Aug. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1741

Reserves in Wellington for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to noon on Monday, 6th October, 1902, for the lease of the undermentioned reserves.

In the event of no tenders being received for the lands at the time named, they will remain open for lease on application at the upset annual rentals and for the terms stated below.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Taihape Township.

14 | I. | 0 1 0 | 0 12 0 | 7 years.
16 | IV. | 0 1 8 | 1 5 0 | "
15 | VI. | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0 | "
10 | VIII. | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0 | "
14 | " | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0 | "
4 | XII. | 0 1 0 | 0 12 0 | "
7 | " | 0 1 0 | 0 12 0 | "
14 | XIII. | 0 1 20 | 0 15 0 | "
1 | XIV. | 0 1 0 | 0 15 0 | "
5 | " | 0 1 10 | 0 15 0 | "
6 | XV. | 0 1 36 | 0 12 0 | "
16 | " | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0 | "
9 | XVI. | 0 1 0 | 0 15 0 | "
13 | " | 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 | "
2 | XVIII. | 1 0 0 | 1 5 0 | "

Mangaweka North Township.

5, 6 | IV. | 0 1 36 | 3 0 0 | 7 years.

Mangaweka Township.

86 | .. | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 7 years.

Bunnythorpe Township.

1232 | .. | 0 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 7 years.
1113 | .. | 0 1 16 | 0 5 0 | "
1114 | .. | 0 1 16 | 0 5 0 | "

Manakau Township.

44 | .. | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 7 years.

Suburbs of Pohangina.

32B | .. | 8 0 18 | 1 12 6 | 7 years.

Umutioi Village.

23, 24 | .. | 0 2 39 | 1 0 0 | 7 years.

Makukupara Village.

17 | .. | 8 1 20 | 1 5 2 | 14 years.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government, except in the cases of Sections 44, Manakau Township, 5 and 6, Mangaweka North Township, 17, Makukupara Village, and 23 and 24, Umutioi Village, of which the leases may be determined on three months’ notice being given.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. 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.

8. 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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” at this office, on Wednesday, the 10th day of September, 1902.

In the event of more than one application being received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

MANGAWEKA NORTH VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—HAUTAPU SURVEY DISTRICT.

64, 65, 66, 67 | .. | 3 3 39 | 0 8 0 | 0 16 0 |

The access to this allotment is from Mangaweka Township. It is situated about half a mile from the Post-office. There is a formed and metalled road to within about 5 chains of Section 64, and another metalled road to within about 10 chains of Section 67. The lot comprises all flat land, the soil being of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest comprises kahikatea, rimu, matai, &c., with usual undergrowth. There is no permanent water-supply.

PAKIHIKURA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.—KIWITEA COUNTY.

13 | .. | 20 0 3 | 0 2 4·8 | 1 4 0 |

This section is situated in the Pakihikura Village Settlement, the access being from Hunter ville, which is about eleven miles distant via the Vinegar Hill Road and Pakihikura Valley Road, which are formed for dray traffic. The section comprises about 8 to 10 acres of flat land near the road; the rest is broken. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is of the usual mixed kind, comprising rimu, matai, kahikatea, miro, tawa, &c., with a thick undergrowth. The section is well watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

KOROKORO VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.—PETONE BOROUGH.—BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.

100 | XIII. | 2 0 30 | 3 1 7·2 | 3 7 5 |

This section is situated on the hills behind Petone, which is about one mile distant, the access being by a formed and metalled road. It comprises somewhat broken land on the road-frontage, but easy sloping ground at the back, where there is a good homestead-site. The soil is fairly good, on a rotten-rock formation. There is no forest, all the section being in grass, and watered by a small spring at the back. Elevation ranges from 300 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.