Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1071

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 15th March, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at this office, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th day of June, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SOUNDS COUNTY.—GORE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Bush land, of fair quality, situate in Port Gore. Distant three to four miles by mountain track to Endeavour Inlet, thence twenty-two miles by water to Picton, or direct, via Cape Jackson to Picton, about thirty-six miles.

| 49A | VII | 462 0 18 | 12 0 0 |

Bush land, of fair quality, with cold aspect. Situate at Big Bay, Endeavour Inlet, about twenty miles from Picton by water.

| 10A | VI | 336 2 0 | 10 0 0 |

Situate on the southern shore of entrance to Endeavour Inlet, distant about twenty miles from Picton by water. Broken bush land; soil inferior and rocky; well watered; sunny aspect.

| 12A | X | 28 2 37 | 1 10 0 |

Situated on southern shore of entrance to Endeavour Inlet, about nineteen miles from Picton by water.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

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

2. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years from the 1st July, 1911, but subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements he has placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings and fences erected by him, but not otherwise.

5. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in his lease without consent.

6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. 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.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 15th March, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SOUNDS COUNTY.—GORE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 19th December, 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 holder of adjoining land under section 128 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 23rd day of March, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTIONS S.E. 101 and N.W. 102, Parish of Tauraroa (Whangarei County), containing 74 acres, more or less.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

Notice of Adoption under Part IX of the Native Land Act, 1909.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 21st March, 1911.

IT is hereby notified that an order of adoption, as set out in the Schedule hereunder, has been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909.

E. A. WELCH,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.