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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

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 applica-
tion at the upset annual rentals and for the terms stated
below.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

SCHEDULE.

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 Govern-
   ment, except in the cases of Sections 44, Manakau Township,
   5 and 6, Mangaweka North Township, 17, Makukupara Vil-
   lage, and 23 and 24, Umutoi 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 ful-
   filled.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at
this office.
JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District open for Selection on
Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 18th August, 1902.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
Crown land will be open for selection on lease in
perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 22nd October,
1902, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

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

SCHEDULE.

KAWHIA COUNTY.—MAUNGAMANGERO SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Lease in Perpetuity
Rent, 4 per Cent.

Altitude, 1,000 ft.; heavy tawa bush; part limestone, part
sandstone; well watered; superior grazing country; about
twenty-three miles by formed road and six miles by pack-
track from Te Kuiti Railway-station.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Hawke's Bay Land District, open for
Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 2nd September, 1902.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
small grazing-run will be open for lease on applica-
tion, under Part V. of "The Land Act, 1892," at this office,
on Wednesday, the 29th October, 1902.

If more than one application is received for the run on
the same day, priority of selection will be by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—HANGAROA
AND PATUTAHI SURVEY DISTRICTS.
First-class Pastoral Country.

An area of about 1,100 acres of this run is open land,
covered with fern, grass, and scrub, with small patches of
light bush. The balance consists of hilly country, covered
with tawa, rata, rimu, kahikatea, totara, &c. The open
country is principally light clay, with some very poor
pumice patches. The soil on the portion of the bush land
west of the Rangiora Stream is partly light, and a good deal
of land poor, whereas that to the east of the stream is very
good. The run is well watered, and lies at an elevation of
from 600 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Situated on the
main road from Gisborne to Wairoa, about thirty-eight
miles from the former town.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.