small creek. The elevation ranges from 1,200 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

WAIMARINO BLOCK.

Wanganui | Manganui .. | 6 | XV. | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 |

Weighted with £102 for improvements.

This section is situated in the Waimarino Block, the access being from Raetihi, which is about six miles distant via the Raetihi-Ohura and Middle Roads. The section comprises flat and undulating land, with good milling timber. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa-and-grit formation. The forest is heavy throughout, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, miro, tawhero, tawa, &c., with a thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered by Orautoha and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 2,200 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise about 45 acres felled and grassed, at 40s.—£90; and 40 chains of wire fencing at 6s.—£12: total, £102.
J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.