July 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2007

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 19th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 26th day of August, 1909, for the lease of the undermentioned land under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Locality and Description.

This land fronts on the main road immediately to the south-westward of the Township of Culverden, and comprises open level land of fair quality.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders are to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and indorsed “Tender for area of 10 acres adjoining Culverden Township,” and must be accompanied by a deposit, either in cash, post-office money-order, or bank cheque, for an amount equal to one half-year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on the date of acceptance of tender.

3. The lease will be for the term stated in the Schedule.

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

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, but will be allowed to remove any improvements placed by him upon the land.

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.

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 lessee shall maintain in good order and condition (reasonable wear-and-tear alone excepted) any fencing existing upon the land at the date of lease, and shall so deliver it up at the expiration or sooner determination of the lease.

13. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 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, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 8th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION E. 23, Paparoa Parish: Area, 9 acres.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 19th July, 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, on or after Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—UMUTOI SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 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 Land Act, 1908,” on or after Thursday, the 29th day of July, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—GORGE SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
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.