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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 9th June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 28th day of July, 1903, for a lease of the undermentioned lands.

In the event of no tender being received on the date mentioned, the sections will remain open thereafter for lease on application, at the annual rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Rehu Village.

SECTIONS Nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (grouped): Area, 17 acres 2 roods 5 perches; minimum annual rental, £3 3s. 4d.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The term of lease will be for a period of ten years.
2. 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.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.
4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance.
5. 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.
6. 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, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall, within three years from the date of the lease, fell the bush now growing on the land, and at the proper season burn the same, and shall thereafter sow the burnt area with a mixture of good English grasses.
8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture if 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.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Epuni Hamlet, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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. — HUTT COUNTY. — BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT. — EPUNI HAMLET.

Workmen’s Home Allotment.—First-class Land.

The section is situated in the Waiwetu portion of the Hutt Valley. The access is from Lower Hutt, which is about two miles and a half distant: first by the Main Road, then by the Middle Waiwetu Road, thence by the Wi Tako and Porutu Roads, all of which are formed and metalled. The section comprises flat grass country; the soil is of a deep loam of great depth and fertility, resting on gravel formation; water is obtainable by sinking. The elevation ranges from about 10 ft. to 15 ft. above sea-level.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 29th June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Monday, the 31st day of August, 1903, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTIONS 29, Block VII., and 72, Block IV., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 145 acres 1 rood 27 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £3 12s. 6d. Valuation for improvements, £18.

Rough hilly country, well watered; fair pastoral land. Situated about three miles from Round Hill Siding, on the branch railway-line to Lawrence.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale under Section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 6th July, 1903.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned Crown land will be offered to the holder of adjoining land, under section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after Wednesday, the 7th day of October, 1903.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 33, Block VI., Campbelltown Hundred; 30 acres.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Maungaraki Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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. — HUTT COUNTY. — BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT. — MAUNGARAKI SETTLEMENT.

Ordinary Farm.

This section is in the Maungaraki Settlement, which is situated on the hills to the north-west of Petone and joins the Korokoro Village Settlement. The access is from Petone Railway-station, which is about two miles distant by good formed dray-road. The section comprises hilly and undulating country; about 16 acres are under light native bush, and the remainder in English grasses. The soil is of fair quality, resting on rocky formation. The forest is light, comprising tawa, mahoe, hinau, and a few ratas, with a thick undergrowth of the usual variety. The section is not permanently watered, but water can be had by sinking. The elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The original cost of felling the bush and sowing grass-seed on the cleared portion is estimated at £6 15s., and is included in the price of the section.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.