2974
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 112

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received, at this office, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 31st January, 1906, for leases of the undermentioned reserves, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

TORERE VILLAGE.

Torere Village is situated on the left bank of the Hautapu Stream, about one mile and three-quarters from the Utiku Railway-station, the access being by good metalled roads. The sections offered for lease are flat and in grass.

MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Wanganui | 26 | 1 2 39 | 1 0 0 | 7 years.

This section adjoins the rising Township of Mataroa on the Main Trunk Railway, and is situated about half a mile from a school, post and telephone office, store, and sawmill. There is no formed road to the land, but, as the country is all open and almost flat, the access is easy. The section comprises sloping to steep ground, being a knoll, and is all open and in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on clay-and-papa formation. Elevation, from about 1,700 ft. to 1,784 ft. above sea-level.

TERMS AND 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 they should be indorsed “Tender for lease” on the outside.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. 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 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, 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 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, sweetbriar, 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 should 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.

11. The right to take stone from Section 26, Mataroa Village Settlement, will be reserved by the Crown.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Townships of Orari and Morven, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 11th December, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned town and village sections at Orari and Morven will be offered for lease by public auction at the times and places, and subject to the conditions, hereunder specified.

In the event of any of the leases not being disposed of at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, and the local Land Office, Timaru, at the upset annual rentals stated below, and subject to the same general conditions of lease.

ORARI VILLAGE.

To be offered at the Post-office, Orari, on Tuesday, 6th February, 1906, at 12 o’clock Noon.

MORVEN TOWNSHIP.

To be offered at the Post-office, Morven, on Wednesday, 7th February, 1906, at 12 o’clock Noon.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of a year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, or with the application for the lease.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale, or on approval by the Land Board of the application.

3. The leases for terms of seven years will be subject to termination upon six months’ notice in the event of the land being otherwise required. Yearly tenancies will be subject to termination at any time upon one month’s notice.

4. The rent shall be paid yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.

5. The holders of leases for terms of seven years will be required to securely fence the land with a legal fence within six months from the commencement of the lease. No compensation will be paid for any improvements effected by any of the lessees; but they will be allowed, on the expiration of their leases, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected by them upon the land.

6. The lessee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants upon the land comprised in the lease, 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.

7. Except as hereinafter provided, the land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up nor cropped.

8. The holders of leases of Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block IX., Orari Village, will be allowed during the term of the lease to take not more than two green crops, either sown with or immediately followed by grass. A period of at least three years shall elapse between such two crops, and on the expiration of the lease the land must be left satisfactorily laid down in grass and clover not more than two years old.

9. The holders of leases for terms of seven years in the Morven Township will be allowed during the term of the lease to take not more than two grain-crops, either sown with or immediately followed by grass. A period of at least three years shall elapse between such two crops, and on the expiration of the lease the land must be left satisfactorily laid down in grass and clover not more than two years old.

10. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on, upon the land or any part thereof any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade, business, or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an annoyance to the lessor or any other occupier in the neighbourhood.

11. In addition to the above, the leases will be subject to the general conditions applicable to leases of Crown lands under “The Land Act, 1892,” or “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.