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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on,
   upon the land or any part thereof any noisy, noxious, or
   offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done
   thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an
   annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neigh-
   bourhood.

9. In the event of the lessee, upon the expiry of the term,
   not again becoming the occupier of the land under a fresh
   lease, he shall be entitled to payment of valuation for all
   improvements which he shall have effected upon the land,
   so far as the same are existing and unexhausted.

10. The lessee shall, within one year from the date of
    selection, erect a permanent building on the section of a
    value of at least £50.

Full particulars may be obtained at the District Lands
Office, Christchurch.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned re-
serves will be offered for lease by public auction, at
this office, on Wednesday, the 30th day of March, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

| Section. | Block. | Survey Dis- | Area. | Upset
| | | trict. | | Annual
| | | | | Rental. |
|----------|--------|-------------|-------|---------|

Hutt County.

Part 32 | XVI | Akatarawa | 741 0 0 | 5 0 0

Featherston County.
State Forest Reserves.

102 | .. | .. |
105 | .. | .. |
Parts 100 | III | Rimutaka | 1,353 0 0 | 15 0 0
" 101 | V, IX | Wairarapa |

Featherston and Hutt Counties.

.. | XV, XVI | Akatarawa |
.. | III, IV | Rimutaka | 5,159 0 0 | 85 0 0
.. | I, II, V | Wairarapa |

Locality and Description.—These lots are situated on the
railway-line between Kaitoke Railway-station and Cross
Creek, and comprise more or less open country on the
Rimutaka Ranges, suitable for grazing.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, fourteen years, subject to termination by
   twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required
   by the Government.

2. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, and £1 1s. lease fee, must
   be paid on the fall of the hammer.

3. The lessee shall have the right to use the land com-
   prised in the lease for grazing purposes only.

4. The lessee shall have no right to fell or remove from the
   land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or
   lying on the ground.

5. All persons duly authorised in that behalf shall have free
   right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes as the
   Commissioner may deem expedient.

6. The lessee shall have no claim for compensation for
   improvements at any time, but at the expiration of his lease
   may remove all fencing and buildings erected by him on the
   land.

7. Licenses may be issued at any time during the currency
   of grazing-lease to the lessee or other persons to cut and
   remove either standing or felled timber under the Timber or
   Forest Regulations, without the payment of compensation
   to the lessee.

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

9. The lessee shall not light or permit any fire to be lighted
   within or in the vicinity of the reserves, nor shall he
   intentionally or negligently allow fire to spread in or into
   the forest. In the event of any damage to forest, flax, &c.,
   caused through fires so lighted or spreading, the lessee shall
   be liable for the value of such damage, and shall also be
   liable to a penalty of £50.

10. The lease shall be subject to the conditions that the
    Crown shall not be liable for any damage that may be done
    by or to stock running on the land comprised in the lease.
    and the lessee shall take all risks of whatever nature.

11. Possession will be given on date of acceptance of
    tender, from which date rent will commence.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th January, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wed-
nesday, the 27th day of April, 1910, for leases of the under-
mentioned reserves under the provisions of “The Public
Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Minimum
| | | | Annual Rental. | Term. |
|----------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|

Mangahao Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d.

23 | VII | 9 0 0 | 6 10 0 | Five years.
Situate on the Ridge Road, adjoining the Suburbs of Scar-
borough. Distant about one mile from Pahiatua Railway-
station.

Apti Survey District.

5 | IV | 3 1 32 | 2 10 0 | Five years.
Situated about one mile and a half from Rangiwahia.
Access is from Mangaweka, about twelve miles by good
metalled road.

Town of Mangaweka North.

5 and 6 | IV | 0 1 36 | 3 0 0 | Fourteen years.

Town of Livingston.

73 | .. | 7 2 30 | 3 0 0 | Seven years.
Lessee of this section will be required to fence, fell, and
grass the area to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of
Crown Lands within one year of acceptance of his tender;
also to keep down all noxious weeds and rabbits.

Town of Levin.

1 | XIV | 0 1 36 | 1 0 0 | Seven years.
Situated at the corner of Cambridge and Devon Streets.

Town of Linton.

300 | .. | 4 0 20 | 4 0 0 | Fourteen years.
Situated 16 chains from railway-siding. First-class land.

Town of Mangaweka.

52 | .. | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | Fourteen years.
Situated at corner of Bank and Koraenui Streets. Flat
land.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
   post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered,
   together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the
   number of sections which one person may lease, and 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 acceptance of
   tender.

4. The leases shall be for the terms specified, 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 will 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, or other noxious
   weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of
   Crown Lands.

8. The lease will 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.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.