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5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land during the term of the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.

6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease, and 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.

8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

9. 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.

Land in Aparima Hundred for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 8th April, 1902.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned Crown land will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land under section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on or after the 9th July, 1902.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 51, Block III., Aparima Hundred: 1 acre 3 roods 11 perches.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th April, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned kauri timber, standing on forest reserve, Block VIII., Opua whanga Survey District, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 6th day of June, 1902, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Forest Reserve, Block VIII., Opua whanga Survey District.

332 green kauri-trees, containing about 1,218,099 sup. feet; 8 dry kauri-trees, containing about 14,172 sup. feet; 165 totara-trees, containing about 111,018 sup. feet: total upset price, £1,020 8s.

Time for removal of timber, eighteen months from date of sale.

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

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Grazing-lease of 38 Acres of Forest Reserve in Wellington for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned forest reserve will be submitted to public auction, for lease for grazing purposes, on Wednesday, the 18th day of June, 1902, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 11 a.m. If not sold on the 18th day of June, 1902, the lease of this reserve will remain open for application at upset annual rental.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 14, Block I.; 38 acres. Upset annual rental, £5. Term, seven years.

This land is situated east of the Hall Settlement, on the Manawatu River, and comprises a natural clearing of flat low-lying land (subject to flood) of good quality and rich alluvial soil.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of one half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease fee must be made on the fall of the hammer.

2. The land comprised in the lease shall remain under “The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885,” subject only to the right of the lessee to use it for grazing purposes.

3. The lessee shall have no right to fell or remove from the land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground.

4. All persons duly authorised in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for any of the purposes of the Act last aforesaid, or for felling or removing from the land any trees or timber.

5. The lessee shall have no claim for compensation for improvements at any time, but at the expiration of his lease may remove all fencing and buildings erected by him on the land.

6. The lease shall be subject to the conditions that the land comprised in lease shall be fenced, the vegetation shall be conserved as far as possible, and the road through it shall be kept open for traffic, and sheep only shall be allowed to graze upon the land.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Windsor Park Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd April, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Wednesday, the 28th day of May, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—COUNTY OF WAITAKI.—AWAMOKO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Windsor Park Settlement.

GROUP A.—CLASSIFIED AS DAIRY FARMS.

Subdivision 1
(Part of Ngapara Block).

| 1A | VI. | 32 3 31 | 0 6 0 | 4 18 10 |
| 2A | " | 56 2 16 | 0 6 6 | 9 3 11 |
| 4A | " | 50 2 3 | 0 4 6 | 5 13 8 |
| 5A | " | 47 1 16 | 0 6 3 | 7 8 0 |
| 6A | " | 47 2 29 | 0 5 9 | 6 17 1 |
| 7A | " | 36 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 7 4 0 |
| 10A | VII. | 11 1 8 | 0 14 0 | 3 19 1 |
| 11A | " | 10 1 0 | 0 15 0 | 3 16 11 |
| 12A | " | 12 0 16 | 0 9 0 | 2 14 5 |
| 13A | " | 32 2 24 | 0 4 0 | 3 5 4 |
| 14A | " | 43 2 6 | 0 4 6 | 4 18 0 |
| 15A | " | 48 3 0 | 0 5 0 | 6 1 11 |

Subdivision 2
(Part of Windsor Block).

| 21A | IX. | 5 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 1 10 0 |
| 22A | " | 5 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 1 10 0 |
| 23A | " | 9 3 11 | 0 12 0 | 2 18 11 |

Subdivision 3
(Finn Valley Block).

| 33A | VIII. | 165 0 0 | 0 6 9 | 27 16 11 |
| 34A | " | 155 0 0 | 0 7 3 | 28 1 11 |
| 35A | " | 50 0 0 | 0 9 0 | 11 5 0 |
| 36A | " | 50 0 0 | 0 9 0 | 11 5 0 |
| 37A | " | 60 0 0 | 0 8 3 | 12 7 6 |
| 38A | " | 95 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 19 0 0 |

GROUP B.—CLASSIFIED AS ORDINARY FARMS.

Subdivision 4
(Part of Ngapara Block).

| 3A | VI. | 157 3 27 | 0 5 9 | 22 14 0 |
| 8A | " | 302 1 37 | 0 6 3 | 47 5 3 |
| 9A | VII. | 117 1 33 | 0 5 6 | 16 3 0 |
| 16A | " | 217 2 8 | 0 6 3 | 33 19 10 |
| 17A | " | 213 3 31 | 0 4 9 | 25 8 2* |

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £20, repayable in five years by half-yearly instalments of £2 6s. 2d.; total half-yearly payment, £27 14s. 4d.