Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3205

Coutts, Isabella, late of Normanby, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, domestic. Filed on the 8th day of August, 1910.

McHale, James, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 10th day of August, 1910.

Fairley, John, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, settler. Filed on the 10th day of August, 1910.

Mattwig, Augusta, late of Porirua, in the Provincial District of Wellington, domestic. Filed on the 10th day of August, 1910.

McKay, Daniel, late of Ross, in the Provincial District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 10th day of August, 1910.

Whitlock, Alexander, late of Port Chalmers, in the Provincial District of Otago, carter. Filed on the 12th day of August, 1910.

Damargin, Joseph, late of Waipukurau, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, labourer. Filed on the 12th day of August, 1910.

Sayes, Denis, late of Hokitika, in the Provincial District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 12th day of August, 1910.

Haines, Charles Leonard, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, miner. Filed on the 12th day of August, 1910.

Walton, William, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, steward. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1910.

Forrest, Andrew Stephenson, late of Winton, in the Provincial District of Otago, solicitor. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1910.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Town of Winslow, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 15th August, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Courthouse, Ashburton, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 21st day of September, 1910.

In the event of the leases of any of the allotments not being disposed of at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for selection at the District Lands Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTEBURY LAND DISTRICT. — TOWN OF WINSLOW.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of a lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, or with his application, deposit an amount equal to one year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale, or on acceptance of the application.

3. The leases will be for a term of ten years, commencing on the day of sale, or on acceptance of application.

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

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 he will be allowed, on the expiration of his lease, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected 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 will be required, within six months from the commencement of the lease, to have the land securely fenced, and thoroughly cleared of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds, and to so keep it cleared during the whole of the term.

10. The rent shall be payable 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 thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Nireaha Village Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th day of September, 1910, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — EKETAHUNA COUNTY. — TARARUA SURVEY DISTRICT. — NIREAHA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £49 10s., valuation for improvements.

This section has a frontage to the Quarry Road, which is metalled, and is within easy distance of a school, post-office, store, cheese-factory, &c. Access is from Newman or Eketahuna, which are about five or six miles distant by metalled roads. Comprises flat land, partly in grass and partly covered with a secondary growth. About 40 acres of the latter has been felled, but not burned. The milling-timber has been removed. Elevation ranges from about 745 ft. to 770 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise felling, grassing, and fencing.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land described above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and the lease shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

6. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.