JAN. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 223

Lands in Kinloch Settlement, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th January, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 19th day of February, 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — AKAROA COUNTY. — AKAROA SURVEY DISTRICT. — KINLOCH SETTLEMENT.

GROUP A—DAIRY FARMS.

Subdivision 1.

Subdivision 2.

| 6 | II. | 52 3 0 | 18 0 | 23 14 9 |

GROUP B.—ORDINARY FARMS.

Subdivision 3.

| 1 | II. | 261 2 0 | 10 0 | 65 7 6 |

Subdivision 4.

| 7 | II. | 385 0 0 | 11 0 | 105 17 6 |

Subdivision 5.

| 8 | II. | 512 0 0 | 9 6 | (5)12 12 6 |

Subdivision 6.

| 9 | II. | 254 0 0 | 10 0 | 63 10 0 |
| 10 | " | 273 0 0 | 10 0 | 68 5 0 |

Subdivision 7.

| 11 | VI. | 429 0 0 | 9 0 | 96 10 6 |
| 12 | " | 303 0 0 | 11 6 | 87 2 3 |
| 13 | " | 293 0 0 | 11 6 | 84 4 9 |

Subdivision 8.

| 14 | V. | 462 0 0 | 10 3 | 118 7 9 |
| 15 | " | 408 0 0 | 11 3 | 114 15 0 |
| 16 | " | 499 0 0 | 11 3 | 140 6 11 |
| 17 | " | 579 0 0 | 11 0 | 159 4 6 |

Subdivision 9.

| 18 | V. | 641 2 0 | 10 6 | 168 7 10 |
| 19 | VI. | 553 0 0 | 10 0 | 138 5 0 |
| 20 | " | 625 0 0 | 8 6 | 132 16 3 |
| 21 | " | 634 0 0 | 9 0 | 142 13 0 |

Subdivision 10.

| 22 | VI. | 564 0 0 | 6 6 | 91 13 0 |

Subdivision 11.

| 23 | VI. | 586 0 0 | 11 0 | 161 3 0 |

(1) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £275, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £13 17s. 9d. Total half-yearly payment, £69 7s. 9d.

(2) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £275, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £13 17s. 9d. Total half-yearly payment, £49 11s. 9d.

(3) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £250, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £12 12s. 6d. Total half-yearly payment of Section 5, £52 15s. 1d.

(4) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £100, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £8 12s. 10d. Total half-yearly payment of Section 5, £52 15s. 1d.

(5) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £250, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £12 12s. 6d. Total half-yearly payment, £134 4s. 6d.

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GROUP B.—ORDINARY FARMS—continued.

Subdivision 12.

Subdivision 13.

| 25 | V. | 588 0 0 | 10 6 | 154 7 0 |

Subdivision 14.

| 27 | V. | 442 0 0 | 12 0 | 132 12 0 |
| 28 | VI. | 519 0 0 | 11 0 | 142 14 6 |

Subdivision 15.

| 29 | VI. | 347 2 0 | 11 0 | 95 11 8 |
| 30 | " | 304 2 0 | 10 6 | 79 18 3 |

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 18th December, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 14th day of February, 1906, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WEBER COUNTY.—TAUTANE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Description and Locality of Section.

Hilly and broken country; about 30 acres bush, principally in the gullies. The bush comprises ngaio, karaka, and some titoki. Twenty acres is in fern and toetoe, 60 acres consists of sandhills, more or less grassed; the balance is open fern country, with good soil. The reserve contains a seven-roomed house, with scullery, and room off the verandah, an iron shed, and a small cow-shed. The house, which is surrounded by a small orchard, requires considerable repairs to be habitable. There is about 30 chains of paddock-fencing near the house. The section is ring-fenced, with the exception of the sea frontage. Situated three miles and a half from Herbertville Township.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. 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 sale.

4. The lease shall be for the term of years 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 payable 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 lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.