Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2343

Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited or surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1903.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases and licenses of the undermentioned Crown lands having been forfeited or the surrender accepted by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd November, 1903.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Friday, the 18th day of December, 1903, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Rotorua.

Lot 5, Block XXIX., containing 1 rood; upset annual rent, £8. Fronts Haupapa Street.

Suburbs of Rotorua.

Lot 70, containing 11 acres and 36 perches; upset annual rent, £10. On Utuhina Stream, about two miles from the railway-station.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, ninety-nine years.
2. Rents are payable half-yearly in advance to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; and the first half-yearly payment is to be made on the fall of the hammer.
3. Town sections to be improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of ten times the annual rental. Suburban sections to be fenced within one year from the date of the lease. No valuation for improvements will be allowed at the end of the term of lease.
4. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent in writing of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.
5. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.
6. All buildings erected to be kept in good repair and condition, and in the erection of any building upon sections within the town the lessee must abide by and conform to the alignment of streets and roads, and to all by-laws and regulations made by the local authority intrusted with the administration of the local affairs of the Township of Rotorua.
7. Privies, ashpits, and other works of a similar character to be constructed and maintained as directed by the local authority. All drains and channels, and the sanitary state and condition of the premises, to be subject to the by-laws and regulations of the local authority.
8. No wells to be sunk or any excavations to be made without the consent in writing of the local authority.
9. The trade or business of a soap-boiler, tallow-chandler, tanner, slaughterman, meat curer or preserver, or any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture of any kind whatever will not be permitted.
10. Provision will be made in the leases for inspection of premises at all reasonable times.
11. Leases will be liable to forfeiture if rent be thirty days in arrear, and will contain provisions for re-entry and for the recovery of rents.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 21st day of December, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

VINCENT COUNTY.—LEANING ROCK SURVEY DISTRICT.—EARNSCLEUGH SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £11 19s. valuation for improvements.

Open level section, the soil ranging from good to inferior. Situated on Earnscleugh Flat, about three miles from the Town of Clyde.

WAITAKI COUNTY.—MARUWENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—TOKARAHI SETTLEMENT.

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Good level land, adjoining Tokarahi Railway station.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Pomahaka Downs Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 21st day of December, 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.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—POMAHAKA SURVEY DISTRICT.—POMAHAKA DOWNS SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Good ploughable section, with deep, black soil; fairly well watered. Situated about six miles from Clinton.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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