Pastoral Run in Southland Land District liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 29th May, 1906.
PURSUANT to section 215 of "The Land Act, 1892," notice is hereby given to the following persons that the undermentioned pastoral license is liable to forfeiture, and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with the penalty for non-payment at due date, be not paid within three months from date hereof the license will be declared forfeited.

SCHEDULE.
| License No. | Run No. | Survey District. | County. | Licensees. | Land Act. |
|-------------|---------|------------------|---------|-------------|-----------|
| 225 | 533 | Mason | Stewart Island | Duncan Dundas and William Arthur Forbes Thompson. | 1892. |

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Hawke's Bay Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 11th June, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the lst day of August, 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.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
| Section. | Block. | Area | Rent in Perpetuity: Rent, 5 per Cent. |
|----------|--------|------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | Rent per Acre per Annum. | Half-yearly Rent. |

Patangata County.—Elsthorpe Settlement.—Elsthorpe Village.
A. R. P. s. d.
£ s. d.
16 0 2 16 | 20 0 | 0 6 0
Weighted with £7, valuation for fencing.
The Village of Elsthorpe is situated on the main road from Kaikora to the coast, about fourteen miles from the former place.
Waipawa County.—Waipukurau Survey District.—Argyll Settlement.
22 I 296 0 0 | 2 2½ | 16 7 5
Weighted with £609 10s., valuation for improvements, consisting of dwellinghouse, five rooms, £230; outbuildings, £30; sheep-yards, £100; orchard, £20; 210 chains fencing, seven wires, four posts to the chain, £157 10s.; 25 acres in grass, £25; 47 acres ploughed, £47.
Altitude, 700 ft. All flat land; about 30 acres at the northern end of section is light agricultural land, the balance being light and stony. Water may be obtained in very dry summers by sinking wells; in ordinary seasons there is water in the stream at the northern end of the section. The improvements, which are included in the price of the section, comprise 190 chains fencing on road frontage, valued £76. The distance from Waipawa is nine miles by a good metalled road.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Town of Rotorua, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Courthouse, Rotorua, on Friday, the 3rd day of August, 1906, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF ROTORUA.
Town Lands.
Lot 1, Block LV, 1 rood; upset annual rent, £6 10s.
Lot 2, 37 perches; upset annual rent, £5 10s.

Suburban Lands.
Subdivision of Section 22 :—Lots 1, 2, and 3, each 1 rood; upset annual rent, £10. Lots 4 to 9, each 1 rood; upset annual rent, £7 per lot. Lot 10, 31.8 perches; upset annual rent, £10. Lot 11, 1 rood 14.6 perches; upset annual rent, £10. Lots 12, 13, 14, each 1 rood; upset annual rent, £10 per lot. Lots 15 to 23, each 1 rood; upset annual rent, £7 per lot. Lot 24, 1 rood 3 perches; upset annual rent, £10. Lot 25, 1 rood 26 perches; upset annual rent, £10.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, ninety-nine years.
2. Rents are payable half-yearly in advance to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland. The first half-yearly payment is to be made on the fall of the hammer.
3. Sections to be improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of ten times the annual rental. No valuations for improvements will be allowed at the end of the term of lease.
4. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent in writing of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.
5. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.
6. All buildings erected to be kept in good repair and condition; and in the erection of any building upon the sections within the town the lessee must abide by and conform to the alignment of streets and roads, and to all by-laws and regulations made by the local authority intrusted with the administration of the local affairs of the Township of Rotorua.
7. Privies, ashpits, and other works of a similar character to be constructed and maintained as directed by the local authority. All drains and channels, and the sanitary state and condition of the premises, to be subject to the by-laws and regulations of the local authority.
8. No wells to be sunk, or any excavations to be made, without the consent in writing of the local authority.
9. The trade or business of a soap-boiler, tallow-chandler, tanner, slaughterman, meat curer or preserver, or any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture of any kind whatever will not be permitted.
10. Provision will be made in the leases for inspection of premises at all reasonable times.
11. Leases will be liable to forfeiture if rent be thirty days in arrear, and the leases will contain provisions for re-entry and for the recovery of rents.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown 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.
| Section. | Block. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. |
|----------|--------|-------|---------------------|
| 65 | XIV | 9 2 0 | 2 7 6 |

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.