3288 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 109

Land in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th December, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, at this office, on Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1907, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KAWHIA COUNTY.—KAWHIA NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

Comprises about 10 acres swamp, balance undulating land covered with fern and tea-tree. Soil of a stiff clayey nature, on papa formation. Distant three miles from Kawhia Township by formed road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, twenty-one years from 1st July, 1907, without right of renewal.
2. A half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease fee shall be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. Substantial improvements of a permanent character shall be effected on the land as follows: Within one year from the date of lease, equal to the value of £10; within two years from date of lease, equal to £20; within six years from date of lease, a total value of at least £90.
4. The lease shall be signed within thirty days from the date of notice that it is ready for execution, and in default thereof the moneys paid at the auction shall be absolutely forfeited, and the sale of the lease to be null and void.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds and plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date same ought to be fulfilled.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale under Section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 17th December, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale, under section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892,” to the holder of adjacent lands on or after Wednesday, the 20th day of March, 1907.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Matamata Settlement, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 26th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, the 27th day of December, 1906, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PIAKO COUNTY.—MATAMATA SETTLEMENT.

DAIRY FARM.

Tapapa Survey District.

5 | II | 185 2 0 | 0 6 9 | 31 6 0

Agricultural and pastoral land of light loamy nature, with even surface. Nearly all ploughable, and practically all in grass; well watered by Waitoa Stream. Situated about a mile and a half from Matamata Railway-station. Elevation, about 210 ft. above sea-level. The improvements which are included in the price of the land consist of about 19 chains of fencing on road-boundary and about 20 chains of sub-divisional fencing, valued at £19 10s.; also half-share in about 156 chains of fencing on northern and southern boundaries, valued at £39: total value, £58 10s. The improvements which are not included in the price of the land, and which must be paid for by the incoming tenant, consist of lean-to, 10 acres of scrub-clearing, and 22 chains of new fencing, valued at £36.

NOTE.—Tenant must keep the Waitoa Stream clear of all timber and vegetation where it bounds his section. He must also keep open all drains at present on the section.

ORDINARY FARMS.

Wairere Survey District.

25 | XIV | 514 0 0 | 0 0 10·5 | 11 4 10

Level agricultural and pastoral land, in manuka and scrub; rather inferior light loamy soil, practically all ploughable. Elevation, about 200 ft. above sea-level. Situated about six miles and three-quarters from Matamata Railway-station. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of half-share in about 128 chains of fencing on southern boundary, valued at £32.

Tapapa Survey District.

197 | V | 808 0 0 | 0 0 4·5 | 7 11 6

Pastoral land of inferior sandy-clay nature; mostly ploughable; varies from undulating to slightly broken. Altitude, about 350 ft. above sea-level. About 100 acres in Chewing’s fescue, balance in manuka and scrub. There is rough feed through the manuka. The section has a permanent supply of water. The improvements, which are included in the price of the section, consist of about 80 chains of sub-divisional fencing, valued at £40. Situated about six miles from Hinuera Railway-station.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Mangatahi Settlement, Hawke’s Bay Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 10th December, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, and at the Princess Theatre, Hastings, on Tuesday, the 5th day of February, 1907, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.