APRIL 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1207

Lands in Town of Seddon, Starborough Settlement, Marlborough Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 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 13th day of May, 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—STARBOROUGH SETTLEMENT.—TOWN OF SEDDON.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
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.

Land in Nelson Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 22nd February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that Section No. 23, Block II, Gordon Survey District, Nelson Land District, containing 307 acres, and marked on the map as a “Milling-timber Reserve,” will be open for sale or selection either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, at this office, on Wednesday, the 29th day of May, 1907, under the provisions of the said Act.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.

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