June 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1521

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 5th June, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 18th day of July, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—DUNCAN SETTLEMENT.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £250, repayable in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £9 15s.: total half-yearly payment, £36 2s. 9d.

DESCRIPTION AND LOCALITY OF SECTIONS.

Section 2A comprises mixed agricultural and pastoral land, with soil of fair to excellent quality; 60 acres are undulating and arable, the balance consists of broken land, the tops of the ridges being ploughable; there are about 5 acres of bush in the main gully, where there is a never-failing supply of water; in the smaller gullies there are manuka and other scrubs. Altitude, 50 ft. to 100 ft. Distant half a mile from Brighton Post-office and school.

The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of half value of 30 chains of gorse hedge and post-and-wire fence on the north-east boundary, 17 chains of gorse hedge and post-and-wire fence on main road, 42 chains of gorse hedge on the south-west boundary, one gate, half value of 16 chains of post-and-wire fence on the north-west boundary, and 28 chains of subdivisional fencing; altogether about 110 chains of fencing, of a total value of £16 10s.

Section 3A comprises mixed agricultural and pastoral land, with soil of fair to good quality; about 60 acres of this section are undulating and arable, the remainder consists of broken land, the tops of the ridges being ploughable; there are about 3 acres of bush on the section, besides manuka and other scrubs; an excellent stream of clear water flows past the homestead. Altitude, 20 ft. to 150 ft. Distant about one mile from Brighton Post-office and school.

The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of half value of 26 chains of sod wall, gorse, and post-and-wire mixed fencing on the north-west boundary; half value of 22 chains of sod wall, gorse, and post-and-wire mixed fencing on the north-east boundary; 30 chains of gorse hedge, with one gate, on main road; half value of 30 chains of gorse hedge and post-and-wire fence on the south-west boundary; and 137 chains of post-and-wire and gorse hedges, mixed subdivisional fencing: in all, 206 chains, valued at £26 2s. 6d. The improvements which are not included in the price of the section comprise a good eight-roomed house, barn, old stables, byre, and other outhouses, valued at £250: this sum is repayable in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £9 15s.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Puhuka Hamlet, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 16th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 5th day of July, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PUHUKA HAMLET.

Workman’s Home.

Weighted with £28, valuation for improvements, consisting of small wooden cottage, 12ft. by 10ft., iron roof, match-lined, no chimney; well and windlass; and fencing on the east, north, and west boundaries.

This section is situated on the south side of the Puhuka Road at Washdyke, about two miles and three-quarters north of the centre of Timaru and three-quarters of a mile from the Smithfield Freezing-works. It comprises open land, sloping from both the north and south ends to a ridge in the middle, the elevation ranging from 15 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-level. The soil is of good quality, on clay subsoil.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 19th day of July, 1905, for a lease of the undermentioned land for a term of fourteen years, subject to the conditions stated.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lessee will have only the right to graze sheep, and such grazing shall be on the open land or portion of the section clear of bush.

2. The lessee will, before stocking the land, fence off the bush-clad area.

3. The lessee shall have no right to fell or remove from the land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground.

4. All persons duly authorised in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for any of the purposes of “The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885,” or for felling or removing from the land any trees or timber.

5. The lessee, at the expiration of the term of his lease, may remove all fences and buildings erected by him on the land.

6. 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.

7. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

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

9. 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.

10. The land shall not be cropped or broken up, except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.