Feb. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 591

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, 1907, for leases of the undermentioned reserves under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Flat land, in grass; good soil, somewhat light, resting on grit formation.

Town of Mangaweka.

63 | .. | 0 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 7 years.

Situated in Koraenui Street, about 7 chains from the post-office; level land, in grass; good soil.

The owner of the building now on the reserve will be allowed one month from date of sale in which to remove it if he does not become the purchaser of the lease.

Town of Shannon.

289 | .. | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0 | 7 years.

Level land, in grass, situated in Vauce Street.

Town of Scarborough.

11 | XIII | 0 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 7 years.

Situated about 20 chains from Pahiatua Railway-station by metalled road. Comprises flat land, in grass, with frontage to Victoria and Macdonald Streets. Victoria Street frontage is planted with macrocarpa-trees; Macdonald Street is unformed.

A few temporary buildings, utilised as fowl-house, pig-sties, &c., have been erected on the land, and may be removed by the owner within one month from date of sale if he does not become the lessee.

Town of Levin.

3 | XII | 0 2 0 | 1 10 0 | 7 years.
1 | XIV | 0 1 35 | 1 5 0 | "

Section 3 is situated at the corner of Cambridge and Essex Streets, half a mile from Levin Post-office. Section 1 is situated at the corner of Cambridge and Devon Streets, a quarter of a mile from Levin Post-office. Sections consist of level easy-sloping land, in grass; good soil.

Town of Livingstone.

41 | .. | 2 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 14 years.
48 | .. | 2 0 0 | 0 15 0 | "
45 | .. | 2 0 0 | 0 15 0 | "
60 | .. | 1 1 32 | 0 11 0 | "
61 | .. | 2 0 0 | 0 15 0 | "

Livingstone Township is about four miles from Hunter ville by formed dray-road. Sections offered are all in standing bush, consisting of matai, tawa, honeysuckle, hinau, ma-hoe, &c.

Wharangi (Foxton Sanatorium).

12 | .. | 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 | 14 years.
14 | .. | 0 0 20 | 0 10 0 | "

Situated at the mouth of the Manawatu River in the locality known as the Foxton Health Resort. Accessible from Foxton by formed 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 terms specified, but, with the exception of Section 3, Block XII, and Section 1, Block XIV, Town of Levin, shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government. The leases of Section 3, Block XII, and Section 1, Block XIV, Town of Levin, shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice.

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 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Flax in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 30th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that separate tenders will be received at this office up till 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 18th day of February, 1907, for the purchase of one crop of flax now standing on the undermentioned Crown lands and reserves:—

Lot 1.

Sections 39 and 40, Koheroa Parish.
Time for removal, three months.

Lot 2.

North bank of the Whangamarino River, westerly from Section 62, Parish of Maramarua.
Time for removal, four months.

Lot 3.

Parts of Block X, Hukerenui Survey District (Te Mata, Kauri-gum Reserve).
Time for removal, three months.

Lot 4.

Part of Block IX, Purua Survey District, adjoining Sections 27 and 28 (on bank of the Waipao Stream).
Time for removal, three months.

Lot 5.

South portion of Section 95, Matakohe Parish.
Time for removal, three months.

Lot 6.

Sections 108 and 109, Parish of Matakohe.
Time for removal, three months.

Lot 7.

Along the course of the Awaroa Stream, Parish of Whangape.
Time for removal, six months.

Lot 8.

Part of Blocks XV and XVI, Opaheke Survey District, and part of Blocks III and IV, Maramarua Survey District (Koheroa No. 2 Kauri-gum Reserve).
Time for removal, six months.

Lot 9.

Part of Blocks III, IV, and VI, Awa-o-te-Atua Survey District.
Time for removal, six months.

Lot 10.

Road reserve along the right-hand bank of the Tarawera River, Matata Parish.
Time for removal of flax, one year (subject to the right of resumption by one month’s notice if required for road-works or other purposes).

Lot 11, Sublot 1.

Part Block X, Waipoua Survey District (Maunganui Bluff).
Time for removal, one year.

Lot 11, Sublot 2.

Part Block XII, Waipoua Survey District (Maunganui Bluff).
Time for removal, one year.