May 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1485

MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.

Maori Lands for Lease by Public Auction.

Office of the Waiariki District Maori Land Board,
Rotorua, 17th May, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for lease by public auction, at
the Assembly Hall, Rotorua, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Wednes-
day, the 30th day of June, 1909, under the provisions of
“The Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—TARAWERA
SURVEY DISTRICT.—WHARENU!, PUKETAWHERO, AND
OWHATIURA SOUTH BLOCKS.

Second-class Land.

| Sec- | Area. | Upset | Sec- | Area. | Upset |
| tion. | | Annual | tion. | | Annual |
| | | Rental. | | | Rental. |
| | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 1 | 50 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 32 | 18 0 0 | 3 0 0 |
| 2 | 350 0 0| 17 10 0 | 33 | 20 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 3 | 50 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 34 | 16 0 0 | 3 0 0 |
| 4 | 700 0 0| 26 5 0 | 35 | 16 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 5 | 800 0 0| 20 0 0 | 36 | 20 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 6 | 150 0 0| 7 10 0 | 37 | 20 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 7 | 385 0 0| 14 8 0 | 38 | 20 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 8 | 160 0 0| 8 0 0 | 39 | 24 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 9 | 135 0 0| 6 15 0 | 40 | 5 0 0 | 3 5 0 |
| 10 | 370 0 0| 16 13 0 | *40A | 5 0 0 | 3 5 0 |
| 11 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 41 | 5 0 0 | 3 5 0 |
| 12 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 42 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 13 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 43 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 14 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 44 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 15 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 45 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 16 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 46 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 17 | 5 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 47 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 18 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 48 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 19 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 49 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 20 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 50 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 21 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 51 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 |
| 22 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 52 | 57 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| 23 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 | †53 | 47 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 24 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 54 | 50 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 25 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 55 | 50 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 26 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 56 | 200 0 0| 10 0 0 |
| 27 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 57 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 28 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 58 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 29 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 59 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 30 | 5 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 60 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 31 | 50 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 61 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 |

• Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements.
  † Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

The above lands are situated to the east of the Town of
Rotorua, the nearest point being distant therefrom about
one mile.

This town with its population of two or three thousand
inhabitants provides a splendid market.

The access is by the main coach and motor road to Tau-
ranga, Te Puke, Paengaroa, Te Teko, Opotiki, and the coast
generally, part of which forms the northern boundary of the
block. The access-roads leading from the main road to the
back sections are surveyed, and although unformed at pre-
sent offer little difficulty to bridle traffic, and in many places
are practicable even for light wagons.

The soil, generally speaking, is of a light loamy nature, on
pumice formation.

The land is covered with fern, scattered tutu, and patches
of manuka. Section 4 contains a small area of forest, con-
sisting of rimu, rata, tawa, &c.

The block is favourably situated, lies to the sun, and is
well sheltered from the southerly winds. It is all ploughable,
with the exception of parts of Sections 4, 5, 7, and 10, and is
fairly well watered by Waingaehe Stream and its branches,
and several springs.

The altitude varies from 975 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level,
or runs from 20 ft. to 700 ft. above Lake Rotorua.

Two or three right-of-ways are to be provided for the use
of lessees to gain access to the lake, which is about half a
mile away.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease: Twenty-five years, with right of renewal
   for a further term of twenty-five years.

2. The rental shall not be less than the given upset half-
   yearly rental for the first twenty-five years, and shall be
   computed at the rate of 5 per cent. on the then unimproved
   value for the second term of twenty-five years. All rentals
   shall be payable in advance on the 1st January and the 1st
   July in each year.

3. The area of each section is subject to a slight readjust-
   ment on completion of survey.

4. Improvements.—Lessee shall bring into cultivation—
   (a.) Within one year from the date of his lease, not less
   than one-twentieth of the land;
   (b.) Within two years, not less than one-tenth;
   (c.) Within four years, not less than one-fifth;
   and shall within six years, in addition to the cultivation
   of one-fifth of the land, put substantial improvements of a
   permanent character to the value of £1 for every acre of
   first-class land, and 10s. for every acre of second-class land.

5. Compensation for Improvements.—Compensation for im-
   provements shall be payable by the Native owners at the
   expiration of the full term of fifty years, the amount to be
   assessed by arbitration, but not to exceed—
   (a.) In the case of sections of 75 acres and under, the
   sum of £150.
   (b.) In the case of other sections, £2 per acre; but in
   no case shall the compensation payable by the
   Native owners on any one section exceed the sum
   of £1,000.

6. If at the expiration of fifty years the owners are unable
   to pay such compensation, then the section loaded with the
   amount of the improvements (which amount shall not
   exceed the sums specified in paragraph 5) shall be put up to
   auction for a further term of twenty-five years at the best
   rent obtainable, and without compensation for improve-
   ments. Out of the amount received for the improvements
   the sum to which the outgoing lessee is entitled shall be
   paid to him.

7. Should the lessee at the end of the first term of twenty-
   five years refuse to accept the renewal, the value of the im-
   provements shall be assessed by arbitration, and the lease
   loaded with such value shall be sold by auction or tender.
   The amount received for the improvements, less any sum
   owing to the Board, shall be paid to the outgoing lessee. But
   the outgoing lessee shall have no right or claim against the
   Maori owners or the Board in respect of the value of any im-
   provements made by him on the lands in his occupation in
   case any person shall fail to pay such value to the Board.

8. If the lease is during the term of fifty years forfeited for
   any breach of condition, then the payment of the amount of
   the valuation of improvements is absolutely at the discretion
   of the Board.

9. Lessee to sign statutory declaration before executing
   lease, and on fall of hammer to deposit first half-year’s rent
   and £2 2s. for lease fee, stamp duty, and registration fee.

10. Including all other land already held, owned, or occu-
    pied under a tenure of more than nine months’ duration, no
    person may hold more than 5,000 acres. Every acre of first-
    class land being reckoned at 7½ acres, and every acre of
    second-class land being reckoned as 2½ acres.

11. Lessee to execute lease within thirty days after being
    notified that it is ready for signature.

12. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments, except
    land-tax.

13. Residence optional.

14. Transfer or sublease not allowed, except with the sanc-
    tion of the Board, and until lessee has been twelve months
    in possession and has effected the stipulated improvements.

15. Lessee may not mortgage without prior consent of
    Board.

16. Lessee has no right to minerals without license. He
    may use on the land any minerals for any agricultural,
    pastoral, household, road-making, or building purposes.

17. The term of each lease shall commence on the 1st
    July, 1909. Should the survey of any section not be com-
    pleted by that date a proportionate rebate in the rental may
    be made.

18. The Board retains the right to withdraw any section
    or sections advertised.

19. The leases will be subject to the general regulations
    issued by the Waiariki District Maori Land Board for the
    leasing of land within the thermal-springs district, where
    such regulations are not inconsistent with the foregoing
    terms and conditions.

JAS. W. BROWNE,
President, Waiariki District Maori Land Board.