Oct. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3759

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 18th October, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license and leases of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Southland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 18th October, 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 received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th day of January, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—FOREST HILL HUNDRED.

Second-class Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in the City of Nelson for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 18th October, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the lease of the undermentioned reserves, in two separate lots, will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 7th day of December, 1910, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—CITY OF NELSON.

Asphalt tennis-court on this section, remainder in grass. About a quarter flat, balance steep slope.

747 and part 748 | 1 0 23 | 10 0 0 | Fourteen years.

All in grass; about a quarter flat, remainder steep slope, with a few fruit-trees.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the terms 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 payable half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee will 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 will 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.

R. T. SADD,
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 received 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.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.