SEPT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2473

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, fourteen years.
2. Possession will be given on date of sale.
3. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or for any other cause.
4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land during the term of the lease, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.
5. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease; and shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
8. 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.
9. The lessee shall, if required, depasture travelling stock at the following rates:—

Per Head per Night.
s. d.
Horses and cattle—
Ten or less .. .. .. .. .. 0 3
More than ten and not more than fifty .. .. 0 1½
More than fifty .. .. .. .. .. 0 0½
Sheep—
Twenty-five or less .. .. .. .. .. 0 0½
More than twenty-five and not more than two hundred and fifty .. .. .. .. 0 0¼
More than two hundred and fifty .. .. .. 0 0⅛

Full particulars may be ascertained, and plans obtained, at this office.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
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.—MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £376 5s. 5d., valuation for improvements.

Situated at the junction of the Carisbrook and Mangaramarama 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 macrocarpa 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 19¾ 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, Wellington; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.
2. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed 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 1st 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 141, 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 accordingly 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 regulations, 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 provision 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 estimated 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 auction 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.