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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

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 of fourteen years, 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.

Lands in Hikawera Settlement, Wellington Land District,
open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, 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. — FEATHERSTON COUNTY. —
HUANGARUA SURVEY DISTRICT. —HIKAWERA SETTLEMENT.

Group A.—Ordinary Farms.

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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small
grazing-run will be open for lease on application, for a
term of twenty-one years with right of renewal, at this
office, on Tuesday, the 26th day of June, 1906, under the
provisions of Part V of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT. — TAIERI COUNTY. — MOUNT HYDE
SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Pastoral Country.

Weighted with £35 10s. 6d., valuation for fencing.
Open undulating pastoral country; soil light; carries good
feed; well watered by four creeks passing through, and by
Lee Stream and Fortification Creek on boundaries. Altitude,
1,300 ft. to 1,500 ft. Access by good road from northern
boundary. This run is distant about seven miles and a half
from Lee Stream Post-office, and sixteen miles from Outram
Railway-station.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Town of Westport, Nelson Land District, for
Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 9th April, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for lease for a term of forty-two years
by public auction, at the Courthouse, Westport, on Friday,
the 8th day of June, 1906, at noon, under the provisions
of “The Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration
Act, 1877,” and its amendments, and “The Westland and
Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1901.”

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF WESTPORT.

The improvements on the above sections (if any) consist
of cottages, outbuildings, gardens, and fencing.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.