SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2131

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
village-homestead allotment will be open for selection
on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 10th
day of October, 1904, under the provisions of “The Land
Act, 1892.”

If more than one application is received for the allot-
ment on the same day, the order of selection shall be de-
cided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—RANKLEBURN
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Weighted with £95 10s., valuation for improvements.

A level section, with soil of very fair quality; well
watered; originally covered with bush, most of which has
been cleared. Situated about three miles from the Town of
Tapanui.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity,
at this office, on Monday, the 10th day of October, 1904,
under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consoli-
dation 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.—WAITAKI COUNTY.—AWAMOKO SURVEY
DISTRICT.

Maerewhenua Settlement.

Level land; soil somewhat shingly; water may be ob-
tained by sinking. Adjacent to Blank Point Railway-sta-
tion, and three miles and a quarter from Georgetown Post-
office.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for
Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 19th July, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
small grazing-run will be open for lease on appli-
cation, at this office, on Thursday, the 8th day of Sep-
tember, 1904, for a term of twenty-one years (with right of
renewal for a further term of twenty-one years), under the
provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act,
1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPAWA COUNTY.—
MANGA-A-TORO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Manga-a-toro Settlement.

This small grazing-run, which is situated in the Manga-a-
toro Settlement, is distant sixteen miles from Dannevirke
by a good metalled road. The land is mixed agricultural
and pastoral, varying in altitude from 550 ft. to 890 ft. above
sea-level. Nearly the whole of the section is ploughable.
About 200 acres are adapted for light agriculture. The
whole section is well watered by the Mangapuka and other
streams. The improvements (which are included in the
price of the land) consist of 138 chains of western boundary
fence, valued at £41 8s. 2d.; half value of 312 chains of
northern, eastern, and southern boundary fencing, valued at
£45 16s.; and sheep-yards, valued at £5: total, £92 4s. 2d.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Grazing License in Wellington Land District for Sale by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to occupy, for
grazing purposes only, the felled and grassed portions
of the undermentioned sections will be offered for sale by
public auction, at the local Lands Office, Wanganui, on
Tuesday, the 27th day of September, 1904, at 2 o’clock p.m.,
under the provisions of section 116 of “The Land Act,
1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMARINO COUNTY.—MA-
NGANUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Portions of Sections Nos. 2, 3, 9, Block XII.; 74 acres.
Upset annual rent, £9 5s.

Portions of Sections Nos. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, Block XII.;
96 acres. Upset annual rent, £12.

Term, year to year.

Terms and Conditions of License.

1. Possession will be given on day of sale.

2. The license shall be for occupation from year to year,
   in terms of section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and the
   licensee shall have the right to use the felled and grassed
   lands comprised in license for grazing purposes only.

3. The licensee shall have no right to remove from the
   land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or
   lying on the ground, and shall not use the standing bush
   for his stock.

4. The licensee shall keep in repair and prevent from de-
   struction all existing improvements, such as fencing and
   buildings, on the lands comprised in the license.

5. The licensee shall have no right to compensation,
   either for any improvements that may be placed upon the
   land or for any other cause.

6. The licensee shall have no right to sublet, transfer,
   or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the
   land during the term of the license, without the written
   consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.

7. The licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and
   shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The licensee shall prevent the growth and spread of
   gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants
   on the land comprised in the license; and 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.

9. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free
   from all deductions whatsoever.

10. The license shall be liable to forfeiture in case the
    licensee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said
    license 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.