APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1119

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of April, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF POHANGINA.

The whole area is felled and grassed, and there are 17½ chains of fencing. The soil is of rich quality, on clay formation.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent, and £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid by the successful bidder on the fall of the hammer.
2. 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 sale.
4. The lease 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.
5. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
6. 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.
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 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 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.

Town of Levin.

Flat land, in grass; soil of good quality. Situated in Devon Street.

Suburbs of Pongaroa.

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Flat and undulating land, in grass; soil of fair quality. Access is by metalled road, half a mile to the township.

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.

Small Grazing-runs in Auckland Land District open for Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs are open for lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 25th day of April, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHAKATANE COUNTY.—WAIHI SOUTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Land.

National Endowment.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Broken fern and scrub land; soil of a sandy nature, on pumice formation; well watered by several streams. Distant six miles from Matata by formed road.

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Altitude, 300 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken to undulating land, covered with fern and scrub; sandy soil, on pumice formation; well watered by two streams. Distant about eight miles from Matata by dray-road.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th January, 1910.

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.