Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1997

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 23rd September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Wednesday, 6th November, 1901, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated below.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — WAKAMARINA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Five acres flat, remainder hilly; 25 acres fair grass; good soil on low ground, clay on ridges; well watered. About forty-three miles from Blenheim.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. The lease will be for fourteen years.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed on the land, nor 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 comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.
10. 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.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Raincliff Settlement, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land in Raincliff Settlement will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on Wednesday, 13th November, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1901.”

If more than one application is received for the section on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—GERALDINE COUNTY.—OPIHI SURVEY DISTRICT.—RAINCLIFF SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Agricultural and pastoral land, situate at an altitude varying from about 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. This section contains about 250 acres of flat or undulating ploughable agricultural land, of which about 175 acres were ploughed and grassed some years ago; the grass now wants renewing. The remainder consists of 17 acres worked-out native bush, also land either too steep or broken for profitable ploughing. There are many patches of manuka scrub on the section, but nearly the whole area is excellent pasture-land, growing fine feed, both native and artificial, and capable of profitable improvement. Gorse has spread near the plantation fence and over the river-bed land; sweetbriar also has spread in one or two places. The improvements (which go with the land) consist of 384⅓ chains of road, boundary, and subdivision fencing of gorse, wire, and barb-wire, valued at £160 15s. 1d. The quality of the land generally is fair to good, on clay as a rule, though one or two of the steep places are rocky. This section is well watered by several creeks and water-holes, and accessible by a well-formed main road, twelve miles and a half from Pleasant Point, and about ten miles from Fairlie Railway-station.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Tamai Hamlet, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, 13th November, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1901.”

If more than one application is received for the section on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—TAMAI HAMLET.

First-class Surveyed Land.—Workmen’s Homes.

This section is situated in the Tamai Hamlet, Borough of Woolston, about two miles and a quarter south-easterly from Christchurch Post-office, via Ferry Road and Mackworth Street, and comprises all flat agricultural land, with about 8 in. of stiff black soil on clay subsoil. The successful applicant will be liable to pay to the adjoining occupiers the half-value of boundary-fencing erected by them under the provisions of “The Fencing Act, 1895.”

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 9th September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 6th November, 1901, under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Term of lease, ten years.

This run comprises the bulk of the watershed of the Jackson Valley, and consists principally of heavily timbered hill-slopes, with terraced flats and small patches of open land. It is suitable for grazing cattle, and is situated thirteen miles from the Port of Jackson Bay by bridle-road.

TERMS OF SALE.

Possession will be given on the day of sale.

The purchaser must deposit the statutory declaration as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the amount of the first half-year’s rent and license fee on the fall of the hammer.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.