Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1177

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.

Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 23rd February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of May, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — HOKIANGA COUNTY. — OMAPERE SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Flax in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license to cut and remove the flax on the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands Office, Wellington, at noon on Wednesday, the 12th day of April, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — WAIMARINO COUNTY. — KARIOI SURVEY DISTRICT.

RANGIWAEA 4f16 3A Block, comprising about 142 acres. Situated about three miles from Karioi Railway-station. The flax thereon is estimated to contain about 420 tons.

Terms and Conditions of License.

1. The right to cut the flax will be offered at the upset price of £126, and the successful bidder will be required to pay at least one-fourth of the purchase-money in cash on the fall of the hammer, and £1 1s. license fee. If he does not pay the full amount in cash at time of sale, he will require to give two promissory notes, each payable on demand, for one-half of the balance of purchase-money, indorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner, and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The promissory notes will be presented at intervals of six months from date of sale, but may be presented at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of the flax is found to be cut.
2. The right to cut shall be for a term of three years. Only the present crop shall be cut in that period, and no flax shall be cut more than once. The method and manner of cutting shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
3. All flax planted and other flax growing on the ground shall remain the property of the Crown on the termination of the lease, and no plants are to be removed or destroyed.
4. The licensee shall take all risks of fire, and he will be held responsible to take every precaution necessary to guard against the flax or timber being burned.
5. No compensation will be allowed for improvements, but the licensee may, with the consent of the Land Board, remove any of his buildings or plant at the expiration of the license.
6. The licensee shall not transfer or sublet, except with the approval of the Land Board.
7. The licensee shall keep the land clear of all noxious weeds during the term of license.
8. The right is reserved to cut drains, execute surveys, or make roads through the land comprised in the license; also full right of access at any time by the Commissioner of Crown Lands or employees of the Government.
9. The license will be subject generally to the Flax Regulations now in force, and may also contain such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary in the interests of the Crown or of the public.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Westland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 27th 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 5th day of April, 1911, for a lease of the undermentioned land, for a term of fourteen years, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

PART Reserve 345, Block V, Poerua Survey District: Area, 167 acres 3 roods 6 perches; minimum annual rental, £4.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. All tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of one half-year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. Term of lease, fourteen years.
4. No conditions are imposed as to residence or improvements, and the lessee shall not be entitled to claim any compensation, nor shall any compensation be allowed, on account of any improvements effected nor for any other cause; but the lessee shall be entitled at the termination of the lease to remove any fencing and buildings he may have erected on the land.
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 prevent the growth and spread of noxious weeds, and shall with all reasonable despatch cause the same to be removed.
8. The lessee shall provide accommodation as required for travelling stock at a charge of ½d. per head per day or portion of a day for sheep, and 3d. per head per day or portion of a day for cattle.
9. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
10. 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.

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