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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 106

Reserves in Marlborough for Lease by Public Tender.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received for the under-mentioned reserves at this office, up to 4 p.m. on Monday, the 6th January, 1902, for the term and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—CLIFFORD BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. 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.

2. 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, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

3. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki for Sale under Section 114 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 holders of the adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on and after the 8th January, 1902.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SUBDIVISION 1 of Section 98, Block V., Waimate Survey District: 1 acre 2 roods 11 perches.

Subdivision 2 of Section 98, Block V., Waimate Survey District: 1 rood 15 perches.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd December, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received up till 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 7th January, 1902, at this office, and at the Survey Office, Kaikoura, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserve for a term of fourteen years, at the upset annual rental and subject to the terms and conditions noted below.

SCHEDULE.

RESERVE A, Puhipuhi Survey District: 1,017 acres; upset annual rental, £75.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lessee shall depasture travelling stock at the following rates per head per night: viz., Horses and cattle—ten or under, 6d.; eleven to fifty, 3d.; over fifty, 1d.: sheep—twenty-five or under, 1d.; twenty-five to 250, ½d.; over 250, ¼d.

2. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

3. Possession will be given on day of acceptance of tender.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or for any other cause.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land during the term of the lease, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.

6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease, and shall with all reasonable despatch remove or cause to be removed all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance free from all deductions whatsoever.

9. 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.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Marlborough, open for Selection.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for selection on application at this office, and at the Survey Office, Kaikoura, on and after Tuesday, the 7th day of January, 1902, at the half-yearly rental stated.

In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—KAIKOURA COUNTY.
Second-class Land.

Altitude varies from 200 ft. to 4,100 ft. About one-fourth forest, parts of which have been burnt and sown with grass, the remainder tussock spurs and faces, from good to poor, with rock and scrub. The bush consists of manuka, mahoe, kowhai, with a little totara and pines on the lower slopes; near the top it is chiefly birch. About 1,200 acres of easy forest slopes and terraces capable of improvement; well watered; homestead-site at the south corner of the run, near the Clarence River, where there is about 30 acres of open sandy flat, which was subject to the flood of 1868, and a flat terrace of larger area, about 60 ft. above the level of the river. The homestead-site is distant about eleven miles from the Clarence Bridge by unformed road.

107 | 7,200 0 0 | 0 3·8 | 56 5 0

Altitude varies from 200 ft. to 4,000 ft. About half bush, consisting of manuka, mahoe, and kowhai, with a little totara and pine on the lower slopes; near the top it is mostly birch; the remainder is tussock land, varying from good to poor, with stony faces, mixed with fern and scrub. There are about 30 acres of terraces near the Clarence. There is a homestead-site at the McLean, about nine miles from the Clarence Bridge by unformed road. The improvements which go with this run consist of 60 chains interior fence and half value of 140 chains of boundary-fence, valued at £72.

PUHI PUHI SURVEY DISTRICT.

112 | {2,553 0 0 | 0 1·65 | 8 15 6
| { 247 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 6 18 11

About 10 acres good flat land, remainder steep hills, mostly bush, with some fair tussock spurs and tops. The bush land, when cleared, would carry grass well; well watered. Altitude from sea-level, 3,945 ft. Homestead at Taylor’s paddock. The improvements which go with this run are 145 chains interior fence and 400 chains boundary-fence. The improvements which do not go with the run are a cottage valued at £40 and a woolshed at £120, total £160, to be repaid in ten years by twenty half-yearly instalments of £2 11s. 10d. and £7 15s. 5d. There is also a good concrete dip. Distant twenty-three miles from Kaikoura by formed main road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.