Mar. 14.] . THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 951

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Pastoral Run in Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 11th March, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, the 15th day of May, 1907, under the provisions of Part VI of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CLASS I.

Southland Land District.—Mason Survey District.—Stewart Island.

PASTORAL RUN NO. 533: Area, 7,110 acres. Upset rental per annum, £12. Term, fourteen years.

Weighted with £60, valuation for improvements.

Description of Run.

Situated at Mason Bay, Stewart Island. Access from this bay and by water to head of Paterson Inlet at Freshwater River, thence through open country. Soil inferior, sand and sandy loam; well watered with fine small streams. Bush chiefly dense scrub, a large proportion being the best cattle-feed; principal vegetation on open land red tussock, and a little native grass.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Lands in Mangapouri Settlement, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.*

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 25th 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 section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PIAKO COUNTY.—PATETERE NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.—MANGAPOURI SETTLEMENT.

Subdivision No. 1.

Subdivision No. 2.

| 4 | II | 178 0 0 | 4 6 | 20 0 6 |

Subdivision No. 3.

| 5 | II | 193 2 18 | 3 3 | 15 14 8 |

Subdivision No. 4.

| 6 | II | 262 1 25 | 3 10·5 | 25 8 5 |

Subdivision No. 5.

| 7 | II | 179 0 30 | 4 3 | 19 0 9 |

Subdivision No. 6.

| 8 | II | 186 0 0 | 5 0 | 23 5 0 |

Subdivision No. 7.

| 9 | VI | 254 0 0 | 4 0 | 25 8 0 |

Subdivision No. 8.

| 10 | VI | 339 2 0 | 4 10·5 | 41 7 7 |

Subdivision No. 9.

| 11 | VI | 383 0 0 | 4 9 | 45 9 8 |

Subdivision No. 10.

| 12 | VI | 411 0 0 | 3 9 | 38 10 8 |

Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £170, repayable in twelve years by half-yearly instalments of £8 11s. 9d. Total half-yearly payment, £9 0s. 1d.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Lands 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 lands under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Levin.

Term, seven years.

Situated at the corner of Cambridge and Essex Streets, about half a mile from the Levin Post-office. The section is level, and has been cultivated, but not sown down in grass.

Town of Makuri.

Term, five years.

Sloping and flat land, felled and grassed, and locally known as the “Government paddock.” Secondary growth appears in places. The allotment is irregularly fenced, and an area of about 2 acres of roads and river reserve is included. The existing fences will, however, be allowed to remain in their present position, and are to be maintained in good order by the lessee.

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 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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 15th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the area of 480 acres in Block IX, Matiri Survey District, Nelson Land District, and marked on the map as a “milling-timber area,” will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 17th day of April, 1907, under the provisions of the said Act.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.