3400 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 99

Land in the Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 15th November, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the undermentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the
Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of "The Land
Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at the District Lands Office, Wellington, up
to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 8th day of January,
1908, for leases of the undermentioned reserves, under the
provisions of "The Public Reserves Act, 1881."

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Pohangina.

The sections in Blocks I, II, III, and IX are more or less
swampy; those in Block IV are fairly dry, and have recently
been ploughed.

Town of Taihape.

Fairly easy sloping land, in grass.

Apiti Survey District.

Situated sixteen miles from Hunterville by good metalled
road, at the junction of the Kiwitea-Tapua Road with the
Middle Road, about five miles from the Pakihikura Village
Settlement. Mostly hilly; soil of fairly good quality, on
clay-and-sandstone formation; covered with very light forest
of tawa, mahoe, and mako, with thick undergrowth.

Cleared and in grass. Situated west of Pakihikura Village
Settlement at the junction of the Tapuae and Peep-o'-Day
Roads.

Town of Paraparaumu.

Situated about a quarter of a mile from Paraparaumu
Railway-station by good metalled road. Level and easy
undulating land, in grass, rising from the front and back
towards the middle; first-class soil, on clay-and-sand forma-
tion.

Makuri Survey District.

Situated about a mile from the Kohinui School and Post-
office, on the Woodville-Aohanga Road near its junction with
the Tiraumea Valley and Waituna Roads, and about six
miles from the Mangatainoka Railway-station by a metalled
road. Comprises partly terrace flat and sloping land, falling
steeply towards the Tiraumea River and Waitakotoru Stream.
Covered with fern and grass and some dry and green tawa;
soil of fair quality, on shingle-and-papa formation.

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 78, Town of Taihape, shall be subject to
   termination by twelve months' notice in the event of the
   land being required by the Government. The lease of Sec-
   tion 78, Town of Taihape, shall be subject to termination by
   three months' notice. Right of way is reserved along the
   northern boundary of Section 78, Town of Taihape.
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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained
at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public
Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th November, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act,
1892," and the amendments and regulations there-
under, that written tenders will be received at the District
Lands Office, Auckland, from the proprietors of existing
sawmills, and logging contractors, up till 12 o'clock noon on
Wednesday, 18th December, 1907, for the purchase of the
kauri timber standing on the undermentioned lots.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Lot 1.
Section 5, Block XIV, Punakitere Survey District.
78 GREEN kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 198,770
sup. ft. (standing measurement).