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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th May, 1904.

IT is hereby notified that, a surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1904.

IT is hereby notified that, a surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Poukiore Village, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1904.

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 June, 1904, for a lease of the undermentioned land for a term of seven years, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

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

SECTIONS Nos. 13 and 14: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, 8s.; term, seven years.

This allotment is situated in the Pourewa Valley, in the Hunter ville district. The access is from Hunter ville, which is about six miles distant by the Murimotu Road, which is formed for dray traffic and metalled. The land is flat or easy-sloping. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation, and the forest is fairly heavy, comprising rimu, kahikatea, tawa, &c., with undergrowth of the usual kind.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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, and addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. They should be marked on the outside “Tender, Poukiore Village.”

No declaration is required, and 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 lease shall be for the term of seven years, 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 land shall not be cropped or 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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd May, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, and at the Land Office, Timaru, on Tuesday, the 28th day of June, 1904, 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

WAIMATE COUNTY.—PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Pareora No. 1 Settlement.

This section is situated in what is locally known as the Springbrook Settlement, fronting on the Pareora Main Road, about two miles and three-quarters north-westerly from the St. Andrew’s Township and Railway-station. It comprises open, level agricultural land of good quality. The improvements upon the section consist of a two-roomed cob hut, with iron roof, in indifferent condition, fencing on the south-eastern and north-western boundaries, planting, &c., all valued at £23 10s., which sum must be paid by the incoming tenant before being admitted to possession of the land. The fencing along the main road boundary and adjoining Lot 12 is included in the price of the section. The whole of the section having been under crop, the new tenant will be required to thoroughly clean the land, and lay it down in grass in a satisfactory manner, without crop of any kind whatever.

| 17 | IV. | 27 1 7 | 13 3 | 9 0 10 |

This section is situated in the centre of what is locally known as the Springbrook Settlement, about two miles and three-quarters north-westerly from the St. Andrew’s Township and Railway-station. It comprises open, level agricultural land of good quality. The improvements upon the section consist of a small hut, boundary and subdivisional fencing, and newly sown grass, all valued at £43 17s., which sum must be paid by the incoming tenant before being admitted to possession of the land.

Of the three 9-acre paddocks comprised in the section two have been sown down in the past season after grain-crops, and these must be left in grass for at least three years before being again broken up or cropped. The third paddock has had two grain-crops taken off it, and a green or root crop may be taken off this paddock, which must be sown down in grass either with or immediately after the crop, and then left in grass for at least three years.

LEVELS COUNTY.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rosewill Settlement.

| 140 | IX. | 5 0 0 | 20 0 | 2 10 0 |

This section is situated on the main road from Timaru to Pleasant Point, about three-quarters of a mile south-eastward from Levels Railway-station. It comprises flat and undulating agricultural land, in grass, and is watered by a water-race.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.