1074
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, and the successful tenderer shall, before being admitted to possession of the land, pay the sum of £11 10s., being valuation of boundary-fencing surrounding the reserve.

2. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender, subject to payment of rent, fee, and valuation, as provided in the preceding clause.

3. The lease will be for the term stated in the Schedule, dating from date of acceptance of tender.

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. The lessee shall, as soon as may be practicable after the commencement of the lease, lay the land down in permanent pasture of approved grasses, in a satisfactory manner, and so leave it on the expiration or sooner termination of the lease.

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 sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Fencourt Settlement, Auckland, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th March, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, the 22nd day of May, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.—CAMBRIDGE SURVEY DISTRICT.—FENCOURT SETTLEMENT.

Flat rolling downs, with some good alluvial drained swamp, in grass; fenced on three sides by a post-and-wire fence for about 230 chains. Bounded by the Cambridge—Maungakawa Road. Situated about three miles and a half from Cambridge and the cheese-factory. Value of fencing, £192; value of grass, £100.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Wellington Land District, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 24th June, 1902, at the half-yearly rentals noted below. In case of more than one application for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WANGANUI COUNTY.—KAITIEKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Kaitieke Block.

Section 2, Block VI., Kaitieke: This section is situated mostly on the southern side of the Oio Road, and adjoins the proposed township, a small part giving access to the Oio Stream. The access is from Raetihi, which is about forty miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino–Taumarunui Road to Pukerimu, thence 9½ miles by the Kaitieke Road to its junction with the Oio Road, thence half a mile by the Oio Road to the section; of this total distance only seven miles is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-track all the way. The section comprises about 5 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being more or less hilly. The flats and lower slopes of the hills are covered by manuka, fern, and light bush, with heavier bush on the higher land. The soil is of pumice on the flats, humus and clay loam elsewhere, resting on a sandstone-and-papa formation. About two-thirds of the section is covered with heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu, kahikatea, matai, hinau, miro, and mahoe, with manuka, tataka, whauwhau, and cabbage-trees on the lower slopes, with a fairly thick undergrowth of fern, rau-rekau, karamu, konini, makomako, and a few supplejacks. The section is fairly well watered by the Oio and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from 800 ft. to 1,650 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2, Block VII.: This section is situated on the southern side of the Oio Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about 41½ miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino–Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence 9½ miles by the Kaitieke Road to its junction with the Oio Road, thence two miles up the Oio Road to the section; of this total distance only seven miles is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-track all the way. The section comprises about 5 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. With the exception of about 25 acres of light bush on the lower slopes the land is covered with heavy bush. The soil is of good quality, being of a humus and clay loam, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation.