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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

Pastoral Runs in Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 22nd January, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the undermentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction, at this office, on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 1902, at 2 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Run No. 29: Lower Taramakau Valley; all bush feed, only suitable for cattle; low rolling hills and broken terraced country. Access by Cameron’s and Westbrooke Roads.

Run No. 43: Makawhio Valley; bush-clad hill-sides and undulating lands along river-banks; mostly cattle-feed; a few small grassy flats and islands suitable for horses. Access from Main South Road via river-bed.

Run No. 82: Hohonu Range, Taramakau Valley; high summer sheep-pasture, coarse grass; average height, 3,200 ft.; mountain isolated. Access easy on all sides.

Run No. 94: Bannockbrae Range, Bruce Bay District; open, grassed hill-tops, summer and autumn sheep-country; average height, 3,000 ft. Access from Makawhio and Mahitahi Valleys.

Run No. 96: Western face of Mt. Selbourne, between Waiatoto and Okuru Rivers; rough mountain-slopes, with lower flats and terraces, all covered with forest; cattle-feed only. Access from either river.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run, Waimate County, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 20th January, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be open for lease by public auction at the Land Office, Timaru, on Thursday, the 27th February, 1902, at the annual rental noted below.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAIHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

This run is situated on the slopes of the Station Peak Range, which flanks the eastern side of the Hakateramea Valley, South Canterbury. It lies on the north side of the Meyer’s Pass Road, near the source of the South Waihao River, about twenty-three miles from Waimate and fourteen miles from Hakateramea. It comprises high open hill country, the spurs being intersected by deep rough gullies, making the block difficult of access. The country is of purely pastoral character, the vegetation consisting of native and English grasses, with snow-grass only on the higher altitudes. It is fairly well watered by springs and streams, but is liable to burn up in a dry summer, and, as the elevation ranges from about 1,500 ft. up to about 3,500 ft. above sea-level, it is liable to heavy falls of snow in winter.

The run is weighted with a valuation of £635 10s. for improvements, consisting of two huts, and boundary and subdivision fencing; this sum must be paid by the successful lessee before being admitted to possession of the run.

Possession of the run will be given on the 1st March, 1902.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Waimate Township, Canterbury District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 21st January, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned reserves in the Town of Waimate will be offered for sale by public auction at the Courthouse, Waimate, on Thursday, the 27th February, 1902, at 12 o’clock noon.

In the event of the leases being not sold at the auction they will immediately thereafter be open for application at the upset annual rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

Reserves Nos. 951 and 952 are situated in the Township of Waimate, the former at the corner of Manse and Innes Streets, and the latter at the corner of Dobson and High Streets.

The lessees will be required to maintain the fences on the reserves in good condition, and so leave them at the end of the term of lease.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on 1st March, 1902, or on the day of approval of application by the Land Board.

3. The leases will be for the term stated in the Schedule, dating from 1st March, 1902.

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, sweetbriar, broom, 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 thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

12. The lessee shall at his own cost keep and maintain all fences upon the land in good repair and condition, and shall so leave them upon the land at the end of the term of lease.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber in Auckland for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th January, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that a sale by public auction of the undermentioned kauri timber will be held at this office on Friday, the 28th day of February, 1902, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

Clump of kauri trees, 231 in number, and containing about 691,367 superficial feet. Upset price, £519. Timber is near Trig. Station 16, Block II., Whangaroa Survey District.

Conditions of Sale.

One-half purchase-money in cash, or by marked cheque, on the fall of the hammer, the balance within six months thereafter.

Timber to be removed before 31st March, 1903.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.