Dec. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3343

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th December, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of fourteen years, at the Survey Office, Hamilton, at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 28th day of January, 1910, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PARISH OF PUKETE.

SECTION 4A, Parish of Pukete (Waipa County), containing 23 acres and 35 perches. Upset annual rental, £12. Situated six miles from Hamilton, on the Waikato River, and known as the landing reserve.

Term of Lease.—Fourteen years, without right of renewal. The first half-year’s rental, and lease fee (£1 1s.), to be paid on fall of the hammer.

The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation for improvements effected during the currency of the lease.

The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, and shall with all reasonable dispatch remove, or cause to be removed, all such noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rent payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever. Lease liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained at the Survey Office, Hamilton, and at the District Lands Office, Auckland.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Land in Cheviot Estate, Canterbury Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 17th December, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the District Lands Office, Christchurch, at noon on Wednesday, the 26th day of January, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHEVIOT ESTATE.—VILLAGE OF SPOTSWOOD.

Locality and Description.

Open flat land, with good soil. Situated at the junction of the Parnassus Road and Waiau Road on the eastern side of the proposed line of railway and immediately adjacent thereto.

Terms of Sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Title will be subject to Part XIII of “The Land Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 30th day of March, 1910, under the provisions of section 132 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Access is from Paremata Railway-station, which is about five miles and a half distant—five miles metalled road and half a mile unformed road over very steep, broken country—or two miles and a half from Plimmerton Railway-station. The Government accepts no responsibility as to improving the access to these sections. Soil is of fair quality, on clay formation; mostly in grass, with a few dead trees standing. The area is fairly well watered.

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Access from Paremata Railway-station, about five miles distant by metalled road in excellent order and a few chains of unformed road, or two miles and a half from Plimmerton Railway-station. Soil of fair quality, on clay formation; parts swampy, but ploughable if drained. All in grass, with a little gorse and sweetbriar in places. Well watered by a running stream.

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These sections are situated on the beach of Porirua Harbour. Access is from Paremata Railway-station, about five miles distant by metalled road in excellent order, or two miles and a half from Plimmerton Railway-station. The soil is of good quality, on clay formation. First-class flat land, in grass.

The above land comprises subdivisions of Section 87, Block IX, Paekakariki Survey District, and is subject to survey if required.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 20th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 131 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 25th day of February, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 70 of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 29th September, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the Matamata Public Hall Committee, under section 70 of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908,” on or after Friday, the 28th day of January, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 5, Block VI, Matamata Township: 1 rood 10 perches.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.