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ward from Cave Railway-station. It comprises stony terrace land and river-flats, with native pasture surface-sown with English grasses.

Reserve No. 951 is situated in the Borough of Waimate, at the corner of Manse and Innes Streets, and affords good paddock accommodation in a convenient situation.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders should be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and indorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease of Reserve.” Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. The leases will be for the terms stated in the Schedule.

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 twelve 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.

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 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.

10. The rent shall be payable half-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.

Pastoral Runs in Marlborough Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 6th September, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for license by public auction at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 26th day of October, 1910, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Class A.

Situated to the north side of Kaituna Valley, about sixteen miles by good road from Blenheim, and varies in altitude from 200 ft. to 2,000 ft. It consists of hillsides of inferior to fairly good quality, and upon which the native grasses are increasing. It is covered generally on the south with short manuka and fern, with a sprinkling of flax and scrub, and on the north generally with fern and patches of bush in the gullies; fairly well watered The run is fenced only along portions of the boundary, and, as in addition to partly adjoining it is also intersected by freehold land, there is an expensive contingent liability in regard to the balance of the fencing.

135 | 1,768 0 0 | 21 years | 50 0 0

Situated on south side of Kennington’s Creek, about eighteen miles from Blenheim. Access from Waikakaho Valley. Clayey soil; good warm aspect; covered generally with light scrub and fern, with patches of native grasses. Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,500 ft.

MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—LINKWATER SURVEY DISTRICT.

160 | 879 0 0 | 21 years | 8 0 0

Clay soil; broken country; originally covered with birch bush and mixed forest, the greater portion of which has been burnt. Distant about seven miles from Havelock. Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

SOUNDS COUNTY.—GORE SURVEY DISTRICT.

94 | 1,590 0 0 | 21 years | 160 0 0

Known as the Cape Jackson Run; all hill country, most of which is covered by kohikohi and other light bush and scrub, mixed with a dense growth of kiekie in places. The soil is fairly good, and good healthy sheep-country, and will carry grass well. The north-western end is high and rough, but there is a fair proportion of native and exotic grasses towards the Cape where the scrub has been burnt off. Altitude from sea-level to about 900 ft. There is little or no flat land. The access is by sea; landing can generally be effected in calm weather, or on the lee side in almost any weather.

KAIKOURA COUNTY.—GREENBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

127 | 12,300 0 0 | 10 years | 150 0 0

Situated about twelve miles from the Town of Kaikoura, at the back of the Lynton Downs freehold; high broken country, extending to the summit of the Inland Kaikoura Range. It is accessible up the Crib Creek.

Possession of Run 127 will be given on the 1st March, 1911; the remainder on the day of sale.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, under the provisions of section 132 of the Land Act, 1908, at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of November, 1910, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—CAMPBELLTOWN HUNDRED.

Rural Lands.

• Weighted with £11 11s., valuation for fencing near south boundary.

Nearly all open land, mostly level, chiefly swamp, with some sandhills towards the north and north-west. Soil sandy loam, and in the swamp dark loam and peaty. Accessible by road, but a railway-crossing is necessary. Distant 1 mile and 50 chains from Awarua Railway-station; two miles from Greenhills Railway-station.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining land, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 27th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 103, Parish of Ngaroto, containing 14 acres 3 roods, more or less.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.