May 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1403

Small Grazing-runs in Otago Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 7th May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Monday, the 18th day of June, 1906, under the provisions of Part V of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—MANIOTOTO AND TAIERI COUNTIES.—SERPENTINE AND LOGANBURN SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Weighted with £127 17s. 10d., valuation for fencing.

Mostly open broken pastoral country, with good river frontage. Of about 700 acres of flat land, which is swampy in places; 450 acres could be made ploughable by draining. There is about 900 acres of warm, sunny faces; good winter country. The balance is summer country. Access by partly formed road to north-east boundary. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. About seven miles from Paerau Post-office (Tannahills).

Weighted with £6, valuation for improvements.

Open broken pastoral land; soil of good quality on the flat, light but warm on the faces, and cold on the tops. River frontage of about 600 acres of flat land, 400 acres of which is ploughable. There is about 700 acres of warm, sunny faces; good winter country. The balance is wholly summer country. Access is by partly formed road. About nine miles from Paerau Post-office and store. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 7th May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 19th day of June, 1906.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MOUNT FYFFE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Descriptions of Reserves.

Part 1 of 266: All open, grassed, watered most of the summer, about 2 acres flat, balance broken, good soil; about half a mile from Kaikoura Post-office. Weighted with £7 14s., valuation for 22 chains of fencing.

Part 2 of 266: All open, grassed, watered most of the summer, about 3 acres flat, balance broken, good soil; about half a mile from Kaikoura Post-office. Weighted with £8 1s., valuation for 23 chains of fencing.

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 valuation for improvements and £1 1s. lease fee, and addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Blenheim.

2. No declaration is required, and 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 will be for the term of fourteen years.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall not 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 or 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 shall 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.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Mahupuku Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection, at this office, on Tuesday, the 5th day of June, 1906, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIRARAPA SOUTH AND FEATHERSTON COUNTIES.—HUANGARUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—MAHUPUKU SETTLEMENT.

GROUP A.—ORDINARY FARMS.

Huangarua Survey District.

Subdivision 1.

• Weighted with £75, value of royalty on timber, payable in cash.

GROUP B.—SMALL GRAZING-RUNS.—LEASE FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS.

Huangarua Survey District.

Subdivision 2.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.