JULY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1703

There is a post and telegraph office in the township, also school, stores, and hotel.
Steamers trading between Gisborne and Auckland call twice a month, and there is good road communication with Tolaga Bay and Gisborne.
Te Puia Hot Springs are situated about two miles and a half from the township.
The soil is good, suitable for gardens, fruit-growing, &c.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 6th June, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of July, 1904, for leases of the undermentioned sections under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”
In the event of no tenders being received on the date mentioned, the lands will remain open for lease on application at the annual rentals and for the terms stated.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Block VIII., Waimate Survey District.

Urenui Township.

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CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The leases will be for the terms stated above.
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 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.

FRANCIS SIMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 6th June, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 27th day of July, 1904, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — MARLBOROUGH COUNTY. — ONAMALUTU AND CLOUDY BAY SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Run No. 155: Area, 1,143 acres; term of lease, ten years; upset annual rental, £5. Altitude, from 300 ft. to 1,400 ft. 250 acres of birch bush, with a few rimu and small totara trees; remainder covered with fern and scrub. Broken pastoral country; well watered. About fifteen miles from Blenheim.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, 27th June, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for sale or selection at this office, and at the Land Office, Timaru, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 24th day of August, 1904.

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

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Surveyed Land.

Weighted with £17 15s., valuation for boundary fencing.
Situated about one mile south-west of the Rangitata Railway-station. Open level land of light quality.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.