2534 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 82

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.

5. The lessee shall take all risks of fire, and he will be
   held responsible to take every precaution necessary to guard
   against the flax being burned.

6. The term will commence from date of the issue of the
   lease.

7. No compensation of any kind will be allowed for im-
   provements, but the lessee may, with the consent of the
   Land Board, remove the buildings and plant at the expira-
   tion of the lease.

8. The right is reserved to cut drains, and survey and take
   roads, through the area leased, also full right of access at
   any time by the Commissioner of Crown Lands or employees
   the Government.

9. The lessee shall, when directed so to do, connect all
   drains with any Government system of drainage within the
   district. Drains cut by the lessee to conform with such
   system.

10. The area dealt with in these conditions is the Crown lands
    upon which the flax is growing, lying between the edge of the
    forest or scrub and the sea coast, extending from the southern
    boundary of Kinohaku West F, Section 1, to the southern
    boundary of Section 1, Block VII, Whareorino Survey
    District. The land may be surveyed at any time if thought
    necessary by the Commissioner. Should any dispute arise
    as to the boundaries the Commissioner will be the sole judge,
    and his decision shall be final. It is to be clearly under-
    stood that the plan is merely a sketch, and the area men-
    tioned only approximate.

11. The lessee shall not transfer or sublet except with the
    approval of the Land Board.

12. All rights reserved by the Crown in these conditions
    are to be without payment for compensation whatsoever.
    Should any dispute arise as to the meaning of these condi-
    tions the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall
    be final. A lease will be issued in due course to the success-
    ful bidder, subject to the foregoing conditions.

13. The lease may also contain such additional conditions
    as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary in
    the interests of the Crown and the public.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Huinga Settlement, Taranaki Land District, open
for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 4th September, 1906.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, on Thursday, the 4th day of October, 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 Courthouse, Stratford, on Saturday,
the 6th day of October, 1906, at 10 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—STRATFORD COUNTY.—HUINGA
SETTLEMENT.

(a) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £200, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £7 16s.
Total half-yearly payment, £70 16s.

(b) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £200, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £7 16s.
Total half-yearly payment, £40 11s. 11d.

(c) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £205, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £7 19s. 11d.
Total half-yearly payment, £67 2s. 1d.

(d) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £200, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £7 16s.
Total half-yearly payment, £69 11s. 3d.

(e) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £208, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £8 2s. 2d.
Total half-yearly payment, £55 8s. 1d.

(f) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £320, repay-
able in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £12 9s. 7d.
Total half-yearly payment, £62 4s.

FRANCIS SIMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.