MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1211

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.

Rural Lands at Hanmer Plains, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 30th March, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned rural sections, being portions of the Hanmer Plains Reserve, will be offered for lease by public auction for the terms mentioned below, at Hanmer Sanatorium, on Wednesday, the 5th June, 1901, at 2.30 p.m.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — AMURI COUNTY. — HANMER PLAINS RESERVE.

Locality and Description of Land.

These sections are situated at the eastern end of the Hanmer Springs Township, the distance from the springs and baths varying from one mile and a half to three miles. Sections 26, 27, 34, and 37 comprise a small portion of good easily drained flax swamp; the remainder is poor, dry, shingly soil, with some manuka scrub. Sections 28 and 33 comprise about 10 acres fairly good soil; remainder poor, dry, shingly soil, partly covered with manuka scrub. Section 36 consists of one-half good easily drained flax swamp, remainder fairly good tussock and manuka-covered land.

In the event of any of the leases not being sold at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for application at the rentals named above.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease-fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, or with the application for the lease.

2. Possession will be given on day of sale or on approval by the Land Board of the application.

3. The leases will be for terms of forty-two years.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever; and if not paid within twenty-one days after due date the lessor may re-enter upon the land and determine the lease.

5. The lessee shall have no right to mortgage, 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.

6. 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.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants 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.

8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on, upon the land or any part thereof, any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neighbourhood.

9. In the event of the lessee, upon the expiry of the term, not again becoming the occupier of the land under a fresh lease, he shall be entitled to payment of valuation for all improvements which he shall have effected upon the land, so far as the same are existing and unexhausted.

10. No person will be allowed to hold more than one allotment.

Sale plans may be obtained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.