Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2433

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.

Land in Tokarahi Settlement, Otago, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 26th November, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 7th January, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its amendments.

Applicants will be examined by the Land Board on Wednesday, the 8th January, 1902, at 10 a.m.

If more than one application is received for the same section, a ballot will be held on the 8th January, 1902, at 2 p.m.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT. — WAITAKI COUNTY. — MARUWENUA SURVEY DISTRICT—TOKARAHI SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Flat land adjoining Tokarahi Railway-station; soil good; water to be obtained by sinking.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

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

IT is hereby notified that the leases of the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 24th day of January, 1902, at 11 a.m.

EAST TAUPŌ COUNTY.

Pastoral Agricultural Lands within the Ngongotaha, Tatuа, Paeroa, and Takapau Survey Districts.

Run No. 64 (Class II.), comprising 11,700 acres; upset annual rent, £23.

Run No. 65 (Class II.), comprising 5,400 acres; upset annual rent, £12.

These lands are situated between Orakei Korako Hot Springs Reserve and the bridge over the Waikato River on the Waiotapu Wairakei–Taupo coach-road. They are generally covered with fern and tussock.

The leases will be submitted under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Term of lease, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1902.

Full particulars, plans, and forms of declaration may be obtained on application at this office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
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.