Feb. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 511

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 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 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.

Reserves in the Town of Reefton, Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned municipal reserves in the Town of Reefton will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands Office, Reefton, for a term of fourteen years, at noon, on Thursday, the 3rd day of March, 1904, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

In the event of any of the reserves not being disposed of at auction, they will remain open thereafter for lease on application at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF REEFTON.

• Weighted with £14, valuation for improvements, consisting of clearing and fencing.
  † Weighted with £65, valuation for improvements, consisting of cottage and fencing.

A deposit of half-year’s rent, £1 1s. lease-fee, and amount of valuation of improvements (if any) must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

Full particulars and sale plans can be obtained at the District Land Offices, Nelson, Reefton, and Westport, and at the post-offices throughout the district.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. Each lease will be for a term of fourteen years.
4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.
6. 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.
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.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.