Land in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 15th March, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the undermentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.

Land in Southland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of June, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.--WALLACE COUNTY.--WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

H. M. SKEET,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office, Wellington, 26th January, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of April, 1910, for leases of the undermentioned lands under the provisions of section 124 of "The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, seven years.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

5. The leases shall be for the term specified, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

7. The lessee shall 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.

8. 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.

9. The lease shall 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.

Land in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Monday, the 11th day of April, 1910, under the provisions of section 132 of "The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.--WAIAPU COUNTY.--MATA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

Situated about six miles from Waipiro by formed dray-road. Two acres in bush, the remainder broken fern country; soil good. Altitude, about 350 ft. above sea-level.

T. N. BRODRICK,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of "The Land Act, 1908."

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that an area of 3 acres and 22 perches, intersecting Sections 15, 16, and 17, Pukekura Parish, will be disposed of, under section 131 of the said Act, on and after Thursday, the 21st day of April, 1910.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.