1854
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th April, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 25th day of July, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.” The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1910, at 11 o’clock a.m., at this office.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—MATAMATA SETTLEMENT.—WAHAROA TOWNSHIP.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 9th May, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at noon on Thursday, the 30th day of June, 1910, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

There are on the land a good, nearly new dwelling of five rooms, with necessary outhouses, cooking-range, &c., and over 50 chains of ring and subdivisional fencing. Fairly good soil; in grass; generally flat. Access to formed road.

| 14 | XIV | 12 1 12 | 7 0 0 |

Mostly flat land, in grass; fenced on two sides; frontages to Main South Road and Blind River. Distant four miles and a half by main road from Seddon.

TOWN OF WARD.

| 1 | XIII | 3 0 0 | 4 10 0 |

Flat land; well watered by Needles Creek; within 3 chains of site of new railway-station at Ward.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on the day of the sale.
2. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.
3. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years from the 1st July, 1910, but subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government, except in the case of Section 1, Block XIII, Town of Ward.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements he has put upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings and fences erected by him, but not otherwise. This clause does not apply to Section 1, Block XIII, Town of Ward.
5. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the land comprised in his lease, except with the consent of the lessor.
6. The land shall not be cropped or broken up except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. 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.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all 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.
10. The lessee of Section 1, Block XIII, Town of Ward, shall, within the first twelve months of the term of the lease, erect and maintain an accommodation-house of the value of at least £500.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Matakanui Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 26th April, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given 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 Monday, the 13th day of June, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.—LAUDER SURVEY DISTRICT.—MATAKANUI SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The land consists of a low-lying flat of 180 acres, which provides good grazing on the western side, and a terrace on the eastern side of about 99 acres at a slightly higher elevation. The land holds the grass well, as the pasture is now sixteen years old. The allotment is ring-fenced and subdivided into three paddocks, and is well watered by two streams and numerous springs. The distance to Omakau Railway-station is about four miles by a good road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 187½ chains of boundary-fences and 74 chains subdivisional fences, all valued at £68 10s. 10d.

| 2A | III | 398 3 27 | 1,820 0 0 | 40 19 0 |

Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The northern portion consists of a low-lying flat of 200 acres, half of which has been cultivated and sown in grass, which is about thirteen years old and requires renewing. The southern portion of about 199 acres is at a slightly higher elevation, and the pasture is about eleven years old.

The allotment is watered by two streams and numerous springs, and is ring-fenced and subdivided into three paddocks.

The distance to Omakau Railway-station is two miles and a half by a good road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 268½ chains of boundary-fences and 40½ chains of subdivisional fences, all valued at £96 2s. 1d.

| 3A | III | 499 0 16 | 1,080 0 0 | 24 6 0 |

Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The land is flat and undulating, and the soil is light. About 200 acres on the eastern side has been cultivated and sown in grass, which is nine years old. About 100 acres on the west of the main road is in tussock. The allotment is ring-fenced and subdivided into four paddocks. The distance to Omakau Railway-station is one mile by a good dray-road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 289 chains of boundary-fences and 137 chains of subdivisional fences, all valued at £149 16s. 8d.