JUNE 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1241

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Crown Lands in Otago Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned Crown lands will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 1st day of August, 1902.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 19, Block XIV., Pomahaka Downs Estate: 10 acres.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 14th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Tuesday, the 24th day of June, 1902, for the terms and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Part Section 134, Block XVI., 144 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £12. Weighted with £27, value for improvements.

Part Section 135, Block XVI., 113 acres 1 rood; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £10. Weighted with £64 14s., value for improvements.

Section 158, Block XVI., 142 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £10. Weighted with £46, value for improvements.

Description of Land.

Part Section 134, Block XVI.—Open, level land, part swamp; poor, light, stony soil, about half could be cultivated; water can be obtained in swamp; pasture native grass, with tumatakuru distributed all over. About eight miles from Blenheim by road. Improvements consist of about 78 chains part boundary-fence, in poor order.

Part Section 135, Block XVI.—Open, level land; poor, light soil; water can be obtained by sinking; pasture native grass; tumatakuru scattered over section. Eight miles from Blenheim by road. Improvements consist of part interest in boundary-fence, wire-netted.

Section 158, Block XVI.—Open, level land, divided by terrace, about half agricultural land; well watered by two streams; pasture principally native grass, with patches of manuka, gorse, briar, flax, and tumatakuru. About eight miles from Blenheim by road. Improvements consist of fencing on two sides of boundary and one interior fence.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lessee shall depasture travelling stock at the following rates per head per night: viz., Horses and cattle—ten or under, 6d.; eleven to fifty, 3d.; over fifty, 1d.: sheep—twenty-five or under, 1d.; twenty-five to 250, ½d.; over 250, ¼d.

2. A notice-board to be erected and maintained by the lessee so as to be easily seen and read from the public road, with the heading “Stock-resting Reserve,” and the above charges plainly printed thereon.

3. Possession will be given on the 1st July, 1902.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or 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 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.

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Lands in Tokaora Settlement, Taranaki Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 20th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 23rd June, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT. — HAWERA COUNTY. — TOKAORA SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Subdivision 1.

HAWERA SURVEY DISTRICT.

3 | IX. | A. R. P. 54 3 0 | £ s. d. 1 3 8·1 | £ s. d. 32 7 5

Section 3 is rich, loamy, open agricultural land; well grassed and ploughable, with the exception of a few acres of swamp adjoining the dam. This can easily be drained when the dam is lowered by draining. The section is divided into two paddocks, and is well sheltered from the prevailing south-easterly winds by good plantations. The distance from Borough of Hawera and railway-station is about four miles, three of which are along a good metalled road. The altitude above sea-level varies from 230 ft. to 240 ft. The improvements (which go with the land) consist of about 58 chains of fencing, valued at £43.

4 | IX. | 67 1 0 | 1 3 3·5 | 39 3 6

Section 4 is rich, loamy, open agricultural land, well grassed and ploughable. The whole section is divided into two paddocks, and is well sheltered from the prevailing south-easterly winds by good plantations. The distance from Borough of Hawera and railway station is about four miles, three of which are along a good metalled road. The altitude above sea-level varies from 230 ft. to 240 ft. The improvements (which go with the land) consist of about 98 chains of fencing, valued at £62.

WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT.

100 | VIII. | 62 2 0 | 1 2 6·5 | 35 3 11

Section 100 is first-class rich agricultural land, at an altitude ranging from 195 ft. to 245 ft. above sea-level. The swampy portion may be easily drained through the reserve laid off for that purpose along and through the northern boundary of the section. This section is divided into two paddocks, is well watered and fairly well sheltered, and, with the exception of the paddock at the south-eastern corner, has never been cropped, and is now in good English grass. Distance from Borough of Hawera and Hawera Railway-station, about four miles, three being a good metalled road. The improvements (which go with the land) consist of 40 chains of fencing, valued at £28.

Subdivision 2.

WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT.

101 | VIII. | 41 1 10 | 1 1 1·7 | 21 16 3

Section 101 is rich agricultural land, and ploughable excepting a few acres of swamp, which can be easily drained along the reserve laid off for that purpose along the southern boundary. This land is in English grass, and, with the exception of the swamp, has been ploughed several times for rape and root crops, eaten off with sheep. One white crop has been taken off the south-western corner. The land is permanently watered. The distance from Borough of Hawera and Hawera Railway-station is about three miles and three-quarters, three of which are metalled. The improvements (which go with the land) consist of fencing along the northern and western boundaries—total, 10 chains—valued at £7. Height above sea-level, 197 ft. to 250 ft.

99 | VIII. | 36 0 0 | 1 2 10·1 | 20 11 3

Section 99 is rich agricultural land, and ploughable excepting a few acres of swamp. This land is in English grass, and, with the exception of the swamp, has been ploughed several times for rape and root crops, eaten off with sheep. It is permanently watered. The section includes about one-half of a small dam on west boundary, and portions of two small plantations securely fenced. The distance from Borough of Hawera and Hawera Railway-station is about three miles and three-quarters, three of which are metalled. The improvements (which go with the