OcT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2469

Land in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 28th September, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 136 of "The Land Act, 1892," that the undermentioned land will be
open for sale or selection, at this office, 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 23rd day of November, 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £45, valuation for cottage, fencing, and grassing.

About 20 acres swamp, balance open undulating land. Situated at Paemako Settlement.

JAMES MACKENZIE,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 26th September, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
the 16th day of November, 1904, for leases of the under-
mentioned sections, under the provisions of "The Public
Reserves Act, 1881."

SCHEDULE.
Taranaki Land District.

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.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the
   number of sections which one person may lease, and no
   declaration is required. Residence is not compulsory. No
   compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any
   be allowed by the Government, on account of any improve-
   ments effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
   tender.
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 Govern-
   ment.
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 nor broken up.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbriar upon 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.
9. The right is reserved for the Opunake Town Board to
   enter upon Section No. 31, Block IX., Opunake Survey
   District, for the purpose of removing stone from the Waiaua
   River.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the
    lessee should 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.

Lands in Kokatahi Village Settlement, Westland Land Dis-
trict, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 20th September, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for sale by public auction, at this
office, on Tuesday, the 15th day of November, 1904, at
12 o'clock noon, under the provisions of "The Land Act,
1892."

SCHEDULE.
Westland Land District.—Kokatahi Village Settlement.

Kokatahi Village is situated within seven miles of Kanieri
Township, which is connected with Hokitika by daily tram
and coach service.

G. J. ROBERTS,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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