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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 79

4. The leases shall be for the terms mentioned in Schedule,
   but, in the event of the land being required by the Govern-
   ment, shall be subject to twelve months' notice of resumption
   in the case of Sections 6 to 11 and 73, and to three months'
   notice in the case of Sections 15, 16, and 17.
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 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 right of the public to the full and free use of Wai-
    tangi Parade is reserved.
11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
    shall 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.

Village - homestead Allotment in Wellington Land District
open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the
16th day of October, 1906, under the provisions of "The
Land Act, 1892."
If more than one application is received for the allotment
on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by
ballot.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — MANGAH Ao SURVEY DIS-
TRICT. —PAHIATUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Section. Block. Area. Rent per Acre Half-yearly per Annum. Rent.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
65 .. 19 3 3 11 7·3 5 14 9

Weighted with £376 5s. 5d., valuation for improvements.
Situated at the junction of the Carisbrook and Manga-
ramarama Roads. Access from Mangatainoka Railway-
station, about one mile and a half distant by metalled road.
Comprises flat land intersected by the Mangaramarama
Stream, which is liable to flood the land at time of heavy
rains. The section is felled, grassed, fenced, and subdivided.
About 9 acres has been stumped and cultivated. Willows
are planted along the stream, and there is a good macro-
carpa fence around garden and house. The soil is of good
quality, resting on shingle formation. A plentiful water-
supply is provided by the Mangaramarama Stream.
The improvements consist of 19½ acres felled and grassed,
about 66 chains of fencing, stumping, draining, shelter-trees,
house, cowshed, dairy, &c.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as
   provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications
   shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wel-
   lington ; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the
   provisions of Part I aforesaid.
2. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupa-
   tion, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the declaration pre-
   scribed in Schedule C of the said Act.
3. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year's
   rent, together with the lease and registration fee, and the
   valuation for improvements, immediately the application
   has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.
4. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the
   lst days of January and July in each year, as provided in
   section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is
   payable as before provided,
5. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in
   the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act.
   The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the
   said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall
   apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The
   provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said
   Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
   ingly to a lessee under these regulations.
6. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land
   held by him under these regulations, except under and
   subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.
7. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment in
   Pahiatua Village Settlement, and such allotment shall be
   held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use
   or benefit of any other person whomsoever. Each section
   is an allotment. No married woman shall be eligible as a
   selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married
   woman who may become a transferee under a will or by
   virtue of an intestacy.
8. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
   shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regu-
   lations, and to the applications and lease to be made and
   issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created,
   and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are
   thereby affected; and the mention of any particular pro-
   vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
   other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
   case.
   JOHN STRAUCHON,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Flax-cutting Lease in Auckland Land District for Sale by
Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th August, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land,
suitable for flax-cutting and cultivation, will be offered
for lease by public auction for a term of fifteen years, at the
District Lands Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 18th day
of October, 1906, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of
"The Land Act, 1892," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. —AWAKINO COUNTY.
ALL that area bounded on the north by Kinohaku West F,
Section 1 ; on the south by Section 1, Block X, Whareorino
Survey District ; and on the west by the sea, with a depth of
from 10 to 15 chains from coast, containing approximately
230 acres.
Most of the land consists of a high plateau, with cliffs and
steep faces along the foreshore. The flax is very high and
strongly grown, and reaches several feet above the head of a
man mounted on horseback, and has been variously esti-
mated to contain from 8,000 to 15,000 tons.
Attention is expressly drawn to the fact that no road to
or shipping-place on or near is guaranteed or implied.
Persons interested should visit the ground and inspect the
area personally. Probably the best situation for a mill
would be either at Mokau or Kawhia.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lease will be for fifteen years, weighted with £1,000
   as the upset present value of the flax. The bidding at auc-
   tion to start at that amount. The successful bidder must
   pay one-fourth of the purchase-money on the fall of the
   hammer, one-fourth within fourteen days, and balance either
   in cash or bills extending, at fixed periods, over twelve
   months, bearing 5 per cent. interest, and indorsed to the
   satisfaction of the Commissioner; failing payment of which
   all instalments paid shall be forfeited and the interest of the
   successful bidder absolutely determined without payment of
   any compensation.
2. One shilling per acre per annum rental will be charged
   for the first four years, and after that till end of term
   the rental, which must be paid half-yearly in advance, will
   be a sum per annum equal to one-fourth of the amount bid
   for the present crop.
3. No flax shall be cut oftener than once in three years,
   and only four crops, including the present one, shall be taken
   from the land during the term of the lease. The method
   and manner of cutting shall be subject to the approval of
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. All flax planted and other flax growing on the ground
   will become the property of the Crown on the termination
   of the lease, and no plants are to be removed or destroyed.