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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

Lands in the Township of Domett, Canterbury Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 12th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, at the Post-office, Mackenzie, on Wednesday, the 17th day of October, 1906, at 10 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

TOWNSHIP OF DOMETT. — CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — CHEVIOT ESTATE.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Mowhanau Village, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 17th day of October, 1906, for leases of the undermentioned lands under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAITOTARA COUNTY.—MOWHANAU VILLAGE (KAI IWI BEACH).

Mowhanau Village is situated in the Kai Iwi Block, on the sea-coast, about five miles from Wanganui by a buggy-road, and by a pack-track from the Kai Iwi Railway-station. The sections offered for lease comprise flat and undulating land in grass. The soil is of a sandy loam on papa formation.

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 addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. They should be marked on the outside “Tender, Mowhanau Village.”

2. No declaration is required, and 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 leases shall be for the terms mentioned in Schedule, but, in the event of the land being required by the Government, 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 Waitangi 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.

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

District Lands Office,
Napier, 17th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity: at this office, on Wednesday, the 7th day of November, 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, at the District Lands Office, Napier, on Thursday, the 8th day of November, 1906, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—PATANGATA COUNTY.—ELSTHORPE VILLAGE.

Section 13: Area, 1 rood. Lease in perpetuity: Rent, 5 per cent.—Half-yearly rent, 5s.

Section 17: Area, 2 roods 16 perches. Lease in perpetuity: Rent, 5 per cent.—Half-yearly rent, 10s.

Weighted with £4, 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.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 10th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Tuesday, the 30th day of October, 1906, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ARAPAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Nearly all hill, covered with light mixed bush and fern; well watered. About six miles and a half from Torea, by track.