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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

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

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 6th February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 10th day of May, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 6th February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of March, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KAKAHI.

Kakahi is situated near the junction of the Upper Wanganui and Whakapapa Rivers, about ten miles south of Taumarunui. The North Island Main Trunk Railway passes through it. The sections comprise open land; soil light and pumiceous, on pumice subsoil.

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 term 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 paid half-yearly in advance.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, without consent.
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.
9. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 13th February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of March, 1911, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITATA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Locality and Description.

Reserve 3534 is situated on the north side of the Rangitata River, adjacent to the Upper Rangitata Traffic Bridge at Arundel, about seven miles and a half north-westward from Ealing Flag-station on the Main Trunk Railway, and about nine miles from Geraldine. It comprises principally open flat land of light quality.

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 acceptance of tender.
3. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his 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.
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, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
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. Subject to the stipulations hereinafter contained respecting the reservation of an area of at least ten acres for the accommodation of travelling stock, the lessee will be allowed to cultivate the reserve and to take one crop of turnips only, to be followed by one crop of oats only, provided that with the last-mentioned crop the area so cropped shall be sown down in a satisfactory manner with grass seeds of approved quality.
10. The lessee will be required at all times to keep an area of at least ten acres of the reserve securely fenced off and available for the accommodation of travelling stock, for which rates may be charged not exceeding the following scale: Sheep, 5s. per thousand for twenty-four hours; horses and cattle, 2d. a head up to twelve in number, and 1d. a head above that number, for twenty-four hours.
11. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
12. 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.