1824
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

Crown Lands in Kaimahi Settlement, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 25th August, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 15th October, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

If more than one application is received for the same allotment on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.
Kaimahi Settlement.

• Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £100, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £5 1s. Total half-yearly payments, £17 7s. 3d.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in the County of Pahiatua, Wellington, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1901.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 16th October, 1901, for the lease of the under-mentioned section. If the section is unapplied-for on the above date, it will remain open for selection at the upset rental and for the term stated below.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.—MANGATAINOKA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Term, seven years.

This section is situated in Mangatainoka Township, on the east side of the main road, at its junction with, and south of, Mangatainoka Street. The access is from Mangatainoka Railway-station, which is about 10 chains distant. The section comprises flat land, grassed and fenced. The soil is alluvial, resting on gravel formation.

CONDITIONS.

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

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

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

4. The lease shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. The lessee shall prevent the spread and growth 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.

8. 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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

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

Lands in Barnego Settlement, Otago, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th July, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Monday, the 16th September, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—BRUCE COUNTY.—HILLEND SURVEY DISTRICT.—BARNEGO SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

Undulating agricultural land; each section containing good building-sites. There is access by a good road. Situated close to the Hillend School and Post-office, and distant about seven miles from Lovell’s Flat.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Hawke’s Bay for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 12th August, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned section will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, 2nd October, 1901.

SCHEDULE.
SECTION 5, Block V., Ruataniwha District: Area, 103 acres 3 roods; upset annual rental, £15 12s.

Bush section, bush consisting chiefly of rimu; but the bush fires have been through the section, consequently the timber is nearly all dead. Situated about three miles from Makaretu.

TERMS OF LEASE.

Rent to be paid half-yearly in advance.

Lessee will have the right to use the land for grazing purposes only.

No claim will be recognised by the Crown for any improvements effected by the lessee during the lease.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.