3672
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 100

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 21st September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, 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 18th day of December, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — HORIANGA COUNTY. — WAIKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Unsurveyed Land.

National Endowment.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 27th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, on Saturday, the 13th day of January, 1912, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKOHU COUNTY.—NGATAFA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Education Reserves.

Situated about eight miles by unformed road from Rakauroa, and about thirteen miles from Otoko. Hilly country, with some good easy slopes. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush, principally tawa and rimu, with a mixed undergrowth. Soil good, on papa formation.

5 | VII | 185 0 0 | 11 4 0

Situated about fourteen miles by unformed road from Otoko, eleven miles from Rakauroa, two miles from the Wharekopae Road, and about thirty-six miles from Gisborne. Easy hilly country. Altitude, from 1,300 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa and a little rimu, with a mixed undergrowth. Well watered. Soil good, on papa formation.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained at this office, and at the local Lands Office, Gisborne.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 11th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 19th day of December, 1911, for leases of the undermentioned reserves under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Reserve 1264a is situated at Burke’s Pass, and known as the Police Reserve, and comprises land of good quality, and well sheltered on the west and south-west sides.

Part 394 | . . | Bealey | 7 0 0* | 20 0 0 | 3 years.

Part Reserve 394 is situated at Bealey, known as a Police Reserve, and bounds the Post-office Reserve, and is situated a few chains to the eastward of the Bealey Hotel, fronting the main road. There are some old buildings on the reserve.

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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.” One year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 ls. lease fee, must accompany each tender.

2. Possession will be given on acceptance of tender.

3. Possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, may be resumed at any time by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice of intention so to do.

4. 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.

5. 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, without consent.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. The lessee will be required, during each of the first three years of the term, to thoroughly clear of gorse and other noxious weeds not less than one-third of the area comprised in his lease, so that the whole of the area shall be thoroughly cleared at the expiration of the third year of the term, and thereafter be kept clear during the remainder of the term.

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.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 18th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that part of Section 8, Block VII, Waro Survey District, Taranaki Land District, containing about 7 acres 2 roods 21 perches, will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 131 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 26th day of January, 1912.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.