Jan. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 121

Crown Lands in Auckland Land District forfeited or surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 21st January, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases or licenses of the undermentioned Crown lands having been voluntarily surrendered by the lessees and licensees thereof, or forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of 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.

Small Grazing-run, Marlborough, open for Lease on Application.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application at this office, on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 1902, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

In the event of more than one application being received for the run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.