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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been forfeited 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 Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—AROWHENUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Sale under Section 115 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 4th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 115 of the said Act, on and after Tuesday, the 5th day of April, 1904.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

PART of Section 2, Block I., Pomahaka Survey District: Estimated area, 14 acres.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 4th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 17th day of February, 1904, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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. — MANIOTOTO COUNTY. — KOMAKO TOWNSHIP.

Weighted with £13 12s. 3d. valuation for improvements. This section is adjacent to the Waipiata Railway-station, on the Otago Central Railway. It is well watered, and is laid down in English grass.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

Reserves in Torere Village, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 4th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Assembly Rooms, Mangaweka, on Thursday, the 25th day of February, 1904, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

In the event of the lands not being disposed of at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for lease on application, upon the same terms, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — RANGITIKEI COUNTY. — TORERE VILLAGE.

Torere Village is situated in the Awarua Block, on the left bank of the Hautapu River, between Mangaweka and Taihape. The access is either from the latter township, which is about four miles distant, or from Mangaweka, which is about twelve miles distant by main coach-road; thence by Torere Road, on opposite side of river. All of the above reserves are level; the bush has been felled, and the land laid down in good English grasses. The back and front lines of Section 7 are fenced.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of six months’ rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person my 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 sale.

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 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 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 fulfilled.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.