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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

Land in Southland Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 12th June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, to the holder of the adjoining land on and after Friday, the 17th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 8th June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 14th day of July, 1909, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Locality and Description.

Lot 49, Reserve 2331, is situated on the View Hill Plains adjoining the Bexley Station, on the Oxford–Sheffield Railway line. Open level land of light quality, on shingle.

Reserve 3093 is situated in the Rabbit Island Village Settlement, between the main Christchurch–Little River Road and the Halswell River, about 30 chains northerly from the Motukarara Railway-station. Low-lying land, with light sandy loam soil.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of a lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. The leases will be for the terms stated in the Schedule.

4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in a lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.

5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.

6. 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.

7. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained, except as hereinafter provided with regard to Lot 49, Reserve 2331.

8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. 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.

10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

11. The lease shall be 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.

12. The tenant of Lot 49, Reserve 2331, will be allowed to plough the section not more than three times during the term of the lease, and to take root or green crops only off the same, provided that not less than one year before the expiration of the term the lessee shall sow the land down in a satisfactory manner with cultivated grasses and clovers of approved quality, and leave it in good pasture at the termination of the lease.

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

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Disposal of Land in Otago Land District under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 31st May, 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 128 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 8th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 42, Block II, Clarendon Survey District: 3 acres 1 rood 34 perches.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICE.

Order under Section 39 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND DISTRICT.

In the matter of an application under section 39 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” by Mohi Te Wara Ngawaka, for amendment or cancellation of the orders of the Court of the 17th day of January, 1908, appointing successors to Mohi te Wara, deceased, in Allotment 348, Parish of Taupiri, and other blocks; and of a reference by the Chief Judge of the said Court under section 49 of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895”; and in the matter of an Order in Council by His Excellency the Governor in Council, dated the 22nd day of March, 1909, consenting to the Chief Judge making an order under section 39 aforesaid.

WHEREAS the above application has been referred to the Native Land Court for inquiry and report, and the same has been duly reported upon: And whereas it appears that the orders made appointing successors to Mohi te Wara, deceased, in Allotment 348, Parish of Taupiri; Allotments 51 and 62, Parish of Pepepe; Allotment 21, Parish of Whangape; and Allotment 18, Parish of Onewhero, were made in error:

Now, therefore, for the purpose of rectifying the said error, and in exercise of the power in that behalf vested in me as Chief Judge of the said Court by section 39 aforesaid, I hereby order that the orders of the Court dated the 17th day of January, 1908, appointing successors to Mohi te Wara, deceased, in the above-mentioned lands, be and the same are hereby cancelled.

As witness my hand, this 9th day of June, 1909.

JACKSON PALMER, Chief Judge.