June 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1261

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.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of APRIL, 1901, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

• From Cook Islands. † For Capetown (Seventh Contingent for service in South Africa), 593; Cook Islands, 2. ‡ From Friendly Islands, 9; Navigators, 2; Society, 6; Sandwich, 7. § For Friendly Islands, 5; Savage, 2; Navigators, 1; Society, 7; Sandwich, 2. ¶ From United States of America, West Coast, 15; New York, 1. ¶ For United States of America, West Coast.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

CHINESE.—Arrivals—At Wellington, 1. Departures—From Invercargill, 15.

• It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 4th June, 1901.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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