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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th September, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 22nd day of November, 1906, for the leases of the undermentioned reserves, for a term of seven years, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Situated on Marshall Road, about 30 chains from Hunter-ville Post-office, and about 60 chains from the railway-station, by good metalled streets. The section, which is all in grass, comprises hilly land, with a small flat near the road. The soil is of good quality, on papa formation.

TOWNSHIP OF BUNNYTHORPE.

| 1326 | .. | 1 1 14 | 1 5 0 |

Situated in the suburbs of Bunnythorpe Township, about one mile from the railway-station by a good metalled road. Comprises flat land, intersected by an old watercourse, which is dry except in the wet season. The soil is of very good quality, on clay formation.

| 1357 & 1359 | .. | 1 0 0 | 1 4 6 |

Situated in the Village of Bunnythorpe, and accessible by a dray-road formed to within a few chains of the north-east corner of Section 1359. All flat land, subject to floods. Good alluvial soil, on shingle formation. The area is all logged up and in grass.

TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTON.

| 11 | I | 1 0 3 | 0 12 6 |
| 8 | V | 0 2 30 | 0 9 0 |
| 5 | VII | 0 2 20 | 0 8 0 |
| 4, 5, 6, 10 | VI | 0 3 33 | 0 12 6 |
| 17,18,19,20 | VIII | 1 0 0 | 0 12 6 |
| 6,7 | IX | 0 3 24 | 0 12 0 |
| 10 | XIII | 0 1 30 | 0 5 6 |

These sections comprise clay land, felled and grassed. Situated about 24 chains from Hukanui Railway-station by metalled dray-road.

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.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. 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 term of seven years, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
5. The rent shall be paid 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 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.
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.

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

JOHN STRAUCHON,
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 Tayler’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 comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
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 lessee shall once a year during the said term, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted thereon during the said term.
10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
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.

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

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.