Nov. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2679

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 undermentioned sections, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

TANANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Opunake.

| 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | IX. | A. R. P. 2 3 0 | £ s. d. 1 15 10 | 7 years. |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | X. | 3 0 0 | 0 13 6 | " |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | XV. | 1 1 16 | 1 19 0 | " |
| 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 | XXVII. | 2 1 0 | 1 13 10 | " |
| 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | XXII. | 2 0 34 | 1 13 2 | " |

Suburbs of Opunake.—Opunake Survey District.

| 31 | .. | .. | 6 0 0 | 3 12 0 | 7 years. |

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 improvements 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 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 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 District, 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,