3480
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

Situated on Okaka Road, in the Hunter ville No. 1 Block,
the distance from Mataroa being about sixteen miles.
Comprises hilly land, with a few flats at the front. The
soil is of fair quality on papa formation. The forest is
light, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, &c., with undergrowth
of usual kind. Fairly well watered.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Napier, 20th September, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
reserves will be offered for lease by public auction
at this office at 10 o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 11th day of
November, 1910, under the provisions of the Public
Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—NORSEWOOD SURVEY DIS-
TRICT (NGAMOKO FOREST RESERVE).

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Term
of Lease. | Upset
Annual
Rental. |
|----------|--------|-------|----------|-------------|
| 4 | II | 1,060 acres | 14 years | £ s. d.
25 0 0 |
| 5 | " | 900 " | " | 17 10 0 |

Situated about five miles from Norsewood Post-office.
Broken forest land, but nearly all the marketable timber
has now been milled. During the last few years the greater
part of the block was swept by fire, and on the burnt
portions a mixture of English grasses was sown. On Sec-
tion 5 about 400 acres in grass, and on Section 4 about
300 acres in grass.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One-half year's rent, together with £1 ls. lease fee,
   must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. No declaration is required. Residence and improve-
   ments 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 8th December, 1910.

4. The lease shall be for the term of years specified
   above, 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 payable 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 have the right to use the land com-
   prised in the lease for grazing purposes only.

8. The lessee shall have no right to fell or remove any
   live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying,
   on the land.

9. All persons duly authorized in that behalf shall have
   free right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes
   as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may deem expedient.

10. Licenses may be issued at any time during the
    currency of the lease to the lessee or other persons to cut
    and remove either standing or felled timber without the
    payment of compensation to the lessee.

11. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of
    gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land, and he shall
    with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be re-
    moved, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, ragwort, or other
    noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Com-
    missioner of Crown Lands.

12. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the
    lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease
    within thirty days after the date on which the same ought
    to be fulfilled.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction
for Cash.

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for sale by public auction for cash, at this
office, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the 8th day of
December, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TOWN LAND.

Town of Ranfurly.

| 10 | XI | A. R. P.
0 1 4·7 | £ s. d.
35 0 0 |

Weighted with £780, valuation for improvements consist-
ing of building containing twenty-five rooms, windmill,
tower, and tank.

SUBURBAN LAND.

Town of Alexandra.

| 5 | XXVII | 1 1 19 | 5 0 0 |

Weighted with £5 11s. 4d., valuation for fencing.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 11th July, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land
is open for sale or selection, and applications will be re-
ceived at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the
24th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MANGONUI COUNTY.—MAUNGA-
TANIWHA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash
Purchase:
Total Price. | Occupation
with Right
of
Purchase:
Half-yearly
Rent. | Renewable
Lease:
Half-yearly
Rent. |
|----------|--------|-------|------------|------------------|--------------|
| 4 | II | A. R. P.
237 2 0 | £ s. d.
270 0 0 | £ s. d.
6 15 0 | £ s. d.
5 8 0 |

ERIC C. GOLD 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.—CAMP-
BELLTOWN 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. Acces-
sible 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.