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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

Reserves in the Hawke's Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 19th May, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday, the 8th day of July, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Situated ten miles from Gisborne.

Hangaroa Village.

86 | 17 1 0 | 1 0 0 | Year to year.

Situated on the Hangaroa River, about nine miles from the Gisborne–Wairoa Main Road, with which it is connected by a formed road, and about thirty miles south-west of Gisborne. The land is covered with light bush and scrub.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. 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 sale.

4. The lease shall be for the term of years specified above, 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 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, ragwort, 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.

9. The lessee of Section 86, Hangaroa Village, is to provide accommodation for travelling stock, and for this purpose 2 acres is to be set apart. Charges are not to exceed 5s. per flock of sheep and 1d. per head for cattle and horses, but not less than 5s. per night.

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

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 117 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on or after 14th August, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 9th March, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this office, on Wednesday, the 17th day of June, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU BLOCK.

National Endowment.

Situated near Little Wanganui. Access by Karamea Inland Road from Mokihinui, about twenty miles, and thence by Westport–Mokihinui Railway, twenty-nine miles. The land can also be reached by steamer trading between Westport and Little Wanganui River, a distance of about thirty-five miles.

Forest-clad country, the bush being principally birch. The soil is fair, and when cleared and sown produces excellent grass. Altitude, about 800 ft. above sea-level. Good climate; abundant rainfall.

| Kongahu | III | 430 | 4·68 |
| Kongahu | VI | 30 | 4·68 |

Hilly pastoral country, with patches of excellent soil on western side of Glass-eye Creek, remainder good soil of sedimentary marine formation; covered with bush, comprising birch, rimu, and kamahi. Access by about two miles of unformed track from the Little Wanganui River, which is distant about thirty-five miles from Westport by steamer.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 18th March, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this office, on Wednesday, the 24th day of June, 1908.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection will be decided by ballot at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 25th June, 1908, at the District Lands Office, Dunedin.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.

Second-class Land.

Open land, with light shingly soil. Situated about ten miles from Omakau Railway-station and a short distance from a school.

LOWER WANAKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 12 | IV | 105 0 30 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0 |

Open land, with fair soil. Situated about four miles from Pembroke.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.