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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

Lands in Cradock and Methuen Hamlets, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 4th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 13th day of March, 1907, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDEN COUNTY.—TITIRANGI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Workmen’s Homes Allotments.

Cradock Hamlet.

25 | .. | A. R. P. 2 0 0 | £ s. d. 2 7 0 | £ s. d. 2 7 0

Undulating land, in English grass, but overrun with manuka; good soil, 12 in. deep; clay subsoil; well drained. About half a mile from Avondale Railway-station.

Methuen Hamlet.

14 | .. | 2 0 0 | 2 18 0 | 2 18 0

Agricultural land, in English grass; loamy soil and clay subsoil; surface water drained by watercourse. About half a mile from Avondale Railway-station. Weighted with £6 8s. for fencing (about 16 chains).

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Township of Hokio, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up till 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 10th day of April, 1907, for leases of the undermentioned lands for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, under the provisions of “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” and its amendments, and the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIO TOWNSHIP.

Locality and Description.

Situated at the mouth of Hokio Stream, about five miles and three-quarters from Levin Railway-station. Hokio is a summer resort in which thirty sections have already been selected. Horowhenua Lake lies between Levin and Hokio.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 10th December, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 14th day of March, 1907.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 45, Block V, Inangahua Survey District: Area, 21 acres and 11 perches.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of seven years, at the Gretna Hall, Taihape, on Wednesday, the 17th day of April, 1907, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—TAIHAPE TOWNSHIP.

Situated in the main street of Taihape, in the business part of the town, about 10 chains from the post-office and railway-station. Comprises flat land of good quality, felled, and in grass.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. 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.

2. The buildings now standing on the section may be removed by the owner within one month from the date of sale if he does not become the lessee.

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 shall be for the term specified hereon, 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 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.

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 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.