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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

Reserve in Canterbury for Lease by Written Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th May, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 26th June, 1901, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserve. In the event of no tender being received on the 25th June, 1901, the land will remain open for lease on application at the upset rental and for the term stated below.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Reserve 3420 forms the eastern portion of the Waiau Dip Reserve, situated between the south bank of the Waiau River and the road from Waiau to Culverden, immediately adjacent to the Waiau Bridge. A narrow strip of the land adjoining the Waiau River is of good quality, carrying a growth of flax; the remainder is all flat land of light quality, with native grass.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. 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.

2. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

3. The lease will be for the term stated in the Schedule, dating from 1st July, 1901.

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, broom, sweetbriar, 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 will be required, from time to time when necessary, or when called upon by the Commissioner of Crown Lands to do so, to plant, construct, and maintain at his own cost such efficient protective works along the northern boundary of the reserve as may be necessary to check or prevent encroachment by the Waiau River upon the land.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 3rd April, 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 the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1901.

If more than one application be received for the section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

SECOND-CLASS SURVEYED LAND.

Weighted with £400 for improvements.

This allotment is situated on the Rocky Hill Road, about six miles from its junction with the Gladstone-East Coast Road. The access is from Carterton, which is about twenty-eight miles distant, by twenty-two miles of dray-road, eleven miles of which is metalled, four miles of formed bridle-track; remainder is proposed road, part of which is felled and burned. The lot comprises hilly and undulating land, the soil being poor to medium, on a rotten-rock formation. The forest is of a mixed nature, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, totara, with dense undergrowth of rangiora, whitewood, supplejack, &c. The land is well watered by streams. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 200 acres felled and grassed, fencing 72 chains, whare, sheep-yard and fence, valued at £400. 20 acres of bush on Part 1, 287, have been felled and burned, but grass has disappeared. This area is not included in improvements.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.