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me by section 21 of “The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1905,” each registration of the industrial unions mentioned in the Schedule hereto will be cancelled at the expiration of six weeks from the date hereof, unless within such period it is shown that it has not ceased to exist.

SCHEDULE.

The Manawatu and West Coast Builders and Contractors Industrial Union of Employers, registered No. 432, situated at Palmerston North.

The Wellington Letterpress Printers’ Machinists Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 255, situated at Wellington.

The Wellington Hairdressers’ Assistants Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 256, situated at Wellington.

The Timaru Dressmakers, Tailoresses, and Shirtmakers Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 361, situated at Timaru.

The Timaru Society of Painters and Decorators Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 481, situated at Timaru.

The Canterbury Flax and Twine Mills Employees Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 489, situated at Waikuku.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Township of Domett, Canterbury Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, at the Post-office, Mackenzie, on Wednesday, the 11th day of July, 1906, at 10 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHEVIOT ESTATE.—TOWNSHIP OF DOMETT.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Lands.

Oraukura Domain, Wellington Land District, open for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 3rd day of July, 1906, for a lease of the undermentioned land for a term of fourteen years, under the provisions of “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—ORAUKURA DOMAIN.

Situated on the main road from Taihape to Tokaanu, the access being from Taihape Township, distant about one mile and three-quarters by a formed dray-road partly metalled. The domain comprises flat and undulating open land in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The section is watered by springs, and an additional water-supply can probably be obtained by sinking wells.

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 lease shall be for the term 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 paid 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Auckland Land District for Sale under Section 115 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 19th March, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 115 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 22nd day of June, 1906.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Whangarei County, Parish of Waipu (Block I, Waipu Survey District): 475 acres, more or less; unsurveyed; situated between Sections 358, 353, and 385 and a forest reserve.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,