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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1906.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act, 1905,” will be held on Tuesday, the 31st January, 1907, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary to the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received before the 3rd January, 1907. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspectors of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 24th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Gretna Hall, Taihape, on Thursday, the 15th day of November, 1906, at 1 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Undulating and flat land in grass. Situated about one mile north of the Taihape Post-office, on a metalled road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease will be for a term of seven years.
2. A deposit of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid [on the fall of the hammer.
3. 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.
4. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
5. The lease will be for the term specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
7. The lessee will 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.
8. 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.
9. The lease will 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Greenfield Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 2nd October, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 28th 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 section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—BRUCE COUNTY.—WAITAHUNA EAST SURVEY DISTRICT.—GREENFIELD SETTLEMENT.

Ordinary Farm.

SECTION 51A, Block I: Area, 621 acres. Lease in perpetuity —Rent, 5 per cent.: Rent per acre per annum, 3s. 9d.; half-yearly rental, £58 4s. 5d.

Mixed agricultural and pastoral land, rather hilly; soil of good quality—a light loam on a sandy-clay subsoil. Excellent wheat has been grown on the north-east portion of this section. There is permanent water in the Dulburn and Waitahuna Streams. Distant about four miles by a good road from Clydevale. Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements (included in the price of the section) consist of half of 78 chains and the whole of 47 chains of wire fencing, wire-netted, on south boundary, half of 22 chains on west boundary, half of 6 chains and one gate on north boundary, and 50 chains of interior fencing; total value, £56 7s.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 1st October, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at the District Lands Office, Christchurch, at 12 o’clock noon, on Thursday, the 22nd day of November, 1906, for a term of seven years, at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PIGEON BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.

Locality and Description of Reserves.

Reserve No. 60 is situated near Godley Head, between Taylor’s Mistake and Lyttelton Harbour, and comprises open hill, ranging from sea-level to 804 ft. elevation, and carrying native and English grasses.

Reserve No. 61 is situated at Adderley Head, Port Lyttelton, access thereto being obtainable only by water. The reserve consists of pastoral hill-land, carrying native and English grasses. The land occupied by the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s pilot-station in Little Port Cooper, the site of the lookout house on the head, and right-of-way between the two are reserved from lease.

Reserve No. 62A is situated at Camp Bay, Port Lyttelton, and comprises land of the same quality as Reserve No. 61. The lessee will be required to keep securely fenced off the point within the reserve on which are situated some graves. A right of way is reserved over a strip of land 1 chain wide along the western boundary of the reserve.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. Possession will be given on 1st January, 1907.
3. The leases will be for a term of seven years.
4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.
5. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land