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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Rural Land in Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 6th October, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for sale or selection, at this office, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Tuesday, the 25th November, 1902.

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

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Weighted with £211 12s. for improvements.

This section is situated in the Coonoor Block, on the western slopes of the Puketoi Ranges, distant about nine miles from Makuri Township, and one mile from Coonoor Post-office and school, by metalled road. The access is from Pahiatua or Woodville: the former is about twenty-nine miles distant by dray-road, and the latter twenty miles distant, of which twelve miles is metalled road and the remainder horse-track. The section comprises hilly and undulating country, sloping by spurs and ridges from Upper Makuri Road to top of Puketoi Range, with a good homestead-site on road frontage. The soil is of clay and loam, resting on limestone formation; the forest is medium in density, comprising rata, rimu, birch, tawhiao, whitewood, &c., with a strong undergrowth of konini, matipo, &c. The section is well watered by creek and springs. The elevation ranges from 1,500 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 75 acres felled and grassed, 2 acres stumped, 124 chains mixed fencing, sheep-yards, orchard, &c.; house, lean-to, and sheds. The buildings, fencing, and gardens, &c., are neglected and out of repair.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the Town of Cambridge West, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 6th October, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up till 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 10th December, 1902, for leases of the undermentioned reserves, for the term and at the upset annual rentals stated below.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Town of Cambridge West.

Term of lease, fourteen years.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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

2. 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.

3. 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, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

5. 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.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 7th October, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity as workmen’s homes allotments, at this office and at the local Land Office, Timaru, on Tuesday, the 2nd December, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same allotment on the same day the order of selection shall be decided by ballot, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Weighted with £1 10s., valuation for part of boundary-fencing.

These sections are situated in the Tamai Hamlet, Borough of Woolston, about two miles and a quarter south-eastward from Christchurch Post-office, via Ferry Road, and comprise all flat agricultural land, with about 8 in. to 9 in. of black soil on clay subsoil.

PUHUKA HAMLET.—LEVELS COUNTY.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

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This section is situated at the south-eastern corner of the Puhuka Hamlet, fronting upon the Main North Road, about two miles and a quarter northwards from the business portion of Timaru and half a mile from the Smithfield Freezing-works, and comprises open undulating agricultural land of good quality, on a clay subsoil. The improvements (which are included in the price of the section) consist of gorse hedge along the south and eastern boundaries.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.