Feb. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 5th February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at the Courthouse, Ashburton, at 12 o’clock noon, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, 1907, for a term of seven years, at the upset annual rent stated.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

Locality and Description of Reserve.

This reserve was formerly part of the old Mount Somers Tramway Reserve, lying from half a mile to a mile and a half eastward from Mount Somers Railway-station, and comprises open level land, a portion of which is infested with gorse.

The lessee will be required, within one year from the date of the lease, to get the land thoroughly cleared of gorse and other noxious weeds, and for this purpose he will be allowed to plough the land, and to take off it such green or root crops as he may desire: Provided further that upon the expiration of his lease he shall leave the land well laid down in English grasses not more than two years old.

Rights of access through and over the land are reserved in favour of the owners or occupiers of the freehold lands adjoining the reserve on the south side.

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 the day of sale.
3. The lease 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.

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, 1907, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

If more than one application is received for the same allotment on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Mataroa Village Settlement.

Weighted with £1 5s., valuation for fencing.

Situated on the main road from Taihape to Mataroa, about three-quarters of a mile from the latter place. Comprises hilly and easy-sloping open land, with enough flat for a building-site, and some flax and cabbage-trees. Good soil, on papa formation.

Mangaweka Village Settlement.

31 | .. | 13 1 26 | 0 10 0 | 3 7 1

Weighted with £72 5s., valuation for improvements.

Situated about one mile from Mangaweka Post-office, and near the railway-station. Flat grassed land, with good soil, on gravel-and-papa formation. The improvements comprise house, stable, sheds, fruit-trees, garden, fencing, ploughing, and stumping, &c.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).
2. The rentals stated above shall be the prices at which the lands shall be open for selection.
3. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.
4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.
5. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee, and the valuation for improvements immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.
6. All rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.
7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.
8. No lessee shall divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.
9. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. Each section is an allotment. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.
10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.