Nov. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2437

(2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or burning of timber or bush on the land comprised in the license;

(3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the license, and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner; and

(4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land comprised in the license, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to inspect the ground.

4. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no right to the soil or timber or minerals thereon or therein.

5. One half-year’s rent at the rate offered and a license fee of £1 1s. shall be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall make a declaration in terms of section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892.” The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year during the term of the license. Should the half-yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Township of Pohangina, Wellington, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th September, 1902.

* NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 18th day of November, 1902, for leases of the undermentioned sections. If any of the sections are not applied for on the date mentioned they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the term stated.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—POHANGINA COUNTY.—POHANGINA TOWNSHIP.

Term of lease, seven years.

CONDITIONS.

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 seven years, but shall be subject to termination by six months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

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 land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall prevent the spread and growth of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

* NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity as a village-homestead allotment, at this office, 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. PAHIATUA COUNTY.—UPPER MAKURI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £13 16s., valuation for improvements.

Access to this section is obtained from Makuri Township, which is about three miles and a half distant by metalled road. The land is flat, with alluvial soil resting on gravel formation. The forest comprises rimu, kahikatea, rewarewa, with the usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by the Makuri-iti Stream. The elevation ranges about 1,000 ft. above sea-level. The improvements, which have been neglected, comprise felling and grassing, and a two-roomed whare (out of repair).

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Marlborough for Lease by Public Auction.

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

* NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Courthouse, Kaikoura, on Wednesday, the 26th day of November, 1902, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated below.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 203, Block X., Mount Fyffe Survey District: Area, 29 acres; upset annual rental, £15. Term, fourteen years.

The land is limestone loam, upon limestone subsoil; is all in grass, and has permanent water; situated on South Coast Road, about one mile from Kaikoura Post-office.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on the 1st January, 1903.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. 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.